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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Necrovision in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Necrovision. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 18.1 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.12-staging

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 2.12-staging
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 2.12-staging is installed and you can close this window

Downloading Steam

Go To: http://www.steampowered.com
Click Install Steam


Do not click "Install Steam Now"
It will automatically install Linux Steam
Select Windows Steam instead
click "Windows" under the green button


Navigate to your desktop
Click Save


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: necrovision
No spaces
Click Next


Select all three options:

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

Click Next


Select Wine 2.12-staging
Click Next


Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Configure Wine

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


PlayOnLinux Packages (Libraries, Components, DLL's)

Check the following libraries:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Note: All packages will automatically download and install

Installing Steam

Click Browse


Navigate to your desktop
Select: SteamSetup.exe
Click Open


Click Next

Click Next

Check: I accept the license...
Click Next

Click Next

Click Next

Click Install

Click Finish

Updating Steam

Click the "X" to close Steam login


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select Steam.exe
Click Next


Name your shortcut: Necrovision
Click Next


Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next


PlayOnLinux Configure

Back to PlayOnLinux
Click Configure


General Tab
Arguments: -no-dwrite -no-cef-sandbox
This fixes any missing font problem


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 size of Memory your video card/chip uses


Close Configure

Launching Steam

Select Necrovision
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Click "Login to existing account"


Login


Search your Library for Necrovision
Click Install


Uncheck "Create desktop shortcut"
Uncheck "Create start menu shortcut"
Click Next


Click Finish


Forcing Direct X 9

After Necrovision is finished downloading
Navigate to:

Code:

/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/necrovision/drive_c/Program Files/Steam/SteamApps/common/NecroVision/Bin

Open config.ini


Change "Cfg.RenderDevice = 2"
To "Cfg.RenderDevice = 1"


Back to Steam
Select "Necrovision"
Click Play


Optimization

Click Options


Click Video


Basic Settings

• Presets
• Screen Resolution
• Weapon Textures
• Environments Textures
• Character Textures
• Gamma
• Brightness
• Contrast

Advanced Settings:

• Render Quality
• Dynamic Shadows
• Ambient Occlusion
• Paricles Detail
• Weather Effects
• Motion Blur
• HDRI
• Volumetrics
• Weather Quality
• Multisampling
• Decals Display Time
• Texture Filtering Anisotropic

Click Back


Rule of thumb:
High settings = More detail, lower frame rates
Low settings = Less detail, higher frame rates

Conclusion:
I initially tested Necrovision with the Direct X 10 settings but the game wouldn't even launch. So I used the config to force Direct X 9 and it played perfectly on my GeForce GTX 1060. Even though its a typical linear FPS, its pretty fun and the graphics are beautiful.

Gameplay Video:


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