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Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing STALKER Clear Sky in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of STALKER Clear Sky. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 17 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.5
Wine: 1.6.2
Wine Installation
Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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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
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Click Next
Downloading Wine
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Extracting
Downloading Gecko
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Installed
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Wine 1.6.2 is installed and you can close this window
PlayOnLinux Setup
Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install
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Click "Install a non-listed program"
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Click Next
Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next
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Name your virtual drive: stalkercs
Click Next
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Check all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Click Next
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Select Wine 1.6.2
Click Next
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Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
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Wine Configuration
Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows 7
Click Apply
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Graphics Tab
Check "automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Check "Emulate a virtual desktop"
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click OK
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PlayOnLinx Components (Packages, Libraries, DLL's)
Check the following:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_gdiplus
- POL_Install_tahoma
Click Next
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Note: All components will automatically download and install
Installing STALKER Clear Sky
Click Browse
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Select "setup_stalker_cs_2.0.0.8.exe"
Click Open
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Click Next again...
Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
Click Options
Uncheck "Create desktop icons"
Click Install
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When installation is successfully
Click Exit
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PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select "Settings.exe"
Click Next
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Name your shortcut: S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky
Click Next
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Click Next again
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear sky
Click Configure
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General Tab
Wine Version: 1.6.2
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Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. 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
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Close Configure
Launching S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky
Back to PlayOnLinux
Select S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky
Click Run
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Enter a new User name
Select Language
Click "Save and Launch"
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Optimization
Click Options
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Select a Quality preset
Select a resolution that matches your Linux desktop
Click "Use"
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Click Advanced for access to more Video settings
Frequency 60Hz
- Adjust all of the following:
- Vision distance
- Object detail
- Texture detail
- Anisotropic filtering
- Grass detail
- Sun shadow
- Lighting distance
- Shadow Quality
- Detail textures
- Detail bump
- Steep parallax
- Sun rays
- SSAO
- Soft water
- Soft particles
- Depth of field
- Volumetric light
- Wet surfaces
- Volumetric smoke
- Vertical sync
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Note: Leave DX10.1 unchecked because Wine is not fully compatible with direct x 10 yet.
Rule of Thumb:
High settings = More detail, lower frame rates
Low settings = Less detail, higher frame rates
Conclusion:
There are a lot of video settings in Stalker, as you can see. I suggest experiementing with the presets first, then manually increase the advanced settings if the game is running smoothly. I was able to crank almost everything to High with my GeForce 550 ti. Clear Sky ran very smooth without any crashing or stutter. Even when I saw the "loading icon" at the bottom of the screen, there was no frame stuttering.
Gameplay video:
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