On Sat, 2010-04-24 at 16:14 +0200, Per Jessen wrote: > Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > >> > >> Is there an actual WoW client for Linux or you run in Wine like > >> environment? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Tommy > >> > > > > I run it under Wine. Wine has come a long way since my first > > encounters with it a few years back and run a surprising amount of > > Windows-based software. > > Doesn't WoW need DirectX and all that? I have some old Windows games > (Diablo, Alpha Centauri, Railroad Tycoon, Wolfenstein) I'd love to play > under Wine, but so far I've not managed to make them work. > > > -- > Per Jessen, Zürich (19.7°C) > >
It can use OpenGL too. Just call it like this: wine Wow.exe -opengl and it will run in OpenGL mode. The only issue I've noticed is that Wine doesn't play well when it comes to sound, so I have to turn off things like Amarok when I want to play WoW. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
