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Beam Guide

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  • by booman, Apr 27, 2019 at 1:35 PM
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    Beam is a sci-fi platform puzzle game where you control a pressurized metal sphere. This sphere can travel across light beams to progress through the ship by modifying their properties. Beams can be used in different ways to solve puzzles and reach areas of the ship.

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

    Note: This guide applies to the itch.io demo version of Beam. Other versions may require additional steps.

    Tips & Specs:

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

    Mint 19 64-bit
    PlayOnLinux: 4.3.4
    Wine: 4.0
    DXVK: 1.0.1

    Wine Installation

    Click Tools
    Select "Manage Wine Versions"

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    Look for the Wine Version: 4.0
    Select it
    Click the arrow pointing to the right

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    Click Next

    Downloading Wine

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    Extracting

    Installed

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    Click (amd64) Tab
    Select 4.0
    Click the arrow pointing to the right

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    Downloading Wine 64-bit

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    Installed

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    Wine 4.0 32-bit and 64-bit is installed, you can close this window

    Download Beam on itch.io
    https://binaryimpact.itch.io/beam
    Save to your Desktop

    PlayOnLinux Setup

    Launch PlayOnLinux
    Click Install

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    Click "Install a non-listed program"

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

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    Name the virtual drive: beam
    Click Next

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    Check the following:
    • Use another version of Wine
    • Configure Wine
    • Install some libraries
    Click Next

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    Select Wine 4.0
    Click Next

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    Select "64 bits windows installation"
    Click Next

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    Wine Configuration

    Applications Tab
    Windows version: Windows 7

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    Libraries Tab
    Type the following:
    • d3dx10
    • d3dx10_1
    • d3dx10core
    • d3dx11
    • dxgi
    Select each one and click Edit
    Change to: Native (Windows)
    Click Apply

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

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    PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

    Check the following:
    • POL_Install_corefonts
    • POL_Install_d3dx10
    • POL_Install_d3dx11
    • POL_Install_d3dx9
    • POL_Install_tahoma
    Click Next

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    Note: All packages should automatically download and install

    Do not Click Browse
    Beam demo does not have an installer
    Click Cancel

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    Open Beam_Demo.zip with Archive Manager
    Click Extract

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    Navigate to the Programs Folder in your beam virtual drive
    Full Path:
    Code:
    /home/username/wineprefix/beam/drive_c/Program Files/
    Click the New Folder icon
    Type: beam
    Click Create

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    Click Extract

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    DXVK

    Prepare your Linux for DXVK

    Download DXVK 1.0.1
    https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v1.0.1
    Save to your Desktop

    Extract and Open the directory
    Copy all the DLLs in x64 folder

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    Paste the DLLs in the Beam folder you created earlier
    Full path:
    Code:
    /home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/beam/drive_c/Program Files/beam
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    PlayOnLinux Configure

    Back to PlayOnLinux
    Click Configure

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    General Tab
    Click "Make a new shortcut from this virtual drive"

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    Select "Beam.exe"
    Click Next

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    Name the shortcut: Beam
    Click Next

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

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    General Tab
    Wine version: 4.0

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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

    Select "Beam"
    Click Run

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    Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

    Unity Launcher
    Adjust resolution and Quality
    Click Play

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    Conclusion:
    Beam demo ran perfectly the first time I tested it because of DXVK. I was able to load the demo levels and play without any performance issues and the controls were very responsive.

    Gameplay Video:


    Screenshots:
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    Last edited: Jan 7, 2020

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