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I used the European version, 2 CD-ROM (released in 2003).

 

• It disable all videos (MPEG1 format) in order to let the game start.
• Musics seems to not work.

 

-Script :

#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2019-01-07 23-45)
# Last revision : (2019-01-20 19-56)
# Wine version used : 3.0.3
# Distribution used to test : Ubuntu 18.04 x64
# Script licence : GPL3
# Program licence : Retail

[ -z "$PLAYONLINUX" ] && exit 0

source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"


TITLE="V-Rally 3"

PREFIX="v-rally3"

WORKING_WINE_VERSION="3.0.3"

AUTHOR="Dadu042"

EDITOR="Atari"

GAME_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Rally_3"


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"

# d3dx9_43

# POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "LOCAL,CD,STEAM"

POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "LOCAL,CD"

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"


elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "STEAM" ];then

# V Rally 3 on Steam: maybe one day ?  (2018)

# https://steamcommunity.com/app/658700/discussions/0/1698293703765955248/

        POL_Call POL_Install_steam

        cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/$PROGRAMFILES/Steam"

        POL_Wine "steam.exe" steam://install/297920

        POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"

else

        POL_SetupWindow_cdrom

        POL_SetupWindow_check_cdrom "Vr3.ICO"

        POL_Wine start /unix "$CDROM/setup.exe"

        POL_Wine_WaitExit "setup.exe"

        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"

fi


if [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "STEAM" ]; then

        POL_Shortcut "steam.exe" "$TITLE" "" "steam://rungameid/297920"

else

        POL_Shortcut "VRally3.exe" "$TITLE" "" "Game;RacingGame;"

fi

# Disable intro videos in order to let the game menu appear (Wine 3.0.3)

mv "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/Program Files/Atari/VRally3/Euro/Bnk/Video" "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/Program Files/Atari/VRally3/Euro/Bnk/Video_disabled"

#

# Trick from :

# 'Game crashes after title screen' : Remove "Videos" folder from "Euro\Bnk" in game installation directory. They will not play, but they aren't essential.

# https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/V-Rally_3#Game_crashes_after_title_screen

POL_System_TmpDelete

POL_SetupWindow_Close

exit 0

 

Edited by Dadu042

Script moved to "Supported applications".