Ascension Community

Chielus

@MelkorMarkov Making assumptions or attacking character and not arguments, is not flattering at all. So let's set it straight:

I said I understood the problem, let me quote myself:
I do understand the thing about "not being able to try out RE's" with people rushing dungeons that hard. And that is a true statement.
As a grown man I cannot take critique of a game? Seriously, that is the angle? Grow up, seriously grow up.
How to make a slower group? Use your (complete lack of) social skills to form them without relying on a automated system.
"Sounds like a person who buys gear online"
I am actually 100% free to play here. That said, don't expect me to excuse myself for having disposable income. What a completely weird and juvenile way of attacking a person, by saying they have financial security, using that as something bad.

So if you want to actually talk about the issue you wanted to talk about, sure let's go. If you want to be a keyboard Karen who only assaults character of others, then more power to you, just not from me.

Chielus

You do realize that if dungeons are "the right level" you would have a lot less choice and options to run a dungeon. In example as resolute, you get roughly 50-75% of a level per run. If you would start doing so at lvl 15, you have to run Deadmines and RFC well over 5 times, just to run Gnomeregan and stockade well over 5 times, etc.

I do understand the thing about "not being able to try out RE's" with people rushing dungeons that hard. And that is a true statement. However there is a second truth: There is no reason to use dungeons to try out specs. There are dummy's for that, there is open world for that and end-game dungeons for that. Leveling dungeons, I cannot find any indication that they where ever designed that way.

Don't forget, many people who ascend have done so dozens of times. They become efficient with leveling, so they are fast. There is nothing stopping you from making a group with either newer or slower paced players.

Chielus

@Llayne Ironman/Survival is purely on new chars. Once you gained 1xp, your character cannot take them.

Chielus

@Realunstable be sure to use the 3.3.5a version

Chielus

Only thing I can imagine is that the posts were on the old Mal'Ganis sub-section. As that is now deleted entirely.

Chielus

Upright Orcs where introduced in BfA patch, these models are from WoD patch and don't include the new Orc posture settings.

Maybe it's easy enough to implement, never looked into it. So perhaps post it as suggestion on the right forum or on the Discord.

Chielus

And what happens when you simply run ascension.exe instead of the launcher and only use that when you receive in-game error 1 or 2?

Doesn't that skip the verification completely and puts you in the game instantly?

Idk, sounds like a easy fix to me.

Chielus

-- Solved via DM

Chielus

@Synchronize

This is a jank fix, but it's a fix.

Use this wget command to download the file, put it in the right folder that the scripts expects and run it again. It should skip cause "already downloaded" and just execute it.

wget https://web.archive.org/web/20160710055851/https://download.microsoft.com/download/WindowsInstaller/Install/2.0/NT45/EN-US/InstMsiW.exe

Again, it's jank, but it's a short-term fix. Am in contact with winetricks team and have send them this issue, I have the same issue on my isp, through onion network and vpn.

Hope it helps.

Chielus

@Synchronize Hey there, seems like the website hosting of the windows package files is not properly certified.

Rerun the last command with a added parameter:

winetricks win10 ie8 corefonts dotnet45 vcrun2015 --no-check-certificate

This feedback is actually provided by the terminal itself while displaying the error. Just a quick rundown what this actually means:

The download site, called a File Transfer Protocol server (FTP), cannot guarantee a secure connection through accepted certification, only self-made certification. Ubuntu doesn't like it when files are being downloaded via a script, through a self-certified connection. So it refuses to download and/or execute the files, unless you as a user tell it to --no-check-certificate with this download and just run everything like it was certified as Ubuntu desires.

Bit of a mouth full, but that is about as short and accurate as I can put it.

Give it a go

Chielus

@Synchronize

If you have taken all the steps, you would also have made a wineprefix for the 32bit libraries, mono and what not. If you have skipped that step, then please do so right now.

Running the game with wine WoW.exe won't do you any favors for 2 reasons. First up you are running a default wine session, which will cause errors. Second you are targetting wow.exe and that should be ascension.exe in this case.

Adjust paths to your local install, but do me a favor and run it with this command:

WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.config/projectascension/WoW wine $HOME/location-of-gamefolder/Ascension.exe

Feel free to post the output of that command (at least last few lines like you did earlier)

Will monitor the thread for updates.

Chielus

Just a topic for ElvUI users who can dump their config here so others can copy/paste them in the game.

To start off, here is my current setup:

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{
    ["databars"] = {
        ["experience"] = {
            ["hideInVehicle"] = true,
            ["height"] = 10,
            ["orientation"] = "HORIZONTAL",
            ["hideInCombat"] = true,
            ["textSize"] = 12,
            ["width"] = 350,
        },
        ["reputation"] = {
            ["hideInVehicle"] = true,
            ["orientation"] = "HORIZONTAL",
            ["height"] = 10,
            ["hideInCombat"] = true,
            ["enable"] = true,
            ["width"] = 350,
        },
    },
    ["currentTutorial"] = 2,
    ["general"] = {
        ["totems"] = {
            ["size"] = 50,
            ["growthDirection"] = "HORIZONTAL",
            ["spacing"] = 8,
        },
        ["watchFrameHeight"] = 500,
        ["valuecolor"] = {
            ["r"] = 0.99607843137255,
            ["g"] = 0.48235294117647,
            ["b"] = 0.17254901960784,
        },
        ["backdropfadecolor"] = {
            ["a"] = 0.69,
            ["r"] = 0.050980392156863,
            ["g"] = 0.050980392156863,
            ["b"] = 0.050980392156863,
        },
        ["autoAcceptInvite"] = true,
        ["autoRoll"] = true,
        ["autoRepair"] = "PLAYER",
        ["minimap"] = {
            ["size"] = 170,
        },
    },
    ["movers"] = {
        ["ElvBar_Pet"] = "TOPRIGHT,ElvUIParent,TOPRIGHT,-4,-368",
        ["ElvUF_Raid40Mover"] = "TOPLEFT,ElvUIParent,BOTTOMLEFT,4,482",
        ["MirrorTimer1Mover"] = "TOP,ElvUIParent,TOP,-1,-96",
        ["ElvUF_PlayerCastbarMover"] = "BOTTOMLEFT,ElvUIParent,BOTTOMLEFT,484,243",
        ["ElvUF_RaidMover"] = "BOTTOMLEFT,ElvUIParent,BOTTOMLEFT,4,248",
        ["ElvAB_2"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,0,4",
        ["ElvUF_TargetTargetMover"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,342,99",
        ["ReputationBarMover"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,0,52",
        ["ElvAB_4"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,0,68",
        ["ExperienceBarMover"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,0,43",
        ["AlertFrameMover"] = "TOP,ElvUIParent,TOP,-1,-18",
        ["ElvAB_3"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,0,138",
        ["ElvAB_5"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,-92,57",
        ["LootFrameMover"] = "TOPLEFT,ElvUIParent,TOPLEFT,418,-186",
        ["TempEnchantMover"] = "TOPRIGHT,ElvUIParent,TOPRIGHT,-4,-257",
        ["WatchFrameMover"] = "TOPRIGHT,ElvUIParent,TOPRIGHT,-60,-250",
        ["ElvAB_1"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,0,190",
        ["ElvUF_RaidpetMover"] = "TOPLEFT,ElvUIParent,BOTTOMLEFT,4,737",
        ["ShiftAB"] = "TOPLEFT,ElvUIParent,BOTTOMLEFT,4,769",
        ["BNETMover"] = "TOPRIGHT,ElvUIParent,TOPRIGHT,-4,-274",
        ["ElvUF_FocusMover"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,342,59",
        ["ElvUF_TargetCastbarMover"] = "BOTTOMRIGHT,ElvUIParent,BOTTOMRIGHT,-483,243",
        ["ElvUF_PetMover"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,-341,99",
        ["ElvAB_6"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,0,103",
        ["ElvUF_PlayerMover"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,-341,138",
        ["TotemBarMover"] = "BOTTOMLEFT,ElvUIParent,BOTTOMLEFT,485,4",
        ["VehicleSeatMover"] = "TOPLEFT,ElvUIParent,TOPLEFT,4,-4",
        ["ElvUF_PartyMover"] = "BOTTOMLEFT,ElvUIParent,BOTTOMLEFT,4,248",
        ["TimeManagerFrameMover"] = "TOPRIGHT,ElvUIParent,TOPRIGHT,-4,-197",
        ["DebuffsMover"] = "TOPRIGHT,ElvUIParent,TOPRIGHT,-182,-174",
        ["ElvUF_TargetMover"] = "BOTTOM,ElvUIParent,BOTTOM,342,138",
    },
    ["bags"] = {
        ["bagWidth"] = 472,
        ["bankSize"] = 42,
        ["bankWidth"] = 472,
        ["bagSize"] = 42,
    },
    ["hideTutorial"] = 1,
    ["auras"] = {
        ["debuffs"] = {
            ["countFontSize"] = 10,
            ["size"] = 40,
        },
        ["buffs"] = {
            ["horizontalSpacing"] = 3,
            ["wrapAfter"] = 10,
            ["countFontSize"] = 10,
            ["size"] = 40,
        },
    },
    ["unitframe"] = {
        ["smoothbars"] = true,
        ["statusbar"] = "TukTex",
        ["thinBorders"] = true,
        ["units"] = {
            ["pettarget"] = {
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
            },
            ["targettargettarget"] = {
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
            },
            ["targettarget"] = {
                ["debuffs"] = {
                    ["anchorPoint"] = "TOPRIGHT",
                    ["enable"] = false,
                },
                ["power"] = {
                    ["enable"] = false,
                },
                ["disableMouseoverGlow"] = true,
                ["width"] = 270,
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
                ["threatStyle"] = "GLOW",
                ["raidicon"] = {
                    ["attachTo"] = "LEFT",
                    ["enable"] = false,
                    ["xOffset"] = 2,
                    ["yOffset"] = 0,
                },
            },
            ["arena"] = {
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
            },
            ["focustarget"] = {
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
            },
            ["pet"] = {
                ["debuffs"] = {
                    ["anchorPoint"] = "TOPRIGHT",
                    ["enable"] = true,
                },
                ["portrait"] = {
                    ["camDistanceScale"] = 2,
                },
                ["disableTargetGlow"] = false,
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
                ["width"] = 270,
                ["fader"] = {
                    ["health"] = true,
                    ["combat"] = true,
                    ["range"] = false,
                    ["minAlpha"] = 0,
                },
                ["infoPanel"] = {
                    ["height"] = 14,
                },
                ["castbar"] = {
                    ["iconSize"] = 32,
                    ["width"] = 270,
                },
            },
            ["party"] = {
                ["rdebuffs"] = {
                    ["font"] = "PT Sans Narrow",
                },
                ["power"] = {
                    ["height"] = 13,
                },
                ["width"] = 231,
                ["height"] = 74,
            },
            ["raid40"] = {
                ["enable"] = false,
                ["rdebuffs"] = {
                    ["font"] = "PT Sans Narrow",
                },
            },
            ["focus"] = {
                ["width"] = 270,
                ["castbar"] = {
                    ["width"] = 270,
                },
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
            },
            ["target"] = {
                ["aurabar"] = {
                    ["enable"] = false,
                },
                ["castbar"] = {
                    ["height"] = 40,
                    ["insideInfoPanel"] = false,
                },
                ["power"] = {
                    ["height"] = 22,
                    ["attachTextTo"] = "InfoPanel",
                },
                ["disableMouseoverGlow"] = true,
                ["height"] = 82,
                ["infoPanel"] = {
                    ["enable"] = true,
                },
                ["health"] = {
                    ["attachTextTo"] = "InfoPanel",
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
                ["orientation"] = "LEFT",
                ["buffs"] = {
                    ["enable"] = false,
                },
                ["name"] = {
                    ["attachTextTo"] = "InfoPanel",
                    ["text_format"] = "[namecolor][name]",
                },
            },
            ["raid"] = {
                ["rdebuffs"] = {
                    ["font"] = "PT Sans Narrow",
                    ["size"] = 30,
                    ["xOffset"] = 30,
                    ["yOffset"] = 25,
                },
                ["growthDirection"] = "RIGHT_UP",
                ["resurrectIcon"] = {
                    ["attachTo"] = "BOTTOMRIGHT",
                },
                ["numGroups"] = 8,
                ["width"] = 92,
                ["infoPanel"] = {
                    ["enable"] = true,
                },
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
                ["name"] = {
                    ["attachTextTo"] = "InfoPanel",
                    ["xOffset"] = 2,
                    ["position"] = "BOTTOMLEFT",
                },
                ["visibility"] = "[@raid6,noexists] hide;show",
            },
            ["player"] = {
                ["debuffs"] = {
                    ["attachTo"] = "BUFFS",
                    ["enable"] = false,
                },
                ["aurabar"] = {
                    ["enable"] = false,
                },
                ["classbar"] = {
                    ["height"] = 14,
                },
                ["disableMouseoverGlow"] = true,
                ["infoPanel"] = {
                    ["enable"] = true,
                },
                ["power"] = {
                    ["attachTextTo"] = "InfoPanel",
                    ["height"] = 22,
                },
                ["fader"] = {
                    ["hover"] = false,
                    ["playertarget"] = false,
                    ["power"] = false,
                    ["enable"] = true,
                    ["casting"] = false,
                    ["vehicle"] = false,
                    ["minAlpha"] = 0,
                },
                ["castbar"] = {
                    ["height"] = 40,
                    ["insideInfoPanel"] = false,
                },
                ["height"] = 82,
                ["buffs"] = {
                    ["attachTo"] = "FRAME",
                },
                ["health"] = {
                    ["attachTextTo"] = "InfoPanel",
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
            },
            ["boss"] = {
                ["debuffs"] = {
                    ["numrows"] = 1,
                    ["sizeOverride"] = 27,
                    ["maxDuration"] = 300,
                    ["yOffset"] = -16,
                },
                ["portrait"] = {
                    ["camDistanceScale"] = 2,
                    ["width"] = 45,
                },
                ["castbar"] = {
                    ["width"] = 246,
                },
                ["width"] = 246,
                ["infoPanel"] = {
                    ["height"] = 17,
                },
                ["health"] = {
                    ["frequentUpdates"] = true,
                },
                ["height"] = 60,
                ["buffs"] = {
                    ["maxDuration"] = 300,
                    ["sizeOverride"] = 27,
                    ["yOffset"] = 16,
                },
            },
        },
    },
    ["datatexts"] = {
        ["panels"] = {
            ["LeftMiniPanel"] = "System",
            ["RightMiniPanel"] = "Time",
            ["RightChatDataPanel"] = {
                ["left"] = "Bags",
            },
            ["LeftChatDataPanel"] = {
                ["right"] = "Friends",
                ["left"] = "ElvUI Config",
                ["middle"] = "Guild",
            },
        },
    },
    ["actionbar"] = {
        ["bar3"] = {
            ["buttons"] = 8,
            ["buttonspacing"] = 1,
            ["buttonsPerRow"] = 10,
            ["buttonsize"] = 50,
            ["visibility"] = "[vehicleui] hide; show",
        },
        ["bar6"] = {
            ["enabled"] = true,
            ["visibility"] = "[vehicleui] hide; show",
        },
        ["bar2"] = {
            ["enabled"] = true,
            ["buttons"] = 9,
            ["buttonspacing"] = 1,
            ["buttonsize"] = 38,
            ["visibility"] = "[vehicleui] hide; show",
        },
        ["bar1"] = {
            ["buttonspacing"] = 1,
            ["buttonsize"] = 50,
            ["buttons"] = 8,
        },
        ["bar5"] = {
            ["enabled"] = false,
            ["visibility"] = "[vehicleui] hide; show",
        },
        ["bar4"] = {
            ["buttonsPerRow"] = 12,
            ["backdrop"] = false,
            ["visibility"] = "[vehicleui] hide; show",
        },
        ["barPet"] = {
            ["backdrop"] = false,
        },
        ["backdropSpacingConverted"] = true,
    },
    ["layoutSet"] = "dpsCaster",
    ["tooltip"] = {
        ["fontSize"] = 10,
        ["healthBar"] = {
            ["height"] = 12,
            ["fontOutline"] = "MONOCHROMEOUTLINE",
        },
    },
    ["chat"] = {
        ["fontSize"] = 10,
        ["panelHeight"] = 236,
        ["panelColorConverted"] = true,
        ["tapFontSize"] = 10,
        ["panelWidth"] = 472,
    },
}::profile::Chielus - Al'ar - Season 7

This setup is for a 1080p monitor, for ranged DPS (with or without pet) and for solo play and/or leveling. It automatically hides some elements during combat or while out of combat.

Todo: upload screenshot

Chielus

@Jfishin Oh it will be wine ready some day, sometime in the future. But as long as there is no kernel on Linux that can even run on a M1, to a decent degree there is literally no shot at this.

But rest assured, it works fine on a truckload of ARM based devices, the ones that are not "dipped in secret sauce, blessed by a unicorn" or whatever nonsense Apple claims on their hardware. One fine day they might actually not insult their customers, with actual support for the overpriced hardware they deliver and the software they steal from the FOSS community.

Some day... Probably...

Chielus

WORK IN PROGRESS

This topic will be updated in the upcoming days, as soon as all information is complete, this notice will be removed.

Installation

The long explanation can be found at the main download page. Here are just the commands needed, without further context, to make the installation work on any of the supported Distro's.

This guide assumes a fresh install without any mutations made that impact wine, graphics or the game WoW in any way. It also assumes that Ascension launcher 80 is the most recent version, replace the value 80 to a higher one if required.

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Arch, Manjaro and derivatives

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Requirements

sudo pacman -Syu && sudo pacman -S wine winetricks mono

Wine bottle / prefix

export WINEPREFIX="/home/$USER/.config/projectascension/WoW" && export WINEARCH=win32

Make directory

mkdir -p /home/$USER/.config/projectascension/WoW && cd /home/$USER/.config/projectascension

Configure wine

wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine/wine-mono/6.3.0/wine-mono-6.3.0-x86.msi && wine msiexec /i wine-mono-6.3.0-x86.msi && winetricks win10 ie8 corefonts dotnet45 vcrun2015

Go to install folder and download Launcher

cd /home/$USER/ && wget https://download.ascension-patch.gg/update/ascension-launcher-80.AppImage

Allow execution rights for Launcher and execute.

chmod +x ascension-launcher-80.AppImage && ./ascension-launcher-80.AppImage

CentOS and derivatives

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Requirements

sudo yum update -q && sudo yum install -qy wine winetricks mono-complete

Wine bottle / prefix

export WINEPREFIX="/home/$USER/.config/projectascension/WoW" && export WINEARCH=win32

Make directory

mkdir -p /home/$USER/.config/projectascension/WoW && cd /home/$USER/.config/projectascension

Configure wine

wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine/wine-mono/6.3.0/wine-mono-6.3.0-x86.msi && wine msiexec /i wine-mono-6.3.0-x86.msi && winetricks win10 ie8 corefonts dotnet45 vcrun2015

Go to install folder and download Launcher

cd /home/$USER/ && wget https://download.ascension-patch.gg/update/ascension-launcher-80.AppImage

Allow execution rights for Launcher and execute.

chmod +x ascension-launcher-80.AppImage && ./ascension-launcher-80.AppImage

Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives

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Requirements

sudo apt update && sudo apt install wine winetricks mono-complete

Wine bottle / prefix

export WINEPREFIX="/home/$USER/.config/projectascension/WoW" && export WINEARCH=win32

Make directory

mkdir -p /home/$USER/.config/projectascension/WoW && cd /home/$USER/.config/projectascension

Configure wine

wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine/wine-mono/6.3.0/wine-mono-6.3.0-x86.msi && wine msiexec /i wine-mono-6.3.0-x86.msi && winetricks win10 ie8 corefonts dotnet45 vcrun2015

Go to install folder and download Launcher

cd /home/$USER/ && wget https://download.ascension-patch.gg/update/ascension-launcher-80.AppImage

Allow execution rights for Launcher and execute.

chmod +x ascension-launcher-80.AppImage && ./ascension-launcher-80.AppImage

Sound installation

Not every installation of Linux is the same. Some Distro's which are supported, will use different packages on their versions. As a example: A Distro which can ship with both KDE or GNOME will have a different set of packages. Due to this, some fresh installs will have no or poor sound performance when running games through wine or proton with 32bit game-files such as Ascension.

Only use these steps if sound is not working, avoid these commands when sound is working out of the box as it's better to keep default values in those situations.

Most Distro's will require a game restart in order to function and test if it worked, although Arch and CentOS will allow users to troubleshoot this while the game runs.

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Arch, Manjaro and derivatives

sudo pacman -S lib32-alsa-plugins lib32-libpulse lib32-openal

CentOS and derivatives

// No error found

Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives

sudo apt install wine32

Graphics installation

IMPORTANT: Due to the nature of cards and drivers being variables, it's always advised to consult the official documentation for your Distro regarding graphics.

Installing drivers can be either really easy or hard, depending on the Distro and the type of hardware. Both Arch Linux and NVidia cards are notorious for being hard to setup, laptops are harder then desktops. So users who run Arch with NVidia typically have "the worst time". On the other end of the spectrum are AMD cards in desktops, used on Ubuntu for the easiest setup. That said, this post will offer guidance to find the proper driver.

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Chielus

@JFigle Isn't the easier solution to just get an arena partner?

Chielus

@nanoha A plugin is a script and the rules state that automation scripts are not allowed. And yes, having the game play automatically in any way, even when it's only fishing, is an advantage.

I can't really see the "let's insert a discussion topic here" mentality when it's this obvious that this type of script breaks the rules.

Do... Not... Automate.

And it doesn't matter if your script is written in LUA, Python or that Hanna Montanna herself blessed it with glitters. It's an automation script to play (certain parts of) the game for you.

It's not rocket science, at all.

@blingslingkling said in My account has been closed and I can't log in to the game:

I'm standing in a place that refreshes monsters. Then use small scissors to card the main button and use Arcane Explosion or Holy Nova. It won't move automatically.

Automating a spellcast is still automating gameplay. Why is this so hard to grasp?

Chielus

@Vulpinenin Yeah as a graphics designer, it's mental to use pure Linux. I mean, it can be done with setting up a literal truckload of wineprefixes, protonlayers and dxvk tools, that it's not even remotely sane to do. All it takes is a single update and start all over again.

Best thing you can do in my humble opinion is the following:

Use Live USB (I suggest Manjaro, but any will do really) to wipe main boot drive and make 2 partitions on it
Use Windows installer and make it run on 1 of the parts
Use Linux USB again and install Linux (This way it saves manually setting up GRUB)
Partition a separate drive as NTFS drive, your "shared data" disk
Install VMWare, VirtualBox, whatever to run Windows on Linux
Install all apps needed for both Windows installs
Make a 1-1 copy of both installs for future reference

Why a setup like this? Simple, if you have a quick thing to do that takes minutes, you can simply do it virtual. If you have a bigger workload, you can swap to bare metal install to get max performance in rendering and what not. When the data drive is NTFS you won't get rights errors in either of the Windows installs, which can be a problem with EXT4, ZFS, etc.

Just my 2 cents though.

--

Disclaimer: Something like this, including installing 5+ games and 5+ apps from adobe, setting up Manjaro itself and all the works... Well, this would take me a "veteran" half a day. So be sure to do it in the weekend or when you can miss a day of productivity.

Chielus

@Vulpinenin said in Camera jumping around when mouse-turning:

-Installing the game under Linux
-Emulating WoW through Vulkan (I'll be doing that anyway, hope it helps lol)

Considering you just about did everything that is possible and me not being a Windows expert I only can really comment on these 2.

Let's tackle Vulkan first. As far as my knowledge goes it can only interact with the IO of PCI devices, not with USB. Most likely the hub of the USB is on a PCI lane somewhere, but as far as I know, Vulkan can only communicate directly to the hub, not the actual device. Don't get me wrong, Vulkan is the better choice for 90% of systems these days, but I don't expect any difference in mouse handling at all.

And well... Linux. I hope my bias is clear enough that you can use it as a filter, but let me restate that I'm totally biased towards this solution in a typical case. However you are not typical. I don't know if you work/study IT related stuff, or are just a hobbyist with expanded knowledge. But when I see that people use console commands in game and using a config.ini type of file to set settings in, I know they have a really good shot on a more heavy OS, like Linux or BSD.

If you have no or little experience with Linux, I suggest giving Manjaro a try. This mostly because in my humble opinion, they are the ones who actually make effort of gaming as a part of the OS. Stuff like easy to use driver tools, opensource or otherwise and having a lot of additional gaming tools in the repository, like 32 bit layers and many wine tools. The "version" doesn't really matter in any meaningful way, you can use a lightweight like LXDE or a heavyweight such as GNOME. On a relatively modern system the differences are in single frames per second.

If you decide to dual-boot to Linux to give it a go, let me know and I make sure to be on standby via forum/discord in case help is needed with the process.

For now, I hope a Windows-guru can help you, but that buy sadly ain't me. Would if I could.

Posts made by Chielus

WORK IN PROGRESS

Installation

Arch, Manjaro and derivatives

CentOS and derivatives

Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives

Sound installation

Arch, Manjaro and derivatives

CentOS and derivatives

Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives

Graphics installation

TODO