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                                  INFO: Please answer all Questions correctly and enter  Password when asked! Press [ENTER]..

INFO: Please answer all Questions correctly and enter Password when asked! Press [ENTER].. press ENTER
Q: Is the newest "wine-staging" alredy installed? (y/n) Y
Q: Is it "/opt/wine-staging/bin/wine"? (y/n) Y
Q: Should EE2 run in default Wine-Prefix (NOT recommended)? (y/n) N
Q: Should Script use "/root/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/Games/" as Path (recommended)? (y/n) Y
GUI window install
Q: Is Empire Earth II alredy installed? (y/n) N
foo
Enter Path to Empire Earth II Setup (setup.exe): ./EE_Setup.exe GUI window Install for all users (reccomended) GUI window yes Q: Do you want to install Empire Earth II AOS now too? (y/n) Y Enter Path to Empire Earth II Setup (setup.exe): ./EE_Setup.exe

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Empire_Earth_wine_docker.md

Play Empire Earth in docker using wine

Get docker-wine

# Download docker-wine script
wget 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scottyhardy/docker-wine/master/docker-wine'
chmod +x ./docker-wine

# Run docker-wine as root
./docker-wine --as-root bash

From inside the container

# Update container
apt-get update
apt-get install --install-recommends -y wine-staging winetricks

# Download EE_Setup.exe and EE2-Linux-Install script
wget "https://file5.gofile.io/download/direct/6ecaf080-a673-475e-ab57-cae6ddfcc272/EE_Setup.exe"
wget -N "https://patch.ee2.eu/patch15/linux/EE2-Linux-Install.bash"
chmod +x EE2-Linux-Install.bash
sed -i "s/sudo//g; s/-fR//g" ./EE2-Linux-Install.bash

# Run EE2-Linux-Install script
./EE2-Linux-Install.bash

# Run EE_Setup.exe
WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/Games/" WINEARCH=win32 WINE="/opt/wine-staging/bin/wine" LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 /opt/wine-staging/bin/wine EE_Setup.exe

# Play the game
cd "/root/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/Games/drive_c/Program Files/Empire Earth/Empire Earth"
WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/Games/" WINEARCH=win32 WINE="/opt/wine-staging/bin/wine" LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 wine "./Empire Earth.exe"
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Game settings

I've found that performance optimized game-play settings along with no autosaving helps wine to crash less

EE_Settings_Interface
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Installation instructions for the interactive running of EE2-Linux-Install script

./EE2-Linux-Install.bash

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PROMPT: INFO: Please answer all Questions correctly and enter Password when asked! Press [ENTER]..
USER: ENTER
PROMPT: Q: Is the newest "wine-staging" alredy installed? (y/n) n
USER: n
PROMPT: Then let's install it! (enter)
USER: ENTER

PROMPT: INFO: 'wine-staging' is installed now!
Q: Should EE2 run in default Wine-Prefix (NOT recommended)? (y/n) n
USER: n
PROMPT: Q: Should Script use "/root/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/Games/" as Path (recommended)? (y/n) y
USER: y

See Wine Mono Installer image below

USER: Click install on the Wine Mono Installer window

PROMPT: Q: Is Empire Earth II alredy installed? (y/n) n
USER: n
PROMPT: Q: Do you want to install Empire Earth II now? (y/n) y
USER: y
PROMPT: Enter Path to Empire Earth II Setup (setup.exe): EE_Setup.exe
USER: EE_Setup.exe

See EE_Setup.exe Installer image below

Click Install for all users (recommended)

Q: Do you want to install Empire Earth II AOS now too? (y/n) n
USER: n
Q: Install DirectX 9 libraries which are required for experimental DirectX 9 Support in Unofficial Patch 1.5? (y/n) y
USER: y

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Wine Mono Installer image

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EE_Setup.exe Installer image

EE_Setup_Install

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