Rise of Nations

released in 2003
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  • Install
    Wine CD version last published 2 weeks, 2 days ago
    Installs the original 2003 retail CD release of Rise of Nations (the SafeDisc-protected disc, not the Steam Extended Edition) on Linux via Wine/Proton. Renders through WineD3D rather than DXVK, so it works on machines with weak or no Vulkan support. You supply a no-CD nations.exe from your own legally-owned copy when prompted — SafeDisc copy protection cannot run under Wine, so this is required. Most retail discs already ship at the final 1.04 patch level, so no patching is needed.
    Set a recent Proton-based Wine runner as your Lutris Wine version before installing — old builds like wine-ge-8-26 fail to build a prefix on current distros. No 32-bit host libraries are needed; Proton's Steam Runtime container provides them.
    You'll be prompted for two files: RONSETUP.EXE from your disc, and your own no-CD nations.exe. Match the no-CD file to your disc's version (check with exiftool nations.exe); a SafeDisc no-CD is normally smaller than the protected original.
    IMPORTANT: when RONSETUP finishes it offers a "Play now" button — do NOT click it; the no-CD swap hasn't happened yet, so the game won't launch there. Close the installer, let Lutris finish, and launch from your Lutris library instead.
    The installer disables DXVK (rendering via WineD3D, for weak/no-Vulkan GPUs), writes a working rise2.ini (windowed, intro skipped, no alt-tab blackout), and disables the startup movies that otherwise spawn a stray black "ActiveMovie" window. Most discs need no patch; early discs that want the final patch must apply it after install: rise.exe /patch rn2.04.04.2903.rtp /p.

Rise of Nations is a real-time strategy game which covers a long period of time, from the early stone age up to the modern-day technology.

The game offers many unique features that you can not find in other RTS games, such as: National Borders, Rare Resources, "Conquer the World" risk-like campaign, Citizens can occupy themselves, 18 Historical Nations (with unique powers/units), Multiple victory conditions, and many more. Also, a multi-player mode is included and offers a ranking system.

  • Genre: Real-time strategy, Real-time tactics
  • Platform: Macintosh, Windows

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