First Winter is an 80's pixelated horror game actually taking place in the 1980's during the Cold War. Every room is not what it seems... what happened on this submarine? Where do you go next? Solve puzzles and stop the missles from launching in this spooky jump-scare thriller.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing First Winter in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the itch.io version of First Winter. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 19.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.3.4
Wine: 5.0 64-bit
DXVK: 1.5.4
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Look for the Wine Version: 5.0
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Installed
Click (amd64) Tab
Select 5.0
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Downloading Wine 64-bit
Installed
Wine 5.0 32-bit and 64-bit is installed, 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: firstwinter
Click Next
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine 5.0
Click Next
Select "64 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
Click Apply
Libraries Tab
Type each of the following then click Add:
- d3d9
- d3d10
- d3d10_1
- d3d10core
- d3d11
- dxgi
Click Edit
Change to "Native (Windows)"
Click Apply
Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK
PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)
Check each of the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx10
- POL_Install_d3dx11
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All packages should automatically download and install
Do not click Browse
Click Cancel
First Winter does not have an installer
Installing First Winter
Download First Winter from itch.io
Go to: https://danthai.itch.io/first-winter
Save to your Desktop
Open with your Archive Manager
Click Extract
Navigate to the virtual drive's Program Files
Full Path:
Code:
/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/firstwinter/drive_c/Program FilesClick the New Folder button
Name it: firstwinter
Click Create
Click Extract
Click "Show The Files"
Installing DXVK
Go to: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v1.5.4
Download dxvk-1.5.4.tar.gz
Save to your Desktop
Extract to your Desktop
Open x64 Folder
Copy all DLLs
Paste in the "firstwinter" game directory in Program Files
Full Path:
Code:
/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/firstwinter/drive_c/Program Files/firstwinterPlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Click Configure
Select "firstwinter" on the left column
General Tab
Click "Make a new shortcut from this virtual drive"
Select "FirstWinter.exe"
Click Next
Name the shortcut: First Winter
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
Back to Configure
Select "First Winter" Shortcut in left column
General Tab
Wine version: 5.0
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
Running First Winter
Select First Winter
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Conclusion:
First Winter ran perfectly once DXVK was installed. This game is supposed to be pixelated to represent older gaming titles from the 80's. There is no save, so you have to finish the game in one sitting. I was able to play without any issues on my GeForce GTX 1060.
Gameplay Video:
!!! Warning, the video contains spoilers !!!
Screenshots: