Linux games

WINE

Installation

Install latest WINE version

# Wine
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-devel
# Windows fonts
apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

Configure

/usr/bin/winecfg

1. Install all libraries that you are asked for (= always say 'yes')
2. Go to Applications tab

• • Windows Version: Windows XP
  • Add Libraries (if not already enabled) - just copy / paste the library name:
    • msvcp140 (native, builtin)
    • api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0 (native, builtin)
    • api-ms-win-crt -runtime-l1-1-0 (native, builtin)
    • api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0 (native, builtin)
    • ucrtbase (native, builtin)
    • vcruntime140 (native, builtin)
    • wininet (native, builtin)
  • Click OK

Last, run winetricks:

# Required fonts
winetricks corefonts
# Mandatory library
winetricks vcrun2015

You have to re-open the wine configuration to apply settings:

/usr/bin/winecfg

Usage

Now you can launch any Windows application

Sources

• WineHQ battle.net: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=28855&iTestingId=81803
• http://eu.battle.net/hearthstone/de/forum/topic/17612833915
• https://www.playonlinux.com/de/topic-14652-Battlenet_Laucher_nBattlenet_Laucher_not_working_after_7730_update.htmlot_working_after_7730_update.html#m58630

On-line gaming

• Steam: http://store.steampowered.com

Play on Linux

Most windows games require you to setup and configure Play on Linux

Configure WINE version(s)

First thing you must add some WINE version(s).

• Open Play on Linux
• Go to: Tools > Manage WINE versions
• Select the version(s) to install. Please install, at least, a x86 and 64bits distribution. (i) Take the latest 1.9.x and 1.8.x

Commercial games

Diablo3

requirement

You need to open some specific ports to play Diablo3.

• Blizzard official doc: https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/firewall-proxy-router-and-port-configuration
• Firewall configuration

installation

Very good tutorial: http://www.sysads.co.uk/2014/08/install-diablo-3-on-ubuntu-14-04/

graphic fix (ATI)

http://workinginavirtualspace.blogspot.com/2014/05/playonlinux-and-diablo-3-ros-get-past.html

Sound fix

If your sound is cracky or if you don't have any sound...

sudo vim /etc/pulse/default.pa

1. Comment the following lines if they are not already commented:

## Ensure following lines are commented
#load-module module-alsa-sink
#load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:1,0

## Comment the following block
.ifexists module-udev-detect.so
load-module module-udev-detect
.else
### Use the static hardware detection module (for systems that lack udev support)
load-module module-detect
.endif

2. Use the following configuration instead

## Wine hook
load-module module-alsa-sink device=dmix
load-module module-alsa-source device=dsnoop

# Automatically load the correct driver
load-module module-udev-detect

From now on your wine can use pulseaudio with ALSA. :-)

ALSA configuration. You need to create a configuration file:

vim ~/.asoundrc

Put the following content:

pcm.!default {
    @func refer
    name { @func concat 
           strings [ "pcm."
                     { @func getenv
                       vars [ ALSA_DEFAULT_PCM ]
                       default "pulse"
                     }
           ]
         }
}

ctl.!default {
    @func refer
    name { @func concat 
           strings [ "ctl."
                     { @func getenv
                       vars [ ALSA_DEFAULT_CTL
                              ALSA_DEFAULT_PCM
                       ]
                       default "pulse"
                     }
           ]
         }
}

Restart pulseaudio

pulseaudio -k
pulseaudio --start

• Test your system sound (= play a music track)
• Test wine sound:

  • ALSA_DEFAULT_PCM="plug:dmix" winecfg

  • Go to the Audio tab, click "Test Sound"
  • If you hear the sound, and see messages like "The dmix plugin supports only playback stream", it's working.

Adjust the wine shortcut settings

vim ~/Desktop/Diablo\ III.desktop

# ALSA_DEFAULT_PCM="plug:dmix" ==> sound bug fix
# setarch i386 -3 ==> ATI graphic bug fix
Exec=setarch i386 -3 /usr/share/playonlinux/playonlinux --run "Diablo III" %F

alternate sound solution

The following solution is also mentioned a number of times and seems to work.

Edit the pulseaudio configuration

/etc/pulse/daemon.conf

Adjust the fragment size

default-fragment-size-msec = 5

Sources:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/22wewb/wine_162_sound_issues_plays_extremely_quickly/
• http://wiki.winehq.org/WineAndPulseaudio
• https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=177979&p=2

Open source games

Linux has some very good games too !

• 0AD : Open-Source Age of Empires with much, much better graphics! See http://play0ad.com/
• OpenRA : Open-Source Red Alert Command & Conquer. See http://www.openra.net/
• Xonotic : really good FPS. http://www.xonotic.org/