Rune Classic Guide

Run Classic is a 3rd person hack-n-slash Viking action game. Slay minions through dark endless dungeons, keeps and volcanic caves! Pickup a huge variety of swords, maces, axes and more.

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

Note: This guide applies to the GOG.com version of Rune Classic. Other versions may require additional steps.

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int 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.2
Wine: 1.6.2

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"

Look for the Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging

Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right

Click Next

Downloading Wine

Extracting

Downloading Gecko

Installed

Wine 1.6.2 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 your virtual drive: rune
Click Next

Check all three options:

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

Click Next

Select Wine 1.6.2
Click Next

Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next

Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows Version: Windows 7
Click Apply

Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK

Check the following packages:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_gdiplus
  
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next

Note: All packages will download and install automatically

Rune Classic Installation

Click Browse

Select "setup_rune_classic_2.0.0.9.exe"
Click Open

Click Next

Check "Yes I have read and accept EULA"
Click Options

Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install

Installing

Error
You may get an error "Unable to execute file: sdbinst.exe"
Click OK

Click Exit

PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "Rune.exe"
Click Next

Name your shortcut: Rune
Click Next

Click Next

Configure PlayOnLinux

Select Rune
Click Configure

General Tab
Wine Version: 1.6.2
Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine
Note: Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine

Display Tab
Video memory size: Select the amount of memory your video card/chip uses

Close Configure

Select Rune
Click Run

Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs

Optimization

Click Options

Click Video

Select a resolution to match your Linux desktop
Adjust Texture detail
Adjust shadows, decals, animation and lighting

Rule of Thumb:
Higher settings = More detail, lower frame rates
Lower settings = Less detal, higher frame rates

Rune Classic is an older game so it should be able to run on most laptops or netbooks.

Click Game
Select Advanced options

Have full control over all of the game options
Warning: Some settings can break Rune or make it unplayable

Conclusion:
Rune ran perfectly on my GeForce 550 Ti in fullscreen with all the settings on high. I was able to play for hours without any bugs or crashes. Its a fairly simple game and mostly requires quick reactions and a lot of saving.

Video:

Screenshots:

 

good game (classic very good) and testing as always

 

I'm still playing it all the way through. There was an area in the volcanic dungeon where the lava was rising. Unfortunately I saved the game right when the lava started rising. Have to load again and again and again until I figured out where to go.

 

I can relate so much to saving at a stupid time, haha. I've tried my best to forget all the times I only kept one save, and then made the mistake of saving seconds before dying. Good that you managed to get out of your bad save, I know it can be an infuriating situation.

 

yeah, I remember those days too. Luckily newer games won't let you save when you are dead anymore. Nice feature, but when playing those older games, gotta quicksave all the time and have to make new save games just in case I get stuck.