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Darkstone is a typical Hack-n-Slash RPG with a few unique features in 1999. Explore randomly generated dungeons, hack down minions with full 360 degree camera movement and loot to your hearts desire with four classes to choose from.
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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Darkstone in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Darkstone. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.9
Wine: 1.6.2
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-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 1.6.2 is 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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Click Next
Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
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Name your virtual drive: darkstone
Click Next
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Check all 3 options:
Click Next
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
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Select Wine 1.6.2
Click Next
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Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Application Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
Click Apply
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Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK
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PlayOnLinux Packages (Libraries, DLL's, Components)
Check the following packages:
Click Next
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_gdiplus
- POL_Install_tahoma
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Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Installing Darkstone
Click Browse
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Select "setup_darkstone_2.0.0.10.exe"
Click Open
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Click Next again...
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Click Options
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install
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When the installation is done
Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "Darkstone.exe"
Click Next
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The name Darkstone should appear
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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PlayOnLinux Configure
Select Darkstone
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 1.6.2
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Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine.
Display Tab
Video memory size: Select the amount of memory your video card/chip uses
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Running Darkstone
Select Darkstone
Click Run
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Note: Click Debug to see bugs and errors
Optimization
Click Configuration
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Click Options
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Darkstone should run on any desktop, laptop and netbook
For better performance check/uncheck:
- Shadows
- Reflections
- Texture Filtering
- Dithering
- Use the Primary 3D card
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Conclusion:
Darkstone ran perfectly on my Desktop (GeForce 550 Ti) and my Chromebook (Intel HD 2000). It even ran on my GeForce 7600 GT as well. The only issues I had was no resolution configuration. You are stuck playing Darkstone at 640x480. I tried a hacked exe that supported high resolution widescreen but it was really buggy and didn't work. So enjoy your old school RPG in your old school resolution.
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