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Wine DXVK - The Future with Vulkan

Mar 21

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I've already seen some very impressive video's on Youtube using Wine and Vulan capabilities. This is a very good move... just check out some of these Direct X 11 games running smoothly.

Install DXVK in PlayOnLinux Guide

Bombshell Guide

Mar 16

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Shelly "Bombshell" Harrison is the perfect soldier for the job... any job that requires getting even with alien scum! Weild Shell's robotic arm with an arsenal of weapons tand slay the apocalyptic Alien threat on Kyron and Zeroth. Shell always gets the last word!

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

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

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.3

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"

Look for the Wine Version: 3.3
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right...

Hidden Military Bases Visible on Fitness App 'Strava'

Mar 15

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So, if you're a soldier out on a run, and you're using this app, you might be revealing the location of your own secret base [from The Guardian]:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...p-gives-away-location-of-secret-us-army-bases

Firestarter Guide

Mar 09

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Firestarter is a wave based First Person Shooter where you clear areas to move forward. Every time you move to a new arena a new weapon is available and a new enemy appears. Utilize the typical FPS arsenal: SMG's, Heavy machine guns, shotguns, rocket launchers and more.

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

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

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"

Look for the Wine Version: 3.2
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right...

Sniper Elite V2 Guide

Mar 02

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Sniper Elite V2 is a stealth action WWII shooter. You start off by killing a Nazi general and have to escape in a war demolished city. Your arsenal includes your cherished scoped rifle, sub machine guns, silenced pistol, tripwire, grenades, land mines, dynamite and even a stealth kill with your hands. When you successfully snipe enemies you will experience a random "kill cam" where the game will show you the internal damage the bullet does to their body in slow motion.

Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Sniper Elite V2 in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Sniper Elite V2. 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...

Wine-PBA

Feb 26

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This is an interesting article and making Wine more effective for performance in contrast to Wine staging.

wine-pba (short for persistent buffer allocator)
https://comminos.com/posts/2018-02-21-wined3d-profiling.html

Black Dawn Guide

Feb 23

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Renegade X is an indie-made multi-player FPS and vehicular combat game based on Command & Conquer.
Black Dawn is the single player campaign with co-operative A.I. to introduce you to the Renegade X game, weapons, vehicles, characters and enviroments.

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

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"

Look for the Wine Version: 3.2
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right

Click Next

Downloading Wine

Extracting

Downloading Gecko

...

Intel hit with 32 lawsuits over security flaws

Feb 17

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Most of the lawsuits - 30 - are customer class action cases that claim that users were harmed by Intel’s “actions and/or omissions” related to the flaws, which could allow hackers to steal data from computers.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...32-lawsuits-over-security-flaws-idUSKCN1G01KX

System Shock Enhanced Edition Guide

Feb 16

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You awaken from a coma in a corporate research facility where everything had gone wrong. Use your hacking skills and implants to survive this First Person action horror. System Shock is a hidden gem from 1994 boasting features way beyond its time. Interact with objects, HUD and upgrade your skills/implants as you survive the aftermath of a disaster.

Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing System Shock Enhanced Edition in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of System Shock Enhanced Edition. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.0

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine...

Blood Bowl Guide

Feb 09

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Blood Bowl is a new type of sports game base on Warhammer 40,000 strategy games. Humans, Orcs and many other monsters battle on the field in pure violence to pass the goal line. All rules are meant to be broken and even cheating, gambling, potions and killing the opposing team is permitted. Who will win? The team left standing...

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

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Blood Bowl. 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 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12...

iPhone source code leaked on Github

Feb 09

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"Security experts are warning iPhone users about what has been dubbed the “biggest leak in history”."

https://tech.thaivisa.com/biggest-l...80209-1448&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

Orion Prelude Guide

Feb 02

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Protect your bases by slaying dinosaurs in large prehistoric maps. Upgrade your weapons and abilities to get the upper-hand and cooperate with friends while you take down Dinosaur bosses. With many different multi-player modes and bots for pratice... Orino Prelude isn't your typical First Person Shooter.

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

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Orion Prelude. 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 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.0

Wine...

Viscera Cleanup Detail Guide

Jan 26

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Ever wondered who cleaned up all the mess after your hero slays all the minions and bad-guys? Well you can... Play Viscera Cleanup Detail and work countless hours cleaning every blood stain, severed limb and broken object. Remember, everything has to appear as if nothing every happened.

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

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

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.0.3

Note: Also runs in Wine 3.0

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"

Look...

Cities XL Platinum Guide

Jan 19

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Build the city of your dreams or build the city you live in. In Cities XL Platinum you can select maps from continents across the world in many different environments. Micromanage the economy, workers, entertainment, marketplace and more... there is always something to build.

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

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Cities XL Platinum. 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 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.0.3

Wine Installation

Click...

Wine 3.0 Finally Released

Jan 18

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Wine 3.0 has finally been released for our gaming pleasure.

https://www.winehq.org/announce/3.0

Boasting some new Direct X 10/11 features and multi-thread streaming which should hopefully improve performance in games like Assassin's Creed III and Just Cause 2

*** Direct3D

- A significant number of Direct3D 10 and 11 features are implemented in
this release, including:
- Compute shaders.
- Hull and domain (tessellation) shaders.
- Stream output.
- Format capability queries.
- A large number of shader model 4 and 5 shader instructions.
- Shader model 4 and 5 interpolation modifiers.
- Shader model 4 and 5 clip and cull distances.
- Indirect draws and indirect compute dispatch.
- Structured buffers.
- Byte addressable buffers.
- Append and consume buffers.
- Unordered access view counters.
- Cube-map arrays.
- Layered rendering to 3-dimensional textures and texture arrays.
- Mip-map generation.
- Conservative depth output.
- Type-less (sub)resource copies.
-...

Dear Esther Guide

Jan 14

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Dear Esther is the most graphically beautiful game made in the source engine.
Who is the narrator?
Who is your character on this remote island?
How can such a beautiful place exist?

Explore an abandoned island and cave systems with poetic narration and admire the exquisite landscapes.

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

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Dear Esther. 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 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.0.3

Wine Installation

Click Tools...

Narbacular Drop Guide

Jan 05

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Narbacular Drop is a platform/puzzle game where you navigate your princess through portals. This game inspired the well-known game: Portal
Use your portals to access hard-to-reach areas and cleverly imobilize traps.

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

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.0.3

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"

Look for the Wine Version: 2.0.3
Click the arrow pointing to the right

Click Next

Downloading Wine

Extracting

Downloading Gecko

Installed...

Dracula 4 & 5 Guide

Dec 29

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Play as Ellen Cross searching for the 15 paintings on a freighter lost at sea along with their owner Professor Vambrey, except for one painting: The portrait of Dracula
Explore high definition pre rendered enviroments in complete 360 degrees. Search for clues, interact with characters and follow of a mysterious story about Dracula.

Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Dracula 4 & 5 in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Dracula 4 & 5. 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 18.2 64-bit
PlayOnLinux...

Syberia Guide

Dec 22

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Play as Kate Walker and explore Western Europe all the way to Eastern Russia. Find the secret to Syberia by solving puzzles and interacting with interesting characters.

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

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

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 18.2 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.0.3

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"

Look for the Wine Version: 2.0.3
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right

Click Next

Downloading Wine

Extracting

Downloading...

Bionic Commando Guide

Dec 08

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Are you the "bad guy" or are you the "good guy"? Maybe you just want to get even....
Play as Nathan Spencer a bionic operative in the T.A.S.C force with a mission to stop an invasion after an experimental weapon was activated in Ascension City. Use his bionic arm and grappling hook to fling yourself around the city and eliminate the threat.

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

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Bionic Commando. 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 18.2 64-bit...