User:Gelei/LinuxGW

Original version on GuildWarsGuru: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4141422

Guild Wars on Linux, high-FPS setup guide
Now anyone can reach high FPS in GW, while using Linux/Wine. The whole guide talks about Ubuntu linux, but it works on other distributions too.



Accessories:

 * Linux (You can download it, or you can order a FREE CD of Ubuntu )
 * Of course GuildWars
 * Wine (detailed later)

Getting&Configuring Wine
Download Wine (1.1.1 or higher):

Direct link to 1.1.1, for ubuntu, i386 version:

You'll need a clear Wine installation, no native DLLs, no DirectX, nothing! Don't install any system files on it!!

Run winecfg to get Wine working. Things you need to set (they are on different tabs, search for them)
 * Windows version: Win98 (this will mostly work on EVERY application, not just GW)
 * On Graphics page, check the first 3 checkboxes.
 * On Sounds page, check the ALSA driver if it exists. if not, keep the default.

Installing GW
Navigate to your DVD drive, open Setup.exe (if the File Association window pops up, select custom command, and type wine

Proceed as you were on Windows.

Running GW with high permormance
Download the launcher:

Open the file in a text editor and edit the username according to your Linux installation. (for me, the username is: mate, so the path is /home/USERNAME/.wine... etc)

If it isn't the path for your Wine or GW installation, correct it. (Like on non-Ubuntu linux, or if you installed GW elsewhere)

Make it runnable by right clicking>Properties>Rights and check the only checkbox on the page.

Run the file, and when asked, click Run In Terminal.

An empty terminal window opens, but don't close it, cause it kills the game.

Open GW setup window (F11), proceed to Graphics tab and set Shadows and reflections to OFF. Not Low, but OFF! That's important.

Here you go, high FPS under linux.