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.
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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
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
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
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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