Written by admin the 8 of April at 11:41 am
Since I know HollyDawg will want this documented, and also for my personal reference, I am posting how I setup WoW to run in WINe on my Ubuntu Gutsy Box.
Most of this info can be found here:
http://www.wowwiki.com/Linux/Wine
1. For Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10)
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
2. Now do these commands in Terminal:
wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine
3. Copy all of the files from all of the CD’s or downloads (I just downloaded mine) to a directory on your hard drive (overwrite when prompted).
4. In Terminal:
cd /(path-to-directory)/
wine Installer.exe
5. Wait and click INSTALL on the GUI that comes up.6. In Terminal, run this command and make sure that XP is chosen in the drop-down menu.
winecfg
7. Now run this command in a terminal:
gedit ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/World\ of\ Warcraft/wtf/Config.wtf
When trying to save this file, I got an error. I think it was due to the “\” in this code. What I did was just open a GUI window and browsed to /home/(your profile name)/.wine/drive_c/ Program Files/ World of Warcraft/wtf folder and saved the edited file (in the next step) in here.
8. Add these lines to the empty text file:
SET SoundOutputSystem "1"
SET SoundBufferSize "150"
SET gxApi "OpenGL"
9. Save the file in the directory Inamed in step 7.
10. You can launch WoW via Applications –> WINE –>Programs –>World of Warcraft, or through a Terminal window with:
wine "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WoW.exe"
Addons:
Copy any addons you have into /home/(your profile name)/.wine/drive_c/ Program Files/ World of Warcraft/Interface/Addons. I am using 5-6 different ones right now and they all work fine.
Almost mandatory performance enhancing tweak
This is a simple registry edit for Wine that will dramatically increase the framerate in game for both ATi and nVidia users.
Open a terminal window, type regedit and press enter. This will start the Wine equivalent of the windows registry editor. If you are familiar with using the registry editor under windows then this is pretty much the same.
Notice: the guide below is case sensitive!
1. Find this key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\
2. Highlight the wine folder in the left hand pane by clicking left on it. The icon should change to an open folder
3. Right-click on the wine folder and select [NEW][KEY]
4. Replace the text New Key #1 with OpenGL
5. Right-click in the right hand pane and select [NEW] then [String Value]
6. Replace New Value #1 with DisabledExtensions
7. Then double click anywhere on the line, a dialog box will open.
8. In the value field type GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
My video was very choppy. After adding this, it cleared up completely. In the Config.wtf file, add:
SET ffxDeath "0"
SET ffxGlow "0"
If you experience stuttering, bad sound or no sound what so ever, then add the following options as well:
SET SoundOutputSystem "1"
SET SoundBufferSize "150"
Written by admin the 5 of April at 4:05 pm
So I have been playing WoW for about 2 weeks now. My Undead Warrior is up to level 23 and my Orc Warlock is up to level 12. I have found some sites that log leveling guides, such as Joanna’s Site and I have decided that I am going to blog here about my 3rd character which I just started today.
You can find more about my general WoW escapades at My Personal Blog; this blog is just for this one character, leveling from L1 up to L70 (L80?) or as high as I can get him.
Today I registered a new Blood Elf Paladin and named him DèmonHuntér. You will notice the special characters of é and è in places of the e’s…this is due to the fact that the name “DemonHunter” was taken. My namesake came from http://www.demonhunter.net/
The Paladins start out atSunstrider Isle, in Ghostlands. I am told that only Paladins go to Ghosland, or at least start there. I am not sure, but it is something unique to them.
Quest 1: Reclaiming Sunstrider Isle: I got this quest from Magistrix Erona at 38.22. The task is to kill 8 of these Mana Wyrms. They are located right in the vicinity of where you are, look for them floating in the air. Each wrym gives you XP fo 50 points and this puts you into L2 because it is only 400 points to get to L2. Kill all 8, level up to L2 and turn in the quest to Magistrix Erona for bonus of 100 XP. Grab the next quest from her, Unfortunate Measures. Also grab the Paladin Training quest from her.
When you turn in all of these quests and you have a choice of items to win, always check your character button for what he is wearing, Paladins are cool because they can wear Mail, like chain, and that is really strong. So keep getting and putting on as much heavier clothing and protection as you can. Mail is preferred, but until you get all Mail, wear Leather or Cloth or whatever you can get your hands on. Something is better than nothing.
2: Paladin Training Turn into Jesthenis Sunstriker, right inside the building where Magistrix Erona is standing. Gain XP:40. Grab Well Watcher Solanian from Jesthenis also. Three other quests should show on your mini map, A Fistfull of Slivers, Thirst Unending, and Solanian’s Belongings.
3: Well Watcher Solanian: Solanian’s Belongings is up the tower, and you get it from Well Watcher Solanian, who you also turn in a quest with the same name and gain XP:15. Also grab The Shrine of Dath’ Remar.
4: Unfortunate Measures - Go kill Springpaw Cubs, around 40.24, 18.40, to the NE of the tower. Turn into Magistrix Erona, the same place you got it, gain XP:250. This should level you up to L3. Grab a new quest from her, Report to Lanthan Perilon.
5: Report to Lanthan Perilon - This guy is at 35.40, 22.51. Just turn the quest in, nothing else to do, gain XP:25. Grab a new quest from him called Aggression.
6: A Fistfull of Slivers and Thirst Unending - Go grind on those Mana Wyrms again, using your Mana Tap weapon and looting silver from them for these 2 quests. Gain XP:360 for Fistfull and XP:250 for Thirst.
7: Aggression: The best place to kill these guys are around 34.26. You should level up to 4 during this time. If not keep grinding till you do. Turn it back in to Lanthan Perilon and get XP: 360, and grab Felendren the Banished from him.
8: Solanian’s Belongings: Pickup the journal at 37.68. Turn back into Well Watcher Solanian for XP: 360.
9: The Shrine of Dath’ Remar - find at 30.00, 19.00
