4 hours TT me noob STEP 1: #Download and install backtrack 3 burn it to a disk #Launch backtrack 3 live: mount umount /dev/hda1 # or sda1 #umount /anyother/partions# fdisk n p #just put in a partion somewhere if you know what to do 1 # or first available w reboot STEP 2: mount umount /dev/hda1 mke2fs /dev/hda1 mkdir /mnt/backtrack mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/backtrack # Launch GUI #Field 1: alraedy set #Field 2: /mnt/backtrack #Field 3: /dev/hda # or /dev/sda whichever applies #Uncheck the restore checkbox ASSUMING YOU HAVE NO PREVIOUS OS #INSTALLED #CLICK INSTALL reboot STEP 3 IS ONLY NECESSARY IF YOUR HARDWARE DOESN'T NATIVELY SUPPORT DIRECT 3D MOST DON'T! STEP 3: #GO HERE AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS #MAKE SURE TO SET A VIRTUAL DESKTOP PReferably 640x480 http://wine-review.blogspot.com/2007/11/directx-90c-on-linux-with-wine.html AND/OR STEP 3: #Get a 1/2gig usb drive plug it into a windows installation with direct X #Copy everything in system32 or just the files #go back to backtrack3 #copy all the files in system 32 into #/root/.wine/c_drive/windows/system32 STEP 4: OR IGNORE AND DO SIX AND THEN FIVE #Install war3 cd /path/tocd/ wine install.exe #... this is pretty straight forward STEP 5: #GET AWC http://www.freewebs.com/superbug77/AWC.rar #GET FREEBSD RAR COMMANDLINE http://www.win-rar.com/index.php?id=160&dl=rarbsd-3.7.1.tar.gz #DO STUFF tar -xvf rarbsd-3.7.1.tar.gz unrar e AWC.rar /root/AWC cd AWC wine AWC.exe #Configure LOWEST GRAPHICAL SETTINGS AND #Unset the option in graphics specifically mentioned for opengl STEP 6: #Update warcraft due to the fact that warcraft tries to restart wc3 which just #massively fucks shit up #Trying to update it is a lost cause BUT WASTE YOUR TIME IF YOU WANT! #You might have luck with making xwindows control it....probably not # I advise you to transfer the files from and updated war3 install that are #patched and copy #IF you skipped 4 just copy everything and you are set #IF you did 4 then well great STEP 7: cd "/root/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Warcraft III" wine "Frozen Throne.exe" -opengl And get ready for the lag