Indeed, i only started playing it through wine for 2 months now and in my experience forcing the dx9 single thread gives me worse performance with a gtx970. Since i was starting with a clean mint install, i did not have anything to uninstall. The game is set in the fantasy world of tyria, 250 years after the players defeat of the great destroyer in the eye of the north expansion. Just double click on desktop shortcut in menu or desktop.
For linux wine users, guild wars 2 is now running spectacularly after the latest update other developer response. Guild wars 2 is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by arenanet and published by ncsoft. This is where the gw2 login window would appear, but i never get to see it instead in the terminal it says this. Sep 11, 2015 close guild wars 2 and continue with playonlinux playonlinux shortcut select gw2. Guild wars 2 supported software playonlinux run your. Aguild wars 2 is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game in development by arenanet. The following guide has been written with linux in mind, but can work on bsd and darwinbased systems under most circumstances. Most of the videos i found of guild wars 2 running via wine dont show much action and most of them only show the beginning areas of the game. In order to play guild wars, you will first need to purchase one of the following products from the guild wars store to receive an access key. Its completely portable and it comes with many performance tweaks ready for use. Set in the world of tyria, a land of fantastical creatures and mysterious magicks, guild wars 2 takes place 250 years after the first installment, in a tumultuous period when the elder dragons have begun their reawakening.
Winehq run windows applications on linux, bsd, solaris and. Just double click on install select your folder and install it. Hello all, ive searched high and low, but cant find a solution. Set in the fantasy world of tyria, the game follows the reemergence of destinys edge, a disbanded guild dedicated to fighting the elder dragons, a lovecraftian species that has seized control of tyria. Set in the fantasy world of tyria, the game follows the reemergence of destinys edge, a disbanded guild dedicated to fighting the elder dragons, a lovecraftian species that has seized control of tyria in the time since the original guild wars. In order to play guild wars, you will first need to purchase one of the following products from the guild wars store to receive an. Though this is unsupported by arenanet and ncsoft, various people have reported excellent results running guild wars 2 on gnu linux. Once youve selected a location, click ok to begin the installation process. The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. The setup for this tutorial was done on a freshly installed copy of xubuntu 19. Set in the fantasy world of tyria, the game follows the reemergence of destinys edge, a disbanded guild dedicated to fighting the elder dragons, a lovecraftian species that has seized control of tyria in the time since.
For linux wine users, guild wars 2 is now running spectacularly after the latest update other. If you are not able to find any official debian package for the latest wine release, you can roll your own. Guild wars 2 is a fantasy mmorpg from arenanet and ncsoft, and the sequel to the episodic guild wars game series. These applications are entirely unsupported by the wine developers, however you may find them useful. I believe there are many people who uses linux as their main os. Because the last line mentions audio i want to add that i use a pcie soundcard and cheapish 5. This is also necessary if you want to apply any custom patches.
Well you most certianly can play guild wars 2 on linux. Ever wanted to play guild wars on your mac without paying for other software. Guild wars supported software playonlinux run your. I want to put together a few tips slash small guide for a good gw2 experience on linux doesnt really matter what flavor. It would be great to see a linux port in the future. In this video im doing a daily fractal run where the. Guild wars 2 the game the world is yours guild wars 2 is an online roleplaying game with fastpaced action combat, a rich and detailed universe of stories, aweinspiring landscapes to explore, two challenging player vs.
Its unique because the story unravels differently based on the decisions of the players, which is relatively common in single player games, but not in multiplayers. Solved guild wars 2 not starting arch linux forums. Join the millions of players worldwide who have become enraptured by guild wars, the awardwinning online roleplaying game with no subscription fee required. See these two respective articles for detailed recipe information these recipes are quite numerous and have therefore been excluded from the lists below. Using the wine software, guild wars 2 can be run on unixlike operating systems, such as linux. While guild wars 2 is now free, it wont receive future content updatesincluding the newly announced raids. In the available wine versions column, select the latest guild wars 2 patched wine as of this writing its 1. All ground textures and some textures on the other players are not there making the game almost unplayable. Look at a proper wine documentation, setupguides for gw2 on wine, check your graphicsdrivers and your packages for the proper version number may it be latest or a specific version other than that, there is no official support for gw2 on linux, so that would make it even harder. Remove any previous wine install, including any package of which the old wine is a dependency. Winehq download server our official source release site. Guild wars 2 is an online roleplaying game with fastpaced action combat, a rich and detailed universe of stories, aweinspiring landscapes to explore, two challenging player vs.
Playing guild wars 2 on linux performance optimizations. Guild wars 2 world event tracker is a 2stage alertnotification system for the events that reward daily chests in guild wars 2. For guild wars 2 on the pc, a gamefaqs message board topic titled guild wars 2 download size. It will show a notification when the preevent starts and another when the event that rewards the chest starts. Gw2 is usually run in a 32bit wineprefix, so be sure to use the correct installer. Use the region flag dropdown in the top right corner of the launcher to set your language. Jan 24, 2010 ever wanted to play guild wars on your mac without paying for other software. Wine provides a win32 api implementation for operating systems not made by microsoft and can be used to run guild wars on such systems. First, well need to download and install wine on your system, if it isnt already there.
Guild wars and linux this is simple enough for people who have been using linux and wine a long time i would think. Download the guild wars 2 client guild wars 2 support. Guild wars 2 click next select i dont want to make another shortcut click next playonlinux configure select guild wars 2 click configure general tab wine version. Item type alcohol alcohol 3 collection fine wining rarity basic. As you probably know, gw2 on linux is being played through wine, which translates graphics and system calls on the fly between gw2 which thinks its on windows and directx 9 and linux which uses opengl. Also playonlinux said that i should first download wine, which doesnt make sense as pol downloads a separate wine version for each game. Im having some issues running guild wars under ubuntu 8.
It installs and launches games so you can start playing without the hassle of. Guild wars in cedega and wine texture and fps problems. Download the latest wine source release from winehq. Given the correct settings and hardware, it should work as well on linux as it does on windows. Guild wars 2 sur wine guild wars 2 wiki francais gw2w. Winehq run windows applications on linux, bsd, solaris.
If youre running under linux wineplayonlinux, youll also need to install python2. Hello linux gamers, this package aims to provide an easy way to play guild wars 2 on linux without having you jump through hoops. Under plain wine, just run the installer with wine. Download the latest build always the top link in the downloads section on the right panel of this blog.
Playonlinux will allow you to play your favorite games on linux easily. Taco only uses official apis provided by arenanet and. For more information, see our wiki page on third party applications. Jan 22, 2018 most of the videos i found of guild wars 2 running via wine dont show much action and most of them only show the beginning areas of the game. Im trying to launch gw2 in wine, followed the wiki, but when i run. Competitive play for everyone competitive play in guild wars 2 is easy to learn, but offers challenges for.
Guild wars has been given wines platinum application status, indicating the highest level of compatibility. Guild wars has been given wine s platinum application status, indicating the highest level of compatibility. Note since arenanet has disabled the guild wars 2 api, this project will no longer function. Join the millions of players worldwide who have become enraptured by guild wars, the awardwinning online roleplaying game with no subscription fee required new guild wars players. Guild wars 2 is arenanet and ncsofts sequel mmorpg to 2005s highly acclaimed guild wars online game. After following some hints given by guild wars 2 wiki on improving performance when running with wine, performance got even better, but not at the point i want it to. Playing guild wars 2 on linux performance optimizations and more. Crossover is commercial version of wine with official support of guild wars on linux and macos using intel processors. Close guild wars 2 and continue with playonlinux playonlinux shortcut select gw2. Crossover linux, an application based on wine which allows users to install. Guild wars 2 world event tracker is a 2 stage alertnotification system for the events that reward daily chests in guild wars 2. Though this guide will work for any windows exe, steam plays proton. Your choices determine how your personal story evolves. Heart of thorns is the first expansion for guild wars 2.
Over 2 years after release, how does guild wars 2 fare now on wine in ubuntu. Oct 05, 2017 guild war 2 is a sortof hybrid mmodungeon crawler without a monthly fee. Various quantities of bottles of elonian wine are required for mystic forge recipes for feasts and bulk armor containers. Link 64bit client faq forum post free download guild wars 2 64bit setup executable. This guide will show you how to install guild wars 2, but it will work for any windows exe. Lutris is an open source gaming platform for linux. Guild wars 2 is an mmorpg thats completely different from the rest of the games in the genre. Competitive play for everyone competitive play in guild wars 2 is easy to learn, but offers challenges for new players and hardcore pvpers alike.
The guild wars 2 tactical overlay is a safe and legal overlay addon for gw2, powered by content created by players just like you. Its very popular and boasts some really innovative features for the genre. Link 64 bit client faq forum post free download guild wars 2 64bit setup executable. Note that i did not have to install or configure any special graphics drivers. Well its now possible and you only have to download my version instead. I have fps drop when i am around a lot of people, even when character model limitquality is set to lowest. Well, i would say solely the white launcher thats started by gw2. To install guild wars 2 using playonlinux, download, install and launch playonlinux and follow the first run wizard.