How to run PoD under linux

Requirements

"Path of Diablo" mod works perfectly under Wine (just as vanilla D2:LoD does), but its launcher requires some additional configuration. Basically all you need - setup win32 prefix and install dotnet 4.0 there.

Preparing prefix

• Install Wine and winetricks packages from your distro repositories. In case of Archlinux:

pacman -S wine winetricks

• Create new win32 prefix with winecfg. Just close winecfg window after it starts - it already installed new x86 (32-bit) Windows to "prefix32" folder in your user home directory:

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/prefix32" WINEARCH=win32 winecfg

• Install dotnet4.0 with winetricks there:

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/prefix32" WINEARCH=win32 winetricks

Select "install DLL or Windows components" on second screen, choose "dotnet40" option and press OK

Installing the game

• Download game files, patches and PoD installer to any folder as described here.
• Unpack DiabloII_113c_Installer.zip somewhere
• Fire up terminal, enter Original directory first, run

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/prefix32" WINEARCH=win32 wine Installer.exe

• Enter Expansion directory, run

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/prefix32" WINEARCH=win32 wine installer.exe

• Enter directory with LODPatch_113d.exe, run

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/prefix32" WINEARCH=win32 wine LODPatch_113d.exe

• Install PoD launcher. As .msi files aren't executables, make sure to use "wine start"

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/prefix32" WINEARCH=win32 wine start pathofdiablolauncher.msi

Running the game

• In terminal, enter Diablo II directory and run PoD launcher

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/prefix32" WINEARCH=win32 wine Path\ of\ Diablo\ Launcher.exe

• Select "Choose Main Gateway" and press "Set Gateway"
• Press "Update Available" to get the latest client version
• Press "Play"

Loot Filter and QoL settings

If you find your game crashing when interacting with the Settings button and its content, check this Reddit thread at: https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofdiablo/comments/6h2hju/linux_getting_qol_to_work/