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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.

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Mint 18.1 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 2.0-staging

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 2.0-staging
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


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


Click "Install a non-listed program"


Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next


Name the virtual drive: amalur
Click Next


Check all three options:

• Use another version of Wine
• Configure Wine
• Install some libraries

Click Next


Select Wine 2.0-staging
Click Next


Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP


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


PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma
• POL_Install_vcrun2008
• POL_Install_vcrun2010
• POL_Install_vcrun2012

Click Next


Note: All packages will automatically download and install

Click Browse

Select "OriginThinSetup" from your Desktop
Click Open


Click Next again...

Uncheck all options
Click Install


Check "I have read and accept..."
Click OK


Login to Origin


Note: Don't forget to check "Remember Me"

Operating System Warning
Click Close


Roll the mouse over Kingdoms Of Amalur
Click the "i"


Click "Download"


Uncheck "Create start menu shortcut"
Uncheck "Created desktop shortcut"
Click Continue


Check "I have read and accept..."
Click Continue


Disabling Origin In Game Overlay

Click Origin
Click "Application Settings"


Click "Origin In Game"
Uncheck "Enable Origin In Game"


Wait for Kingdoms Of Amalur to download
or
Click Origin
Click Exit


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "Reckoning.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Kingdoms Of Amalur
Click Next


Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next


PlayOnLinux Configure

Select "Kingdoms Of Amalur"
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 2.0-staging


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

Select "Kingdoms Of Amalur"
Click Run


Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs

Finish downloading Kingdoms of Amalur
Click Play

Login to EA for Activation

Optimization

Click Options


Scroll over to Resolution
Adjust:

• Resolution
• Fullscreen
• Vertical Sync

Scroll over to Graphics
Adjust:

• Brightness
• Shader Complexity
• Post-Processing
• Texture Quality
• Vegetation
• Shadow Quality
• Anisotrophy

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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