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| ====== Information ====== | |
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| * World of Warcraft Classic ((https://worldofwarcraft.com/wowclassic)) ((these notes should work fine for Classic, TBC, and WotLK, or even Retail and PTR versions technically, but as of 2023/05/28 this is only tested with Classic)) | |
| * Battle.net App ((http://us.battle.net/en/app)) | |
| * 64-bit | |
| * [[https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=1922|WineHQ AppDB]] | |
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| ===== Prerequisites ===== | |
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| * [[distros:ubuntu_desktop|Ubuntu]] | |
| * [[notes:wine|Wine]] | |
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| ====== Install ====== | |
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| ===== Clean-up ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' && sync | |
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| ===== Battle.net App ===== | |
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| * Install to default directory when prompted ((C:/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net)) | |
| * [ ] Launch Battle.net when you start your computer | |
| * Log-in | |
| * :!: Change Battle.net App settings | |
| * Close | |
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| mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && wget 'https://us.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&installer=Battle.net-Setup.exe&id=undefined' -O ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' WINEARCH='win64' wine ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' | |
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| ===== Restore Data ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| mv ~/'Downloads/Classic WoW/World of Warcraft' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)' && sync | |
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| ===== World of Warcraft Classic ===== | |
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| * Install World of Warcraft Classic | |
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| cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe' | |
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| ===== Clean Up ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| rm -f ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' ~/'Desktop/Battle.net.desktop' ~/'Desktop/World of Warcraft Classic.desktop' ~/'Desktop/Burning Crusade Classic.desktop' && cd ~ && sync | |
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| ===== Windows 10 ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' winetricks 'win10' | |
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| ====== Desktop Launcher ====== | |
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| ===== Initial ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| rm -Rf ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Battle.net' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft Classic' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Burning Crusade Classic' && mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft Classic' | |
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| ===== World of Warcraft Classic (Battle.net App) ===== | |
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| nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft Classic/World of Warcraft Classic.desktop' | |
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| <code> | |
| [Desktop Entry] | |
| Name=World of Warcraft Classic | |
| Comment=Classic-era World of Warcraft | |
| Categories=Game | |
| Exec=env MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' WINEPREFIX='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' wine '/home/CHANGEME/.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.exe' | |
| Type=Application | |
| StartupNotify=true | |
| Path=/home/CHANGEME/.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft | |
| Icon=5298_World of Warcraft Launcher.0 | |
| Actions=Kill; | |
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| [Desktop Action Kill] | |
| Exec=env WINEPREFIX='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' wineserver -k | |
| Name=Force-close</code> | |
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| sed -i 's/'CHANGEME'/'$USER'/g' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft Classic/World of Warcraft Classic.desktop' | |
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| ===== Steam Launcher ===== | |
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| * World of Warcraft Classic (Battle.net App) | |
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| World of Warcraft Classic | |
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| nano ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/steam-launcher.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/steam-launcher.sh' | |
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| <code> | |
| #!/bin/sh | |
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| # Environment Variables | |
| export MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' | |
| export DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' | |
| export VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' | |
| export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' | |
| export WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' | |
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| # Working Directory | |
| cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' | |
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| # Launch | |
| wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.exe' | |
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| # End</code> | |
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| .wine/World of Warcraft Classic/steam-launcher.sh | |
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| ====== Quick Commands ====== | |
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| ===== Winecfg ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' winecfg | |
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| ===== Winetricks ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' winetricks | |
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| ===== Registry Editor ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' regedit | |
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| ===== Kill ===== | |
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| **** | |
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| killall 'Agent.exe' 'Battle.net.exe' 'winedevice.exe' 'wineserver' 'WowClassic.exe' -signal 'SIGKILL' --wait | |
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| ===== Execute ===== | |
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| ==== Battle.net App ==== | |
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| cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/' && | |
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| WINEDEBUG='' VKD3D_DEBUG='' | |
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| WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe' | |
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| ==== World of Warcraft Classic (Battle.net App) ==== | |
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| cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && | |
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| WINEDEBUG='' VKD3D_DEBUG='' | |
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| WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.exe' | |
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| ==== World of Warcraft Classic ==== | |
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| * Useful for quick graphical testing as this bypasses Battle.net launcher and boots WoW directly | |
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| cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_classic_era_/' && | |
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| WINEDEBUG='' VKD3D_DEBUG='' | |
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| WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_classic_era_/WowClassic.exe' | |
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| ===== File Manager ===== | |
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| ==== Root ==== | |
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| **** | |
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| gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_classic_era_/' | |
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| ==== AddOns ==== | |
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| **** | |
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| gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft Classic/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_classic_era_/Interface/AddOns/' | |
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