If You are Ubuntu/Linux user and You want to play Warcraft 3 and You don't want to pay ~15$ for Cedega (it is tool for running games in Linux) use this guide. It isn't that hard as people say :)
- Step 1. Installing Wine
First You need to install Wine, more about Wine You can read here.
If You are usnig Ubuntu go to Ternimal and type: (for other distribution read here)
sudo apt-get install wine
or You can use Add/Remmove or Synaptic Package Manager.
- Step 2. Installing Warcraft 3
Now insert Warcraft 3 RoC cd in CD-Rom
Then start Install.exe (right click > Open With Wine Widndows Program Loader)
Installation is normal as in windows, if You wanna change installation patch don't us to other partition don't use "D:/Games/Warcraft III" that don't work in Linux.
Use browse and select it manual, partitions are in
/media
for example I installed Warcraft III in my "D:" partition and installation patch looks like this:
/media/sdb1/Games/Warcraft III
Then after installing WC3 RoC install WC3 TFT
- Step 3. Creating Launcher
Warcraft 3 shortcut will be on desktop but don't use that shortcut because it will run Warcraft in DirectX mode and it don't works soo good with DirectX mode.
Right click on desktop > Create Launcher... > and then fill
Type: Application
Name: Warcraft III (or something else, it is just a name :))
Command: wine "/GAME PATCH/war3.exe" -opengl replace GAME PATCH with game pacth, if you didn't change it use: /home/USER/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Warcraft III/
- Step 3. Installing Patches
For patches just download them and start them (right click > open with wine wine windows program loader)
Before Running Warcraft!
Warcraft movies will not play, because of that go to Warcraft III folder and rename folder Movies to something like Moviesxxx or simalar.
- Troubleshoots
1. If game looks something like this:
then go to Applications > Wine > Configure Wine > Graphics > Check "Emulate a Virtual Desktop" and set resolution to resolution in Warcraft 3.
Or try to change game resolution.
2. If game runs slow change Video Options to low.
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11 comments:
Very nice tutorial !
Good job!
Oh my gosh. I want to kiss you (no homo). I just got really pissed off when I downloaded it from Blizzard certain it would run under Ubuntu and then see if fail, after I tried so many things. I dont know what you said here that was different, but....it worked and thats all that matters. Thanks!!!
When I start up wc3 the monitor goes blank with a message "out of range" but I can hear the music from the game in the background. How do I solve this problem?
buy a new pc
no you don't.
This heppends because you monitor or GPU cant handle resolution/refresh rate,
Change resolution in Warcraft 3 or run it in windowed mode.
or try reinstalling drivers for GPU.
Ok. i did everything you said to do here. STILL will not load properly. if i go to wine, and change it to "emulate a virtual desktop" it plays the movie but i have no mouse and it never gets to the menu. also, the sound is popping randomly... does not do this when i play music. before i saw this tutorial, i had followed commands on another website telling me to, once wine was installed, to install warcraft III normally. when i open it, i get the same black screen telling me to change resolution to 1600x900 60mhz but its already on that resolution. i LIVE on TFT, but a worm really put the nails in the coffin wiith vista. im not completely new to ubuntu, but i have never done this before. that launcher does nothing when i click on it... what am i doing wrong here?
Did You renamed Movies folder? This is very important!
If You are using compiz try turning it off (use compiz switch) before running Wc3.
And try running Wc3 in windowed mode by adding
-windowed tag in command in launcher.
If you are having problems with launcher, here is how it should look http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lh7jyvHkwS4/SlIradtmfCI/AAAAAAAAAb0/HsxzV1Fjsbw/s1600-h/ubuntu+launcher.jpg
If you have more problems contact me via msn, YIM or gtalk
thx helped a lot!
Who do i get it in full screen ? kinda new to ubuntu.
Well, thanks for the info!! I have plan to use ubuntu in my laptop..
work on eeepc 900 ??
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