Since there are a lot of people waiting for Linux native release, maybe it is already possible to play DOS2 as we are waiting. I have tried to run DOS2 on Linux with Wine. Currently, it works fine with few already described problems.
[b]My setup is:[/b]
- Ubuntu 16.04, NVidia 980 GTX. (will fill more info if it's relevant)
- Lutris (https://lutris.net) as the client for Wine
- Wine 2.16-staging 64bit
- Steam
I'm running game on Ultra settings, the game works fine, with some problems (already mentioned), so I'll list them here.
[b]Known problems:[/b]
- buff/debuff icons next to character are not rendered properly, they are black (but mouse over information works)
- when you open book, it's black (but if you have a book with multiple pages and you move the mouse over the black area, in some places UI for changing pages is rendered and that also renders text properly, so you are able to read it)
- performance decreasing (I didn't yet figure out real reasons, but I have noticed few things. After some period of playing, fe. 1 hour or so, decreased performance is noticeable. When I cust some spells that have extensive animation around a character, performance also gets decreased, but for this, I'll try some staging options + game settings.)
- sound noise (I hear some click-click noise, but that's not so relevant)
[b]Solutions[/b]
- performance decreasing (keep Steam client running, enable staging settings and change anti-aliasing to FXAA)
Additional problem is that I'm not able to run game from Steam client. So I use Steam client to update the game, but when I want to run it, I'm using executable directly in "steamapps" folder.
From my point of view, if books and buffs would be rendered properly, DOS2 would be playable on Linux.
If someone also experimenting with Wine please share your experiences. It would be nice to collect problems and possible solutions in order to have DOS2 playable on Linux.
Last edited by mtodor; 19/09/17 07:32 AM.
