This is a guide for running the Windows version of Civilization IV (no expansion packs) on Linux using Wine. I’ve written guides on this twice ;before, but recently I wanted to play and found that my previous instructions were out of date again. Since I last played with Wine 0.9.44, the graphical glitches have been fixed and the game’s disk DRM works without a no-CD crack.
On Ubuntu 8.10 with the Nvidia graphics driver, the game runs almost flawlessly on the highest graphics settings. I’ve played it for hours without a single crash. Here are the only minor issues I’ve noticed:
- The animated busy cursor only shows the first frame instead of animating.
- City growth and production meters on the map don’t work. (See the tweaks section for a workaround.)
Install the latest version of Wine
Wine is constantly improving; it’s worth your time to get the latest version for the best application compatibility. Follow the directions on Wine’s website to set up the official Wine software repository in Ubuntu.
After you’ve added the Wine repository, install Wine from the package wine (click the link to install), or by running the command below in your terminal:
sudo apt-get install wine( Read more... )
