Try your luck with this:
https://appdb.winehq.org/ objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=37797

However, I would seriously recommend going the VM route. It makes this process much easier and produces more stable results.

i had problems getting any data onto my VM and all i could find about the problem was some 300 pages pdf about that VM program.

i already followed that second tutorial, installing the prerequisites and creating a wineprefix in PlayOnLinux, installing the listed wintricks stuff.
it refused to install IE8 though, claiming it isn't supported on that OS.
i tried to do so with different OS presets on that wineprefix, going from winXP to win8 and it always refused to install IE8.

so far, i can launch the byond launcher, see the servers, login etc. and then upon joining a server, dreamseeker.exe crashes.

now i'll try some of the things from winehq. thanks for the link

now the byond launcher is stuck on that black loader with byond icon. it never finishes loading anything. just stuck there.
so it's a real throwback now.

ran the same commands again and now it loaded as before...
lets see if i can join a server now - nope, dreamseeker.exe still crashing.

the only step i couldnt do was this:
"Edit your wineprefix regedit using wine's regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Software --> Wine --> Network --> UseDnsComputerName

Set 'UseDnsComputerName' key to 'N' "

because there's no entry "Network" in there.

Also run DreamSeeker through the command line to see error messages before they disappear.

Check this out:

+->UseDnsComputerName
[Set to N if you need a persistent NetBIOS ComputerName that possibly differs from the Unix host name. You'll need to set ComputerName in HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerN ame]

And

+->ComputerName
[Current computer name.
Updated automatically from Unix host name unless UseDnsComputerName=N]

found from https://wiki.winehq.org/Useful_Registry_Keys
which states that all registry keys there are strings (REG_SZ) unless otherwise stated. So they are strings indeed. Haven't looked at the log yet, though.

might also be that some of those essentials are already included in the distros the tutorial writers use.
in some months, i'll have the cash to buy a SSD and install win10 on it... although i'l keep this old HDD as emergency backup. but i'll be abl to natively run byond.

Actually, I guess I did a little bit differently. I did not perform any registry tweaks and I had to install 32-bit headers. Your mileage may vary and maybe you will need the registry tweaks.

You are on Ubuntu, so I will try to translate what I did here for you. You need 32-bit libraries. You may want to uninstall PlayOnLinux and Wine first.

Also, I get butt tons of errors but it still works. Many of them are regarding tooltips.



Install any missing dependencies if you receive complaints about them and repeat the last two steps.

Then you will run winecfg. It will complain about missing Mono and Gecko. You can simply install those through those dialogs here.




Now you will want to set up a 32-bit Wine prefix and install dependencies, starting with winetricks, and finally BYOND:



Ubuntu is kind of a pain in the ass with its outdated repositories so you might run into some trouble because of that. Let me know if you do run into any trouble.

I read further and you said that it refuses to install IE8. That's because you installed Wine 64 bit. You need to install a Wine 32 bit otherwise you can't install IE8.

Hope this helps.

POL is obsolete anyways and it's actually harder to get around by. A terminal and copy and paste is far easier than setting up on POL especially if you don't know what you're doing. Future reference.