Bloodrayne is the original GothPunk vampire bloodsucking action game that takes place in 1993. Play as Rayne taking out vampire minions, zombies and bosses as you search for her father.



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

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

Tips & Specs:

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Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 2.0

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 2.0
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 2.0 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: bloodrayne
Click Next


Check all three options:

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

Click Next


Select Wine 2.0
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"
Check "emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK


PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Installing Bloodrayne

Click Browse

Select "setup_bloodrayne_2.0.0.5.exe"
Click Open


Click Next again...

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


When installation is complete
Click Exit


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "rayne.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Bloodrayne
Click Next


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


PlayOnLinux Configure

Select Bloodrayne
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 2.0


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


Close Configure

Launching Bloodrayne

Select Bloodrayne
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Launcher Setup Options

Adjust:

• Resolution
• Color Depth
• Renderer
• 3D Card
• Texture detail
• Bump mapping
• Dynamic shadows
• Water reflections

Click OK
or
Click Play


Note: Bloodrayne does not support widescreen resolutions. If you want fullscreen, match your Linux desktop size to the resolution you set in the launcher

Errors
Bloodrayne may act like its crashing, but if you click "OK" and wait it will continue to launch

Conclusion:
Bloodrayne runs perfectly on my GeForce GTX 950. I didn't have any performance issues. I get errors if I do not set my Desktop resolution to 1600x1200 before launching. Otherwise, its an old classic that runs great in Linux.

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