Tell me more ×
Arqade is a question and answer site for passionate videogamers on all platforms. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 9 down vote favorite

I was just wondering if anyone has any experience installing & running Diablo 2 on Linux (Ubuntu 10, latest Wine) using Wine? I tried to install the other day and encountered a problem, but I think that was due to my slightly decrepit cd-rom.

EDIT : The file that it failed on was "d2video.mpq" on the cinematics disc. :(

share|improve this question
1  
Depends on how much you drink :D – Domocus Sep 24 '11 at 18:04
I hope you don't mind my edit, but your name is already stated at the bottom of your question, no need to repeat it in the body... See also here and there – Zommuter Sep 24 '11 at 18:07
@Tobias, Not a problem, its just my typing autopilot :) – NWS Sep 24 '11 at 20:21

3 Answers

up vote 4 down vote accepted

I downloaded the Diablo II installer from the Blizzard site and was able to install it under Wine 1.3.15 on Ubuntu 11.04 without issues. If you run into issues while using CDs, don't forget that you can add your game serial number to a Battle.net account and download it.

One annoying issue was holding ctrl would move the window instead of showing all dropped items. I believe you can change this from the winecfg options.

share|improve this answer
Attempting download now... – NWS Sep 24 '11 at 20:23
up vote 2 down vote

The WineHQ application compatibility database has some information here:

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=74

The retail version seems to work well.

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=49

What works

Everything (Gameplay, videos, loggin in, battle.net)

Sound works better after updating from 1.12 to 1.13

What does not

Nothing that I can think of

What was not tested

Nothing that I can think of

share|improve this answer
up vote 1 down vote

Sounds like your install issue is related to the game disc itself.

According to WineHQ, D2: LOD runs on Ubuntu 11.04 with a platinum rating (Which indicates "Applications which install and run flawlessly on an out-of-the-box Wine installation"). Vanilla D2 gets a similar rating running on Ubuntu 10.04.

It sounds like you have your original CD Key so I would recommend using Battle.net to turn your CD Key into a digital download, then redownload the game via the Blizzard downloader (which also runs under Wine, of course).

share|improve this answer
Attempting download now... – NWS Sep 24 '11 at 20:24

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.