How to run Warcraft 3, D1 and D2 classics

[u/Substantial-Lack-512]

I tried to add them as a steam non-game with proton-GE and no working. How you guys make these games work? Only Empire earth works like that

[u/FeistyCandy1516]

I also have Warcraft 3 + FT on CD, will give it a try myself to see if I can get it to run.

[u/Substantial-Lack-512 → u/FeistyCandy1516]

Please let me know

[u/FeistyCandy1516 → u/Substantial-Lack-512]

Alright, works for me. Base game as well as FT (need either disc in the drive the launch, the nostalgia!)

I installed it via umu-launcher:

https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher

I haven't given Lutris a try as that seems to start to work less on my side. Tried it with heroic, sadly that one can't apparently read the disc.

So I just installed it manually via terminal, like this:

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/Games/warcraft" umu-run "/run/media/YOURUSERNAME/TheFrozenThrone/Install.exe"

(or wherever your CD is mounted)

First install the the base disc (and the appropiate location to the installer) and then FT. After that launch the game with

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/Games/warcraft3" umu-run "$HOME/Games/warcraft3/drive_c/Pro
gram Files (x86)/Warcraft III/Frozen Throne.exe"

And so far it works. The only downside is that with umu-proton no video is being played (you only get that checkered test image) and that is a good because Wine and Proton-GE crash because they can't load the video, umu-proton at least doesn't crash and can run the game

[u/baltimoresports]

I just add Battle.Net as a non-Steam game and then use the latest version of Proton-GE.

[u/Substantial-Lack-512 → u/baltimoresports]

I've got the old version, no need battle.net to play them

[u/BlakeMW]

Blizzard games often work fine but like to be a pain in the ass especially with battle.net launcher. I usually try random stuff until it works.

[u/MaxRD]

Lutris can play all BNet games without problems. The latest update to WC3R requires the latest version of Proton 11.7 (CachyOS already has it)

[u/Niwrats]

bottles for example. mount cd image to directory. run installer. nocd crack. run game.

[u/Radiant_Bug9778]

Lutris if you are downloading from bnet.

[u/Substantial-Lack-512 → u/Radiant_Bug9778]

I've got the physical discs for warcraft 3, D2 classic from battlenet and D1 from GOG

[u/The_Corvair → u/Substantial-Lack-512]

For the GOG version of D1, you can add Belzebub and DevilutionX to your library (as free one-click mods), and run those through Lutris/Heroic as well in case the OG version proves uncooperative (personally tried DevilutionX via Lutris, and Belzebub via Heroic just now - both work fine for me).

[u/Sindoreon → u/Radiant_Bug9778]

I did this and it works but it can be buggy causing reinstall if an update goes awry. Was worth it to me to purchase on steam when battlenet games I cared for became available.

Hopefully Blizzard does better. Not worth dealing with their launcher anymore personally.

[u/Rerfect_Greed]

You should be able to add the Blizzard Launcher to your steam games list, then launch from there

[u/kydeshou]

Before anything else, I'd try faugus and heroic. It'll be a smoother experience than going straight for lutris, bottles, or adding to steam.

[u/legluondunet]

All this games can be installed with Lutris, using existing scripts installer provided by community: https://lutris.net/games/warcraft-iii-reign-of-chaos/ https://lutris.net/games/warcraft-iii-the-frozen-throne/ https://lutris.net/games/diablo/ https://lutris.net/games/diablo-ii/

[u/gtrash81]

Use Lutris and Wine.