Full Spectrum Warrior is a platoon tactics simulator during the Middle East War. Command two teams of heroes as they hunt down the insurgent terrorists and save the innocent. Each move is critical as your team covers each others backs around every corner. Do not fail!
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Full Spectrum Warrior in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Full Spectrum Warrior. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.3.3
Wine: 3.0.3
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Look for the Wine Version: 3.0.3
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 3.0.3 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: fullspectrumwarrior
Click Next
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine 3.0.3
Click Next
Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically catpure the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK
PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Click Browse
Select "setup_full_spectrum_warrior_2.1.0.7.exe"
Click Open
Click Next again...
Click Options
Check "Yes, I agree to the EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "Launcher.exe"
Click Next
Name the shortcut: Full Spectrum Warrior
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Full Spectrum Warrior"
Click Configure
General Tab
Wine version: 3.0.3
Note: Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine. Click the + to download other versions of Wine.
Display Tab
Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses
Close Configure
Run Full Spectrum Warrior
Select "Full Spectrum Warrior"
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Video Options
Click Options
Click Video
Adjust:
- Texture Detail
- Environment Detail
- Character Detail
- Shadows
- Blooming
- Dynamic Lights
HD Resolution
After launching the game once, you can adjust the resolution in a config file
Go to:
Code:
/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/fullspectrumwarrior/drive_c/GOG Games/Full Spectrum Warrior/Replace existing resolution with: 1920 1080 0
Save it
Run Full Spectrum Warrior again
Conclusion:
Full Spectrum Warrior fun perfectly in PlayOnLinux with Wine 3.0.3 and my GeForce GTX 1060. Its an older title from 2005, so it should run on any laptop or netbook. Of course the resolution will have to match the Linux Desktop on your device for fullscreen.
Gameplay Video:
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