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Warcraft: Orcs and HumansWarcraft & Warcraft II - Dosbox? (Linux hopes)(8 posts)(8 posts)
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Posted March 28, 2019
Basic question to anyone who has already purchased this: is this release running via Dosbox? Or have they packaged it in a specific way that it requires Windows to run?

They were originally released for DOS, so I'd assume that's the easiest way to get it running but if they've repackaged it for Windows specifically I may pass (I bought the Diablo rerelease and have struggled to get it running under Linux).
Posted March 28, 2019
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AlmostAHero: Basic question to anyone who has already purchased this: is this release running via Dosbox? Or have they packaged it in a specific way that it requires Windows to run?

They were originally released for DOS, so I'd assume that's the easiest way to get it running but if they've repackaged it for Windows specifically I may pass (I bought the Diablo rerelease and have struggled to get it running under Linux).
The second game is the Battle.net version which was made for Windows, but the first one is indeed packed with Dosbox.
Posted March 28, 2019
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AlmostAHero: Basic question to anyone who has already purchased this: is this release running via Dosbox? Or have they packaged it in a specific way that it requires Windows to run?

They were originally released for DOS, so I'd assume that's the easiest way to get it running but if they've repackaged it for Windows specifically I may pass (I bought the Diablo rerelease and have struggled to get it running under Linux).
Warcraft 1: Dosbox. I haven't tried it yet, but you should be able to extract the files and run on DosBox in Linux.
Warcraft 2: Battle.Net edition, native Windows
Posted March 28, 2019
Thanks for the info, guys. I already have the Warcraft II Battle.Net on disc but was keen to try Warcraft 1, so I guess I'll just wait for a sale, then.
Posted March 28, 2019
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AlmostAHero: Thanks for the info, guys. I already have the Warcraft II Battle.Net on disc but was keen to try Warcraft 1, so I guess I'll just wait for a sale, then.
Well, if you do buy it but run Linux, I know innoextract can pull the files from GOG installers. Done it with many other games in the past. So it *should* be possible to extract everything, pop it into DosBox, and start playing.
Posted March 28, 2019
Warcraft 1 is a DOS only game;it was never released in a Windows version. Ihave not seen the GOG version yet, but I presume they simply put a DOSBOX weapper on it.
For Warcraft 2, GOG went with the Battlenet version, which is native Windows,though I suspect almost of all it was ported frm the DOS versions by Blizzard.
Posted March 28, 2019
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emf2718: Well, if you do buy it but run Linux, I know innoextract can pull the files from GOG installers. Done it with many other games in the past. So it *should* be possible to extract everything, pop it into DosBox, and start playing.
Just realised you can buy Warcraft 1 separately, so I think I'll pick it up then. Anyway, thanks again for the info and the head's up on innoextract.
Posted March 29, 2019
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AlmostAHero: (…)
You have a small guide available here to install Warcraft: Orcs & Humans on Linux:
[./play.it] Install Warcraft: Orcs and Humans on Linux

By the way, we have something similar for Diablo if you’re still struggling with it:
[./play.it] Install Diablo on Linux
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