Fallout 1 Guide

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Fallout is an open world turn-based post nuclear RPG where you try to survive as a Vault Dweller. Experience random battles as you traverse the wasteland searching for loot, completing quests and slaying mutated animals, renegades and monsters.

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

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Fallout. 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: 4.2.9
Wine: 1.7.51-staging

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 1.8
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 1.8 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 the virtual drive: fallout
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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 1.8
Click Next
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Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP
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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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PlayOnLinux Packages (DLL's, Libraries, Components)

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

Installing Fallout

Click Browse

Select "setup_fallout_2.1.0.18.exe"
Click Open
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Click Next again

Click Options
Check "Yes I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icon"
Click Install
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Runtime Errors
Click OK on all errors
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Note: The errors do not affect the installation

Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "falloutwHR.exe"
Click Next
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Name your shortcut: Fallout
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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PlayOnLinux Configure

Select Fallout
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 1.8
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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

Launching Fallout

Select Fallout
Click Run
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Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs

Optmization

Fallout can run on just about any computer these days

Click Screen Settings
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Adjust:
  • Scaling X2
  • Resolution
  • Windowed
  • Colours
  • Refresh Rate
  • Fog of War
  • PC Scroll Limit
  • Panel Scaling
Click Done
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Conclusion:
Fallout 1 ran perfectly on my GeForce 550 Ti. It even recognized my 1680x1050 widescreen resolution without any patches, mods or hacks. Of course performance was perfect due to the age of the game.

Screenshots:
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booman
At what point did it crash?
What distro are you using?
System specs?

I didn't have any problems in Mint 17.2 64-bit on my GeForce 550 Ti or my 7600 GT.
Both worked flawlessly. I could travel, save, combat, loot, dialog, quests, everything.
 
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booman said:
At what point did it crash?
What distro are you using?
System specs?

I didn't have any problems in Mint 17.2 64-bit on my GeForce 550 Ti or my 7600 GT.
Both worked flawlessly. I could travel, save, combat, loot, dialog, quests, everything.
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Linux Mint 17.1 - XFCE 64 bit
XFX Radeon 7870 2 GB

The game runs but when I exit the game I get that error. I have Fallout 1 installed using this method - https://www.gog.com/forum/fallout_series/linux_install_the_fallout_saga_on_debianubuntumintetc and it works without any issue. I was trying to give PlayOnLinux a shot since I never used it before.
 
booman
I've heard that Fallout could run in Linux natively. I didn't bother because it ran so well in PlayOnLinux/Wine
From time to time games will refuse to shutdown properly. Sometimes all you have to do is wait... other times I go to PlayOnlinux Configure Wine Tab and click "Kill Processes"

If you can run Fallout just fine with those .deb packages, then do it that way from now on.
Nevermind, I read the instructions and even those scripts use Wine as well.
 
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booman said:
I've heard that Fallout could run in Linux natively. I didn't bother because it ran so well in PlayOnLinux/Wine
From time to time games will refuse to shutdown properly. Sometimes all you have to do is wait... other times I go to PlayOnlinux Configure Wine Tab and click "Kill Processes"

If you can run Fallout just fine with those .deb packages, then do it that way from now on.
Nevermind, I read the instructions and even those scripts use Wine as well.
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I am going to try the kill processes trick when I get home.
 
booman
As long as the game runs fine, that should close it on Exit.
You could always look at the debug when it refuses to exit.
 
booman
I wouldn't worry about it, unless it freezes your whole computer.
Try Alt+Tab to go back to PlayOnLinux and kill the process
 
booman
Make sure to use the virtual desktop in Wine configuration. It will match the window size for you.
 
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