# DOAXVV for Penguin Enthusiasts

Apr 29 2025

## Prerequisites

I used Lutris with GE-Proton9-27
 - You can use your own favorite wine + tools if you want, just figure it out

DMM Game Player was at version 5.4.3

## Procedure

### DMM Account

Skip this if you already have a DMM account

1. Have a Japanese VPN
2. Go to https://doax-venusvacation.jp/ and create an account
3. Look for a button that says download in hieroglyphics ("ダウンロード"; ctrl+f this if it moves)
   - (currently this is a big badge with a blue outline on the bottom-right)
4. A pop-pop will ask you to choose between launching the DMM game player and downloading it. Choose download
5. You will be taken to an account page where you can sign up for an account and then download the launcher
6. Put the installer somewhere on your PC

### The actual setup

1. In Lutris, click the plus button to add a new game
2. Choose "Install a Windows game from an executable"
3. Follow the instructions, obviously point Lutris to the DMM installer
4. When going through the Lutris instructions, make sure to set a Wine prefix that you'll remember
5. When it finishes, rename this game "DMM Login". You can disable all the GPU tweak crap in Lutris
   - Gamescope, Esync, Fsync, AMD crap, Anti-Cheat, Mangohud, etc. are not needed for now
   - If you don't disable gamescope the launcher will be fullscreen which will look like shit
6. In a file explorer, navigate to the newly-created wine prefix
   - Copy the path to the DMM executable: "drive_c/Program Files/DMMGamePlayer/DMMGamePlayer.exe
   - (don't just copy mine; make sure to find it yourself in case it changes)
7. Edit the launcher in Lutris and set the executable to this path
8. If you don't have your VPN running, start it now
9. Run the launcher
   - If it doesn't launch something is broken, check the logs
10. You will see an orange login button. Click that and a DMM login page will open in your browser.
11. At this point, your browser might ask you to open a link in DMM Game Player, but it probably won't work
    - If it somehow does work, skip to step 17
12. The page in front of you should have a button in the middle to open the DMM app.
    - If you hover over it and check the link, it should be taking you to `dmmgameplayer://view/page?code=<code>`
13. Right-click the button and copy the link
14. Edit the launcher in Lutris again. This time, paste the link in as an argument to the executable
15. Close the DMM launcher, then re-launch it with Lutris. You should now be signed in
    - If you are not, check the logs, complain, etc.
    - If you ever end up needing to log back in, follow steps 9 - 15 (overwrite the old `dmmgameplayer` argument)
16. Fiddle around with the DMM launcher and find DOA XVV.
    - Click the "Store" (ストア) tab
    - Search for Dead or Alive
    - Figure out where the "purchase/install/add to account" button is
17. Go to the "My Games" (マイゲーム) tab
18. Hover over DoA and try to install it.
19. You'll probably get a tiny message that looks like an error.
    - I am doing this off memory since I can't repeat these steps
20. Look for a link or something related to the error, maybe a popup.
    - It is asking you to validate your account before you can play.
    - If you find the right link, your browser will open and you can validate your account
21. Once that's complete, you should be able to install
    - You might need to close and open the launcher
    - Leave it at the default install path unless you really know what you're doing
22. Now that the game is installed, close the launcher. Don't start the game yet
23. In Lutris, right-click the Launcher and click "Duplicate"
24. Name this "Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation" (or whatever you prefer)
25. Keep the executable pointed to the DMM launcher. Set the arguments to `dmmgameplayer://play/GCL/doaxvv/cl/win`
26. This should have all the bells and whistles enabled in Lutris
    - So turn on Esync, Fsync, Gamescope, Mangohud, etc., whatever works for your system
27. Launch this game and it should start with no issues. The game should open after the launcher

### TL;DR

All in a single wine prefix:
 - Install DMM
 - Launch it and click the login redirect
 - copy the `dmmgameplayer` protocol link from the page, re-launch DMM with the link as an argument
 - Try to install DOA, notice an error, find a link to validate your account from a popup or something
 - Install DOA successfully and you're done

## Mods

The path to the game directory is in your wine prefix at:

`drive_c/users/steamuser/DOAX-VenusVacation/`

Mods all worked out of the box for me following the instructions on the mod page, except for CostumeCustomizer.
My game crashes with a Vulkan error when CC is enabled

Mention Doug in the thread if you want to troubleshoot
- Doug