Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is a hack-n-slash game where you re-live the movie and can play as each of the main characters. The game plays in third person as you pick off minions and bosses from the movies. Execute combos, special moves and level up to purchase new abilities.
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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
Wine: 1.6.2
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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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
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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 1.6.2 is installed and you can close this window
Copy CD ROM Data
Create a folder on your desktop
Enter Install Disk
Copy all of the files to your folder
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Click "Skip" on any Replace file warnings
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Enter the next CD ROM and do the same thing
The play Disk is the last one
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 your virtual drive: returntotheking
Click Next
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Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Click Next
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Select Wine 1.6.2
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Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Application Tab
Windows version: windows 7
Click Apply
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Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
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Installing Packages (Libraries, Components, DLL's)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All libraries will automatically download and install
Click Next
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At this point PlayOnLinux refuses to install the Game
Click Cancel
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PlayOnLinux Configure
Click Configure
Select virtual drive: returntotheking
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General Tab
Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Click the + to download another version of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select another version of Wine.
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Display Tab
Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses
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Installing Lord Of the Rings Return To The King
Miscellanous Tab
Click "Run a exe file in this virtual drive"
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Navigate to the folder on your desktop
Select AutoRun.exe or Setup.exe
Click Open
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Click Install
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Click Yes
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Enter the key off the Game insert
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Click Next
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Click "Register Later"
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Installing...
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Insert the Play Disc
Click OK
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Back to General Tab
Click "Make a new shortcut from this virtual drive"
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Select ROTK.exe
Click Next
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Name your shortcut: LOTR Return of the King
Click Next
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Click Next
Close Configure
Launch Lord Of The Rings Return To The King
Select LOTR Return of the King
Click Run
Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs
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Optimization
When the game begins you will see some movie clips, then it automatically begins playing.
You can press ESC to see options or wait until you get to the Home screen
Click Options
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Click Video
Set Resolution
Note: LOTR only accepts 3:4 aspect ratios, so you will need to change your Linux desktop to a resolution on this list
Adjust:
- 32 bit color
- Character Detail
- Shadows
- SFX
- Alternate Cameras
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Rule of thumb:
Higher settings = More detail, lower frame rates
Lower settings = Less detail, higher frame rates
Conclusion:
Once I set my Linux Desktop to 1400x1050 the game would appear fullscreen. There is no widescreen support. The Shadows setting would default to Low unless I set it in the ROTK.ini
You can find it in your home folder.
Otherwise, the game ran perfectly and is suitable for laptops and older computers. The controls are kinda strange due to the way the in-game camera floats around. I also tested with a joystick and was able to play cooperative perfectly.
Gameplay Video:
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