PyLotRO: Launcher for LOTRO and DDO

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LOTRO on Linux and Mac OSX.

Launcher for: Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood OR Dungeons and Dragons Online: Eberon Unlimited
Crossover Games. PyLotRO
Note that Turbine uses the PANDO Media Booster (http://pandonetworks.com/) file serving system for its Turbine Download Manager (TDM). TDM does NOT work with CrossOver Games. Consequently, the "installer" (Standard Resolution or High Resolution) one can download from Turbine's download web pages: LOTRO: http://www.lotro.com/support/download-lotro or DDO: http://www.ddo.com/ddosupport/download-ddo will not work.
Therefore the intital installatin of LOTRO or DDO must be accomplished via the distribution DVDs or a complete copy of the game. See the "Tips and Tricks" sections for each game below for more information.
PyLotRO can be downloaded and from this page and installed in the CrossOver Games bottle containing LOTRO or DDO.
PyLotRO is a replacement launcher for the Turbine/Codemaster games: Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online for use in Crossover Games.
These two games work fine with Crossover Games but the Turbine provided launcher does not.
PyLotRO allows Mac OSX and Linux users to patch and launch these games using Crossover Games.

Download the most recent PyLotRO installer here: pylotro-setup.exe

PylotRO was previously known as LOTROLINUX. Its home page: http://www.lotrolinux.com/
CodeWeavers support pages:
PyLotRO: http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=6292
PyLotRO tips and tricks: http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=6292;tips=1
LOTRO: http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=2869
LOTRO tips and tricks: http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=2869;tips=1
DDO: http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=4048
DDO tips and tricks: http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=4048;tips=1

Step-by-step Instructions for installing LOTRO and DDO on the Mac under OSX and CrossOver Games

There are nominally 4 phases to installing and running either LOTRO or DDO on a Mac. Please note that these instructions changed with CXG 9.0!!!!!!

Phase 1: Install LOTRO or DDO

Note: You will create either a WinXP or Win2000 bottle in CrossOver Games (CXG)
Note: You NEED CXG NOT CrossOver or CrossOver Pro (CX). It is a separate download! Check the about box to see which one you are running.
The current CXG version is 9.0 -- 9.1 is in beta as we speak (18 July 2010).

1a- Take your DVDs for LOTRO or DDO and pop the first one into your Mac.

You CANNOT use any of the Turbine provided on-line installation clients including the Turbine Download Manager (TDM). They all use the PANDO Media Booster which is not compatible with WINE and CXG. You MUST install from a DVD of the game or a COMPLETE client file copy, which is about 14 gig in size, and can take a LONG time to download. (Installing from the SoA CD/DVD is very difficult because of changes Turbine made with book 14.)

1b- In CXG from the pulldown menus at the top select: Configure/Install Software

1c- Scroll down in the resulting box

1d- Click on the triangle beside Community Supported Applications scroll down and select Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood

1e- Click on the triangle beside select an installer -- navigate to the MoM/SoM DVD and select it. (If you insert the DVD at this point, it will take several minutes for it to appear as an option.)

1f- Click install and go have dinner, a drink and some dancing.
The install takes an hour or two (or more) - depending on your system speed. (Remember, it's TWO DVDs!)
Ignore errors at the end. They deal with the Turbine Launcher which uses PANDO.

1g- Wait for the CXG installer to finish. Ignore errors at the end. They deal with the Turbine Launcher which uses PANDO

Phase 2 - Install the replacement for the Turbine Launcher -- PyLotRO

2a- In CXG from the pulldown menus at the top select: Configure/Install Software

2b- Scroll down in the resulting box

2c- Click on the triangle beside Community Supported Applications scroll down and select PyLotRO

At the moment, there is only one source for pylotro-setup.exe. That site is frequently at its bandwidth limit. A second site is being added to the script: www.mcgillsociety.org/PyLotRO/pylotro-setup.exe until that update is made, you may have to download the pylotro-setup.exe file manually, and use Other Application to install it.

2d- Will install into new winxp bottle appears: click on the triangle and select the bottle where you just installed LOTRO (or DDO)

2e- Follow the windows wizard instructions -- just take all the defaults; ignore errors at the end.

2f- Wait for the CXG installer to finish. ignore any errors at the end.

Phase 3. It's Patch Time

3a- To Launch PyLotRO, select the CXG pulldown: programs/PyLotRO

3a- Wait a for the Launcher window to appear. From the Launcher bar select tools/settings wizard

3b- Lord of the Rings Online is the name of the game, and should appear in the window. Click the button find game.

3c- Select the Game Directory entry; click apply.

3d- The main PyLotRO window will re-appear. Again select tools/patch

3e- In the window which appears click start. Go get coffee/beer/sandwich, etc.

Depending upon which patch has to be applied, it can easily take 90 minutes or longer! (Such as the patch from MoM to SoM) Most Turbine patches are pretty big, so patching speed is largely dependent on your Internet Connection Speed.

3f- When patching is completed, ***FINISHED*** will appear in the window. You can save a copy of the output file if you like, or simply click exit and you will be returned to the main launcher window.
3g- At this point you can select your relm, language and enter your account and password and click login and begin playing or go to phase 4.

Phase 4 - go to the tips and trick section

At this time, the most common item which needs fixing is setting your video memory.

That is a pretty complete step-by-step of the installation as it stands with 9.0
File locations in OSX Terminal:
~/Library/Application Support/Crossover Games/Bottles/
~/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOverGames.plist
~/Documents/The Lord of the Rings Online/
~/Documents/Dungeons and Dragons online/

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