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Dishonored Guide

Discussion in 'Guides' started by booman, Aug 28, 2015.

  • by booman, Aug 28, 2015 at 1:47 PM
  • booman

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    Dishonored is a stealth FPS where you play as the Emperess's bodyguard who was framed for her murder. Escaping from prison you have become an assassin in search for justice!
    • Perform clever melee assassinations
    • Kill at a distance with guns, crossbows, and other gadets
    • Teleport from shadow to shadow
    • Possess creatures and travel un-noticed
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    Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Dishonored in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

    Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Dishonored. 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 17 64-bit
    PlayOnLinux: 4.2.8
    Wine: 1.7.49-staging

    Wine Installation

    Note: Wine versions older than 2.0.2 and 2.12-staging no longer work with Steam.


    Click Tools
    Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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    Look for the Wine Version: 1.7.49-staging
    Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging

    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 1.7.49-staging 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: dishonored
    No spaces
    Click Next
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    Select all three options:
    • Use another version of Wine
    • Configure Wine
    • Install some libraries
    Click Next
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    Select Wine 1.7.49-staging
    Click Next
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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_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
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    Steam will not have any fonts due to dwrite functionality
    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: Dishonored
    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 the missing font and store problem
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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

    Installing Dishonored

    Select Dishonored
    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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    Select Dishonored
    Click Install
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    Click Next
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    Click Finish
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    Wait for Dishonored to download
    Click Play
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    Opening Screen
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    Optimization

    Click Options
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    Click Graphics
    Adjust:
    • Brightness
    • Field of View
    • Texture Details
    • Model Details
    • Light Shafts
    • Anti-Aliasing
    • Rat Shadows
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    Click Video Settings
    Adust fullscreen, vertical sync and resolution
    Click Apply
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    Rule of Thumb
    High settings = More detail, lower frame rates
    Low settings = Less detail, higher frame rates

    Conclusion:
    Dishonored ran perfectly on my Geforce 550 Ti and I experienced great frame rates. Everything was smooth from loading, saving and changing video settings, to mouse movement, interacting and exiting the game.

    Gameplay Video:


    Screenshots:
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    Last edited: Dec 12, 2019
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Comments

Discussion in 'Guides' started by booman, Aug 28, 2015.

  1. mrdeathjr28
    Very good game and actually runs very good in actual wine versions

    Respect guide very good as always

    :)
  2. booman
    Thanks
    Every time I test a game based on Unreal Engine, it runs really well.
    I hope some of these awesome games will get ported to Linux since Unreal Engine supports Linux
  3. Daerandin
    This game is awesome, I played through it when it was newly released. I really enjoyed the stealth elements in this game.
  4. booman
    I'm not a huge fan of stealth, but so far I'm liking the tactics so far...

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