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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Mageslayer in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Mageslayer. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 1.8.4
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 1.8.4
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 1.8.4 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 the virtual drive: mageslayer
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 1.8.4
Click Next
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Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 98
Click Apply
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Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 800x600
Click OK
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PlayOnLinux Packages (DLL's, Components, Libraries)
Check the following:
Click Next
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
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Select "Select another file"
Click Next
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Click Browse
Navigate to the CD ROM
Select "setup.exe"
Click Open
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Click Next again...
Click Next
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Click Next
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Click Next
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Click Next
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Uncheck "I would like to view the README file"
Click Finish
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Click OK
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Check "Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled"
Click OK
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "mageslay.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: Mageslayer
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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PlayOnLinux Configure
Select "Mageslayer"
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 1.8.4
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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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Launching Mageslayer
Select Mageslayer
Click Run
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Note: Click debug to see bugs and errors
Click OK
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Click Options
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Click "Direct 3D Options..."
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Video Modes
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Select "D3D 800x600x16"
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Other Video Modes
You can also edit the userdef.cfg to set higher resolutions
Go to:
Open userdef.cfg in TextEditCode:/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/mageslayer/drive_c/Program Files/MageSlayer/Mage/
Change resolution in line
toCode:vid_setmodebydesc "D3D 800x600x16"
Save userdef.cfgCode:vid_setmodebydesc "D3D 1280x960x16"
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Conclusion:
Once I found the resolution could be set through userdef.cfg I could set my Desktop resolution to 1280x960 and then play in fullscreen. Everything else ran really well. The controls are awkward, but the more you play, the easier they get.
Gameplay Video:
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