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wine-starcraft WoW64 binary install and setup
#!bash # For syntax highlighting. This is not a script...
#########################################
# Part I -- Installing wine-starcraft #
#########################################
sudo su - # become root
apt install winbind
mkdir -p /opt
cd /opt
wget 'http://mirror.ryansanden.com/wine-starcraft_2017-05-07/wine-starcraft.tar.xz'
tar -xf wine-starcraft.tar.xz
rm wine-starcraft.tar.xz
su - gamer # the user who will be running the game
################################
# Part II -- StarCraft Setup #
################################
# This section should be run as the user who will be running SC,
# and not as root. I am using "gamer" in this example.
# SC is installed on a windows partition. This is the path to it.. do be sure to mount it first
SC_PATH='/media/gamer/4C91234567890DD8/Program Files (x86)/StarCraft'
ls "$SC_PATH" # this should show the StarCraft directory contents
INSTALLPREFIX=/opt/wine-starcraft
export PATH="$INSTALLPREFIX/bin:$PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$INSTALLPREFIX/lib"
hash -r
which wine # --> /opt/wine-starcraft/bin/wine
which wineserver # --> /opt/wine-starcraft/bin/wineserver
mkdir -p $HOME/WinePrefixes
export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC
export WINEARCH=win32
wine wineboot
winetricks unifont
cd "$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC/drive_c/Program Files"
cp -r "$SC_PATH" .
chmod -R 0755 ./StarCraft
find ./StarCraft -type f -exec chmod 0644 "{}" \;
#--- make run script (optional) ---
cat << EOF > "$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC.run"
#!/bin/bash
export PATH="$INSTALLPREFIX/bin:\$PATH"
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$INSTALLPREFIX/lib"
export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC
export WINEARCH=win32
wine "$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC/drive_c/Program Files/StarCraft/StarCraft.exe"
EOF
chmod 755 "$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC.run"
#--- Configure Wine ---
winecfg # Under "Applications" tab, click "Add application..."
# Navigate to and select "StarCraft.exe"
# For StarCraft.exe only, set Windows Version to "Windows XP"
# For "Default Settings", ensure Windows Version is "Windows 7"
#
# Under "Staging" tab, select:
# [x] Enable_CSMT for better graphic performance
# [x] Hide Wine version from applications
#
# Click "Apply" and then "OK"
#--- Update SC ---
wine "$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC/drive_c/Program Files/StarCraft/StarCraft Launcher.exe"
exit # to root@Host
# Now test it
su - gamer
$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC.run
exit # to root@Host
su - gamer # the user who will be running the game
########################
# Part III -- Run SC #
########################
$HOME/WinePrefixes/SC.run
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