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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Lichdom Battlemage in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Lichdom Battlemage. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 19 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.3.4
Wine: 5.0 64-bit
DXVK: 1.5
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 5.0
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
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Click Next
Downloading Wine
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Installed
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Click (amd64) Tab
Select 5.0
Click the arrow pointing to the right
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Downloading Wine 64-bit
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Installed
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Wine 5.0 32-bit and 64-bit is installed, 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 Nex
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Name the virtual drive: lichdombattlemage
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 5.0
Click Next
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Select "64 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
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Libraries Tab
Type each of the following:
Select one at a time
- d3d10
- d3dx_1
- d3d10core
- d3d11
- d3d9
- dxgi
Click Edit
Change to "Native (Windows)"
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 each of the following:
Click Next
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx10
- POL_Install_d3dx11
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
- POL_Install_wininet
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Note: wininet is critical to run Lichdom Battlemage. All packages should automatically download and install
Installing Lichdom Battlemage
Click Browse
Select "setup_lichdom_-_battlemage_64_1.2.3_(18496).exe
Click Open
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Click Next again...
Click OK
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Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Created desktop icon"
Click Install
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Click OK on all errors
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Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "LichdomBattlemage.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: Lichdom Battlemage
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Lichdom Battlemage"
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 5.0
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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: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses
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Close Configure
Installing DXVK
Go to: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v1.5
Download DXVK 1.5
Save to your Desktop
Extract
Open x32 directory
Copy all of the DLLs
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Paste DLLs in the Lichdom Battlemage Bin32 directory
Full path:Code:/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/lichdombattlemage/drive_c/GOG Games/Lichdom - Battlemage/Bin32![]()
Run Lichdom Battlemage
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Lichdom Battlemage"
Click Run
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Note: Click debug to see bugs and errors
Fullscreen Windowed
In Mint 19 the game would launch but everything was black. I could hear the menu audio playing but nothing on the screen.
It is important to run the game one time for these files to appear
Go to Lichdom Battlemage Folder in My Games
Full PathOpen game.cfgCode:/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/lichdombattlemage/drive_c/Users/username/Saved Games/Lichdom Battlemage/
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Modify the line: r_FullscreenWindow=0
Change to: r_FullscreenWindow=1
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Note: You can change other settings that aren't available in-game.
Optimization
Click Options
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Click Graphics
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Adjust:
Click Apply
- Resolution
- System specs presets
- Field of View
- Screen Mode
- Antialiasing
- TressFX
- Depth Of Field
- Motion Blur
- Object Detail
- Shading
- Volumetric Effects
- Shadows
- Textures
- Physics
- Post Processing
- Particles
- Visual Quality
- Water
- Game Effects
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Conclusion:
Lichdom Battlemage has been one of the most frustrating games to test for a long time. I purchased it on a sale at GOG and never got it to work until now. I'm not sure if the version of Wine or DXVK made a difference, but I've tried older versions of both and it still crashed at loading the first level. In fact Windows gamers are experiencing the same problem. After figuring out the Fullscreen Windowed setting and finding wininet is required, now it runs perfectly! My GeForce GTX 1060 was able to handle all the settings on high.
When you first launch the game, be patient as it may take a bit to load. Specially loading any level. It appears to be "locked up" but it will eventually load the level fine.
Gameplay video:
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