You are the Chosen One sent to find GECK (Garden of Eden Creation Kit) during a drought in 2241. Equipped with only a jumpsuit and PIPBoy 2000 you scour an open world in survival and turn based combat in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Fallout 2 in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Fallout 2. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 1.8
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Look for the Wine Version: 1.8
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 1.8 is installed and you can close this window
PlayOnLinux Setup
Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install
Click "Install a non-listed program"
Click Next
Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
Name the virtual drive: fallout
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine 1.8
Click Next
Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP
Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1920x1080
Click OK
Note: Set the resolution to match your Linux Desktop
PlayOnLinux Packages (DLL's, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_gdiplus
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Installing Fallout
Click Browse
Select "setup_fallout2_2.1.0.17.exe"
Click Open
Click Next again
Click Options
Check "Yes I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icon"
Click Install
.NET Framework Error
Click Close
Runtime Errors
Click OK on all errors
Note: The errors do not affect the installation
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "fallout2HR.exe"
Click Next
Name your shortcut: Fallout 2
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Select Fallout
Click Configure
General Tab
Wine version: 1.8
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 Fallout
Select Fallout
Click Run
Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs
Optmization:
Fallout can run on just about any computer these days. Laptop, Desktop or Netbook.
Click Screen Settings
Adjust:
- Scaling X2
- Resolution
- Windowed
- Colours
- Refresh Rate
- Fog of War
- PC Scroll Limit
- Panel Scaling
Conclusion:
Fallout 2 ran really well on my GeForce 550 Ti and my GeForce 7600 GT. No performance issues and typical Fallout RPG style gameplay.
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