Update: Runes of Magic on Ubuntu Linux

In my previous post, i walked you through getting Runes of Magic running on Ubuntu Linux via Wine. Recently, as most MMORPG games have, they updated their client and i found that it broke the game running on linux. When i would launch the game (client.exe) it would just show the background animation and not present the usual EULA and Login. A quick wine registry hack solved this issue.

I have reposted my previous tutorial in this article with a couple extra hacks to get Runes of Magic (RoM) running nicely on Ubuntu Linux desktop.

This walk-through assumes that you have successfully installed and updated Ubuntu Linux, as well as installed the restricted drivers for your video card. The video card drivers are required by wine and openGL.

Install Wine

1) Launch Terminal and add Wine's GPG key (Ubuntu 9.10 users can skip this step)

# wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

2) Add the Wine Repo

Open the Software Sources menu by going to System->Administration->Software Sources. Then select the Third Party Software tab and click Add.

Then, copy and paste one of the lines below depending on which version you are running.

For Ubuntu Karmic (9.10):
ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

For Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04):
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"

For Ubuntu Intrepid (8.10):
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt intrepid main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex"

For Ubuntu Hardy (8.04):
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt hardy main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"

3) Update

# sudo apt-get update

4) Install Wine

# sudo apt-get install wine

5) Configure Wine

# winecfg

Select "OSS Driver" under the Audio Tab and click "Test" to check if it works properly.

Install Winetricks

1) Download the Winetricks script

# wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks

2) Make the Winetricks script executable

# chmod +x winetricks

3) Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 and Service Pack 1(Required by RoM Client)

# sh winetricks vcrun2005

# sh winetricks vcrun2005sp1

4) Install IE6

# sh winetricks ie6

5) Install DirectX 9

# sh winetricks directx9

Install Runes of Magic

1) Download

http://us.runesofmagic.com/us/downloads,client,us.html

2) Install

# wine Runes_of_Magic*.exe

3) Edit Shortcut on desktop

Right click on the "Runes of Magic" shortcut on your desktop and select "Properties" In the "Command" field, add -game -opengl to the end of it.

Mine looks like this:
env WINEPREFIX="/home/tashley/.wine" wine "C:\Program Files\Runes of Magic\Runes of Magic.exe" -game -opengl

Edit the Wine Registry

1) Launch Regedit

# regedit

2) Add the following to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D (create if it doesnt exist)

Add New String
Name = Multisampling
Data = enabled

Add New String
Name = UseGLSL
Data = disabled

Problems: It's hard to click and accept the EULA when you first launch the game. THIS IS AN ISSUE ON WINDOWS AS WELL, NOT LINUX RELATED. When you join a server, the RoM debug window pops up and asks you if you would like to submit a error report. I hit cancel when this comes up so i dont confuse the developers with a debug log from Wine on Linux. (This could also be caused by the fact that im running 64bit instead of 32bit, comment and let me know if you have this as well!)

Enjoy the Magic!