In Medal Of Honor 2010 you will step into the boots of a Tier 1 Operator in the most unforgiving and hostile battlefield conditions of present day Afghanistan.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Medal Of Honor in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Origin version of Medal Of Honor. Other versions may require additional steps.
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Mint 17.2 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.9
Wine: 1.8
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
Look for the Wine Version: 1.8
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right
Click Next
Downloading Wine
Extracting
Downloading Gecko
Installed
Wine 1.8 is installed and you can close this window
Download OriginSetup.exe
Go to: [url]https://www.dm.origin.com/download/legacy[/URL]
Navigate to your desktop
Click Save
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 your virtual drive: Medal Of Honor
Click Next
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select "1.8"
Click Next
Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP
Click Apply
Note: Ignore the windows version in the screenshot
Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Click OK
Installing Packages (Libraries, Components, DLL's)
Check the following packages:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
- POL_Install_vcrun2008
- POL_Install_vcrun2010
- POL_Install_vcrun2012
Click Browse
Installing Origin Client
Navigate to your Desktop
Select OriginSetup.exe
Click Open
Click Next Again
Uncheck all options:
Click Install
Installing...
Check "I have read and accept..."
Click OK
At this point the client will try to launch, but nothing will happen...
Origin will lock-down the Origin folder and is waiting
We can fix that, just leave Wine where its at for now
Origin Directory Permissions
Go to the Origin Directory
Path: /home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/Origin/Drive_C/Program Files/
Right click
Select Properties
Click Folder Access Dropdown under "Owner"
Select "Create and delete files"
Click the File Access Dropdown under "Owner"
Select "Read and Write"
Click "Apply Permissions to Enclosed Files"
Click Close
Open the Origin directory
Delete these files:
igoproxy.exe
igoproxy64.exe
Origin Login will now appear
Login to Origin
Check "Remember Me"
Disable Overlay
Click Origin
Click Application Settings
Click "Origin In Game"
Uncheck "Enable Origin In Game"
Download Medal Of Honor
Click My Games
Select Medal Of Honor
Click Download
Check "I Agree"
Click Continue
Check "I Agree" again
Click Continue
Check "I Agree" one more time
Click "Start Download"
Installing Punkbuster
Click Next
Click "I Agree"
Click Next
Click Finish
When Medal Of Honor is finished downloading, Origin may crash
Click Exit Origin
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select Medal Of Honor.exe
Click Next
Name the shortcut: Medal Of Honor
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Select Medal Of Honor
Click Configure
General Tab
Wine version: 1.8
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
Launching Medal Of Honor
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select Medal Of Honor
Click Run
Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs
Optimization
Click Options
Click Video
Set the resolution to match your Linux Desktop
Adjust Quality, Texture, World, Shadows, Anti-Aliasing
Click Save
Gameplay Video:
Conclusion:
Medal of Honor plays very well in PlayOnLinux on my GeForce 550 Ti. Only a few frame stutters when areas load, but the fighting is very fluid. No tricks or work-arounds for this one, just get Origin setup, download the game and play!
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