Sudeki is a world in torment by the destructive forces of the Alkorian. There once was a beautiful country outside Illumina Castle, but now it is in ruins. Play as 4 heroes to aid the Queen in an Action RPG to eliminate the Alkorian and purify Sudeki once again.



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

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

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Mint 18.1 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 2.0-staging

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 2.0-staging
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 2.0-staging 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: sudeki
Click Next


Check all three options:

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

Click Next


Select Wine 2.0-staging
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:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_gdiplus
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Note: All packages will automatically download and install

Installing Sudeki

Click Browse

Select "setup_sudeki_2.1.0.7.exe"
Click Open


Click Next again...

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


Click Exit


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "SUDEKI.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Sudeki
Click Next


Select "SudekiLauncher.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Sudeki Launcher
Click Next


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


PlayOnLinux Configure

Back to PlayOnLinux
Select "Sudeki"
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 2.0-staging


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

Select "Sudeki Launcher"
Click Run


Adjust:

• Resolution
• Refresh Rate
• Anti-aliasing
• Fullscreen
• Shadows
• Gamma
• Audio Quality

Click Save
Click Quit


Select Sudeki
Click Run


Note: Click Debug to see errors and bugs

Conclusion:
Sudeki ran perfectly on my GeForce GTX 1060 in 1920x1080 resolution even though it appears to be stretched a bit. There were no performances issues, graphical issues or bugs. The Launcher was nice because I could adjust some of the settings before launching the game.

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