Beyond Divinity Guide

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Beyond Divinity is an epic sequel to the Divinity franchise with some interesting twists. Control two characters who are souls are bound by a sadistic spell. Fight as an evil Deathknight and a human. Level up, loot, solve puzzles, train new skills, explore, discover alchemy and much more...

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

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Beyond Divinity. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.8
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

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: beyonddivinity
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
click Next
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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
Click OK
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Installing Packages (Libraries, Components, DLL's)
Check the following:
  • POL_Install_corefonts
  • POL_Install_d3dx9
  • POL_Install_gdiplus
  • POL_Install_tahoma
Click Next
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Note: All packages will automatically download and install

Click Browse

Select "setup_beyond_divinity_2.0.0.9.exe"
Click Open
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Click Next

Check "Yes, I have read and accept the EULA"
Click Options
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install
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Installing
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Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "div.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: Beyond Divinity
Click Next
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Select "configtool.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: BD Config
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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PlayOnLinux Configure

Select Beyond Divinity
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 1.6.2
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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

Beyond Divinity Configure

Select "BD Config"
Click Run
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Select resolution
Enter FSAA Mode
Apply Fog
Click "Apply & Close"
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Start a new game
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Conclusion:
Beyond Divinity ran perfectly in PlayOnLinux. I'm pretty sure it will run fine on any laptop or netbook because of its generation. I was able to play at 1680x1050 full screen and didn't have any performance issues. Mouse and keyboard worked great, but I noticed the mouse doesn't move smoothly across the screen as expected. So sometimes you will miss an item on the ground.

Gameplay Video:

Screenshots:
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Thanks! You are always very encouraging!
I've never played the Divinity games before and I really love the premise and slow progress. They really aren't hack-n-slash like other games. You really need to take your time and manage your characters. The combat is simple, but the tactics are not.
 
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