Engage in nostalgic space battles from the Star Wars frachise. Hop into combat with the Empire or Rebellion and dogfight with the enemy in 50 combat missions. Play single player or with your friends in co-op over LAN.



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing X-Wing vs TIE Fighter in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the GOG version of X-Wing vs TIE Fighter. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

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

Mint 19 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.3.3
Wine: 3.0.3

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 3.0.3
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 3.0.3 is installed and you can close this window

PlayOnLinux Setup

Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install


Click "Install a non-listed program"


Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next


Name the virtual drive: xwingvstiefighter
Click Next


Check all three options:

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

Click Next


Select Wine 3.0.3
Click Next


Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP
Click Apply


Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK


PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Note: All packages should automatically download and install

Click Browse

Select "setup_sw_xvt_2.0.0.5.exe"
Click Open


Click Next again...

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


Click OK on all Errors
These do not affect the installation


Click Exit


PlayOnLinux Shortcut

Select "z_xvt_.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter
Click Next


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


PlayOnLinux Configure

Select "X-Wing vs TIE Fighter"
Click Configure


General Tab
Wine version: 3.0.3


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 "X-Wing vs TIE Fighter"
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Conclusion:
X-Wing vs TIE Fighter ran perfectly first try in PlayOnLinux. Its a super old DOS game, so it will run great on any hardware. Remember to plug in your controller, or the game will not launch at all. I was able to play with my old Logitech USB flight joystick without any problems.

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