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
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
Prerequisites
- FINAL FANTASY XIV1)
- 64-bit
- WineHQ AppDB
Lutris
#!/bin/sh
- Pre-start Script
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
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'
- Install to default directory when prompted2)
- After install is finished, wait about 1-2 minutes for the Terminal to finish up
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
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
Download
- D3D11 to Vulkan
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
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'
- SetsBrowserto1inFFXIV_BOOT.cfgto revert to the old launcher
This needs to be done before first-launch![]()
nano ~/'Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn/FFXIV_BOOT.cfg'
Cutscene Fix
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'
- 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![]()
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
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