Quoting: meggermanWhat's the difference between your method of wrapping and say for example a Lutris install ? Could the two be merged or am i missing something.

Wouldn't it be great if at least older GOG Linux titles shipped as flatpack with your script work having set the correct wine version, configs and other libs. That way games could be bought and run with one click without the need for as much external work and user input.

I've never used Lutris before so I can't really comment on how they differ, but my wrappers are largely standalone & I try to have them offer an experience that's as close to playing a native Linux game as possible.

Each game uses its own copy of Wine and Wine prefix/Wine settings, saves are kept in each game's own directory under ~/.local/share (or optionally in the wrapper's directory if you create a directory there named "userdata" ) so they don't pollute your home directory, I have the start scripts perform some initial setup & try to avoid letting the games make unwanted changes to your desktop resolution etc. and I also try to provide as much user choice/customisation & flexibility as possible to help with things like using mods & running related tools.

My wrappers already don't require much user input to use: just put all the files in one place and run the <game>_wine.sh script to assemble the wrapper; then just move the resulting wrapper directory to whereever you want it installed to (if it isn't there already) and run the start.sh script to play. Some dependencies may need to be installed if they're not already provided by your distro though.

Quoting: appetrosyanActually, I was going to ask, is there any chance that we could make this somewhat official? I mean we all know you have those wrappers because you've posted on this forum, but nobody else.

I was just thinking, since the game developers often times use SDL to port games to Linux natively, maybe they'd agree to host those wine wrappers on Steam or on GOG.com? Have you tried contacting them, and making it so that games that work on Linux actually count towards the statistics?

I've said before that GOG are welcome to use any of my wrappers as the basis for official releases; this goes for the respective publishers too. My wrappers and the additional tools I've created for some of them are all MIT licensed to make it easier for them to do this.

It's not necessarily a straightforward thing to do though. If GOG were to do it themselves they'd need the permission of the respective publishers. Also where certain native libraries & other components are required there may be licensing issues (and for obvious reasons this is especially the case if the required components are made by Microsoft). The same is true for third party enhancements I've used for some wrappers.

Anyway I released all of the planned updates today :) A day earlier than planned as there weren't any unexpected issues.

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Quoting: LeopardThere was nothing , it starts installing and then finished install. Terminal closed at light speed so i can't catch any messages from it.

When you need to run stuff in the terminal you should open a terminal window in the directory and start it from there, in this case with the command: ./falloutnv_wine.sh

(you don't need to type out the entire thing, just start typing it then press tab to autocomplete)

That way it won't close automatically when it exits. Or you can open a terminal window, then do Edit --> Profile Preferences --> Command --> "When command exits:" --> select "Hold the terminal open". Then it will no longer close when started by running a script directly from the file manager... but if you do this then when you open a terminal window normally it has to be closed manually, can't just do "exit" to dismiss it.

From what you describe, the issue is likely to be one of these:

- Trying to run it on a FAT/NTFS partition
- Missing the icoutils package
- Missing one or more of the installer files (they need to be in the same directory as the wrapper build script and resource archive)

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Quoting: LeopardJust a note:

I tried your Fallout New Vegas wrapper and it didn't work.

What happened when you tried to run it / what was the terminal output?

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Quoting: RafiLinuxMy kid has been on my case about getting into the Hitman series. Hopefully all goes well tonight when I install it @ home so that I can share with them :)

The wrapper for Hitman: Codename 47 won't work just yet as GOG changed the installer recently, but it'll be updated on Friday. If you need it sooner I can provide you with an early copy of the updated wrapper though :)

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Older/classic games currently on sale on GOG that I've made Wine wrappers for:

Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Deadly Premonition
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs the Third Reich
Hitman: Codename 47 (the installer for this one has been updated - will have an updated wrapper out this Friday along with some general updates for all of the other wrappers)
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 3: Contracts
Jade Empire: Special Edition
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection
Mafia
Mirror's Edge
The Saboteur
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl (flash deal)
STALKER: Clear Sky
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
System Shock 2
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

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Also here's a key for Hard West that needs to be used ASAP as it will expire today if it isn't used. First part: A3VD1F28E

Second: E983C939C

Just combine the two parts + redeem here: https://www.gog.com/redeem

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Games currently in the sale that I've made Wine wrappers for:

Sam & Max Save the World
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Tales from the Borderlands
The Witcher Enhanced Edition

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Updated list of older/classic games on sale on GOG atm that I've made Wine wrappers for:

Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Deus Ex GOTY
Dragon Age: Origins
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY Edition Deluxe
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout Tactics
Fallout 3 GOTY
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition
FEAR Platinum
FEAR 2: Project Origin + Reborn
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs the Third Reich
GUN
Jade Empire: Special Edition
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Mafia
MDK
Mirror's Edge
Outlaws + A Handful of Missions
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum
The Saboteur
Saints Row 2
Sam & Max Save the World
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
STALKER: Clear Sky
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
SWAT 4: Gold Edition
Tales from the Borderlands
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

Telltale's Sam & Max games now all have wrappers too :)

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Quoting: legluondunetIs Wine the future for developers to make multiplatform game (Windows, MacOSX, Linux, Android)?
A better way that develop native games?

No. A good native release is always better than & preferable to a Wine wrapper (and it would be a lot easier for developers to do good cross-platform releases if they kept cross-platform support in mind when choosing middleware etc. so they don't make things unnecessarily difficult when trying to port to other systems).

Wine wrappers are best suited for older games where development has long ceased & a native Linux port has close to zero chance of happening, and where the performance impact is unlikely to be a problem due to having more powerful hardware available than at the time of the original release.

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More games have been added to the sale, so here's the current list of older/classic games on sale on GOG atm that I've made Wine wrappers for:

Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Deus Ex GOTY
Dragon Age: Origins
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY Edition Deluxe
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout Tactics
Fallout 3 GOTY
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition
FEAR Platinum
FEAR 2: Project Origin + Reborn
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs the Third Reich
GUN
Jade Empire: Special Edition
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
Mafia
Mirror's Edge
Outlaws + A Handful of Missions
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum
The Saboteur
Saints Row 2
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
STALKER: Clear Sky
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
SWAT 4: Gold Edition
Total Annihilation: Commander Pack
Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

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