# Battle.net

The Battle.net client is a tool to download, update and launch games by Blizzard Entertainment. It is not officially available for Linux, but usable through Wine.

## Installation

You need to install wine, winetricks, lib32-gnutls, and lib32-libldap

From winetricks, install:

    $ winetricks corefonts

## Wine config

The Battle.net client must be ran as Windows Version 'Windows XP'. Other versions will result in the client being a blank white window.

## Known issues

### Login region select

When logging in, you must move the mouse over where the dropdown would be for 'Region Select' - otherwise it does not show up.

### White flashing

The client often flashes when the window is moved, or other windows are moved over it. This should not affect the running of the app.

### Login screen stuck at loading spinner (input fields disabled/greyed out)

There are two possible causes for this:

1. Missing lib32-gnutls (cannot connect due to no HTTPS)
2. Battle.net's "Browser Acceleration" has been enabled

To fix #1, install lib32-gnutls package. If wine still complains about it not being found, you may need to remove `.wine` folder and restart the whole installtion process (if you do this, remember to rerun `winetricks corefonts` to install the runtime files.

To fix #2, disconnect from the internet and relaunch Battle.net Launcher. The email/password field should now be enabled and you can click the little gear icon beside the fields to configure options. Go to 'Advanced' and disable browser acceleration.

## See also

Battle.net App (WineHQ AppDB)

Category:

- Gaming