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Heard a rumor about open source WoW (original) (feddit.nl)
submitted 1 year ago by Nuuskis9@feddit.nl to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I heard a rumor that some open source World of Warcraft is about to launch and rather sooner than later. If the rumor is true, what is the project name and is it available for Linux?

I've never played the game but I would give it a try if it is released for Linux.

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[–] Mautobu@victoriagaming.ca 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I find this unlikely, especially without a source. That said, vanilla wow is already very playable on Linux using private servers.

[–] Nuuskis9@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks a lot! Would you provide me some guide or explain me how I could start my journey with WoW?

[–] andybug@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I've played WoW classic on Linux without any real issues. The easiest way imo is through Lutris.

  1. Install Lutris (should be in most distro repos)
  2. Add game, choose battle.net
  3. Let it install, launch, and login to battle.net
  4. Install WoW classic from inside battle.net

Be sure to note where Lutris is installing your games (it's configurable), so that if you decide to use add-ons you'll know where to put them. I used WowUp, specifically the CurseForge version to manage my add-ons.

WoW itself runs pretty much flawlessly. I may have made some VK3D tweaks, but I'm not home and can't check my notes. Let me know if you run in to any problems.