Myst III: Exile is a breathtaking point-n-click adventure at a whole new level, of course back in its day. Every step you take in the world of Exile is a seamless 360 degree interactive picture. Explore Amateria (a mechanical Age), Edanna (a world of nature and vegetation) and Voltaic (an island canyons filled with man-made constructions).





Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Myst 3: Exile in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Myst 3: Exile. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

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Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.6
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


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


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 1.6.2 is installed and you can close this window

Copying the CD ROMS

Create a new folder on your desktop
Name it "exile"
Insert Disk1
Copy all of the data from Disk1 to your "exile" folder


Insert Disk2
Copy all of the data to your "exile" folder
When a pop-up asks you to Merge
Check "Apply this action to all files"
Click Merge


If a pop-up asks you to Replace
Click "apply this action to all files"
Click Replace


Continue this process will all disks

PlayOnLinux Setup

Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install


Click "Install a non-listed program"


Click Next

Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next


Name your virtual drive: exile
Click Next


Select all three options:

• Use another version of Wine
• Configure Wine
• Install some libraries

Click Next


Select Wine 1.6.2
Click Next


Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows Version: Windows 7
Click Apply


Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK


Installing Packages (Components, Libraries, DLL's)

Check The following Packages:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Note: All packages will automatically download and install

Installing Exile

Click Browse


Navigate to your "exile" folder on the desktop
Select "Setup.exe"
Click Open


Click Next

Click Next

Click Yes

Click Next

Select "Full Install"
Click Next


When the installer asks for Disk 2
Click Browse


Click the "exile" folder under Desktop
C:\users\username\Desktop\exile
Click OK


Continue this process as the installer asks for Disks

Uncheck all options
Click Next


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "M3.exe"
Click Next


Name your shortcut "Myst III: Exile"
Click Next


Click Next again

PlayOnLinux Configure

Select "Myst III: Exile"
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 1.6.2


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


Close Configure

Launching Myst III: Exile

Before launching Exile
Insert Disk1 in your drive

It is a good idea to set your Linux Desktop resolution to something smaller:

• 1024x768
• 800x600

Exile is rendered in 640x480 so in order to appear fullscreen your desktop need to be at least 800x600 resolution.
You can also go back to Wine Configuration and uncheck "virtual desktop"

Select "Myst III: Exile"
Click Run


Note: Click Debug to see bugs and errors

Rendering option
Check Direct 3D
Click OK


Conclusion:
Exile ran perfectly in fullscreen after I messed around with the virtual desktop and Linux desktop resolutions. Too bad we can't get a high resolution widescreen version of Exile.
All puzzles and animations ran perfectly! Exile is still a very innovative game and it can suck you in.

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