Assassin's Creed is a very unique game that combines the action and sandbox elements to create an immersive story-line in the time period of the Crusades. Not only can you climb any structure and are free to strategize how to make your kill, Assassin's Creed also gives you the freedom to save people in distress and roam massive ancient cities of Israel.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Assassin's Creed in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Assassin's Creed. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
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
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: assassinscreed
Click Next
Check all three options:
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 drive"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK
Install Packages (Components, DLL's, Libraries)
Click Next
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Installing Assassin's Creed
Click Browse
Select "setup_assassins_creed_2.1.0.23.exe"
Click Open
Click Next
Select a Language
Click OK
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Click Options
Uncheck "Create deskcop icons"
Click Install
Check "I accept the license agreement"
Click Next
Click Finish
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "AssassinsCreed_Dx8.exe"
Click Next
Name your shortcut: Assassin's Creed
Click Next
Click Next again
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Assassin's Creed"
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 has
Close Configure
Select Assassin's Creed
Click Run
Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs
Optmization
After creating your account
Click Options
Click Graphics Options
Select a resolution to match your Linux desktop for fullscreen
Adjust:
Click Apply
Rule of Thumb:
High settings = More detail, lower frame rates
Low settings = Less detail, higher frame rates
Conclusion:
Assassin's Creed ran perfectly in PlayOnLinux on my GeForce 550 Ti. No frame lagging and great sound. Everything works just as it does in Windows. I recommend once you set the resolution, to keep it there. Wine always seems to have problems setting different resolutions vs Linux desktop resolution and virtual desktop resolutions.
Gameplay video:
Screenshots:
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Assassin's Creed in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Assassin's Creed. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
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
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: assassinscreed
Click Next
Check 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 drive"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK
Install Packages (Components, DLL's, Libraries)
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_gdiplus
- POL_Install_vcrun2005
- POL_Install_tahoma
Click Next
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Installing Assassin's Creed
Click Browse
Select "setup_assassins_creed_2.1.0.23.exe"
Click Open
Click Next
Select a Language
Click OK
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Click Options
Uncheck "Create deskcop icons"
Click Install
Check "I accept the license agreement"
Click Next
Click Finish
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "AssassinsCreed_Dx8.exe"
Click Next
Name your shortcut: Assassin's Creed
Click Next
Click Next again
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Assassin's Creed"
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 has
Close Configure
Select Assassin's Creed
Click Run
Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs
Optmization
After creating your account
Click Options
Click Graphics Options
Select a resolution to match your Linux desktop for fullscreen
Adjust:
- Vertical Sync
- Mutlisampling
- Grpahics Quality
- Level of Detail
Click Apply
Rule of Thumb:
High settings = More detail, lower frame rates
Low settings = Less detail, higher frame rates
Conclusion:
Assassin's Creed ran perfectly in PlayOnLinux on my GeForce 550 Ti. No frame lagging and great sound. Everything works just as it does in Windows. I recommend once you set the resolution, to keep it there. Wine always seems to have problems setting different resolutions vs Linux desktop resolution and virtual desktop resolutions.
Gameplay video:
Screenshots:
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