Royal Quest is a massive multi-player Online Role Playing Game that is free to play. Using a similar business model as other RPG's you can create your own character from 4 classes and explore Aura completing quests, teaming up with other players. Level up skills, obtain loot from enemies and join guilds.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Royal Quest in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Royal Quest. 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
int 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.4
Wine: 1.6.2
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 1.6.2 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. Since ###Game### isn't made for Linux, we will download the Windows Steam instead.
click "Windows" under the green button
Navigate to your desktop
Click Save
Setup PlayOnLinux
Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install
Click "install a non-listed program"
Click Next
Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
Name you virtual drive: royalquest
No spaces
Click Next
Select all three options:
Click Next
Select Wine 1.6.2
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
Check: Emulate a virtual desktop
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click Ok
Install Libraries
Check the following libraries:
Click Next
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
More updating, extracting and installing
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
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select Steam.exe
Click Next
Name your shortcut: Royal Quest Steam
Click Next
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Royal Quest Steam"
Click Configure
General Tab
Arguments: -no-dwrite -no-cef-sandbox
This fixes the missing font and store problem
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
Direct Draw Renderer: opengl
Video Memory Size: size of memory on your video card
Offscreen rendering mode: fbo
Close Configure
Launching Steam
Select "Royal Quest Steam"
Click Run
Click "Login to existing account"
Login
Steam Overlay
Steam overlay has been known to cause problems launching games.
Click Steam menu
Click Settings
Select "In-game"
Uncheck "Enable Steam Commuinty In-Game"
Click OK
Installing Royal Quest
Click on Store
Search for Royal Quest
Click "Play Game"
Click Next
Click "I Agree"
Uncheck both Menu Shortcut and desktop shortcut
Click Next
Click Finish
Wait until it finishes downloading
Click Play
Wait for further updates
Click Options in the top left
Select screen resolution to match Linux Desktop resolution
Click OK
Click Play
Click I Agree
Click Login
Select your class
Name your character
Choose different customizations
Click Create
Optimizations
Press Esc for options
Click Graphics Options
Adjust Screen Resolution, Shadows, Reflectsion, Anti-Aliasing, Textures, and Grass
Click OK to apply
Rule of Thumb:
High settings = More detail, lower frame rates
Low settings = Less detail, higher frame rates
Conclusion:
Royal Quest runs beautifully with my GeForce 550 Ti. I maxed almost everything in the graphics menu. The textures and animations are very smooth and crisp. I have not experienced any problems or gliches. The game starts out pretty slow and you have to do many meaningless chores for NCP's, but later there should be some great dungeons and bosses.
[edit]
After leveling up two characters to level 11, I have experienced a random crash here and there. Just kill rqmain.exe in the system monitor and launch again. This crash does not affect your characters skills, specs, quests, or location.
Gameplay Video
Screenshots:
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Royal Quest in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Royal Quest. 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
int 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.4
Wine: 1.6.2
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 1.6.2 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. Since ###Game### isn't made for Linux, we will download the Windows Steam instead.
click "Windows" under the green button
Navigate to your desktop
Click Save
Setup PlayOnLinux
Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install
Click "install a non-listed program"
Click Next
Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
Name you virtual drive: royalquest
No spaces
Click Next
Select all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Click Next
Select Wine 1.6.2
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
Check: Emulate a virtual desktop
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click Ok
Install Libraries
Check the following libraries:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_dxfullsetup
- POL_Install_Physx
- POL_Install_registeredfonts
- POL_Install_tahoma
- POL_Install_vcrun2005
- POL_Install_vcrun2008
- POL_Install_vcrun2010
- POL_Install_msxml3
Click Next
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
More updating, extracting and installing
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
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select Steam.exe
Click Next
Name your shortcut: Royal Quest Steam
Click Next
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Royal Quest Steam"
Click Configure
General Tab
Arguments: -no-dwrite -no-cef-sandbox
This fixes the missing font and store problem
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
Direct Draw Renderer: opengl
Video Memory Size: size of memory on your video card
Offscreen rendering mode: fbo
Close Configure
Launching Steam
Select "Royal Quest Steam"
Click Run
Click "Login to existing account"
Login
Steam Overlay
Steam overlay has been known to cause problems launching games.
Click Steam menu
Click Settings
Select "In-game"
Uncheck "Enable Steam Commuinty In-Game"
Click OK
Installing Royal Quest
Click on Store
Search for Royal Quest
Click "Play Game"
Click Next
Click "I Agree"
Uncheck both Menu Shortcut and desktop shortcut
Click Next
Click Finish
Wait until it finishes downloading
Click Play
Wait for further updates
Click Options in the top left
Select screen resolution to match Linux Desktop resolution
Click OK
Click Play
Click I Agree
Click Login
Select your class
Name your character
Choose different customizations
Click Create
Optimizations
Press Esc for options
Click Graphics Options
Adjust Screen Resolution, Shadows, Reflectsion, Anti-Aliasing, Textures, and Grass
Click OK to apply
Rule of Thumb:
High settings = More detail, lower frame rates
Low settings = Less detail, higher frame rates
Conclusion:
Royal Quest runs beautifully with my GeForce 550 Ti. I maxed almost everything in the graphics menu. The textures and animations are very smooth and crisp. I have not experienced any problems or gliches. The game starts out pretty slow and you have to do many meaningless chores for NCP's, but later there should be some great dungeons and bosses.
[edit]
After leveling up two characters to level 11, I have experienced a random crash here and there. Just kill rqmain.exe in the system monitor and launch again. This crash does not affect your characters skills, specs, quests, or location.
Gameplay Video
Screenshots:
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