How to Install Rise of Nations
1. Create a new winxp bottle
2. Download this package and unzip
http://web.mac.com/tdrahos/RoN_wine.zip
3. Insert Rise of Nations CD
4. Move all the .dll files in your bottle's drive C into /windows/system32/
5. Open regedit in the bottle and import RoN.reg
6. Download directX 9 from
http://filehippo.com/download_directx/3884/
7. Open the installer and extract the files to a directory
8. Run DXSETUP.EXE in that directory in Crossover on the bottle
9. Install
10. Move gm.dls to /windows/system32/drivers in your drive_c of the bottle.
11. Install Rise of Nations from the CD, everything should work.
12. Update the game if you want, installers should work from the internet
13. DMCA [sorry for edit --admin]
15. Start the game, all hell will break loose but its needed. Quit the game as best you can.
14. Move rise2.ini to /windows/profiles/crossover/Application Data/Microsoft Games/Rise of Nations/
15. Start the game it works!
16. I included a high res icon too for mac OS X users
17. If you get a MSXML4 error ensure you add msxml4 as a "New override for Library" which is within the Wine Configuration for the specific bottle. It should be (native, builtin)
Notes
Game can join LAN games but not host, but direct IP might work, haven't tried.
Haven't tested online
