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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Origin version of Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 18.1 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 2.0-staging
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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Look for the Wine Version: 2.0-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 2.0-staging is installed and you can close this window
Origin Legacy Download
Go to: www.dm.origin.com/download/legacy
Save OriginThinSetup.exe to your Desktop
PlayOnLinux Setup
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: amalur
Click Next
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Check all three options:
Click Next
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
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Select Wine 2.0-staging
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP
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Note: This is critical otherwise Origin won't run
Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktp size: 1024x768
Click OK
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PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
Click Next
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
- POL_Install_vcrun2008
- POL_Install_vcrun2010
- POL_Install_vcrun2012
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Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Click Browse
Select "OriginThinSetup" from your Desktop
Click Open
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Click Next again...
Uncheck all options
Click Install
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Check "I have read and accept..."
Click OK
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Login to Origin
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Note: Don't forget to check "Remember Me"
Operating System Warning
Click Close
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Roll the mouse over Kingdoms Of Amalur
Click the "i"
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Click "Download"
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Uncheck "Create start menu shortcut"
Uncheck "Created desktop shortcut"
Click Continue
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Check "I have read and accept..."
Click Continue
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Disabling Origin In Game Overlay
Click Origin
Click "Application Settings"
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Click "Origin In Game"
Uncheck "Enable Origin In Game"
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Wait for Kingdoms Of Amalur to download
or
Click Origin
Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "Reckoning.exe"
Click Next
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Name the shortcut: Kingdoms Of Amalur
Click Next
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Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
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PlayOnLinux Configure
Select "Kingdoms Of Amalur"
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine version: 2.0-staging
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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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Close Configure
Select "Kingdoms Of Amalur"
Click Run
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Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs
Finish downloading Kingdoms of Amalur
Click Play
Login to EA for Activation
Optimization
Click Options
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Scroll over to Resolution
Adjust:
- Resolution
- Fullscreen
- Vertical Sync
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Scroll over to Graphics
Adjust:
- Brightness
- Shader Complexity
- Post-Processing
- Texture Quality
- Vegetation
- Shadow Quality
- Anisotrophy
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Conclusion:
Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning runs beautifully on my GeForce GTX 1060 with everything set to high. I never experienced any crashes or graphical bugs. I wish it would have run this nice a few years ago. Thanks to Wine now it activates, synchronizes with EA servers and runs great.
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