Install Wine version with Lutris

Note: Alternatively if you've already installed something like Wine-staging on your PC you could theoretically skip this. You'll always have the option to pick the Wine version installed on your system, however the versions Lutris offers also take advantage of fixes introduced by Proton, so you may want to follow this guide part even with Wine-staging installed.

- In Lutris use the three vertical dots in the top right corner > activate "Show Left Side Panel" if it's deactivated
- Hover your mouse cursor over the "Wine" entry in the left side panel, there should be a download icon "Manage Versions" - click that.
- Tick the Wine version you want to use. It'll download the Wine version - you can click the "OK" button to close the dialogue afterwards.

Install game

- Create a new folder somewhere under which the new wine prefix will be set-up.
- In Lutris in the top left corner click the plus icon > "Add Games…"
- Set the game name, choose "Wine (Runs Windows games)" as a runner (this is important because it changes the content of the "Game options" tab
- On the "Game options" tab select the executable you've got (the installer one)
- On the "Game options" tab select the Wine prefix (just the empty folder you created during step 1)
- On the "Runner options" tab make sure your desired Wine version is used.
- Click the "Save" button in the bottom right corner to close the dialogue. Select the newely created game entry in your Lutris library and use the "Play" button (right side panel - if not enabled you can enable it with the three vertical dots menu in the top right corner).
- Follow and complete the installation wizard.

Edit stuff and install additional patches

- Right click on your newely created Lutris library entry > "Configure".
- On the "Game options" tab point the executable entry towards the exe that would launch your game (should be in some sub-folder of the wine prefix folder you created). Do not point it to one of your patches, there is an easier way to install those than constantly editing your Lutris game configuration.
- Click the "Save" button in the bottom right corner to save your change and close the dialogue.
- Once more use the "Play" button to confirm your base game works. After confirming it close your game. (you can use the "Kill all Wine processes" option in the right side panel to ensure all Wine processes have ended)
- Eiter right click your game or use the right side panel > "Run EXE inside wine prefix" > choose your patch exe and follow the wizard instructions.

Congrats, game should be installed and patched, the "Play" button should still start the game like normal.

Edit: spelling

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