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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Metro 2033 Redux in Linux with PlayOnLinux and DXVK
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Metro 2033 Redux. 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: 3.21
DXVK: 0.93
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 3.21
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
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Click Next
Downloading Wine
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Extracting
Installed
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Click (amd64) Tab
Select "3.21"
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 3.21 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 virtual drive"
Click Next
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Name the virtual drive: metro2033
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 3.21
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
Enter the following:
Select one at a time
- d3d10
- d3d10_1
- d3d10core
- d3d11
- dxgi
- xaudio2_7
Click Edit
Select: 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
Check the following:
Click Next
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx10
- POL_Install_d3dx11
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
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Note: All packages should automatically download and install
Click Browse
Select "setup_metro_2033_redux_2.0.0.2.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 icons"
Click Install
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Click OK on all errors
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Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "metro.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: Metro 2033
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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Installing DXVK
Setting up DXVK in Mint with Nvidia
Goto: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v0.93
Download dxvk-0.93.tar.gz to your Desktop
Extract to your Desktop
Open x64 Directory
Copy all the DLLs
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Paste all the DLLs in the metro.exe Directory
Full Path:Code:/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/metro2033/drive_c/GOG Games/Metro 2033 Redux![]()
Note: Feel free to try newer DXVK versions
PlayOnLinux Configure & DirectX Runtime
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Metro 2033"
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 3.21
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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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Download DirectX 2010 Runtime
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=8109
Save to your Desktop
Miscellaneous Tab
Click "Run a .exe file in this virtual drive"
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Navigate to your Desktop
Select "directx_jun2010_redist.exe"
Click Open
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Click Yes
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Type C:\
Click OK
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Back to Miscellaneous Tab
Click "Run a .exe file in this virtual drive" again
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Go to your virtual drive drive_c
Select "DXSETUP.exe"
Click Open
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Check "I accept the agreement"
Click Next
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Click Next
When finished installing
Click Finish
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Close Configure
Launch Metro 2033
Select Metro 2033
Click Run
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Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Optimization
Click Options
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Click Video
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Adjust:
Press Escape to save settings
- Resolution
- Quality
- SSAA
- Texture Filtering
- Motion Blur
- Tessellation
- Vsync
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Conclusion:
Metro 2033 runs great with DXVK installed and all the settings on high. There are a few flickering textures or objects here and there, but its not consistent. The DirectX Runtime fixes the crackly audio as long as you add the xaudio2_7 library. Finally we can play the Metro series from GOG even though Steam has the native versions.
Gameplay Video:
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