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Vehicle (giant robot) simulation video game, 2002. Wikipedia.

Appdb.winehq.org PCGamingWiki.

Script tested with the Medtek's free release (2010). File downloaded from fileplanet.com (1,7 GB) then renamed from .RAR to .ZIP

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#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2019-12-21)
# Last revision : see the changelog below
# Wine version used : see the changelog below
# Distribution used to test : XUbuntu 19.04 x64
# Author : Dadu042
# Licence : Retail
# Only For : http://www.playonlinux.com
#
# TESTED Editions: 2010 edition, local file 'mechwarrior4merc.all.to.51.03.01.0017.rar' renamed to .ZIP. 
#                  ( Downloaded from: https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-33886/MechWarrior-4-Mercenaries )
#
# Middlewares used by this software : DirectX 8.1, .MPG video files.
#
# CHANGELOG
# [Dadu042] (2019-12-21 13:30)
#   First script.
#
# KNOWN ISSUES:
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: crash when launching (STOP: FAILED (0x887602eb - D3DERR_SURFACENOTINVIDMEM) - CreateDevice(BLADE from 0x1e4fd08)). Workaround: disable fullscreen (command line '-window').
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: fail to read mpeg videos (error window). Tried: ffdshow, amstream. Workaround: disable with command line '/gosnovideo'.
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3: crash after clicking 'Instant action' in the main menu. Tried: vcrun2005, '/gosusehw', quartz. Fix: in file 'options.ini' change 'ShadowMode=2' to 'ShadowMode=1'.
#  - Wine amd64/x86 4.0.3: crash when game does exit. Workaround: POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug
#
 
 
[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
 
TITLE="MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries"
PREFIX="MechWarrior_4_Mercenaries"
EDITOR="Studio MekTek"
GAME_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior_4:_Mercenaries"
AUTHOR="Dadu042"
STEAM_ID=""
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="4.0.4"
GAME_VMS="256"
SHORTCUT_FILENAME="MW4Mercs.exe"
SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES="Game;StrategyGame;"
# http://wiki.playonlinux.com/index.php/Scripting_-_Chapter_9:_Standardization#Advanced_Standardization
        
# Starting the script
POL_SetupWindow_Init
            
# Starting debugging API
POL_Debug_Init
           
# Open dialogue box 
POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "$EDITOR" "$GAME_URL" "$AUTHOR" "$PREFIX"
         
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: this software does exist in Linux native version.\n\nThis script only allow to run the Windows version on Linux, please prefer the Linux edition for better 3D speed.')" "$TITLE"
  
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'This game requires a fast 3D GPU (FYI: a iGPU Intel HD Graphics 530 does only become comfortable with low details).')" "$TITLE"
          
POL_RequiredVersion "4.3.4" || POL_Debug_Fatal "$APPLICATION_TITLE $VERSION is required to install $TITLE"
     
# Setting prefix path
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
           
# Determine Architecture
# POL_System_SetArch "amd64"
POL_System_SetArch "x86"
   
# Downloading wine if necessary and creating prefix
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"
     
Set_OS "winxp"
 
   
# Installing mandatory dependencies
 
# POL_Call POL_Install_ffdshow
# POL_Call POL_Install_quartz
# POL_Call POL_Install_corefonts
# POL_Call POL_Instatl_directmusic
# POL_Call POL_Install_d3dx9_43
# POL_Call POL_Install_d3dx11
# POL_Call POL_Install_msxml4
# POL_Call POL_Install_riched30
# POL_Call POL_Install_phzysx
# POL_Call POL_Install_mono210
  
## Sound problem fix - pulseaudio related
# [ "$POL_OS" = "Linux" ] && Set_SoundDriver "alsa"
# [ "$POL_OS" = "Linux" ] && Set_SoundEmulDriver "Y"
## End Fix
         
# Choose between Steam and other Digital Download versions
# POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "STEAM,DVD,LOCAL,DOWNLOAD"
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "LOCAL"
  
# POL_SetupWindow_message "Note: at the end of the installation, please do not run the game, and do not install DirectX 9." "$TITLE"
        
# Begin game installation
if [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "STEAM" ]; then
        POL_Call POL_Install_steam
        # Mandatory pre-install fix for steam
        POL_Call POL_Install_steam_flags "$STEAM_ID"
        # Shortcut done before install for steam version
        POL_Shortcut "steam.exe" "$TITLE" "" "steam://rungameid/$STEAM_ID"
        # Steam install
        POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'When $TITLE download by Steam is finished,\nDo NOT click on Play.\n\nClose COMPLETELY the Steam interface, \nso that the installation script can continue')" "$TITLE"
        cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/$PROGRAMFILES/Steam"
        POL_Wine start /unix "steam.exe" steam://install/$STEAM_ID
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
         
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DVD" ]; then
        POL_SetupWindow_cdrom
         
        POL_SetupWindow_check_cdrom "SETUP.EXE"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$CDROM/SETUP.EXE"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "SETUP.EXE"
     
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 800x600 ?)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
  
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
         
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DOWNLOAD" ]; then
        # POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nNote: this script will download the DEMO.')" "$TITLE"
  
        cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c"
        POL_Download "http://undertowgames.com/file/scp/SCP%20-%20Containment%20Breach%20v1.3.11.zip"
  
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unzip "SCP%20-%20Containment%20Breach%20v1.3.11.zip" -d "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/game/"
  
        # POL_Wine start /unix "setup.exe" # "/SILENT"
        # POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
          
        # POL_Wine "motoracing2_setup.exe" # "/SILENT"
        # POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
    
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 1024x768)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
     
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        # POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "ReadMe.txt"
          
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "LOCAL" ]; then
        # POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.EXE')~$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" "~"
        POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.EXE')" "~"
        # APP_ANSWER=".ZIP"
  
if [ "$APP_ANSWER" == ".EXE" ]; then
        # Asking then installing local files of the game
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the setup file to run')" "$TITLE"
        # POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'Note: we recommend you to uncheck all the checkboxes:\n[x] -> [ ]')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$SETUP_EXE" # "/SILENT"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
   
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 1024x768)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
      
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "-noautoconfig -window /gosnoblade /gosnodialogs /gosnovideo" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "readme.rtf"
      
elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the .ZIP file')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unzip "$APP_ANSWER" -d "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/game/"
 
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "-noautoconfig -window /gosnoblade /gosnodialogs /gosnovideo" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "readme.rtf"
 
elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the .RAR file')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unrar x "$APP_ANSWER" "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/" || POL_Debug_Fatal "unrar is required to unarchive $TITLE (unrar package is not installed on the OS)."
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
fi
fi
      
################
#      GPU     #
################
 
# Set Graphic Card information keys for wine
# POL_Wine_SetVideoDriver
  
# Asking about memory size of graphic card
# POL_SetupWindow_VMS $GAME_VMS
      
# Useful for Nvidia GPUs
# POL_Call POL_Install_physx
     
# Empty (no text):
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$LNG_SUCCES" "$TITLE"   
   
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nInstallation is finished ! :)')" "$TITLE"
 
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'TO DO !: please edit the file options.ini in order to change ShadowMode=2 to ShadowMode=1\nthen click the <Next> button. ')" "$TITLE"
      
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: to avoid to have a big useless POL/POM log file, you should type \ninto Debug flags : fixme-all')" "$TITLE"
   
POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit 0

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#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2019-12-21)
# Last revision : see the changelog below
# Wine version used : see the changelog below
# Distribution used to test : XUbuntu 19.04 x64
# Author : Dadu042
# Licence : Retail
# Only For : http://www.playonlinux.com
#
# TESTED Editions: 2010 edition, local file 'mechwarrior4merc.all.to.51.03.01.0017.rar' renamed to .ZIP. 
#                  ( Downloaded from: https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-33886/MechWarrior-4-Mercenaries )
#
# Middlewares used by this software : DirectX 8.1, .MPG video files.
#
# CHANGELOG
# [Dadu042] (2019-12-21 13:30)
#   First script.
#
# KNOWN ISSUES:
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: crash when launching (STOP: FAILED (0x887602eb - D3DERR_SURFACENOTINVIDMEM) - CreateDevice(BLADE from 0x1e4fd08)). Workaround: disable fullscreen (command line '-window').
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: fail to read mpeg videos (error window). Tried: ffdshow, amstream. Workaround: disable with command line '/gosnovideo'.
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3: crash after clicking 'Instant action' in the main menu. Tried: vcrun2005, '/gosusehw', quartz. Fix: in file 'options.ini' change 'ShadowMode=2' to 'ShadowMode=1'.
#  - Wine amd64/x86 4.0.3: crash when game does exit. Workaround: POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug
#
 
 
[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
 
TITLE="MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries"
PREFIX="MechWarrior_4_Mercenaries"
EDITOR="Studio MekTek"
GAME_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior_4:_Mercenaries"
AUTHOR="Dadu042"
STEAM_ID=""
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="4.0.4"
GAME_VMS="256"
SHORTCUT_FILENAME="MW4Mercs.exe"
SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES="Game;StrategyGame;"
# http://wiki.playonlinux.com/index.php/Scripting_-_Chapter_9:_Standardization#Advanced_Standardization
        
# Starting the script
POL_SetupWindow_Init
            
# Starting debugging API
POL_Debug_Init
           
# Open dialogue box 
POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "$EDITOR" "$GAME_URL" "$AUTHOR" "$PREFIX"
         
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: this software does exist in Linux native version.\n\nThis script only allow to run the Windows version on Linux, please prefer the Linux edition for better 3D speed.')" "$TITLE"
  
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'This game requires a fast 3D GPU (FYI: a iGPU Intel HD Graphics 530 does only become comfortable with low details).')" "$TITLE"
          
POL_RequiredVersion "4.3.4" || POL_Debug_Fatal "$APPLICATION_TITLE $VERSION is required to install $TITLE"
     
# Setting prefix path
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
           
# Determine Architecture
# POL_System_SetArch "amd64"
POL_System_SetArch "x86"
   
# Downloading wine if necessary and creating prefix
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"
     
Set_OS "winxp"
 
   
# Installing mandatory dependencies
 
# POL_Call POL_Install_ffdshow
# POL_Call POL_Install_quartz
# POL_Call POL_Install_corefonts
# POL_Call POL_Instatl_directmusic
# POL_Call POL_Install_d3dx9_43
# POL_Call POL_Install_d3dx11
# POL_Call POL_Install_msxml4
# POL_Call POL_Install_riched30
# POL_Call POL_Install_phzysx
# POL_Call POL_Install_mono210
  
## Sound problem fix - pulseaudio related
# [ "$POL_OS" = "Linux" ] && Set_SoundDriver "alsa"
# [ "$POL_OS" = "Linux" ] && Set_SoundEmulDriver "Y"
## End Fix
         
# Choose between Steam and other Digital Download versions
# POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "STEAM,DVD,LOCAL,DOWNLOAD"
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "LOCAL"
  
# POL_SetupWindow_message "Note: at the end of the installation, please do not run the game, and do not install DirectX 9." "$TITLE"
        
# Begin game installation
if [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "STEAM" ]; then
        POL_Call POL_Install_steam
        # Mandatory pre-install fix for steam
        POL_Call POL_Install_steam_flags "$STEAM_ID"
        # Shortcut done before install for steam version
        POL_Shortcut "steam.exe" "$TITLE" "" "steam://rungameid/$STEAM_ID"
        # Steam install
        POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'When $TITLE download by Steam is finished,\nDo NOT click on Play.\n\nClose COMPLETELY the Steam interface, \nso that the installation script can continue')" "$TITLE"
        cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/$PROGRAMFILES/Steam"
        POL_Wine start /unix "steam.exe" steam://install/$STEAM_ID
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
         
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DVD" ]; then
        POL_SetupWindow_cdrom
         
        POL_SetupWindow_check_cdrom "SETUP.EXE"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$CDROM/SETUP.EXE"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "SETUP.EXE"
     
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 800x600 ?)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
  
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
         
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DOWNLOAD" ]; then
        # POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nNote: this script will download the DEMO.')" "$TITLE"
  
        cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c"
        POL_Download "http://undertowgames.com/file/scp/SCP%20-%20Containment%20Breach%20v1.3.11.zip"
  
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unzip "SCP%20-%20Containment%20Breach%20v1.3.11.zip" -d "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/game/"
  
        # POL_Wine start /unix "setup.exe" # "/SILENT"
        # POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
          
        # POL_Wine "motoracing2_setup.exe" # "/SILENT"
        # POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
    
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 1024x768)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
     
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        # POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "ReadMe.txt"
          
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "LOCAL" ]; then
        # POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.EXE')~$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" "~"
        POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.EXE')" "~"
        # APP_ANSWER=".ZIP"
  
if [ "$APP_ANSWER" == ".EXE" ]; then
        # Asking then installing local files of the game
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the setup file to run')" "$TITLE"
        # POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'Note: we recommend you to uncheck all the checkboxes:\n[x] -> [ ]')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$SETUP_EXE" # "/SILENT"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
   
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 1024x768)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
      
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "-noautoconfig -window /gosnoblade /gosnodialogs /gosnovideo" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "readme.rtf"
      
elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the .ZIP file')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unzip "$APP_ANSWER" -d "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/game/"
 
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "-noautoconfig -window /gosnoblade /gosnodialogs /gosnovideo" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "readme.rtf"
 
elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the .RAR file')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unrar x "$APP_ANSWER" "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/" || POL_Debug_Fatal "unrar is required to unarchive $TITLE (unrar package is not installed on the OS)."
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
fi
fi
      
################
#      GPU     #
################
 
# Set Graphic Card information keys for wine
# POL_Wine_SetVideoDriver
  
# Asking about memory size of graphic card
# POL_SetupWindow_VMS $GAME_VMS
      
# Useful for Nvidia GPUs
# POL_Call POL_Install_physx
     
# Empty (no text):
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$LNG_SUCCES" "$TITLE"   
   
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nInstallation is finished ! :)')" "$TITLE"
 
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'TO DO !: please edit the file options.ini in order to change ShadowMode=2 to ShadowMode=1\nthen click the <Next> button. ')" "$TITLE"
      
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: to avoid to have a big useless POL/POM log file, you should type \ninto Debug flags : fixme-all')" "$TITLE"
   
POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit 0

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Dadu042 Saturday 21 December 2019 at 13:34

Dadu042

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This update has not been approved yet by the team.
Use it at your own risk

Try this update

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Tested 1 min.

Differences

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # TESTED Editions: 2010 edition, local file 'mechwarrior4merc.all.to.51.03.01.0017.rar' renamed to .ZIP. 
 #                  ( Downloaded from: https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-33886/MechWarrior-4-Mercenaries )
 #
-# Middlewares used by this software : DirectX 7.
+# Middlewares used by this software : DirectX 8.1, .MPG video files.
 #
 # CHANGELOG
 # [Dadu042] (2019-12-21 13:30)
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 #
 # KNOWN ISSUES:
 #  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: crash when launching (STOP: FAILED (0x887602eb - D3DERR_SURFACENOTINVIDMEM) - CreateDevice(BLADE from 0x1e4fd08)). Workaround: disable fullscreen (command line '-window').
-#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: fail to read mpeg videos (error window). Workaround: disable with command line '/gosnovideo'.
+#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: fail to read mpeg videos (error window). Tried: ffdshow, amstream. Workaround: disable with command line '/gosnovideo'.
 #  - Wine amd64 4.0.3: crash after clicking 'Instant action' in the main menu. Tried: vcrun2005, '/gosusehw', quartz. Fix: in file 'options.ini' change 'ShadowMode=2' to 'ShadowMode=1'.
-#  - Wine amd64/x86 4.0.3: crash when game does exit.
+#  - Wine amd64/x86 4.0.3: crash when game does exit. Workaround: POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug
 #
  
  
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 # Downloading wine if necessary and creating prefix
 POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"
      
-Set_OS "win7"
+Set_OS "winxp"
  
    
 # Installing mandatory dependencies
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
           
 elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "LOCAL" ]; then
         # POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.EXE')~$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" "~"
-        POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" "~"
-        # APP_ANSWER=".EXE"
+        POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.EXE')" "~"
+        # APP_ANSWER=".ZIP"
   
 if [ "$APP_ANSWER" == ".EXE" ]; then
         # Asking then installing local files of the game
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@
         # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 1024x768)
         # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
       
-        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
-        # POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "Readme.txt"
+        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "-noautoconfig -window /gosnoblade /gosnodialogs /gosnovideo" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
+   POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug "$TITLE"
+        POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "readme.rtf"
       
 elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')" ]; then
         cd "$HOME"
@@ -164,7 +165,9 @@
         cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
         POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
         POL_System_unzip "$APP_ANSWER" -d "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/game/"
+
         POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "-noautoconfig -window /gosnoblade /gosnodialogs /gosnovideo" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
+   POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug "$TITLE"
         POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "readme.rtf"
  
 elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" ]; then
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@
    
 # POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nInstallation is finished ! :)')" "$TITLE"
  
-POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'TO DO !: please edit the file "options.ini" in order to change "ShadowMode=2" to "ShadowMode=1". ')" "$TITLE"
+POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'TO DO !: please edit the file options.ini in order to change ShadowMode=2 to ShadowMode=1\nthen click the <Next> button. ')" "$TITLE"
       
 POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: to avoid to have a big useless POL/POM log file, you should type \ninto Debug flags : fixme-all')" "$TITLE"
   

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#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2019-12-21)
# Last revision : see the changelog below
# Wine version used : see the changelog below
# Distribution used to test : XUbuntu 19.04 x64
# Author : Dadu042
# Licence : Retail
# Only For : http://www.playonlinux.com
#
# TESTED Editions: 2010 edition, local file 'mechwarrior4merc.all.to.51.03.01.0017.rar' renamed to .ZIP. 
#                  ( Downloaded from: https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-33886/MechWarrior-4-Mercenaries )
#
# Middlewares used by this software : DirectX 8.1, .MPG video files.
#
# CHANGELOG
# [Dadu042] (2019-12-21 13:30)
#   First script.
#
# KNOWN ISSUES:
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: crash when launching (STOP: FAILED (0x887602eb - D3DERR_SURFACENOTINVIDMEM) - CreateDevice(BLADE from 0x1e4fd08)). Workaround: disable fullscreen (command line '-window').
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3, 4.21: fail to read mpeg videos (error window). Tried: ffdshow, amstream. Workaround: disable with command line '/gosnovideo'.
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.3: crash after clicking 'Instant action' in the main menu. Tried: vcrun2005, '/gosusehw', quartz. Fix: in file 'options.ini' change 'ShadowMode=2' to 'ShadowMode=1'.
#  - Wine amd64/x86 4.0.3: crash when game does exit. Workaround: POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug
#
 
 
[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
 
TITLE="MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries"
PREFIX="MechWarrior_4_Mercenaries"
EDITOR="Studio MekTek"
GAME_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior_4:_Mercenaries"
AUTHOR="Dadu042"
STEAM_ID=""
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="4.0.3"
GAME_VMS="256"
SHORTCUT_FILENAME="MW4Mercs.exe"
SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES="Game;StrategyGame;"
# http://wiki.playonlinux.com/index.php/Scripting_-_Chapter_9:_Standardization#Advanced_Standardization
        
# Starting the script
POL_SetupWindow_Init
            
# Starting debugging API
POL_Debug_Init
           
# Open dialogue box 
POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "$EDITOR" "$GAME_URL" "$AUTHOR" "$PREFIX"
         
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: this software does exist in Linux native version.\n\nThis script only allow to run the Windows version on Linux, please prefer the Linux edition for better 3D speed.')" "$TITLE"
  
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'This game requires a fast 3D GPU (FYI: a iGPU Intel HD Graphics 530 does only become comfortable with low details).')" "$TITLE"
          
POL_RequiredVersion "4.3.4" || POL_Debug_Fatal "$APPLICATION_TITLE $VERSION is required to install $TITLE"
     
# Setting prefix path
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
           
# Determine Architecture
# POL_System_SetArch "amd64"
POL_System_SetArch "x86"
   
# Downloading wine if necessary and creating prefix
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"
     
Set_OS "winxp"
 
   
# Installing mandatory dependencies
 
# POL_Call POL_Install_ffdshow
# POL_Call POL_Install_quartz
# POL_Call POL_Install_corefonts
# POL_Call POL_Instatl_directmusic
# POL_Call POL_Install_d3dx9_43
# POL_Call POL_Install_d3dx11
# POL_Call POL_Install_msxml4
# POL_Call POL_Install_riched30
# POL_Call POL_Install_phzysx
# POL_Call POL_Install_mono210
  
## Sound problem fix - pulseaudio related
# [ "$POL_OS" = "Linux" ] && Set_SoundDriver "alsa"
# [ "$POL_OS" = "Linux" ] && Set_SoundEmulDriver "Y"
## End Fix
         
# Choose between Steam and other Digital Download versions
# POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "STEAM,DVD,LOCAL,DOWNLOAD"
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "LOCAL"
  
# POL_SetupWindow_message "Note: at the end of the installation, please do not run the game, and do not install DirectX 9." "$TITLE"
        
# Begin game installation
if [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "STEAM" ]; then
        POL_Call POL_Install_steam
        # Mandatory pre-install fix for steam
        POL_Call POL_Install_steam_flags "$STEAM_ID"
        # Shortcut done before install for steam version
        POL_Shortcut "steam.exe" "$TITLE" "" "steam://rungameid/$STEAM_ID"
        # Steam install
        POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'When $TITLE download by Steam is finished,\nDo NOT click on Play.\n\nClose COMPLETELY the Steam interface, \nso that the installation script can continue')" "$TITLE"
        cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/$PROGRAMFILES/Steam"
        POL_Wine start /unix "steam.exe" steam://install/$STEAM_ID
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
         
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DVD" ]; then
        POL_SetupWindow_cdrom
         
        POL_SetupWindow_check_cdrom "SETUP.EXE"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$CDROM/SETUP.EXE"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "SETUP.EXE"
     
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 800x600 ?)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
  
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
         
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DOWNLOAD" ]; then
        # POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nNote: this script will download the DEMO.')" "$TITLE"
  
        cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c"
        POL_Download "http://undertowgames.com/file/scp/SCP%20-%20Containment%20Breach%20v1.3.11.zip"
  
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unzip "SCP%20-%20Containment%20Breach%20v1.3.11.zip" -d "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/game/"
  
        # POL_Wine start /unix "setup.exe" # "/SILENT"
        # POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
          
        # POL_Wine "motoracing2_setup.exe" # "/SILENT"
        # POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
    
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 1024x768)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
     
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        # POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "ReadMe.txt"
          
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "LOCAL" ]; then
        # POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.EXE')~$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" "~"
        POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.EXE')" "~"
        # APP_ANSWER=".ZIP"
  
if [ "$APP_ANSWER" == ".EXE" ]; then
        # Asking then installing local files of the game
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the setup file to run')" "$TITLE"
        # POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'Note: we recommend you to uncheck all the checkboxes:\n[x] -> [ ]')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$SETUP_EXE" # "/SILENT"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
   
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 1024x768)
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
      
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "-noautoconfig -window /gosnoblade /gosnodialogs /gosnovideo" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "readme.rtf"
      
elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the .ZIP file')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unzip "$APP_ANSWER" -d "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/game/"
 
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "-noautoconfig -window /gosnoblade /gosnodialogs /gosnovideo" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        POL_Shortcut_QuietDebug "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "readme.rtf"
 
elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the .RAR file')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unrar x "$APP_ANSWER" "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/" || POL_Debug_Fatal "unrar is required to unarchive $TITLE (unrar package is not installed on the OS)."
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
fi
fi
      
################
#      GPU     #
################
 
# Set Graphic Card information keys for wine
# POL_Wine_SetVideoDriver
  
# Asking about memory size of graphic card
# POL_SetupWindow_VMS $GAME_VMS
      
# Useful for Nvidia GPUs
# POL_Call POL_Install_physx
     
# Empty (no text):
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$LNG_SUCCES" "$TITLE"   
   
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nInstallation is finished ! :)')" "$TITLE"
 
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'TO DO !: please edit the file options.ini in order to change ShadowMode=2 to ShadowMode=1\nthen click the <Next> button. ')" "$TITLE"
      
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: to avoid to have a big useless POL/POM log file, you should type \ninto Debug flags : fixme-all')" "$TITLE"
   
POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit 0

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