Go to Applications -> Wine -> Browse C:\ Drive. We can easily work around this issue by renaming the Movies folder. The reason is that it tries (and fails) to play the opening cinematic video. On my system, the game froze upon first launch. We’ll fix that in the post-installation below. If the game crashes or freezes, don’t worry. Note: once the Blizzard Updater finishes patching the game, it will try to launch Warcraft III automatically.
It should open with WINE and install just like on a Windows machine.
Once the patch downloads, just double-click to install.
The current game update (as of this writing) is 1.23a. Therefore, unless you’re just a glutton for punishment, I suggest downloading and installing the latest game patch instead of hunting for a No-CD crack. Recent Warcraft 3 game updates have removed the requirement to run with the original disc in the drive. If you have The Frozen Throne expansion pack, install it as well. Yes, WINE handles that for you automatically.Īllow the game to install as usual. It should open automatically with WINE and start the installation process.įrom there, install the game just as you would on a Windows system, including choosing an installation path of C:\Program File\Warcraft III. Find the file called install.exe and open it. Double-click that disc icon to view the contents. You should see an icon for the disc load on your desktop. If you don’t have it, the Battle Chest is pretty cheap.
You will need a copy of the game and valid serial numbers. This may come as a shock, but installing Warcraft 3 on Linux is practically no different from installing it on Windows. If the sound is garbled or doesn’t work well, try switching to the older OSS driver.Ĭlick OK to save your settings.
I suggest sticking with the ALSA driver by default. The default settings should be fine, but I do suggest that you take a look at the Audio settings and ensure that a suitable sound driver is selected. Once WINE is installed, go ahead and launch it ( Applications -> Wine -> Configure Wine). I found that both version 1.0 and 1.0.1 worked well for running Warcraft 3. To find out which version you have installed, launch a Terminal and type: On Ubuntu 9.04, the current stable WINE release is version 1.01. Just add a check next to the wine package, then click the Apply button to download and install.įollowing these instructions will install the latest stable release of WINE. Installing WINE on Ubuntu is as simple as launching a Terminal and typing:Īlternatively, you can launch the Synaptic Package Manager (System -> Administration) and search for wine. No matter what you call it, WINE provides an easy way to run a growing number of Windows applications on Linux and other POSIX-compatible operating systems.
WINE is a translation layer with a somewhat-humorous full name of Wine Is Not (an) Emulator. If the direct rendering response is Yes, then you’re in business. To see if you have video acceleration enabled, fire up a Terminal and type: I don’t own any ATI video cards, so I cannot offer any help there. Ubuntu found and installed a driver for my Nvidia card just fine. You can see if you already have a proprietary video driver in use, or if there is one available to install. To install most common video drivers, go to System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers. Fortunately, the last few releases of Ubuntu have all offered a convenient way to install proprietary video drivers. It goes without saying that in order to play most video games, you need video acceleration.