The DVD I used did not allow the game to run. It seems that this game was re-released (a digital release) without DRM.
#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2019-09-27)
# Last revision : see Changelog
# Wine version used : see Changelog
# Distribution used to test : KUbuntu 18.04 x64
# Author : Dadu042
# Licence : Retail
# Only For : http://www.playonmac.com
#
# TESTED EDITION: DVD v1.0 (2006) + NoCD (for v1.0).
#
# Middlewares used by this software : DirectX 9.
#
# CHANGELOG
# [Dadu042] (2019-09-27)
# First script.
#
#
# KNOWN ISSUES:
# - Wine amd64 4.0.2, game v1.0 (+NoCD): crash after the first splash screen (even with NoCD). Tried: d3dx9_43 + d3dcompiler_43 (same crash and still a lot of D3D issues in the log).
# - Wine amd64 4.0.2 (and 3.0.3, 4.15), game v1.0 patched to v1.04.1 (+NoCD 1.04.1 english): same crash as above. End of the log:
# 0009:fixme:d3dx:d3dx9_effect_init Failed to parse effect, hr 0x8876086c.
# 0009:fixme:d3dcompiler:compile_shader Compilation target "fx_2_0" not yet supported
# 0009:fixme:d3dx:d3dx9_effect_init Failed to parse effect, hr 0x8876086c.
# 0009:err:d3dcompiler:assemble_shader Asm reading failed
#
#
# Idea to improve this script: select archive, then detect if the file extension is RAR or ZIP or 7Z...
[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
TITLE="Faces of War"
PREFIX="Faces_of_War"
EDITOR="1C Company"
GAME_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faces_of_War"
AUTHOR="Dadu042"
STEAM_ID=""
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="4.0.2"
GAME_VMS="256"
SHORTCUT_FILENAME="facesofwar.exe"
SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES="Game;StrategyGame;"
# 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 (ie: Intel HD Graphics 4440 is not enough).')" "$TITLE"
POL_RequiredVersion "4.3.4" || POL_Debug_Fatal "$APPLICATION_TITLE $VERSION is required to install $TITLE"
# Setting prefix path
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
# Determine Architecture
POL_System_SetArch "amd64"
# Downloading wine if necessary and creating prefix
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"
Set_OS "win7"
# Installing mandatory dependencies
POL_Call POL_Install_riched30
# POL_Call POL_Install_corefonts
# POL_Call POL_Install_d3dx11
# Not sure if this function reliable (as of 2019-09) and the game seems to run without.
# POL_Call POL_Install_vcrun2015
# POL_Call POL_Install_mono210
# Useful for Nvidia GPUs
# POL_Call POL_Install_physx
# Choose between Steam and other Digital Download versions
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "DVD,LOCAL"
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'Note: Do not install DirectX, if asked.')" "$TITLE"
# Begin game installation
if [ "$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"
POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DOWNLOAD" ];then
POL_Download "https://www.villagers-and-heroes.com/VHSetup.exe"
POL_Wine "VHSetup.exe" "/SILENT"
POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
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')" "~"
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"
SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
POL_Wine start /unix "$SETUP_EXE"
POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
# POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "Readme.txt"
elif [ "$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/"
POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
elif [ "$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
# Asking about memory size of graphic card
POL_SetupWindow_VMS $GAME_VMS
# Set Graphic Card information keys for wine
POL_Wine_SetVideoDriver
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nInstallation is finished ! :)')" "$TITLE"
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(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
