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. Install directX 9 via CrossOver
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.
The Digital Rights Management (DRM) software in this program
prevents it from running in CrossOver. If you are in a legal jurisdiction
which allows removal of such software, you may have luck running this
program. Unfortunately, CodeWeavers, because they are subject to the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, will be unable to support you.
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
Notes
Game can join LAN games but not host, but direct IP might work, haven't tried.
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