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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Mageslayer in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Retail version of Mageslayer. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 1.8.4

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.8.4
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 1.8.4 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: mageslayer
Click Next


Check all three options:

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

Click Next


Select Wine 1.8.4
Click Next


Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 98
Click Apply


Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 800x600
Click OK


PlayOnLinux Packages (DLL's, Components, Libraries)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Select "Select another file"
Click Next


Click Browse

Navigate to the CD ROM
Select "setup.exe"
Click Open


Click Next again...

Click Next


Click Next


Click Next


Click Next


Uncheck "I would like to view the README file"
Click Finish


Click OK


Check "Direct3D Hardware Acceleration Enabled"
Click OK


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "mageslay.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Mageslayer
Click Next


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


PlayOnLinux Configure

Select "Mageslayer"
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 1.8.4


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


Launching Mageslayer

Select Mageslayer
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see bugs and errors

Click OK


Click Options


Click "Direct 3D Options..."


Video Modes


Select "D3D 800x600x16"


Other Video Modes

You can also edit the userdef.cfg to set higher resolutions

Go to:

Code:

/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/mageslayer/drive_c/Program Files/MageSlayer/Mage/

Open userdef.cfg in TextEdit
Change resolution in line

Code:

vid_setmodebydesc "D3D 800x600x16"

to

Code:

vid_setmodebydesc "D3D 1280x960x16"

Save userdef.cfg


Conclusion:
Once I found the resolution could be set through userdef.cfg I could set my Desktop resolution to 1280x960 and then play in fullscreen. Everything else ran really well. The controls are awkward, but the more you play, the easier they get.

Gameplay Video:


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