Neverwinter Free MMO Guide

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  • booman

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    There are already a lot of Dungeons & Dragons games out there. From board games to card games and video games. The Lore of D&D is nothing new to most of us...
    But I am excited to see Neverwinter appear as a Free game with the ability to use everything available in the game without having to spend a penny. The graphics are beautiful, the the world is huge, fight along side friends, customize your character and all the rest of the expected RPG qualities.

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

    Note: This guide applies to the downloadable version of Neverwinter. Steam and Arc versions may require additional steps.

    Tips & Specs:

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

    Note: March 2017 Perfect World Entertainment ended support for Windows XP and Direct X 9. This guide no longer applies until we can pursue more testing in Wine.

    Mint 17 64-bit
    PlayOnLinux: 4.2.8
    Wine: 1.7.40

    Wine Installation

    Click Tools
    Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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    Look for the Wine Version: 1.7.40
    Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging

    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 1.7.40 is installed and you can close this window

    Download the Neverwinter installer here:
    http://download.perfectworld.com/nw/neverwinter_setup.exe

    Save in a folder on your desktop
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    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: neverwinter
    Click Next
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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 1.7.40
    Click Next
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    Select "32 bits windows installation"
    Click Next
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    Wine Configuration

    Applications Tab
    Windows Version: Windows 7
    Click Apply
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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 (Libraries, Components, DLL's)

    Check the following packages:
    • POL_Install_corefonts
    • POL_Install_d3dx9
    • POL_Install_tahoma
    Click Next
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    Note: All packages will automatically download and install

    Installing Neverwinter

    Click Browse
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    Navigate to the folder on your desktop
    Select "neverwinter_setup.exe"
    Click Open
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    Click Next again

    Select language
    Click OK
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    Click Next
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    Click "I Agree"
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    Click Next
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    Uncheck "Create a desktop icon"
    Click Install
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    Uncheck "Launch Neverwinter"
    Click Finish
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    PlayOnLinux Shortcut

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

    Select Neverwinter
    Click Configure
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    General Tab
    Wine version: 1.7.40
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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 Neverwinter

    Select Neverwinter
    Click Run
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    Login with your account credentials
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    Neverwinter will begin downloading and patching
    In total the game is about 13 Gigabytes
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    Note: This process can take several hours depending on your internet speed

    When its done downloading click PLAY
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    Long Cryptic loading screen
    At first launch, this Cryptic screen can literally take 15-20 minutes
    Please be patient and take a break
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    Sometimes the login will fail and end up at this login screen
    Enter your account credentials
    Click LOGIN
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    Once in game, select your character
    Click Enter World
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    Optimization

    Click Options
    Click Graphics Tab

    Adjust resolution to match your Linux desktop

    Adjust:
    • Screen
    • Detail
    • Effects
    • Lights
    or

    Use the Render Quality (Video Card) and Graphics Detail (CPU) sliders

    Go to the Advanced tab for more settings
    Click OK or Apply
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    Note: When in-game, settings will automatically change on the screen

    Conclusion:
    Neverwinter runs extremely well on my Geforce 550 Ti. I can turn almost all the graphical settings to high and still get a decent frame rate. This game is beautiful for an Online MMO and its best to play on a desktop with a modern graphics card.
    Normally when I first Enter World, there is a bit of lag as the level loads.

    Gameplay Video:


    Screenshots:
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    Last edited: Apr 3, 2017
    booman, Jul 2, 2013
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Discussion in 'Guides' started by booman, Jul 2, 2013.

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  1. booman
    Yup, I make sure to close any open program before launching a game. Or end up using Openbox
    booman, Jul 13, 2014
    #161
  2. omraf
    HI all
    after the recent update I cant play with the game i get this error/ scroll down u can find the debug log
    [​IMG]
    linux mint 17 64 bit
    asus k53s laptop with geforce gt 520m
    POL 4.2.2 wine 1.6

    [08/15/14 14:44:56] - Running wine-1.7.24 ArcLauncher.exe (Working directory : /home/oommeerr/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/Arc/drive_c/Program Files/Perfect World Entertainment/Arc)
    fixme:shell:SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID L"PERFECTWORLD.ARC.2.0": stub
    fixme:advapi:RegisterEventSourceW ((null),L"ArcService"): stub
    fixme:advapi:ReportEventW (0xcafe4242,0x0004,0x0000,0x00000000,(nil),0x0002,0x00000000,0x72df20,(nil)): stub
    fixme:advapi:DeregisterEventSource (0xcafe4242) stub
    fixme:process:WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId stub
    fixme:wtsapi:WTSQueryUserToken 0 0x72dc80
    fixme:advapi:CreateProcessAsUserW (nil) L"C:\\Program Files\\Perfect World Entertainment\\Arc\\ArcUpdate.exe" L"" (nil) (nil) 0 0x00000430 0x340000 L"C:\\Program Files\\Perfect World Entertainment\\Arerr:eek:le:NDRCContextBinding invalid handle 0x404603
    fixme:shell:SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID L"PERFECTWORLD.ARC.2.0": stub
    fixme:ntdll:NtQueryInformationToken QueryInformationToken( ..., TokenSessionId, ...) semi-stub
    fixme:ntdll:NtQueryInformationToken QueryInformationToken( ..., TokenSessionId, ...) semi-stub
    fixme:msg:ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx 0x1004e 4a 1 (nil)
    err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.
    fixme:shell:SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID L"PERFECTWORLD.ARC.2.0": stub
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject class {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} not registered
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject no class object {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} could be created for context 0x1
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject class {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} not registered
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject no class object {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} could be created for context 0x1
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject class {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} not registered
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject no class object {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} could be created for context 0x1
    fixme:msg:ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx 0x20054 4a 1 (nil)
    fixme:msg:ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx 0x10076 4a 1 (nil)
    fixme:eek:le:CoInitializeSecurity ((nil),-1,(nil),(nil),0,3,(nil),0,(nil)) - stub!
    fixme:wbemprox:client_security_SetBlanket 0x7c74d430, 0x1c7f68, 10, 0, (null), 3, 3, (nil), 0x00000000
    fixme:wbemprox:client_security_Release 0x7c74d430
    fixme:toolhelp:CreateToolhelp32Snapshot Unimplemented: heap list snapshot
    fixme:toolhelp:Heap32ListFirst : stub
    fixme:eek:le:RemUnknown_QueryInterface No interface for iid {00000019-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
    err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.
    fixme:winsock:WSALookupServiceBeginW (0x1dde5b4 0x00000ff0 0x1dde5fc) Stub!
    fixme:iphlpapi:NotifyAddrChange (Handle 0x1dde48c, overlapped 0x9fedc8): stub
    fixme:winsock:WSALookupServiceBeginW (0x1dde5f4 0x00000ff0 0x1dde63c) Stub!
    fixme:ntdll:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject class {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} not registered
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject no class object {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} could be created for context 0x1
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject class {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} not registered
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject no class object {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} could be created for context 0x1
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject class {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} not registered
    err:eek:le:CoGetClassObject no class object {77f10cf0-3db5-4966-b520-b7c54fd35ed6} could be created for context 0x1
    err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation (nil) 1 (nil) 0
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation 0x4650000 0 0x33fb08 4
    fixme:thread:SetThreadIdealProcessor (0xfffffffe): stub
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation 0x4760000 0 0x33df6c 4
    fixme:thread:SetThreadIdealProcessor (0x7c): stub
    fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33d98c,0x00000000), stub!
    fixme:wbemprox:client_security_SetBlanket 0x7d7a8430, 0x184e78, 10, 0, (null), 3, 3, (nil), 0x00000000
    fixme:wbemprox:client_security_Release 0x7d7a8430
    fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33d4b8,0x00000000), stub!
    fixme:wbemprox:enum_class_object_Next timeout not supported
    fixme:ntdll:NtQuerySystemInformation info_class SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION
    fixme:thread:SetThreadIdealProcessor (0xb4): stub
    fixme:iphlpapi:NotifyAddrChange (Handle 0x33c7e8, overlapped 0x473b778): stub
    fixme:winsock:WSALookupServiceBeginW (0x33c8e8 0x00000ff0 0x33c930) Stub!
    fixme:ntdll:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
    fixme:iphlpapi:CancelIPChangeNotify (overlapped 0x473b778): stub
    err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation (nil) 1 (nil) 0
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation 0x47f0000 0 0x33fc78 4
    fixme:thread:SetThreadIdealProcessor (0xfffffffe): stub
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation 0x52e0000 0 0x33fc70 4
    fixme:dbghelp:validate_addr64 Unsupported address fffffffff73b0000
    fixme:dbghelp:validate_addr64 Unsupported address fffffffff7390000
    fixme:dbghelp:validate_addr64 Unsupported address fffffffff7320000
    fixme:bitmap:CreateBitmapIndirect planes = 4
    fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33d5c4,0x00000000), stub!
    fixme:wbemprox:client_security_SetBlanket 0xf6e3d430, 0xe6666e8, 10, 0, (null), 3, 3, (nil), 0x00000000
    fixme:wbemprox:client_security_Release 0xf6e3d430
    fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33d0e8,0x00000000), stub!
    fixme:wbemprox:enum_class_object_Next timeout not supported
    fixme:ntdll:NtQuerySystemInformation info_class SYSTEM_PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION
    fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33de48,0x00000000), stub!
    fixme:d3d11:D3D11CreateDevice stub: adapter (nil), driver_type D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE, swrast (nil), flags 0x1, feature_levels 0x33e5dc, levels 0x6, sdk_version 7, device (nil), feature_level 0x33e5fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33dbe8,0x00000000), stub!
    fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x33dbf8,0x00000000), stub!
    err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation (nil) 1 (nil) 0
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation 0xec0000 0 0x33fc8c 4
    fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation 0xfd0000 0 0x33fc00 4

    please help me
    omraf, Aug 15, 2014
    #162
  3. booman
    That is a lot of security errors
    I hope it isn't related to the same problem I've been having with Swordsman.
    How far do you get?
    Does it crash or not start at all?

    Also, have you tried with other versions of Wine?
    1.7.24
    booman, Aug 15, 2014
    #163
  4. omraf
    i did try diff versions and game dont even start/
    i get only the patch window if u know what i mean
    omraf, Aug 15, 2014
    #164
  5. allenskd
    I should add when things like those updates happen always take a look at WINEHQ AppDB section

    Jumping to another WINE version suggested could help!
    allenskd, Aug 15, 2014
    #165
  6. omraf
    ty for the reply

    i did check before i posted here and nothing related
    omraf, Aug 15, 2014
    #166
  7. omraf
    [08/15/14 17:44:57] - Running wine-1.7.20 Neverwinter.exe (Working directory : /home/oommeerr/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/Arc/drive_c/Program Files/Perfect World Entertainment/Neverwinter_en)
    err:winediag:SECUR32_initNTLMSP ntlm_auth was not found or is outdated. Make sure that ntlm_auth >= 3.0.25 is in your path. Usually, you can find it in the winbind package of your distribution.

    i get this aswell
    booman what was the problem with swordsman and did u find an solution
    omraf, Aug 15, 2014
    #167
  8. selto
    Hello and thanks for this easy guide!

    i have been able to install arc, neverwinter and perfect world. when i try to play neverwinter i have really low fps and im unable to play it, but when i play perfect world it works quite fine exept that skill images does not apear do u know any solution for this?

    Btw im using OpenSUSE 13.1 with intel core i5 and nVidia GeForce GT 325M

    Thanks again and sorry about my english!
    selto, Aug 31, 2014
    #168
  9. booman
    Welcome to the forum!
    Do you have the Nvidia proprietary drivers installed? I'm not sure how to check in SuSE, but without the drivers, most game will be slow or not run at all.
    booman, Aug 31, 2014
    #169
  10. selto
    No, i've got 2 graphic cards, intel (integrated) and nvidia but i do not know how to use nvidia graphic card. Now im trying a fresh install becouse nVidia install crashed the pc. I'll keep testing

    Thanks
    selto, Aug 31, 2014
    #170
  11. booman
    Oh yeah, I've heard that can be a mess with Linux. Two GPU's and how to activate one and disable the other.
    You might want to check out Bumblebee
    I don't know that much about it, but have heard its the solution for dual GPU's
    booman, Sep 1, 2014
    #171
  12. Aryvandaar
    Is there anyone here who plays Neverwinter?
    Aryvandaar, Sep 9, 2014
    #172
  13. booman
    I used to. Played solo about 6 months ago.
    I'm too busy with Drakensang and Battlefield 3 and Assassin's Creed Revelations right now.
    I plan to go back and play some more
    booman, Sep 9, 2014
    #173
  14. Aryvandaar
    What kind of game is Drakensang? Also, do you run Battlefield 3 in Linux?
    Aryvandaar, Sep 9, 2014
    #174
  15. booman
    Ah, one of my favorites for sure! I'm not a "huge" fan of MMO's but Drakensang is my success story with PlayOnLinux.
    Drakensang is an MMO RPG with a lot of Player vs Environment. IT really encourages cooperative gameplay, which I love!
    The best part of Drakensang is the 14 Megabyte (Yes I wrote "Megabyte") installer and the super fast loading times. You can download, install and start playing in minutes.
    All of your characters specs are saved online so you can play just about anywhere.
    I really need to post a new guide for Drakensang because it runs flawlessly in PlayOnLinux.

    As for Battlefield 3, I tried running it in Linux and gave up. Newer versions of Wine have proven some success with Origins client, so I will try again. The biggest problem was getting Battlefield 3 to install.
    So, no, I'm not playing in Linux. I still have 6 gaming computers that I need to convert to Linux boxes when I'm ready.
    booman, Sep 9, 2014
    #175
  16. Amycha
    I finally re-installed my Linux in my desktop so it should work nicely in a while, still patching now...

    Don't know what graphics card it has though, it's an on-board one from MSI o_O:oops:
    Amycha, Sep 10, 2014
    #176
  17. booman
    Ooh... knowing what graphics card/chip you have is critical for playing games.
    Do you know the model # for your MSI board?
    You can look it up and find out what graphics integrated chip it has.

    This is important because if there is no proprietary driver for it, you may have problems playing games.
    booman, Sep 11, 2014
    #177
  18. Angela
    Not entirely sure here, but the Arc client says it downloads Neverwinter but never gets the Play button when finished. It just goes back to the install button and asks to install again (as seen here).

    [​IMG]

    I even changed the destination folder. When I did so, nothing was in the folder after is said it finished downloading. Very odd problem, indeed.

    Anyone else having an issue with this? Otherwise, the instructions have been flawless through getting the Arc client installed.
    Angela, Nov 6, 2014
    #178
  19. allenskd
    I used Steam to install it, super easy if you already have the Steam client installed. I never tried with the Arc installer but rest assured that it will download completely.
    allenskd, Nov 6, 2014
    #179
  20. booman
    No that is strange. So you downloaded the entire game after you clicked "Install"?
    But it doesn't see that the game is installed?
    How long did it take to download?
    You may want to try closing Arc and PlayOnLinux and then launching again.
    I haven't tried Neverwinter in a long time, so maybe its time for me to test it again.
    The Arc client may have been updated and broke something.

    Also, try launching Neverwinter from its game folder as a test.
    booman, Nov 6, 2014
    #180
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