Get Steam on Ubuntu with Wine

Steam-Ubuntu.md

How to Install Wine 2.0 Stable in Ubuntu 16.04, 14.04, 16.10

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2017/01/install-wine-2-0-ubuntu-16-04-14-04-16-10/

download steam

curl -o ~/Downloads/SteamSetup.exe http://media.steampowered.com/client/installer/SteamSetup.exe

install some tricks

winetricks vcrun2010
winetricks d3dx9_43
winetricks xact

install steam

wine ~/Downloads/SteamSetup.exe -no-dwrite

Modify config to make servers reachable

https://www.reddit.com/r/wine_gaming/comments/8r0gh6/steam_in_winedevel_content_servers_unreachable/

run steam with -no-dwrite so it will show fonts

wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Steam/Steam.exe -no-dwrite

Modify launcher

cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Steam/steamapps/common/Age2HD/

backup the old launcher

mv Launcher.exe Launcher.bak

move age of empires exe there instead

mv AoK\ HD.exe Launcher.exe

rename _CommonRedist to stop installation of directx / vcrun on startup

mv _CommonRedist _CommonRedistOld