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The Hobbit is an action platformer where you play as Bilbo Baggins living out Tolkens Hobbit books. Fight wolves, sneak around Trolls, collect gems & coins, complete tasks to help Thorin Oakenshield and the dwarves reach Lonely Mountain.
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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing The Hobbit in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Retail CD ROM version of The Hobbit. 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: 1.8.5
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 1.8.5
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 1.8.5 is installed and you can close this window
Copy CD ROM Data
Begin with creating a folder on your Desktop
Name it: Hobbit
Copy all of the CD data from CD1 into the Hobbit folder
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Then copy all of the data from CD2 into the Hobbit folder
Click "skip" on all duplicate files
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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: thehobbit
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 1.8.5
Click Next
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Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP
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Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK
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Note: The desktop will resize when in-game resolutions are set
PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
Click Next
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
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Installing The Hobbit
Select "Select another file"
Click Next
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Click Browse
Navigate to the Hobbit folder on your Desktop
Select "setup.exe"
Click Open
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Click Next again...
Click Next
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License Agreement
Click Yes
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Destination Folder
Click Next
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Shortcut
Click No
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Register
Click No
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "Meridian.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: The Hobbit
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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PlayOnLinux Configure
Select "The Hobbit"
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 1.8.5
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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
Launch The Hobbit
Select "The Hobbit"
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 Resolution
Click Apply
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Back to Options
Click Performance
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Adjust:
Click Done
- Object Detail
- Decimation Rate
- Effects Quality
- Clip Plane
- Texture Quality
- LIghting Quality
- Shadows Enabled
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Conclusion:
Since The Hobbit was made in 2003 it should run on just about any laptop or computer. I had no problems or graphical artifacts. It played pefectly on my GTX 950 without issues.
Gameplay Video:
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