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Darksiders 2 continues the story after War was imprisoned. Now you play as his brother Death who attempts to free the human race and undo the damage done by the Apocalypse. Explore huge maps and traverse complex jumping/platform puzzles. Gain loot from hacking and slashing all kinds of demons and bosses on earth. Level up Death and interact with demi-god-ish NCPs who will point you in the direction of the enemy or angels who will try an stop you.
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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition in Linux with PlayOnLinux and DXVK.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.14 Staging (64-bit)
DXVK: 0.72
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 3.15
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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Install the 64-bit version as well
Click "Wine versions (amd64) Tab
Select 3.15
Repeat steps
Wine 3.15 32-bit and 64-bit are installed and you can close this window
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: darksiders2
Click Next
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Check all three options:
Click Next
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
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Select Wine 3.15
Click Next
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Note: We will download Wine 3.14 staging in a later step
Select "64 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
windows version: Windows 7
Click Apply
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Libraries Tab
Enter the following libraries:
Click Edit on each one and select "native (Windows)
- d3d10
- d3d10_1
- d3d10core
- d3d11
- dxgi
- xaudio2_7
Click Apply
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Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK
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PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, components)
Check the following:
Click Next
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dcompiler_43
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_d3dx10
- POL_Install_d3dx11
- POL_Install_vcrun2008
- POL_Install_vcrun2010
- POL_Install_vcrun2012
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Note: All packages should automatically download and install
Click Browse
Select "setup_darksiders2_deathinitive_2.0.1.3.exe"
Click Open
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Click Next again...
Click OK
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Click Options
Uncheck "Create desktop icon"
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Click Install
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Click OK on all errors
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Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "Darksiders2.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: Darksiders II
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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Go to: https://lutris.net/files/runners/
Download wine-staging-3.14-x86_64.tar.gz
Save to your Desktop
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Extract to the PlayOnLinux linux-amd64 folder
full path:Click ExtractCode:/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wine/linux-amd64
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DXVK Libraries
Go to: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases
Download version 0.72
Save to your Desktop
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Open the dxbk-0.72/x64 folder
Copy all the files
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Paste into the Darksiders II Dethainitive Edition Folder
Full Path:Code:/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/darksiders2/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/GOG Games/Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition/![]()
Here is the Full DXVK Guide in PlayOnLinux
PlayOnLinux Configure
Select "Darksiders II"
Click Configure
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General Tab
Click the down-arrow to select Wine 3.14 staging
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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
Launch Darksiders II
Select Darksiders II
Click Run
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Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Optimization
Click Options
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Click Video icon
Adjust:
- Vertical Sync
- Gamma
- Video Resolution
- Fullscreen
- Ambient Occlusion
- Shadow Quality
- Anti-Aliasing = Off
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Note: Turn off Anti-Aliasing to reduce graphical artifacts
Conclusion:
Darksiders II runs much better with DXVK implemented. There are still some graphical flickering in the sky, but its not a "game breaker". I was able to play on my GeForce GTX 1060 with great frame rates and no other noticable issues. Previously when I played Darksiders a few years ago, I played through the entire game with a few annoying graphical bugs. But those are now gone and it runs beautifully.
Gameplay Video:
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