Firestarter is a wave based First Person Shooter where you clear areas to move forward. Every time you move to a new arena a new weapon is available and a new enemy appears. Utilize the typical FPS arsenal: SMG's, Heavy machine guns, shotguns, rocket launchers and more.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Firestarter in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Firestarter. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.2
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Look for the Wine Version: 3.2
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 3.2 is installed and you can close this window
PlayOnLinux Setup
Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install
Click "Install a non-listed program"
Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
Name the virtual drive: firestarter
Click Next
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some librarie
Select Wine 3.2
Click Next
Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK
PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Click Browse
Select "setup_firestarter_2.0.0.3.exe"
Click Open
Click Next again...
Click Options
Uncheck "Create desktop icon"
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Click Install
Click OK on all errors
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "fsShell.exe"
Click Next
Name the shortcut: Firestarter
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Firestarter"
Click Configure
General Tab
Wine version: 3.2
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
Launch Firestarter
Select "Firestarter"
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Optimization
Click video
Adust:
- Resolution
- Color Bits
- Depth Bits
- Fullscreen
- Tex Quality
Click Performance
Adjust:
- Global Fog
- Volume Fog
- Sprite Reducing
- Level Effects
- Complex Shaders
- Post-Render Effects
- Sky Box
- Extra Glows
- Projections
- Missle Glows
- Gun Shells
- Gibs
- LOD Range
- Bonus Flares
Widescreen Resolution
Go to:
Code:
/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/firestarter/drive_c/GOG Games/Firestarter/BASEUpdate both lines to match your Linux Desktop
reg ker_width INT "1920"
reg ker_height INT "1080"
Click Save
Conclusion:
Firestarter ran perfectly since its made with an older engine. It should run on pretty much any laptop or netbook. I never had an issue with my GeForce GTX 1060.
Gameplay video:
Screenshots:
