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#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2019-10-14)
# Last revision : see Changelog
# Wine version used : see Changelog
# Distribution used to test : Ubuntu 18.04 x64
# Author : Dadu042
# Licence : Retail
# Only For : http://www.playonmac.com
#
# TESTED Editions: a unofficial release on .ISO (august 2015).
#
# Middlewares used by this software : DirectX 9, vcrun2010.
#
# CHANGELOG
# [Dadu042] (2019-10-14)
#   First script. Game fail to launch.
#
# KNOWN ISSUES:
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.2, 4.15: crash when loading does start.
#  - Wine x86 2.22, 3.21, 4.17: same as above. Tried: install vcrun2010, d3dx9_43 + compiler.

# Ideas to improve this script: select archive, then decide if extension is RAR or ZIP or 7Z...
 
[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"
    
TITLE="Gauntlet (2014)"
PREFIX="Gauntlet_2014"
EDITOR="Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment"
GAME_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauntlet_(2014_video_game)"
AUTHOR="Dadu042"
STEAM_ID=""
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="3.21"
GAME_VMS="256"
SHORTCUT_FILENAME="gauntlet.exe"
SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES="Game;ActionGame;"
# 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 "$(eval_gettext 'This game requires a fast 3D GPU (ie: Intel HD Graphics 4440 is not enough).')" "$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"
POL_System_SetArch "x86"
 
# 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
# POL_Call POL_Install_mono210
    
# Choose between Steam and other Digital Download versions
# POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "STEAM,DVD,LOCAL,DOWNLOAD"
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "LOCAL,DVD"

# 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 [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DOWNLOAD" ];then
        POL_Download "https://s3.amazonaws.com/vrtventuresmonolith/pc/MOCA_Installer.exe"
        POL_Wine "MOCA_Installer.exe"
        POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        # POL_Shortcut "engine.exe" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
        # POL_Shortcut "Soldier vs Aliens.exe" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"   # Displays a advertisement before the game.
 
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" "$(eval_gettext '.EXE')~$(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"
 
        # Restore screen resolution (game's default is 800x600)
        # Note: Aliens versus Predator 2 v1.0 does not restore the resolution, but once patched (v1.0.9.6) it does.
        # POL_Shortcut_InsertBeforeWine "$SHORTCUT" "trap 'xrandr -s 0' EXIT"
 
        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
 
################
#      GPU     #
################
 
# Asking about memory size of graphic card
# POL_SetupWindow_VMS $GAME_VMS

# Set Graphic Card information keys for wine
POL_Wine_SetVideoDriver
 
# Useful for Nvidia GPUs
# POL_Call POL_Install_physx

 
# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nInstallation is finished ! :)')" "$TITLE"
 
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: to avoid to have huge log file, you should type \ninto Debug flags : fixme-all')" "$TITLE"
    
POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit 0

I was able to run Gauntlet in PlayOnLinux and play through the entire game with my daughter back in 2017.  Today it will probably run fine in SteamPlay with Proton.

Previously tested...

PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.12-staging

Overrides:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx10
• POL_Install_d3dx11
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_Physx
• POL_Install_tahoma

If I were to test it today, I would start with Wine 4.0.2 64-bit and add DXVK DLLs.  I bet it will run perfectly!

Edited by booman