The Hobbit is an action platformer where you play as Bilbo Baggins living out Tolkens Hobbit books. Fight wolves, sneak around Trolls, collect gems & coins, complete tasks to help Thorin Oakenshield and the dwarves reach Lonely Mountain.



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

Note: This guide applies to the Retail CD ROM version of The Hobbit. 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

Copy CD ROM Data

Begin with creating a folder on your Desktop
Name it: Hobbit
Copy all of the CD data from CD1 into the Hobbit folder


Then copy all of the data from CD2 into the Hobbit folder
Click "skip" on all duplicate files


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: thehobbit
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


Note: The desktop will resize when in-game resolutions are set

PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Installing The Hobbit

Select "Select another file"
Click Next


Click Browse

Navigate to the Hobbit folder on your Desktop
Select "setup.exe"
Click Open


Click Next again...

Click Next


License Agreement
Click Yes


Destination Folder
Click Next


Shortcut
Click No


Register
Click No


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "Meridian.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: The Hobbit
Click Next


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


PlayOnLinux Configure

Select "The Hobbit"
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

Launch The Hobbit

Select "The Hobbit"
Click Run


Note: click debug to see errors and bugs

Optimization

Click Options


Click Video


Adjust Resolution
Click Apply


Back to Options
Click Performance


Adjust:

• Object Detail
• Decimation Rate
• Effects Quality
• Clip Plane
• Texture Quality
• LIghting Quality
• Shadows Enabled

Click Done


Conclusion:
Since The Hobbit was made in 2003 it should run on just about any laptop or computer. I had no problems or graphical artifacts. It played pefectly on my GTX 950 without issues.

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