AoE2DE CaptureAge on Linux for 2026

bgstack15 — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:10:00 GMT

I ended up having to use a fuller script from TeknoHamster.

I also had to do some crazy tricks with protontricks or winetricks to run protontrikcs 813780 d3dcompiler_47. I think what ended up working was adjusting the script to run a winetricks command in the WINEPREFIX.

files/2026/listings/captureage.sh (Source)

	`#!/usr/bin/env bash`
	`# Taken directly from https://gist.githubusercontent.com/TeknoHamster/d8b2f90a1cd618074aa1e35c81e7bc4b/raw/972832a3e37ef32d255804d19aae99550ec9fb26/captureage from https://gist.github.com/TeknoHamster/d8b2f90a1cd618074aa1e35c81e7bc4b`

	`APPID=813780`
	`STEAM_PATH="${STEAM_PATH:-$HOME/.local/share/Steam}"`
	`PROTON_NAME="${PROTON_NAME:-Proton - Experimental}"`

	`export PROTON_LOG=1`
	`export STEAMAPPS="$STEAM_PATH/steamapps"`
	`export STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="$STEAMAPPS/compatdata/$APPID"`
	`export STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH="$STEAM_PATH"`
	`export WINEPREFIX="$STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH/pfx"`
	`export GAME_DIR="$STEAMAPPS/common/AoE2DE"`
	`export GAME_DIR_WIN='S:\common\AoE2DE'`
	`export CAPTUREAGE_STATE="$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/CaptureAge/persistedState_prod.json"`
	`export CAPTUREAGE_EXE_WIN='C:\users\steamuser\AppData\Local\Programs\CaptureAge\CaptureAge.exe'`
	`export CAPTUREAGE_DIR_WIN='C:\users\steamuser\AppData\Local\Programs\CaptureAge'`
	`export STEAM_COMPAT_INSTALL_PATH="$GAME_DIR"`
	`export STEAM_COMPAT_LIBRARY_PATHS="$STEAMAPPS"`
	`export PROTON_SET_GAME_DRIVE=1`
	`# Adjust the path to the proton executable used by Age of Empires II`
	`export PROTON_EXEC="${PROTON_EXEC:-$STEAMAPPS/common/$PROTON_NAME/proton}"`
	`# export WINEDEBUG=warn+all # This is for debug logs`
	`# export OBS_VKCAPTURE=1 # Enable this for OBS Videogame capture`

	`prepare_prefix() {`
	`local game_dir_win`
	`local game_dir_escaped`

	`game_dir_win="$GAME_DIR_WIN"`
	`game_dir_escaped="${game_dir_win//\\/\\\\}"`

	`mkdir -p "$WINEPREFIX/dosdevices"`
	`ln -sfn "$STEAMAPPS" "$WINEPREFIX/dosdevices/s:"`

	`if [ -f "$WINEPREFIX/user.reg" ]; then`
	`GAME_DIR_ESCAPED="$game_dir_escaped" perl -0pi -e 'BEGIN{$r=$ENV{GAME_DIR_ESCAPED}} s#"Install Location"="[^"]*"#"Install Location"="$r"#g' "$WINEPREFIX/user.reg"`
	`fi`

	`if [ -f "$CAPTUREAGE_STATE" ]; then`
	`tmp_state="$(mktemp)"`
	`jq --arg dir "$game_dir_win" '.lastUsedGameDirectory = $dir' "$CAPTUREAGE_STATE" > "$tmp_state" && mv "$tmp_state" "$CAPTUREAGE_STATE"`
	`fi`
	`}`

	`reg_add() {`
	`"$PROTON_EXEC" run reg add "$@"`
	`}`
	`#This creates Windows registries to make the Spectate with CA button work`
	`register_captureage() {`
	`local protocol_command`

	`protocol_command="\"$CAPTUREAGE_EXE_WIN\" \"%1\""`

	`for root in HKCU\\Software\\Classes HKLM\\Software\\Classes; do`
	`reg_add "$root\\captureage" /ve /d "URL:captureage" /f`
	`reg_add "$root\\captureage" /v "URL Protocol" /d "" /f`
	`reg_add "$root\\captureage\\shell\\open\\command" /ve /d "$protocol_command" /f`
	`done`

	`for root in HKCU HKLM; do`
	`reg_add "$root\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\CaptureAge.exe" /ve /d "$CAPTUREAGE_EXE_WIN" /f`
	`reg_add "$root\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\App Paths\\CaptureAge.exe" /v "Path" /d "$CAPTUREAGE_DIR_WIN" /f`
	`done`
	`}`

	`#install capture age (only needed once). Adjust the location to point to the installer you downloaded.`
	`#"$PROTON_EXEC" run "$PWD/CaptureAgeSetup.exe"`

	`# run capture age`
	`# Older version of CA:DE were installed in AppData/Local/Programs/CaptureAge . If it doesn't launch for you, check this path`
	`prepare_prefix`
	`register_captureage`
	`"$PROTON_EXEC" run "C:/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/Programs/CaptureAge/CaptureAge.exe"`

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