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Harry Potter Goblet Of Fire Guide

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  • by booman, Jul 14, 2017 at 1:24 PM
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    Harry Potter Goblet Of Fire is a 3rd person action puzzler based on the 4th novel. Play as Harry, Ron and Hermione in a co-operative adventure using combined spells to solve physics puzzles and cast away monsters.

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    Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Harry Potter Goblet Of Fire in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

    Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Harry Potter Goblet Of Fire. Other versions may require additional steps.

    Tips & Specs:

    To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

    Mint 18.1 64-bit
    PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
    Wine: 2.0-staging

    Wine Installation

    Click Tools
    Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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    Look for the Wine Version: 2.0-staging
    Select it
    Click the arrow pointing to the right
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    Click Next

    Downloading Wine
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    Extracting

    Downloading Gecko
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    Installed
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    Wine 2.0-staging is installed and you can close this window

    Copy Disk1 & Disk2 data

    Enter Disk1
    Create a new folder on your desktop
    Copy everything from Disk1 to the new folder
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    Enter Disk2
    Copy everything from Disk2 to the new folder
    Check "apply this action to all files"
    Click "Skip" for Replace files
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    Important Note: Leave Disk2 in the drive

    PlayOnLinux Setup

    Launch PlayOnLinux
    Click Install
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    Click "Install a non-listed program"
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    Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
    Click Next
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    Name the virtual drive: gobletoffire
    Click Next
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    Check all three options:
    • Use another version of Wine
    • Configure Wine
    • Install some libraries
    Click Next
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    Select "2.0-staging"
    Click Next
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    Select "32 bits windows installation"
    Click Next
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    Wine Configuration

    Applications Tab
    Windows version: Windows XP
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    Graphics Tab
    Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
    Uncheck "Allow the window manager control the windows"
    Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
    Desktop size: 800x600
    Click OK
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    Important: It is very important to disable window manager controlling the windows. Otherwise the game will not load the levels.

    Installing Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

    Check the following:
    • POL_Install_corefonts
    • POL_Install_d3dx9
    • POL_Install_tahoma
    Click Next
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    Note: All packages will automatically download and install

    The installer will refuse to run at this point
    Click Cancel
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    Note: Remember to leave Disk2 in the drive

    PlayOnLinux Configure

    Back to PlayOnLinux
    Click Configure
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    Installing Goblet Of Fire

    Miscellaneous Tab
    Click "Run a .exe file in this virtual drive"
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    Navigate to the new folder on your desktop
    Select "AutoRun.exe"
    Click Open
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    Enter the KEY from the insert
    Click Next
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    Check "Advanced User - Select Directory
    Use default path
    Click Next
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    Click Next Again
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    Click "Register Later"
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    Check "Quit"
    Click Finish
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    PlayOnLinux Shortcut

    Back to PlayOnLinux Configure
    Select "gobletoffire"
    Click General Tab
    Click "Make a new shortcut from this virtual drive"
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    Select "GofControls.exe"
    Click Next
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    Name the shortcut: Harry Potter Config
    Click Next
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    Select "gof_f.exe"
    Click Next
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    Name the shortcut: Harry Potter GoF
    Click Next
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    Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
    Click Next
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    Display Tab
    Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses
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    Close Configure

    Configure Controls
    Run "Harry Potter Configure"
    Select a controller
    Enter the buttons for each controller
    Click Quit
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    Note: My configure initially had 4 controllers, two (Event) and (js) for each controller. I didn't know which ones to configure for the game, so I went into System Settings and removed two of them.

    Launching Harry Potter Goblet of Fire

    Select "Harry Potter GoF"
    Click Run
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    Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

    Click New Game
    Click Save slot
    Select characters with controllers and keyboard
    Play
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    Conclusion:
    Harry Potter Goblet of Fire ran perfectly in 800x600 resolution with the Virtual Desktop enabled. Initially the first level would not load due to the window manager, but we fixed that in Wine Configuration. I was able to play fullscreen even on my widescreen monitor. Both controllers worked fine after some configuration and I played on the keyboard. There are no widescreen patches or fixes for this game.

    Gameplay Video:


    Screenshots:
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Discussion in 'Guides' started by booman, Jul 14, 2017.

  1. mrdeathjr28
    Good harry potter game and seems more stable too

    Good screens and guide too

    :)

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