Installer the-age-of-the-ring-v93-standalone

description: Age of the Ring v9.3 Standalone - Complete LOTR RTS experience
game_slug: the-age-of-the-ring
gogslug: ''
humblestoreid: ''
installer_slug: the-age-of-the-ring-v93-standalone
name: The Age of the Ring
notes: "IMPORTANT: Installation takes 15-20 minutes with no visible progress bar.\r\
  \nThis is normal behavior for the silent installer.\r\n\r\nDependencies automatically\
  \ installed:\r\n- Windows 10 compatibility layer\r\n- Visual C++ Redistributable\
  \ 2019\r\n- DirectX 9 libraries\r\n\r\nThe installer uses NSIS silent installation\
  \ parameters to avoid user interaction.\r\nGame executable will be located at: drive_c/AgeoftheRing/aotr/lotrbfme2ep1.exe\r\
  \n\r\nFor resolution changes, edit: \r\ndrive_c/users/[username]/AppData/Roaming/Age\
  \ of the Ring/Options.ini\r\n\r\nKnown issues: Launcher may not work under Wine,\
  \ use direct game executable instead.\r\nIf game crashe test lutris-ge-proton8-26-x86_64"
runner: wine
script:
  files:
  - installer_zip:
      filename: AotR_Standalone_9.3.0_Installer.zip
      url: https://fmt2.dl.dbolical.com/dl/2025/05/26/AotR_Standalone_9.3.0_Installer.zip?st=FnShDDaFwG0GLS6mgKin7Q==&e=1781428244
  game:
    arch: win64
    args: -xres 1920 -yres 1080
    exe: drive_c/AgeoftheRing/AotR_Launcher.exe
    prefix: $GAMEDIR
  installer:
  - task:
      arch: win64
      name: create_prefix
      prefix: $GAMEDIR
  - extract:
      description: Entpacke Age of the Ring Installer
      dst: $GAMEDIR/tmp
      file: installer_zip
      format: zip
  - task:
      app: win10 vcrun2019 d3dx9
      description: "Installiere Windows-Kompatibilit\xE4t"
      name: winetricks
  - task:
      args: /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART
      description: Starting Age of the Ring Installer - INSTALLATION TAKES 15-20 MINUTES!
        DO NOT CANCEL!
      executable: $GAMEDIR/tmp/AotR_Standalone_9.3.0_Installer.exe
      name: wineexec
  - write_file:
      content: "==========================================================\nAge of\
        \ the Ring v9.3.0 - IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES\n==========================================================\n\
        \n\u26A0\uFE0F  INSTALLATION CAN TAKE 15-20 MINUTES! \u26A0\uFE0F\n\u26A0\uFE0F\
        \  DO NOT CANCEL - RUNNING IN BACKGROUND! \u26A0\uFE0F\n\nThe silent installer\
        \ shows NO progress bar!\nThis is normal and does NOT mean it's frozen.\n\n\
        INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE WHEN:\n- Lutris installer closes automatically\n\
        - This file exists:\n  $GAMEDIR/drive_c/AgeoftheRing/AotR_Launcher.exe\n\n\
        IMPORTANT - RUNNER SETUP:\nThis game is intended to run with Proton Hotfix.\n\
        After installation:\n  Lutris \u2192 Configure \u2192 Runner options \u2192\
        \ Wine version\n  \u2192 select \"Proton Hotfix\" (must be installed via Steam)\n\
        \nIf the automatic installer failed, run manually:\n   cd \"$GAMEDIR/tmp\"\
        \n   WINEPREFIX=\"$GAMEDIR\" wine AotR_Standalone_9.3.0_Installer.exe\n\n\
        Alternative executables if needed:\n   - $GAMEDIR/drive_c/AgeoftheRing/AotR_Launcher.exe\
        \ (default)\n   - $GAMEDIR/drive_c/AgeoftheRing/aotr/lotrbfme2ep1.exe\n  \
        \ - $GAMEDIR/drive_c/AgeoftheRing/BFME2X.exe\n\nSETTING RESOLUTION:\nEdit\
        \ after first start:\n$GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/<user>/AppData/Roaming/Age of\
        \ the Ring/Options.ini\nResolution = 1920 1080\nWindowed = 0 (fullscreen)\
        \ / 1 (windowed)\n\n\u26A0\uFE0F  PATIENCE IS KEY - DO NOT CANCEL! \u26A0\uFE0F\
        \n=========================================================="
      file: $GAMEDIR/INSTALLATION_INFO.txt
slug: the-age-of-the-ring-v93-standalone
steamid: null
version: v9.3 Standalone
year: 2017

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  "version": "v9.3 Standalone",
  "description": "Age of the Ring v9.3 Standalone - Complete LOTR RTS experience",
  "notes": "IMPORTANT: Installation takes 15-20 minutes with no visible progress bar.\r\nThis is normal behavior for the silent installer.\r\n\r\nDependencies automatically installed:\r\n- Windows 10 compatibility layer\r\n- Visual C++ Redistributable 2019\r\n- DirectX 9 libraries\r\n\r\nThe installer uses NSIS silent installation parameters to avoid user interaction.\r\nGame executable will be located at: drive_c/AgeoftheRing/aotr/lotrbfme2ep1.exe\r\n\r\nFor resolution changes, edit: \r\ndrive_c/users/[username]/AppData/Roaming/Age of the Ring/Options.ini\r\n\r\nKnown issues: Launcher may not work under Wine, use direct game executable instead.\r\nIf game crashe test lutris-ge-proton8-26-x86_64",
  "name": "The Age of the Ring",
  "year": 2017,
  "steamid": null,
  "gogslug": "",
  "humblestoreid": "",
  "runner": "wine",
  "slug": "the-age-of-the-ring-v93-standalone",
  "installer_slug": "the-age-of-the-ring-v93-standalone",
  "script": {
    "files": [
      {
        "installer_zip": {
          "filename": "AotR_Standalone_9.3.0_Installer.zip",
          "url": "https://fmt2.dl.dbolical.com/dl/2025/05/26/AotR_Standalone_9.3.0_Installer.zip?st=FnShDDaFwG0GLS6mgKin7Q==&e=1781428244"
        }
      }
    ],
    "game": {
      "arch": "win64",
      "args": "-xres 1920 -yres 1080",
      "exe": "drive_c/AgeoftheRing/AotR_Launcher.exe",
      "prefix": "$GAMEDIR"
    },
    "installer": [
      {
        "task": {
          "arch": "win64",
          "name": "create_prefix",
          "prefix": "$GAMEDIR"
        }
      },
      {
        "extract": {
          "description": "Entpacke Age of the Ring Installer",
          "dst": "$GAMEDIR/tmp",
          "file": "installer_zip",
          "format": "zip"
        }
      },
      {
        "task": {
          "app": "win10 vcrun2019 d3dx9",
          "description": "Installiere Windows-Kompatibilit\u00e4t",
          "name": "winetricks"
        }
      },
      {
        "task": {
          "args": "/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART",
          "description": "Starting Age of the Ring Installer - INSTALLATION TAKES 15-20 MINUTES! DO NOT CANCEL!",
          "executable": "$GAMEDIR/tmp/AotR_Standalone_9.3.0_Installer.exe",
          "name": "wineexec"
        }
      },
      {
        "write_file": {
          "content": "==========================================================\nAge of the Ring v9.3.0 - IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES\n==========================================================\n\n\u26a0\ufe0f  INSTALLATION CAN TAKE 15-20 MINUTES! \u26a0\ufe0f\n\u26a0\ufe0f  DO NOT CANCEL - RUNNING IN BACKGROUND! \u26a0\ufe0f\n\nThe silent installer shows NO progress bar!\nThis is normal and does NOT mean it's frozen.\n\nINSTALLATION IS COMPLETE WHEN:\n- Lutris installer closes automatically\n- This file exists:\n  $GAMEDIR/drive_c/AgeoftheRing/AotR_Launcher.exe\n\nIMPORTANT - RUNNER SETUP:\nThis game is intended to run with Proton Hotfix.\nAfter installation:\n  Lutris \u2192 Configure \u2192 Runner options \u2192 Wine version\n  \u2192 select \"Proton Hotfix\" (must be installed via Steam)\n\nIf the automatic installer failed, run manually:\n   cd \"$GAMEDIR/tmp\"\n   WINEPREFIX=\"$GAMEDIR\" wine AotR_Standalone_9.3.0_Installer.exe\n\nAlternative executables if needed:\n   - $GAMEDIR/drive_c/AgeoftheRing/AotR_Launcher.exe (default)\n   - $GAMEDIR/drive_c/AgeoftheRing/aotr/lotrbfme2ep1.exe\n   - $GAMEDIR/drive_c/AgeoftheRing/BFME2X.exe\n\nSETTING RESOLUTION:\nEdit after first start:\n$GAMEDIR/drive_c/users/<user>/AppData/Roaming/Age of the Ring/Options.ini\nResolution = 1920 1080\nWindowed = 0 (fullscreen) / 1 (windowed)\n\n\u26a0\ufe0f  PATIENCE IS KEY - DO NOT CANCEL! \u26a0\ufe0f\n==========================================================",
          "file": "$GAMEDIR/INSTALLATION_INFO.txt"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}