e-Sword

Wine 4.1 (outdated) -> 6.0. This will perhaps help.

See also this alternative : https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/crossover/e-sword

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     
 TITLE="E-Sword"
 PREFIX="e-sword"
-WORKING_WINE_VERSION="4.1"
+WORKING_WINE_VERSION="6.0"
 AUTHOR="Dadu042"
 EDITOR=""
 GAME_URL="https://www.e-sword.net"

#!/usr/bin/env playonlinux-bash
# Date : (2019-05-10 22-16)
# Last revision : (2019-05-10 22-16)
# Wine version used : see below
# Distribution used to test : Ubuntu 18.04 x64
# Script licence : GPL3
# Program licence : Retail
#
# Playonlinux version used : 4.3.4
#
# Software version used of the software to write this script: v11.2.2 (2019)

[ "$PLAYONLINUX" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
    
TITLE="E-Sword"
PREFIX="e-sword"
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="6.0"
AUTHOR="Dadu042"
EDITOR=""
GAME_URL="https://www.e-sword.net"
 
Set_OS "win7"
 
POL_SetupWindow_Init
POL_Debug_Init
    
POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "$EDITOR" "$GAME_URL" "$AUTHOR" "$PREFIX"
    
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
POL_System_SetArch "x86"
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"
POL_System_TmpCreate "$TITLE"


###############
# Go          #
###############
    
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "LOCAL"
    
if [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "LOCAL" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the setup file to run')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$SETUP_EXE"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
fi
    
POL_Shortcut "e-sword.exe" "$TITLE" ""
  
POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "e-sword_guide.pdf"


POL_System_TmpDelete
POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit 0

I got E-Sword to work close to 100%.

My Specs:
Linux Mint 19.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.3.4

I followed the steps for GTA2

http://www.gamersonlinux.com/forum/threads/grand-theft-auto-2-guide.3090/

except I made the following changes….

1. Used Wine version 5.7

2. Wine Configuration.
Application Tab.
Windows version: 10.

3. PlayOnLinux Packages (Components, DLLs, Libraries)

Check the following:
    • POL_Install_corefonts
    • POL_Install_d3dx9
    • POL_Install_tahoma
    • POL_Install_msxml3
    • POL_Install_msxml6
4. Selected and installed
e-sword_1210_setup.exe

5. Named the Virtual Drive and Shortcut as: Esword
6. Did not specify Video memory size.

7. To fix: 0010:err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.
Try: sudo apt-get install playonlinux samba winbind
(Reference: https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=33023
https://gist.github.com/raelgc/4ccc023830bfd12c0227 )

I could not get the Fonts menu to work but after looking at the debug list, I was able to trace the problem to https://www.playonlinux.com/en/topic-8693-SC2_for_POL_on_Unbuntu_1204_fails.html

and running

sudo apt-get install libjpeg62:i386

fixes the Font Settings issue ]

Seems to work well.
However still some issues reported in the POL Log, newer versions of Wine (>4.1) may help.

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # Software version used of the software to write this script: v11.2.2 (2019)
 
-[ -z "$PLAYONLINUX" ] && exit 0
+[ "$PLAYONLINUX" ] && exit 0
 source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
     
 TITLE="E-Sword"

#!/usr/bin/env playonlinux-bash
# Date : (2019-05-10 22-16)
# Last revision : (2019-05-10 22-16)
# Wine version used : see below
# Distribution used to test : Ubuntu 18.04 x64
# Script licence : GPL3
# Program licence : Retail
#
# Playonlinux version used : 4.3.4
#
# Software version used of the software to write this script: v11.2.2 (2019)

[ "$PLAYONLINUX" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
    
TITLE="E-Sword"
PREFIX="e-sword"
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="4.1"
AUTHOR="Dadu042"
EDITOR=""
GAME_URL="https://www.e-sword.net"
 
Set_OS "win7"
 
POL_SetupWindow_Init
POL_Debug_Init
    
POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "$EDITOR" "$GAME_URL" "$AUTHOR" "$PREFIX"
    
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
POL_System_SetArch "x86"
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"
POL_System_TmpCreate "$TITLE"


###############
# Go          #
###############
    
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "LOCAL"
    
if [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "LOCAL" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the setup file to run')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$SETUP_EXE"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
fi
    
POL_Shortcut "e-sword.exe" "$TITLE" ""
  
POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "e-sword_guide.pdf"


POL_System_TmpDelete
POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit 0