Confrontation Guide

Confrontation is a tactical squad based action RPG. You begin with a squad of 4 characters that can be controlled in an RTS mouse method.
Manage your characters, explore fantasy lands and perilous dungeons.

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

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Confrontation. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

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

Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.2
Wine: 1.6.2

Installing Wine

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

Downloading Steam

Go To: http://www.steampowered.com
Click Install Steam
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Do not click "Install Steam Now"
It will automatically install Linux Steam. Since Confrontation isn't made for Linux, we will download the Windows Steam instead.
click "Windows" under the green button
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Navigate to your desktop
Click Save
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Setup PlayOnLinux

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 you virtual drive: confrontation
No spaces
Click Next
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Select 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-bit virtual drive
Click Next
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Configure Wine

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
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Display Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual drive"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK
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Install Libraries

Check the following libraries:
  • POL_Install_corefonts
  • POL_Install_directx9
  • POL_Install_vcrun2008
  • POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next
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Installing Steam

Click Browse
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Navigate to your desktop
Select: SteamSetup.exe
Click Open
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Click Next

Click Next

Check: I accept the license...
Click Next

Click Next

Click Next

Click Install

Click Finish

Updating Steam
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More updating, extracting and installing
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When Steam is done installing the login screen will pop up. You probably won't see any text because there is a font bug.
Click the "X" to close Steam login
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select Steam.exe
Click Next
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Name your shortcut: Confrontation
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next

More PlayOnLinux Configuration

Back to PlayOnLinux
Click Configure
Select Steam virtual drive
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General Tab
Arguments: -no-dwrite -no-cef-sandbox
This fixes the missing font and store problem
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Note: -no-dwrite only works if you launch Steam from PlayOnLinux. Steam is automatically set to launch when Windows starts, which means if you do a "Windows Reboot" from the Wine tab -no-dwrite won't execute. Just close Steam and try again.

Display Tab
Video Memory Size: size of memory on your video card
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Close Configure

Launching Steam

Select Steam
Click Run
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Click "Login to existing account"
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Login
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Steam Overlay

Steam overlay has been known to cause problems launching games.
Click Steam menu
Click Settings
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Select "In-game"
Uncheck "Enable Steam Commuinty In-Game"
Click OK
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Back to Steam
Click Library
Click Confrontation
Click Install
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Click Next
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Uncheck "Create start menu shortcut to Confrontation"
Uncheck "Create desktop shortcut to Confrontation"
Click Next
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Click Finish
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Confrontation will automatically download

When the game is done downloading
Click Play
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Launching Confrontation

Auto-Detection
Click OK
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Optimization & Resolution

Click Menu
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Click Option
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Video Tab
Adjust Resolution to match Linux Desktop
Adjust Quality

Note: Grass in outdoor areas will appear red with any quality but Very Low

Click Close
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Conclusion:
Other than the red grass in outdoor areas, the game ran well. Frame rates were great on my GeForce 550 Ti. Interiors looked amazing! If you don't mind the red grass, then leave the quality at Very High. Otherwise, lower it to Very Low until you get to the interior levels.


Screenshots:
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M
good guide, good tip for grass detail (as equal windowed mode,very usefull)

However is possible entry steam first time without -no-dwrite its a bit more complicated but its possible and allow put as default dont activate


:)
 
booman
I know, just install the Steam through PlayOnLinux Packages, but I am trying to keep the guides consistent with eachother. I also don't know if PlayOnLinux devs update that package or not. I try to always get the installer from the source.
 
booman
Ok, I watched the video, nice trick. I didn't realize there was a setting in Steam to disable it as well.
Thanks
 
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