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====== Information ======

  * World of Warcraft ((https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/))
  * Battle.net App ((http://us.battle.net/en/app))
  * 64-bit

===== Prerequisites =====

  * [[distros:fedora_workstation_gnome|Fedora Workstation]]
  * [[notes:wine|Wine]]

====== Battle.net Client Broken ======

  * :!: 2023/12: See [[notes:battle.net_client_broken_2023|notes]]
  * These notes still mostly work but will require undocumented tricks to navigate the Battle.net client, and it might not be possible to clean-install games in this state

====== Install ======

===== Clean-up =====

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  cd ~ && rm -Rf ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft' && sync

===== Battle.net App =====

  * Install to default directory when prompted ((C:/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net))
  * Log-in
  * Change Battle.net App settings ((don't auto-start, exit on game launch))
  * Close

  mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && wget 'https://downloader.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&installer=Battle.net-Setup.exe' -O ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' WINEARCH='win64' wine ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe'

===== Restore Data =====

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  mv ~/'Downloads/World of Warcraft Retail/World of Warcraft' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)' && sync

===== World of Warcraft =====

  * Install World of Warcraft

  cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe'

===== Clean Up =====

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  rm -Rf ~/'Downloads/World of Warcraft Retail' ~/'Downloads/Battle.net-Setup.exe' ~/'Desktop/Battle.net.desktop' ~/'Desktop/World of Warcraft.desktop' && cd ~ && sync

====== Libraries ======

===== DXVK =====

  * https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/actions ((need to be signed into GitHub, and select the latest ''master'' artifacts package))
  * D3D11 to Vulkan

  ls ~/'Downloads/dxvk-master-'*'.zip' && rm -Rf '/tmp/dxvk-master' && mkdir -p '/tmp/dxvk-master' && unzip ~/'Downloads/dxvk-master-'*'.zip' -d '/tmp/dxvk-master/' && cp --backup '/tmp/dxvk-master/x64/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/windows/system32/' && cp --backup '/tmp/dxvk-master/x32/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/windows/syswow64/' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' winetricks 'd3d9=native' 'd3d10core=native' 'd3d11=native' 'dxgi=native' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' && sync

===== vkd3d-proton =====

  * https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton/actions ((need to be signed into GitHub, and select the latest ''master'' artifacts package))
  * D3D12 to Vulkan

  ls ~/'Downloads/vkd3d-proton-master-'*'.zip' && rm -Rf '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master' && mkdir -p '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master' && unzip ~/'Downloads/vkd3d-proton-master-'*'.zip' -d '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master/' && cp --backup '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master/x64/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/windows/system32/' && cp --backup '/tmp/vkd3d-proton-master/x86/'*'.dll' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/windows/syswow64/' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' winetricks 'd3d12=native' 'd3d12core=native' && mkdir -p ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' && sync

====== Settings ======

===== AddOns =====

  * [[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/details/files|Details! Damage Meter]]
  * [[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/auctionator/files|Auctionator]]
  * [[https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rarescanner/files|RareScanner]]

  gio open 'https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/details/files' 'https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/auctionator/files' 'https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/rarescanner/files'

  mkdir -p ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/' && gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/'

===== Graphics =====

  * 2023/10/10: DirectX 11 Legacy performs notably better than DirectX 11 and 12 on Intel UHD 630

===== Macros =====

==== Hide Time/Clock ====

  * https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/hide-clock-on-df-minimap/1685525/2
  * Hides the time on the minimap with Dragonflight, along with the hiding the time being shown on Calendar-button hover ((most if not all past expansions/clients had an in-game Interface option checkbox for this))

<code>
/run TimeManagerClockButton:Hide() TimeManagerClockButton:HookScript("OnShow", function(self) self:Hide() end) GameTimeFrame:HookScript("OnEnter", function() GameTooltip:SetOwner(UIParent) end)</code>

====== Desktop Launcher ======

===== Initial =====

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  rm -Rf ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Battle.net' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft' && mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft'

===== World of Warcraft (Battle.net App) =====

  nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft.desktop'

<code>
[Desktop Entry]
Name=World of Warcraft
Categories=Game;AdventureGame;RolePlaying
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.exe'"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=Wow.0
StartupWMClass=wow.exe
Actions=Cache;Kill;Notes;Direct;

[Desktop Action Cache]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "rm -Rf ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/mesa_shader_cache/'* ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache/'* ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache/'* ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Cache/'* ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Fonts/'* && sync && notify-send 'The World of Warcraft cache has been cleaned.'"
Name=Cache Cleanup

[Desktop Action Kill]
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wineserver --kill"
Name=Force-close

[Desktop Action Notes]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "gio open 'https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games:wine:world_of_warcraft_retail'"
Name=Installation Notes

[Desktop Action Direct]
StartupNotify=false
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Wow.exe'"
Name=Direct-launch Wow.exe

# End</code>

===== Icon =====

  * Requires ''wrestool''

<code>mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps' && cd ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps' && wrestool --output='Wow.0.png' --extract --type='14' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Wow.exe' && cd ~</code>

====== Quick Commands ======

===== Winecfg =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' winecfg

===== Winetricks =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' winetricks

===== Registry Editor =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' regedit

===== Kill =====

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  WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' wineserver --kill

===== Execute =====

==== Battle.net App ====

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  cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net Launcher.exe'

==== World of Warcraft (Battle.net App) ====

****

  cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/World of Warcraft Launcher.exe'

==== World of Warcraft ====

  * Useful for quick graphical testing as this bypasses Battle.net launcher and boots WoW directly

  cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/' && MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/dxvk_shader_cache' VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/vkd3d_shader_cache' WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/World of Warcraft' WINEDEBUG='' wine ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Wow.exe'

===== File Manager =====

==== Root ====

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  gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/'

==== AddOns ====

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  gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/'