Soulbringer Guide

Soulbringer is a classic action RPG with a great story, customizable magic system and interactive elements. Follow the path of Harbinger and confront the Revenants to put an end to their evil rule.

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

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

Tips & Specs:

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Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 1.8.5

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"

Look for the Wine Version: 1.8.5
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right

Click Next

Downloading Wine

Extracting

Downloading Gecko

Installed

Wine 1.8.5 is installed and you can close this window

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: soulbringer
Click Next

Check all three options:

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

Click Next

Select Wine 1.8.5
Click Next

Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next

Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP

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

PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next

Click Browse

Select "setup_soulbringer_2.0.0.37.exe"
Click Open

Click Next again...

Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install

Click Exit

PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "Soulbringer.exe"
Click Next

Name the shortcut: Soulbringer
Click Next

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

PlayOnLinux Configure

Select "Soulbringer"
Click Configure

General Tab
Wine version: 1.8.5

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 Soulbringer

Select "Soulbringer"
Click Run

Note: Click debug to see bugs and errors

First Launch
Click Video

Adjust Driver and Mode (Resolution)
Click OK

Conclusion:
Soulbringer is such an old game that it should run on any computer these days. I was even surprised that it ran at 160x1200 resolution, but for fullscreen I had to change my Linux Desktop to 1600x1200 first, otherwise it would appear to be in a window. Some of the character textures looked a bit funny when they were moving, but I noticed that is how the game has always looked. Otherwise, it ran perfectly.

Gameplay Video:

Screenshots:

 

I LOVE this game. I think I have played through it 4-5 times since I first bought it roughly 15 years ago. I remember the interface took a lot of time to get used to, but everything else about this game is amazing. The story, the world, the characters. I was mesmerized by this game and seeing this guide really brought back fond memories.

The graphics were bad even at the time, but that never bothered me. The story is well presented and the game progresses in a very satisfying way. The magic system is very interesting. You can either try to balance your elemental power, or specialize on one or two elements at the expense of other elements. I also really enjoyed how you can set up custom combat combos, which really is the only way to take advantage of your character's automatic ability to dodge.

Now I may have to install this old favorite again.

 

Great! I'm glad the guide inspired you...
Its nice to see old games like Soulbringer on GOG. I played it a bit and was confused on where to go. The map is static, so I wasn't sure where to find locations... guess I should have explored more.
I was surprised that the camera could rotate 360 degrees. This was rare for games back then and even games today.
Yeah, the graphics aren't great, but the variety makes up for it. Just like Morrowind