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De Blob Guide

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  • by booman, Mar 30, 2019 at 12:22 PM
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    I.N.K.T Corporation has taken over Chroma City and removed all color. Nobody goes outside any longer and its up to one blob to save the day. Enter de Blob! Smash I.N.K.T bots to acquire their color and pain-the-streets color again! Use de Blobs abilities to revive Chroma City by mixing colors, completing objectives, freepaint modes and even 4-player split screen modes.

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

    Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of De Blob. 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

    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

    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: deblob
    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 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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    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_d3dcompiler_43
    • 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

    Click Browse

    Select "setup_de_blob_0.28b_(16117).exe"
    Click Open

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    Click Next again...

    Click OK

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

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    Click OK on all errors

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    Click Exit

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    PlayOnLinux Shortcut

    Select "deBlob.exe"
    Click Next

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    Name the shortcut: De Blob
    Click Next

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

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    PlayOnLinux Configure

    Select "De Blob"
    Click Configure

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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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    32-bit Patch Install

    If you notice any issues with black or unusual dark grey textures or crashing
    Install this 32-bit Patch which will allow De Blob to use all 4GB of Memory available

    1. Go to: https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371
    2. Download 4GB Patch
    3. Save to your Desktop
    4. Navigate to your Desktop
    5. Extract 4gb_patch.exe to the De Blob game directory
    Full path:
    Code:
    /home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/deblob/drive_c/GOG Games/de Blob/
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    Back to PlayOnLinux Configure
    Go to Wine Tab
    Click Command Prompt

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    Type the following commands:
    Code:
    c:
    Press Enter

    Code:
    cd GOG Games\De Blob\
    Press Enter

    Code:
    4gb_patch.exe deBlob.exe
    Press Enter

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    Now you should have a backup of deBlob.exe called deBlob.exe.backup
    Close Command Prompt

    Close Configure

    Select De Blob
    Click Run

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    Conclusion:
    I tried running De Blob with DXVK initially, but there is a bug with 32-bit applications and memory that would cause it to crash. I even tried DXVK with the 4gb patch, but still crashed. So testing with native Wine 4.0 and direct x 10/11 packages and it worked pretty good. A bit slow, but still worked!

    Gameplay Video:


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    Last edited: Jan 7, 2020

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