Lara Croft is searching for her Mom and the secrets that surround her dissapearance. Explore underwater caves, ancient tombs and the mysterious power of Thor... but, you are not alone! This episode of Tomb Raider is filled with clever puzzles, creative jumps, hardcore splunking and lots of action.
Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Tomb Raider Underworld in Linux with PlayOnLinux.
Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Tomb Raider Underworld. Other versions may require additional steps.
Tips & Specs:
Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.
To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained
Mint 17.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.10
Wine: 2.0-staging
Wine Installation
Note: Wine versions older than 2.0.2 and 2.12-staging no longer work with Steam.
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
Downloading Steam
Go To: http://www.steampowered.com
Click Install Steam
Do not click "Install Steam Now"
It will automatically install Linux Steam
Select Windows Steam instead
click "Windows" under the green button
Navigate to your desktop
Click Save
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 your virtual drive: tombunderworld
No spaces
Click Next
Select all three options:
- Use another version of Wine
- Configure Wine
- Install some libraries
Select Wine: 2.0-staging
Click Next
Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next
Configure Wine
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
PlayOnLinux Packages (Libraries, Components, DLL's)
Check the following libraries:
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_d3dx9
- POL_Install_d3dx10
- POL_Install_tahoma
Click Next
Note: All packages will automatically download and install
Installing Steam
Click Browse
Navigate to your desktop
Select: SteamSetup.exe
Click Open
Click Next
Click Next
Check: I accept the license...
Click Next
Click Next
Click Next
Click Install
Click Finish
Updating Steam
Click the "X" to close Steam login
Note: Sometimes there is a problem with fonts, we'll fix that later
PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select Steam.exe
Click Next
Name your shortcut: Tomb Raider Underworld
Click Next
Select "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next
PlayOnLinux Configure
Back to PlayOnLinux
Click Configure
General Tab
Arguments: -no-dwrite -no-cef-sandbox
This fixes the missing font problem and the store problem
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 size of Memory your video card/chip uses
Close Configure
Launching Steam
Select Tomb Raider Underworld
Click Run
Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs
Click "Login to existing account"
Login
Go to Steam Library
Find Tomb Raider Underworld
Click Install
Uncheck "Created desktop shortcut"
Uncheck "Create start menu shortcut"
Click Next
Click Finish
Click Play
Follow Direct X installation
Display Setup
Adjust your graphics settings before the initial launch
Click OK
Optimization (In-Game)
Click Audio/Visual
Click Display Mode Selection
Adjust Width, Height, Refresh Rate and Aspect Ration
Click Apply
Back to Audio/Visual Menu
Click Display Settings
Adjust:
- Anti Aliasing
- Texture Detail
- Texture Filtering
- Fullscreen Effects
- Reflections
- Water Effects
- Volumetric Effects
- Shadows
- Triple Buffering
- VSync
Conclusion:
Tomb Raider Underworld would only run if I used Wine 2.0-staging version. Wine 2.0 alone would not allow it to pass the initial title screen. Once I was able to run the game, everything ran perfectly on my GeForce GTX 950. I was able to crank the graphics up to high and had great frame rates. Underworld has a lot of great features, puzzles and visuals. It's a "must buy" in my book.
Gameplay Video:
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