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.

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

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

Click Next


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

Click Next


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/Prototype

Rename:

Code:

prototypeenginef.dll

to

Code:

prototypeenginef-old.dll

Rename:

Code:

movies.rcf

to

Code:

movies-old.rcf

Extract 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: