Gun down varmits as the Marshal with your six-shooter, winston and shotgun. Hunt down the criminals who killed your wife and kidnapped your daughter.
Outlaws was a classic western shooter from the day it was released! Using the Jedi game engine, LucasArts purposely used 2D sprites in a 3D world to create a classic Doom-ish feel in a western setting. Even the cutscenes were animated in the style of their adventure games.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Outlaws in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Outlaws. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 1.8.4
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Look for the Wine Version: 1.8.4
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 1.8.4 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 the virtual drive: outlaws
Click Next
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine 1.8.4
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 desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK
PlayOnLinux Packages (DLL's, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Click Browse
Select "setup_outlaws_2.1.0.11.exe"
Click Open
Click Next again...
Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icon"
Click Install
Errors
Click OK on all Errors. They do not affect the installation
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "OUTLAWS.EXE"
Click Next
Name your shortcut: OUTLAWS
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "OUTLAWS"
Click Configure
General Tab
Wine version: 1.8.4
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
Launching OUTLAWS
Select OUTLAWS
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Click Video Mode
Select "Direct3D (HW Accelerated)
Select Available Mode to match your Linux Desktop
Click OK
Note: The highest resolution available was 1600x1200, so if you want fullscreen, you will need to set your Linux desktop as 1600x1200 before launching OUTLAWS.
Conclusion:
Outlaws ran perfectly in PlayOnLinux just as it did almost 30 years ago in Windows 98. This game is a total classic and is definitely worth playing. There might be a way to make it run in widescreen modes, but I didn't investigate these options.
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