Enabling the multilib in /etc/pacman.conf file
- Uncomment the hash (#) sign in the next two lines:
- Upgrade the system
Note: You do not need to type/press yes/enter if you don't want to install the new upgradable packages.
Installing Wine
Creating a new 32-bit prefix
Adding mp3 support
- Install the following dependencies:
Note: Change "lib32-libpulse" to your device default sound package, for example: lib32-alsa-oss, if you are using OSS.
Downloading the game inside the new prefix
- Creating a directory named Elona in /home/username/.win32
Note: Change the "username" to your username.
Running the game
- Change the directory to where the game is installed:
- Run the game
Note: You can use the game launcher script to speed up the process. Check the scripts section.
Tips
xset
- Speed up your auto keyboard repeat delay:
- After quiting the game, feel free to use
xset r rate
to return to the default value. - You can check the value using
xset q
Installing EloSnack
- Install JRE8 (You can download it form here) with the /s flag:
- Copy the /home/username/.win32/drive_c/Program\ Files/Java/jre1.8.0_291/bin/javaw.exe program to EloSnack folder.
- Follow the instruction mentioned here. A fast way to launch elosnack.cmd has been included in the Game launcher script.
Adding Japanese support
- Uncomment "ja_JP.UTF-8 UTF-8" in /etc/locale.gen file
- Save the file, and generate the locale:
- Install cjkfonts
- Run the game with the Japanese langauge argument
Scripts
Game launcher
A fast way to launch Elona's versions, including elosnack. Do not forget to change the username to your username.
Processes Killer
A general script to kill processes. It is depending on rofi. For multi selection, use shift+enter.
Assign each script to whatever shortcut you want. Do note please that all of these scripts are depending on the following packages:
- ps
- sed
- awk
- rofi
- xargs
Many of them are included be default in many distributions except rofi.