[GRLUG] WINE and Elder Scrolls

[John-Thomas Richards]

On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 08:31:00PM -0400, John-Thomas Richards wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 07:24:41PM -0400, Michael Mol wrote:
> > 1) try "playonlinux"
> > 2) check WineHQ.
> > 
> > Steam is may be the most popular package manager for Windows.
> 
> PlayOnLinux is intriguing.  I'm using it to install Skyrim but it's
> stuck on "Steam Updating 0% Complete" (the steam dialog box).
> PlayOnLinux just keeps moving the status indicator back and forth.
> 
> I'll give it some more time.

Much better install process and interface than even Crossover.  I love
that PlayOnLinux even chooses which version of WINE to install with the
app.  Neat.

However, the game still bails on launch.  SkyrimLauncher.exe encounters
an error and needs to close.  Bleh.
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john-thomas
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