Wine Gaming Scripts

booman · Nov 26, 2019

For those of you who like to manually install a game with Wine alone, Here are some script templates you can use to install your game in a wineprefix and customize what the game needs.

Scripts by: esp724
https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games:wine:ffxiv

Obviously this script is for Final Fantasy, but you can copy all of the terminal commands and make adjustment to suit your game or program

Information

FINAL FANTASY XIV1)

64-bit

WineHQ AppDB

Prerequisites

Fedora Workstation

Wine

Lutris

Pre-start Script

#!/bin/sh
rm -Rf '/home/espionage724/Games/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn/drive_c/users/espionage724/My Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/web'
Install

FINAL FANTASY XIV

Install to default directory when prompted2)

After install is finished, wait about 1-2 minutes for the Terminal to finish up

mkdir -p ~/'Wine Prefixes' && wget -O ~/'Downloads/ffxivsetup.exe' 'http://gdl.square-enix.com/ffxiv/inst/ffxivsetup.exe' && WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' WINEARCH='win64' wine ~/'Downloads/ffxivsetup.exe'
Restore FFXIV Data

rm -Rf ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn' && mv -f ~/'Downloads/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn' ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix' && sync
Wine Configuration

Staging → [x] Hide Wine version from applications3)4)

WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' winecfg
Clean Up

rm -f ~/'Downloads/ffxivsetup.exe' ~/'Desktop/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn.desktop' ~/'Desktop/FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE.desktop' && sync
DXVK

Information

https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk

D3D11 to Vulkan

Download

https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases

Install

rm -rf '/tmp/dxvk-'* && cd '/tmp' && tar -xvzf ~/'Downloads/dxvk-'*'.tar.gz' && cd ~ && WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' '/tmp/dxvk-'*'/setup_dxvk.sh' install && rm -rf '/tmp/dxvk-'* && mkdir -p ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/dxvk_state_cache' && sync
Settings

Browser Fix

SetsBrowserto1inFFXIV_BOOT.cfgto revert to the old launcher

This needs to be done before first-launch

mkdir -p ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn' && echo "Browser 1" | tee ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/FFXIV_BOOT.cfg' > '/dev/null'
nano ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/FFXIV_BOOT.cfg'
Cutscene Fix

SetsCutsceneMovieOpeningto1inFFXIV.cfgto workaround a blackscreen issue after selecting the datacenter and before the character-select screen

This needs to be done before first-launch

TODO: Test this

mkdir -p ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn' && echo "CutsceneMovieOpening 1" | tee ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/FFXIV.cfg' > '/dev/null'
nano ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/FFXIV.cfg'
Desktop Launchers

Initial

rm -Rf ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/SQUARE ENIX' && mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/FINAL FANTASY XIV'
FINAL FANTASY XIV
nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/FINAL FANTASY XIV/FINAL FANTASY XIV.desktop'
[Desktop Entry]
Name=FINAL FANTASY XIV
Comment=Hydaelyn, a vibrant planet blessed by the Light of the Cyrstal. Amid azure seas, encompassing the westernmost of the Three Great Continents, there lies a realm embraced by gods and forged by heroes. Her name - Eorzea. It is here that your tale unfolds. Beckoned by the Mothercrystal, the source of all life, you must embark upon a quest to deliver the land from an eternity of Darkness.
Categories=Game;AdventureGame;RolePlaying
Exec=env DXVK_LOG_LEVEL='none' DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH='/home/CHANGEME/Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/dxvk_state_cache' MESA_GLSL_CACHE_DIR='/home/CHANGEME/Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' WINEDEBUG=-all WINEPREFIX='/home/CHANGEME/Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' wine '/home/CHANGEME/Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot/ffxivboot64.exe'
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Path=/home/CHANGEME/Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot
Icon=420A_FFXIV.0
Actions=Kill;Backup;Cache;

[Desktop Action Kill]
Exec=env WINEPREFIX='/home/CHANGEME/Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' wineserver -k
Name=Force-close FINAL FANTASY XIV

[Desktop Action Backup]
Exec=env WINEDEBUG=-all WINEPREFIX='/home/CHANGEME/Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' wine '/home/CHANGEME/Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot/ffxivconfig64.exe'
Name=UI Backup Tool

[Desktop Action Cache]
Exec=bash -c "rm -Rf ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/dxvk_state_cache/'* ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/mesa_shader_cache/'* ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/downloads/'* ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/FFXIV_'*'/log/'* ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot/ffxiv'*'.log' ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot/ffxiv'*'.dxvk-cache' ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/windows/temp/'* ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/users/'$USER'/Temp/'* && sync && notify-send 'The cache for FFXIV has been cleaned.'"
Name=Cache Clean-up
sed -i 's/'CHANGEME'/'$USER'/g' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/FINAL FANTASY XIV/FINAL FANTASY XIV.desktop'
Quick Commands

Winecfg

WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' winecfg
Winetricks

WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' winetricks
Registry Editor

WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' regedit
Kill

WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' wineserver -k
Execute

FINAL FANTASY XIV

More Environment Variables

cd ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot' &&
__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD='1' __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus='NVIDIA_only'
__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD='1' __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus='non_NVIDIA_only'
DXVK_HUD='full'
WINEDEBUG='-all'
WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' wine ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot/ffxivboot64.exe'
System Information

cd ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot' && WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' wine ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot/ffxivsysinfo64.exe'
UI Backup Tool

cd ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot' && WINEPREFIX=~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV' wine ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/boot/ffxivconfig64.exe'
File Manager

Root

gio open ~/'Wine Prefixes/FINAL FANTASY XIV/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/SquareEnix/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn'
1)
https://www.finalfantasyxiv.com
2)
C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
3)
this allows FFXIV to use Windows licenses
4)
if Wine is detected, FFXIV switches to macOS licensing instead since that version uses CrossOver
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