Prototype is an open-world action sandbox game where you play as Alex Mercer, a shape shifter who's abilities come in many forms like claws, blades, super jump, sprint, climbing walls and many more. Battle against zombies, monsters, military soldiers and mutated creatures as you explore Mathattan rooftops, skyscrapers and crowded streets.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Prototype in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Prototype. 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.
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Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 1.8
Wine Installation
Note: Wine versions older than 2.0.2 and 2.12-staging no longer work with Steam.
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Look for the Wine Version: 1.8
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 1.8 is installed and you can close this window
Downloading Steam
Go To: http://www.steampowered.com
Click Install Steam
Do not click "Install Steam Now"
It will automatically install Linux Steam
Select Windows Steam instead
click "Windows" under the green button
Navigate to your desktop
Click Save
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 your virtual drive: prototype
Click Next
Select all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine 1.8
Click Next
Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Configure Wine
Applications Tab
Windows Version: Windows 7
Click Apply
Graphics Tab
Check: Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows
Leave virtual desktop unchecked
Click Ok
PlayOnLinux Packages (Libraries, Components, DLL's)
Check the following libraries:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_directx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Installing Steam
Click Browse
Navigate to your desktop
Select: SteamSetup.exe
Click Open
Click Next
Click Next
Check: I accept the license...
Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Click Install
Click Finish
Updating Steam
Click the "X" to close Steam login
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select Steam.exe
Click Next
Name your shortcut: Prototype
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Click Configure
General Tab
Arguments: -no-dwrite -no-cef-sandbox
This fixes the missing font and store problem
Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select other versions of wine
Display Tab
Video Memory Size: Select the size of Memory your video card/chip uses
Strict Draw Ordering: enabled
Note: Enabling Strict Draw Ordering is very important because it fixes a bunch of graphical artifacts
Close Configure
Launching Steam
Select Prototype
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Click "Login to existing account"
Login
Installing Prototype
Select Prototype in your Library
Click Install
Uncheck "Create desktop shortcut"
Uncheck "Create start menu shortcut"
Click Next
Click "I Agree"
Click Finish
Screen Resolution Fix
Go to: https://mega.nz/#!29MjlYRa!qt2ai0-ofJQgqbvnB1UXNjOhATlz4cPhR9FAXj4To7o
Download Prototype_All_Res.zip
Note: I kept a copy below as well
Go to Prototype game files
Path:
Code:
/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/prototype/drive_c/Program Files/Steam/SteamAppse/Common/PrototypeRename:
Code:
prototypeenginef.dll
Code:
prototypeenginef-old.dllRename:
Code:
movies.rcf
Code:
movies-old.rcfExtract prototypeenginef.dll from the Prototye_All_Res.zip to the same directory
Go back to Steam
Click Play
Optimization
Click Options
Click video
Prototype should already go fullscreen
Resolution will show "Label"
That is how you know the prototypeenginef.dll is working
Adjust:
- Anti-Alias Level
- VSync
- Shadow Detail
- Graphic Quality
Conclusion:
Prototype ran really well on my GeForce 550 Ti once I disabled the videos, enabled Strict Draw Ordering and used the Prototype_All_Res patch. You may experience some crashing with videos and there is no way to predict which one's, but you can cancel cutscenes with Esc or Enter. The game will crash every time if you don't rename the video script file: movies.rcf
But most of the cut-scenes played fine anyways. A few flickering textures, but still played.
Gameplay video:
Screenshots:
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