Deadlight Director's Cut takes place after a zombie apocalypse in the 1980s. Play as Randall Wayne in a brilliant side-scrolling action puzzle platform game. Every scene has a clever puzzle and jump tricks, and survival is your goal. This isn't a zombie slaying action game, instead you have to plan out your moves in precision to reach the next area. Sometimes an all out run is the only way.



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

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

Tips & Specs:

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Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.21-staging

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 2.21-staging
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 2.21-staging is installed and you can close this window

PlayOnLinux Setup

Launch PlayOnLinux
Click install


Click "Install a non-listed program"


Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next


Name the virtual drive: deadlight
Click Next


Check all three options:

• Use another version of Wine
• Configure Wine
• Install some libraries

Click Next


Select "Wine 2.21-staging"
Click Next


Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
Click Apply


Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK


PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dcomplete
• POL_Install_xinput

Click Next


Installing Deadlight

Click Browse

Select "setup_deadlight_directors_cut_2.0.0.2.exe"
Click Open


Click Next again...

Click OK


Click Options
Uncheck "Create desktop icon"
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Click Install


Click OK on all errors


Note: Errors do not affect installation or game-play

Click Exit


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "LOTDGame.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Deadlight
Click Next


Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next


PlayOnLinux Configure

Select "Deadlight"
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 2.21-staging


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


Select Deadlight
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Optimization

Click Options


Click Settings


Click "Display Settings"


Adjust:

• Resolution
• Gamma
• Fullscreen
• Vsync
• Graphic Quality

Click Accept


Note: Further detailed graphics adjustments can be made by editing UT3 .ini files

Code:

/home/username/Documents/My Games/UnrealEngine3/LOTDGame/Config/LOTDSystemSettings.ini

Conclusion:
Deadlight ran fine in PlayOnLinux. The only problem I had was some screen artifacts that wouldn't go away. I spent hours messing with lighting settings in the LOTDSystemSettings.ini trying to make them go away, but couldn't find the right setting. Otherwise, performance was great on my GeForce GTX 1060

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