Bionic Commando Guide

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Are you the "bad guy" or are you the "good guy"? Maybe you just want to get even....
Play as Nathan Spencer a bionic operative in the T.A.S.C force with a mission to stop an invasion after an experimental weapon was activated in Ascension City. Use his bionic arm and grappling hook to fling yourself around the city and eliminate the threat.

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

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Bionic Commando. 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 18.2 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 2.0.3

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 2.0.3
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 2.0.3 is installed and you can close this window

Downloading Steam

Go To: http://www.steampowered.com
Click Install Steam
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Do not click "Install Steam Now"
It will automatically install Linux Steam
Select Windows Steam instead
click "Windows" under the green button
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Navigate to your desktop
Click Save
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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 your virtual drive: bioniccommando
No spaces
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 2.0.3
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Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Configure Wine

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 libraries:
  • POL_Install_corefonts
  • POL_Install_d3dx9
  • POL_Install_Physx
  • POL_Install_tahoma
Click Next
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Note: All packages will automatically download and install

Installing Steam

Click Browse
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Navigate to your desktop
Select: SteamSetup.exe
Click Open
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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
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut

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

Back to PlayOnLinux
Click Configure
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General Tab
Arguments: -no-dwrite -no-cef-sandbox
This fixes any missing font problems and the Store problem (Windows needs to be set as Windows XP)
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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: Select the size of Memory your video card/chip uses
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Close Configure

Launching Steam

Select Bionic Commando
Click Run
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Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Click "Login to existing account"
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Login
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Find Bionic Commando in your Steam Library
Click Install
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Uncheck "Create desktop shortcut"
Uncheck "Create start menu shortcut"
Click Next
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Click Finish
Wait for Bionic Commando to download
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Click Play
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Conclusion:
Bionic Commando launched and played without any extra configs or hacks. It plays perfectly on my GeForce GTX 1060. I read that there is an XML file for adjusting video settings, but I haven't tried it yet. I was able to play with all the defaults at first launch. The only thing I noticed was some extremely low quality textures since it was originally a console game ported to PC.

Gameplay Video:

Screenshots:
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Last edited:
Hmm, there is a chance....
Its an older game with Direct X 9 compatibility. You could always try. Just make sure you install Nvidia proprietary drivers.

I don't recommend buying Bionic Commando to find out. Maybe there is a demo? Nope no demo on Steam
 
Did you get it to work?
There is also an XML where you can make video changes, but I haven't messed with it yet
 
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