Neverwinter Free MMO Guide

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    There are already a lot of Dungeons & Dragons games out there. From board games to card games and video games. The Lore of D&D is nothing new to most of us...
    But I am excited to see Neverwinter appear as a Free game with the ability to use everything available in the game without having to spend a penny. The graphics are beautiful, the the world is huge, fight along side friends, customize your character and all the rest of the expected RPG qualities.

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    Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Neverwinter in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

    Note: This guide applies to the downloadable version of Neverwinter. Steam and Arc versions may require additional steps.

    Tips & Specs:

    To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

    Note: March 2017 Perfect World Entertainment ended support for Windows XP and Direct X 9. This guide no longer applies until we can pursue more testing in Wine.

    Mint 17 64-bit
    PlayOnLinux: 4.2.8
    Wine: 1.7.40

    Wine Installation

    Click Tools
    Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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    Look for the Wine Version: 1.7.40
    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 1.7.40 is installed and you can close this window

    Download the Neverwinter installer here:
    http://download.perfectworld.com/nw/neverwinter_setup.exe

    Save in a folder on your desktop
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    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 the virtual drive: neverwinter
    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 1.7.40
    Click Next
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    Select "32 bits windows installation"
    Click Next
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    Wine Configuration

    Applications 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
    Click OK
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    PlayOnLinux Packages (Libraries, Components, DLL's)

    Check the following packages:
    • POL_Install_corefonts
    • POL_Install_d3dx9
    • POL_Install_tahoma
    Click Next
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    Note: All packages will automatically download and install

    Installing Neverwinter

    Click Browse
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    Navigate to the folder on your desktop
    Select "neverwinter_setup.exe"
    Click Open
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    Click Next again

    Select language
    Click OK
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    Click Next
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    Click "I Agree"
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    Click Next
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    Uncheck "Create a desktop icon"
    Click Install
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    Uncheck "Launch Neverwinter"
    Click Finish
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    PlayOnLinux Shortcut

    Select "Neverwinter.exe"
    Click Next
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    Name your shortcut: Neverwinter
    Click Next
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    Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
    Click Next
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    PlayOnLinux Configure

    Select Neverwinter
    Click Configure
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    General Tab
    Wine version: 1.7.40
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    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
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    Close Configure

    Launching Neverwinter

    Select Neverwinter
    Click Run
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    Login with your account credentials
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    Neverwinter will begin downloading and patching
    In total the game is about 13 Gigabytes
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    Note: This process can take several hours depending on your internet speed

    When its done downloading click PLAY
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    Long Cryptic loading screen
    At first launch, this Cryptic screen can literally take 15-20 minutes
    Please be patient and take a break
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    Sometimes the login will fail and end up at this login screen
    Enter your account credentials
    Click LOGIN
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    Once in game, select your character
    Click Enter World
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    Optimization

    Click Options
    Click Graphics Tab

    Adjust resolution to match your Linux desktop

    Adjust:
    • Screen
    • Detail
    • Effects
    • Lights
    or

    Use the Render Quality (Video Card) and Graphics Detail (CPU) sliders

    Go to the Advanced tab for more settings
    Click OK or Apply
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    Note: When in-game, settings will automatically change on the screen

    Conclusion:
    Neverwinter runs extremely well on my Geforce 550 Ti. I can turn almost all the graphical settings to high and still get a decent frame rate. This game is beautiful for an Online MMO and its best to play on a desktop with a modern graphics card.
    Normally when I first Enter World, there is a bit of lag as the level loads.

    Gameplay Video:


    Screenshots:
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    booman, Jul 2, 2013
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Discussion in 'Guides' started by booman, Jul 2, 2013.

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  1. DJLC1231
    Okay so I've loaded the Fglrx driver and rebooted it seems to have gone back to the long long wait on the second loading screen which is what I was stuck on when I was on Ubuntu but I waiting for 1hr 30mins and it didn't load at all so I switched to Mint.

    Gonna give it at least a hour before I force close it.
    DJLC1231, Jun 9, 2014
    #141
  2. booman
    You shouldn't have to wait an hour. For me it was 15 minutes or so... and that is with a slower internet connection.

    Kill it and then in PlayOnLinux, select Neverwinter and click Debug instead of Start.
    Go through logging in and everything, then when it sits at the "Cryptic" loading screen, check the debug window, copy and past it here.
    booman, Jun 9, 2014
    #142
  3. DJLC1231
    its on the second load screen it just stops.
    fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DestroyNotify window 0x100b2/4200011 destroyed from the outside
    fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DestroyNotify window 0x100aa/4200010 destroyed from the outside
    fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DestroyNotify window 0x1009c/420000f destroyed from the outside
    fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_DestroyNotify window 0x20054/4200001 destroyed from the outside
    XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0"
    after 1254 requests (1251 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
    fixme:win:GetRawInputBuffer (pData=(nil), pcbSize=0x1336e808, cbSizeHeader=16) stub!
    fixme:win:GetRawInputBuffer (pData=0x29aed68, pcbSize=0x1336bba8, cbSizeHeader=16) stub!
    XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0"
    after 36 requests (36 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
    XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0"
    after 799 requests (799 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
    fixme:win:GetRawInputBuffer (pData=(nil), pcbSize=0x1336e808, cbSizeHeader=16) stub!
    fixme:win:GetRawInputBuffer (pData=0x29aed68, pcbSize=0x1336bba8, cbSizeHeader=16) stub!
    XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0"
    after 140 requests (140 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
    XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0"
    after 150 requests (150 known processed) with 3 events remaining.


    also this comes up as well

    err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.
    DJLC1231, Jun 9, 2014
    #143
  4. booman
    That is the entire debug?
    I'm leaning towards a driver problem. Sucks, but we have no control over what AMD supports and I have a feeling Linux isn't high on their priority list
    booman, Jun 10, 2014
    #144
  5. DJLC1231
    OH I didn't know if you wanted me to paste the entire debug because its a lot of I thought it would count as spam.

    Isn't there an update/upgrade or something to get it to work cause Tera works fine.
    DJLC1231, Jun 10, 2014
    #145
  6. booman
    There is a way to update AMD drivers, but its a total pain. And, if you do it wrong, it could mess up the whole system. This is why I stick with Ubuntu's or Mint's recommended drivers.

    Tera Online runs fine for you? Interesting. I wonder if it uses the same libraries (d3dx9, vcrun, etc) as Neverwinter. Those can make all the difference.

    Yeah, go ahead and paste the entire debug. I'll just move it to the PlayOnLinux forum
    booman, Jun 10, 2014
    #146
  7. DJLC1231
    I'm just gonna leave it Tera no longer works for some reason. Its just too much hassle trying to get one game to work without no issue and I'm gonna be getting Windows back in a fortnight, this is just way out of my comfort zone :l
    DJLC1231, Jun 10, 2014
    #147
  8. booman
    Understood. It requires a level of patience, but it doesn't help when drivers just don't work.
    If you decided to give Linux a try later on, build a desktop with a decent Nvidia video card and you won't have these problems.

    Also, feel free to use Linux for simple tasks like internet, youtube, email, word, excel, etc.
    Gaming is more complicated, but Linux is great at those simple tasks.
    I setup Ubuntu 14.04 on my old Dell laptop and my wife/kids are doing just fine on it.
    booman, Jun 10, 2014
    #148
  9. fukien
    Capture du 2014-07-03 10:28:15.png hi there ,
    i always get this error after the "cryptic" screen loading , any idea of what the problem can be?
    its the first time i try to instal a game on linux so i dont realy understand this error message ,(see sceeenshot attached)
    thanks
    fukien, Jul 3, 2014
    #149
  10. booman
    Sounds like a driver problem. Are you using the proprietary drivers for Linux? AMD, Nvidia or Intel?
    booman, Jul 3, 2014
    #150
  11. plazma
    Mate or Cinnamon wich is better for gaming ?
    plazma, Jul 3, 2014
    #151
  12. booman
    I've read that Mate is lower CPU intensive, but you can really install any desktop manager you want.
    I recommend Openbox. Its hard to use, but if you just want to launch a game, you log into Openbox, right-click, select Terminal and launch your game.

    Openbox is kinda like a safe-mode desktop. No menu's, no button, nothing.
    booman, Jul 3, 2014
    #152
  13. Daerandin
    Openbox is just a window manager, so you can launch any menus bars or the like if you wish, it just takes time to configure and set up instead of running a full desktop environment.
    Daerandin, Jul 3, 2014
    #153
  14. booman
    Oh, I though it was a desktop manager like cinnamon or unity. Nemo and Nautilus are windows managers right?
    booman, Jul 4, 2014
    #154
  15. Daerandin
    Nemo and Nautilus are file managers. A lot of desktop environments use their own custom window managers. Xfce use Xfwm for window manager. If wikipedia is correct, then Linux Mint's default DE, Cinnamon, use Mutter as window manager, which is a fork of the GNOME 3 window manager. I believe Ubuntu's Unity use the Compiz window manager.

    The window manager handles the actual windows, drawing of window decorations. It is what controls how you can position an application on your screen, move it around and make sure one application appears on top of another.
    Daerandin, Jul 4, 2014
    #155
  16. booman
    Wow, I still have a lot to learn about Linux. I had no idea there were differences.
    So which desktop manager, windows manager is the fastest for gaming?
    booman, Jul 5, 2014
    #156
  17. Daerandin
    Most modern computers are fast enough that it does not really make much of a difference. Lightweight Desktop Environments will take less system resources to run. Xfce and lxde are two common lightweight DE's. But running only a window manager, and whatever additional applications you'd like will always be faster than a full desktop environment.

    I will simply link to my main source of information, if you are interested in further reading.

    Desktop environments on Arch wiki

    Window manager on Arch wiki
    Daerandin, Jul 5, 2014
    #157
  18. booman
    I'm sure they are all faster than Windows Explorer as well.
    booman, Jul 6, 2014
    #158
  19. Aryvandaar
    I would stay away from advanced 3D effects in the desktop when playing games, unless you have a really powerful gaming PC.
    Aryvandaar, Jul 13, 2014
    #159
  20. allenskd
    Correct. My Google Chrome/Firefox hogs more memory than my full KDE environment which is amusing. I do think people need to turn off composition features because it makes an impact in gaming, sometimes it doesn't, but when it does and the person is new the experience could go south any time.
    allenskd, Jul 13, 2014
    #160
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