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.

Tips & Specs:

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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

Click Next


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

Click Next


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/

Double-click Resolution.cfg


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.

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