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Here is the first version of script. Ive tested only installation, it works.

Unfortunately wine can not start the game because of bugs. I will test the game when new version of wine will be released.
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#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2011-12-11 23-46)
# Last revision : (2011-12-11 23-46)
# Wine version used : 1.3.18
# Distribution used to test : Kubuntu 11.10 x64
# Author : Ulrick(No)
# Licence : Retail
# Only For : http://www.playonmac.com

[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"

TITLE="Gothic 4 Arcania"
PREFIX="gothic4"
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="1.3.18"
GAME_VMS="512"
DEVELOPER="Piranha Bytes"
SCRIPTCREATOR="Ulrick(No)"
COMPANYSITE="http://www.pluto13.de/"

if [ "$POL_LANG" == "ru" ] ; then
CHOOSE="Выберите установочный файл $TITLE"
INSTALLATION="Пожалуйста подождите, идет установка..."
GAME_VMS="Сколько памяти у вашей видеокарты ?"
END="$TITLE установлена !"
else #English messages
CHOOSE="Select the installation file of $TITLE."
INSTALLATION="Please wait during the installation..."
GAME_VMS="How much video ram is ?"
END="$Title installation is a succes ! "
fi

# Starting the script
POL_SetupWindow_Init

# Starting debugging API
POL_Debug_Init

POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "$DEVELOPER" "$COMPANYSITE" "$SCRIPTCREATOR" "$PREFIX"

# Setting prefix path
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"

# Downloading wine if necessary and creating prefix
Set_Arch "x86"
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"

# Choose between DVD and Digital Download version
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "DVD,LOCAL"
# Installing mandatory dependencies
POL_Call POL_Install_dsound
POL_Call POL_Install_dxfullsetup
POL_Call POL_Install_vcrun2005
POL_Call POL_Install_vcrun2008
POL_Call POL_Install_physx
POL_Call POL_Install_gfwl86
POL_Call POL_Install_vcrun6
POL_Call POL_Install_wmp10

# Begin game installation
if [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DVD" ]; then
# Asking for CDROM and checking if it's correct one
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'Please insert game media into your disk drive\\nif not already done.')"
POL_SetupWindow_cdrom
POL_Wine start /unix "$CDROM/setup.exe"
POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
else
# Asking then installing DDV of the game
cd "$HOME"
POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the setup file to run:')" "$TITLE"
SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
POL_Wine start /unix "$SETUP_EXE"
POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
fi

# Asking about memory size of graphic card
POL_SetupWindow_menu_list "$GAME_VMS" "$TITLE" "128-256-320-384-512-640-768-896-1024-1792-2048" "-" "256"
VMS="$APP_ANSWER"

# Fix for this game
POL_Wine_DirectSound "MaxShadowSize" "0"
POL_Wine_Direct3D "UseGLSL" "enabled"

# Set Graphic Card information keys for wine
POL_Wine_SetVideoDriver

# Sound problem fix - pulseaudio related
[ "$POL_OS" = "Linux" ] && Set_SoundDriver "alsa"
[ "$POL_OS" = "Linux" ] && Set_SoundEmulDriver "Y"
## End Fix

## Begin Common PlayOnMac Section ##
[ "$POL_OS" = "Mac" ] && Set_Managed "Off"
## End Section ##

# Making shortcut
POL_Shortcut "Arcania.exe" "$TITLE" "" ""

POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit 0

Edited by Dadu042

My script, with also the (same?) issue: game don't start.

 

#!/bin/bash
# Date : (2019-09-03)
# Last revision : see Changelog
# Wine version used : see Changelog
# Distribution used to test : XUbuntu 18.04 x64
# Author : Dadu042
# Licence : Retail
# Only For : http://www.playonmac.com
#
# TESTED : v2.0.0.2 (from GOG.com)
#
# Middlewares used by this software : DirectX 9, Visual C++ 2008, Nvidia Physx.
#
# CHANGELOG
# [Dadu042] (2019-09-03)
#   First script.
#
#
# KNOWN ISSUES:
#  - Wine amd64 4.0.2, 3.0.3: crash when launching. Tried: install vcrun2008, d3dx9_43 + compiler. Fix: Wine 4.15
#         registers OnAssetManagerFinishedInitializationDwine: Unhandled page fault on read access to 0x00000000 at address 0xad97e6 (thread 002a), starting debugger...
#         0033:fixme:dbghelp:elf_search_auxv can't find symbol in module

#  - Wine amd64 4.15: crash when launching. Tried: install Xact, dsound.
#      0009:err:module:load_so_dll failed to load .so lib "/home/walter/.PlayOnLinux/wine/linux-amd64/4.15/bin/../lib/wine/x3daudio1_7.dll.so": libFAudio.so.0: Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé:
#      Auc0009:err:module:import_dll Loading library X3DAudio1_7.dll (which is needed by L"C:\\GOG Games\\ArcaniA\\Arcania.exe") failed (error c000007a).
#    Fix? : install libFaudio.so
#
#
# Ideas to improve this script: select archive, then decide if extension is RAR or ZIP or 7Z...

[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"

TITLE="Arcania"
PREFIX="arcania"
EDITOR="Nordic Games"
GAME_URL="https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Arcania:_Gothic_4"
AUTHOR="Dadu042"
STEAM_ID="39690"
WORKING_WINE_VERSION="4.0.2"
GAME_VMS="512"
SHORTCUT_FILENAME="Arcania.exe"
SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES="Game;AdventureGame;"

# Starting the script
POL_SetupWindow_Init
   
# Starting debugging API
POL_Debug_Init
 
# Open dialogue box
POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "$EDITOR" "$GAME_URL" "$AUTHOR" "$PREFIX"

# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: this software does exist in Linux native version.\n\nThis script only allow to run the Windows version on Linux, please prefer the Linux edition for better 3D speed.')" "$TITLE"

# POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'This game requires a fast 3D GPU (ie: Intel HD Graphics 4440 is not enough).')" "$TITLE"
 
POL_RequiredVersion "4.3.4" || POL_Debug_Fatal "$APPLICATION_TITLE $VERSION is required to install $TITLE"

# Setting prefix path
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
 
# Determine Architecture
POL_System_SetArch "amd64"
 
# Downloading wine if necessary and creating prefix
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WORKING_WINE_VERSION"

Set_OS "win7"

POL_Call POL_Install_corefonts
   
# Installing mandatory dependencies
# POL_Call POL_Install_d3dx11

# POL_Call POL_Install_mono210


# Asking about memory size of graphic card
POL_SetupWindow_VMS $GAME_VMS

# Set Graphic Card information keys for wine
POL_Wine_SetVideoDriver

# Useful for Nvidia GPUs
# POL_Call POL_Install_physx


# Choose between Steam and other Digital Download versions
POL_SetupWindow_InstallMethod "STEAM,DVD,LOCAL"

# Begin game installation
if [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "STEAM" ]; then
        POL_Call POL_Install_steam
        # Mandatory pre-install fix for steam
        POL_Call POL_Install_steam_flags "$STEAM_ID"
        # Shortcut done before install for steam version
        POL_Shortcut "steam.exe" "$TITLE" "" "steam://rungameid/$STEAM_ID"
        # Steam install
        POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'When $TITLE download by Steam is finished,\nDo NOT click on Play.\n\nClose COMPLETELY the Steam interface, \nso that the installation script can continue')" "$TITLE"
        cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/$PROGRAMFILES/Steam"
        POL_Wine start /unix "steam.exe" steam://install/$STEAM_ID
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"

elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DVD" ];then
        POL_SetupWindow_cdrom

        POL_SetupWindow_check_cdrom "setup.exe"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$CDROM/setup.exe"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "setup.exe"
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"

elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "DOWNLOAD" ];then
        POL_Download "https://www.villagers-and-heroes.com/VHSetup.exe"
        POL_Wine "VHSetup.exe" "/SILENT"
        POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
 
elif [ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "LOCAL" ]; then
        POL_SetupWindow_menu "$(eval_gettext 'What is the type of the file?.')" "$TITLE" "$(eval_gettext '.EXE')~$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')~$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" "~"

if [ "$APP_ANSWER" == ".EXE" ]; then
        # Asking then installing local files of the game
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the setup file to run')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        POL_Wine start /unix "$SETUP_EXE"
        POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
#    POL_Shortcut_Document "$TITLE" "Readme.txt"
         
elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.ZIP')" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the .ZIP file')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unzip "$APP_ANSWER" -d "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/"
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
         
elif [ "$APP_ANSWER" == "$(eval_gettext '.RAR')" ]; then
        cd "$HOME"
        POL_SetupWindow_browse "$(eval_gettext 'Please select the .RAR file')" "$TITLE"
        SETUP_EXE="$APP_ANSWER"
        cd "$POL_System_TmpDir"
        POL_SetupWindow_wait_next_signal "$(eval_gettext 'Extracting the archive...')" "$TITLE"
        POL_System_unrar x "$APP_ANSWER" "$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/" || POL_Debug_Fatal "unrar is required to unarchive $TITLE (unrar package is not installed on the OS)."
        POL_Shortcut "$SHORTCUT_FILENAME" "$TITLE" "" "" "$SOFTWARE_CATEGORIES"
fi
fi
 
POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext '\nInstallation is finished ! :)')" "$TITLE"

POL_SetupWindow_message "$(eval_gettext 'WARNING: to avoid to have a big useless POL/POM log file, you should type \ninto 'Debug flags' : 'fixme-all'.')" "$TITLE"

POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit 0

Edited by Dadu042

With Wine v4.21 I had a more explicit error, message, installating the function XACT may help (and before reinstall the game in 32 bits).