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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Lichdom Battlemage in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Lichdom Battlemage. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 19 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.3.4
Wine: 5.0 64-bit
DXVK: 1.5
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 Nex
Name the virtual drive: lichdombattlemage
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
Libraries Tab
Type each of the following:
- d3d10
- d3dx_1
- d3d10core
- d3d11
- d3d9
- 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
- POL_Install_wininet
Note: wininet is critical to run Lichdom Battlemage. All packages should automatically download and install
Installing Lichdom Battlemage
Click Browse
Select "setup_lichdom_-_battlemage_64_1.2.3_(18496).exe
Click Open
Click Next again...
Click OK
Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Created desktop icon"
Click Install
Click OK on all errors
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "LichdomBattlemage.exe"
Click Next
Name the shortcut: Lichdom Battlemage
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Lichdom Battlemage"
Click Configure
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
Installing DXVK
Go to: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v1.5
Download DXVK 1.5
Save to your Desktop
Extract
Open x32 directory
Copy all of the DLLs
Paste DLLs in the Lichdom Battlemage Bin32 directory
Full path:
Code:
/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/lichdombattlemage/drive_c/GOG Games/Lichdom - Battlemage/Bin32Run Lichdom Battlemage
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Lichdom Battlemage"
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see bugs and errors
Fullscreen Windowed
In Mint 19 the game would launch but everything was black. I could hear the menu audio playing but nothing on the screen.
It is important to run the game one time for these files to appear
Go to Lichdom Battlemage Folder in My Games
Full Path
Code:
/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/lichdombattlemage/drive_c/Users/username/Saved Games/Lichdom Battlemage/Modify the line: r_FullscreenWindow=0
Change to: r_FullscreenWindow=1
Note: You can change other settings that aren't available in-game.
Optimization
Click Options
Click Graphics
Adjust:
- Resolution
- System specs presets
- Field of View
- Screen Mode
- Antialiasing
- TressFX
- Depth Of Field
- Motion Blur
- Object Detail
- Shading
- Volumetric Effects
- Shadows
- Textures
- Physics
- Post Processing
- Particles
- Visual Quality
- Water
- Game Effects
Conclusion:
Lichdom Battlemage has been one of the most frustrating games to test for a long time. I purchased it on a sale at GOG and never got it to work until now. I'm not sure if the version of Wine or DXVK made a difference, but I've tried older versions of both and it still crashed at loading the first level. In fact Windows gamers are experiencing the same problem. After figuring out the Fullscreen Windowed setting and finding wininet is required, now it runs perfectly! My GeForce GTX 1060 was able to handle all the settings on high.
When you first launch the game, be patient as it may take a bit to load. Specially loading any level. It appears to be "locked up" but it will eventually load the level fine.
Gameplay video:
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