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# EverQuest Legends on NixOS via Wine
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EverQuest Legends is distributed as a standalone Daybreak/LaunchPad installer, not through Steam. The flake provides an `eqlegends` app that creates a mutable Wine prefix and installs the launcher from `EQLegends_setup.exe`.
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The installer in this repository is a Nullsoft/NSIS installer containing `LaunchPad.exe`, CEF libraries, and `LaunchPad.ini` with `appName=EverQuest Legends` and `id=eqns`. The game data itself is expected to be downloaded later by LaunchPad.
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## Quick start
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From the repository directory containing `EQLegends_setup.exe`:
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```bash
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nix run .#eqlegends
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```
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Or point the wrapper at the installer explicitly:
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```bash
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EQL_INSTALLER=/path/to/EQLegends_setup.exe nix run .#eqlegends
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```
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The Wine prefix lives at:
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```text
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~/.local/share/eqlegends/wine
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```
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The wrapper installs LaunchPad to:
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```text
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C:\Games\EverQuestLegends
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```
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inside that Wine prefix.
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## Useful environment variables
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| Variable | Use |
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| `EQL_INSTALLER=/path/to/EQLegends_setup.exe` | Use an installer outside the current working directory. |
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| `EQL_WINEPREFIX=/path/to/prefix` | Override the default Wine prefix location. |
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| `EQL_RESET_PREFIX=1` | Delete and recreate the prefix before launching. |
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| `EQL_DXVK=1` | Install DXVK DLLs into the prefix before launching. |
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| `EQL_WINEDEBUG=+seh,+tid` | Override Wine debug logging. Defaults to `-all`. |
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There is also a reset helper:
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```bash
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nix run .#eqlegends-reset-prefix
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```
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If the flake app is installed into a profile, the helper is available as:
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```bash
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eqlegends-reset-prefix
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```
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## DXVK
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The wrapper defaults to WineD3D. Run with DXVK only if the game client needs it or performs better with Vulkan translation:
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```bash
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EQL_DXVK=1 nix run .#eqlegends
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```
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DXVK is copied into the prefix, so switching back to WineD3D requires a prefix reset:
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```bash
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EQL_RESET_PREFIX=1 nix run .#eqlegends
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```
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## Troubleshooting
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If the installer cannot be found, run from the repository root or set `EQL_INSTALLER`.
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If LaunchPad installs somewhere unexpected, inspect:
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```bash
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find ~/.local/share/eqlegends/wine/drive_c -iname LaunchPad.exe
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```
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The wrapper records the executable it launches in:
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```text
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~/.local/share/eqlegends/wine/.eqlegends-launcher-path
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```
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If the launcher opens but renders as a blank CEF window, try a clean prefix first, then try DXVK:
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```bash
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EQL_RESET_PREFIX=1 nix run .#eqlegends
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EQL_DXVK=1 nix run .#eqlegends
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```
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For verbose Wine logs:
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```bash
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EQL_WINEDEBUG=+seh,+tid,+loaddll nix run .#eqlegends
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```
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