wine-starcraft WoW64 binary install and setup

install-wine-sc.bash

#!bash    # For syntax highlighting. This is not a script...

#########################################
#  Part I -- Installing wine-starcraft  #
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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