Here is a short, updated Wineskin guide as of 2024-04-25 (which I hope you can include in a front page edit ASP.8093); however the performance for me was abysmal:
Part I – The Wineskin and GW2 downloads
Navigate to this github wiki and download the "Latest Wineskin Winery" (the current version is 2.0.1)
Download the GW2 installer
Part II – Following the guide
Navigate to this guide, scroll down a bit until you get to the heading "Generate The Wineskin Wrapper, " and start there
Follow step-by-step until you finish the "Installing Guild Wars 2" section and the "Setting Up The Environment" section (skipping the optional "Copying The Data ..." section) and follow this until you reach the "Play" section. Note: when you reach the WineTricks step, click on "dxvk" under the dlls section; the one listed in the guide is outdated.
If you've done everything correctly you should be able to play now 🙂
Note: If you have an existing GW2.app setup (from previously using Wine), complete the new "Tweaking Config" section at the top of the page which supersedes the old -usecoherent fix.
Hope that helps a few folks, but I'll be trying Bootcamp next (see if I fare better).
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Update #1: Black screen fix when launching
I did a combination of things:
Typing "-esync" into the WINEDEBUG box (like the tutorial)
Adding "-usecoherent" into the Windows app box (likely outdated)
Adjust the "Tweaking Config" section solution by also setting any other overrides that are present in the "Libraries" tab to built in (not native)
Update #2: Bootcamp comparison
After installing Windows, it seems like Bootcamp may be one of the best solutions – I adjusted my graphic options to the lowest settings and I'm getting 40-63 FPS walking around (tested in guild hall and Desert Highlands).
Here is a short, updated Wineskin guide as of 2024-04-25 (which I hope you can include in a front page edit ASP.8093); however the performance for me was abysmal: Part I – The Wineskin and GW2 downloads Navigate to this github wiki and download the "Latest Wineskin Winery" (the current version is 2.0.1) Download the GW2 installer Part II – Following the guide Navigate to this guide, scroll down a bit until you get to the heading "Generate The Wineskin Wrapper, " and start there Follow step-by-step until you finish the "Installing Guild Wars 2" section and the "Setting Up The Environment" section (skipping the optional "Copying The Data ..." section) and follow this until you reach the "Play" section. Note: when you reach the WineTricks step, click on "dxvk" under the dlls section; the one listed in the guide is outdated. If you've done everything correctly you should be able to play now 🙂 Note: If you have an existing GW2.app setup (from previously using Wine), complete the new "Tweaking Config" section at the top of the page which supersedes the old -usecoherent fix. Hope that helps a few folks, but I'll be trying Bootcamp next (see if I fare better). --- Update #1: Black screen fix when launching I did a combination of things: Typing "-esync" into the WINEDEBUG box (like the tutorial) Adding "-usecoherent" into the Windows app box (likely outdated) Adjust the "Tweaking Config" section solution by also setting any other overrides that are present in the "Libraries" tab to built in (not native) Update #2: Bootcamp comparison After installing Windows, it seems like Bootcamp may be one of the best solutions – I adjusted my graphic options to the lowest settings and I'm getting 40-63 FPS walking around (tested in guild hall and Desert Highlands).
