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The Flame In The Flood Guide

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  • by booman, Jun 22, 2018 at 1:20 PM
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    The Flame In the Flood is a rafting exploring action survival adventure. Survive the apocalyptic aftermath by floating down-river in your custom raft and gathering supplies at random locations on the way. The river is always changing and every location is different. Watch out for rain, wolves, worthogs and use your crafting skills to make 100s of items that might keep you alive.

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    Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing The Flame In the Flood in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

    Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of The Flame In the Flood. Other versions may require additional steps.

    Tips & Specs:

    To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

    Mint 18.3 64-bit
    PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
    Wine: 3.0

    Wine Installation

    You will need two Wine versions
    • One for installing the game
    • One for running the game
    Click Tools
    Select "Manage Wine Versions"
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    Select Wine Version: 3.0
    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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    Also Click Click Wine versions (amd64) Tab
    Look for the Wine Version: 3.0
    Click the arrow pointing to the right to install it

    Look for the Wine Version: 3.10-staging
    Click the arrow pointing to the right to install it

    Wine 3.0 and 3.10-staging 64-bit is installed and you can close this window

    Launch PlayOnLinux
    Click Install
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    Click "Install a non-listed program"
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    Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
    Click Next
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    Name the virtual drive: flameintheflood
    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 3.0
    Click Next
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    Select "64 bits windows installation"
    Click Next
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    Wine Configuration

    Applications Tab
    Windows version: Windows 7
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    Graphics Tab
    Check "Automaticaly capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
    Click OK
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    PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

    Check the following:
    • POL_Install_corefonts
    • POL_Install_d3dx9
    • POL_Install_d3dx10
    • POL_Install_d3dx11
    • POL_Install_physx
    • POL_Install_tahoma
    • POL_Install_vcrun2013
    Click Install
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    Note: All packages should automatically download and install

    Installing The Flame In The Flood

    Click Browse

    Select "setup_the_flame_in_the_flood_1.3.003_(11916).exe"
    Click Open
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    Click Next again...

    Click Ok
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    Click Options
    Uncheck "Create desktop icon"
    Check "Yes, I have read and accept EULA"
    Click Install
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    Click OK on all errors
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    Click Exit
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    PlayOnLinux Shortcut

    Select "RiverGame.exe"
    Click Next
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    Name the shortcut: The Flame In The Flood
    Click Next
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    Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
    Click Next
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    PlayOnLinux Configure

    Back to PlayOnLinux
    Select "The Flame In The Flood"
    Click Configure
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    General Tab
    Wine Version: Click the down-arrow to select Wine 3.10-staging
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    Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine

    Display Tab
    Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses
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    Close Configure

    Click Run
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    Note: Click Debug to see bugs and errors

    Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Runtime

    This installation will fail, but the game still runs

    Clicking Yes
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    Check "I agree..."
    Click Install
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    Setup Failed
    Click Close
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    Optimization

    Click Option
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    Adjust:
    • Resolution
    • Fullscreen
    • V-SYNC
    • Anti Aliasing
    • Shadows
    • Post Processing
    • Textures
    • Custom Cursor
    Click Apply Changes

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    Conclusion:
    After Visual C++ 2013 failed, I just ran the game again and it worked. Initially I tested with Wine 3.8 and the game ran so slow that I couldn't play at all. Naturally I tried a "staging" version and it ran perfectly. Unfortunately PlayOnLinux doesn't offer a 32-bit version of 3.10-staging which means it doesn't appear in the manual installation process. So we install with 3.0 then switch to 3.10-staging afterwards. As you can see in the video below, it runs perfectly without issues.

    Gameplay video:


    Screenshots:
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