Re-live the 80's by saving the princess in a cavernous world of minions and bosses. In Spelunky, you can climb, jump, run, whip and explode your way through dangerous caves. Find the merchant and replenish your bombs or rope... Be careful, that is a long drop... you might want to bring along a friend.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Spelunky in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of Spelunky. Other versions may require additional steps.
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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"
Click Next
Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
Name the virtual drive: spelunky
Click Next
Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine 1.8.5
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: 1920x1080 or 1024x768
Click OK
PlayOnLinux Packages (DLL's, Libraries, Components)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_tahoma
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Installing Spelunky
Click Browse
Select "setup_spelunky_2.1.0.9.exe"
Click Open
Click Next again...
Click OK
Click Options
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install
Click OK on all errors
Click Exit
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "Spelunky.exe"
Click Next
Name your shortcut: Spelunky
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Select Spelunky
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
Close Configure
Launching Spelunky
Select Spelunky
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Optimization
Click "Help & Options"
Click Graphics
Adjust:
- Resolution
- Fullscreen
- HUD Style
- Fullscreen Effects
- Dynamic Shadows
Conclusion:
Spelunky installed, configured and played just fine in PlayOnLinux. I was able to play co-op with a friend on the keyboard. Its actually quite a hard game and you are supposed to take your time and plan your route because its not very forgiving. You die, you start over.
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