Posted May 23, 2015
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I've created an updated patch for the native Linux version of Neverwinter Nights. The game is very much playable on modern distros but getting it to run properly requires some work. This package is a compilation of various fixes I found around the net to give an easy out of the box experience on modern distros.
What it includes:
- Out of the box Alsa sound support.
- Out of the box videos support (these didn't play in the original Linux release).
- English Patch v1.69 (I may be able to do other languages in the future).
- Original game icon and high res versions (PNG format).
- Minor improvements in the launch script.
Installation (I have tested this only with the GOG version of the game):
- Extract the game files by installing the it using Wine or InnoUnp.
- Download the patch from my google drive: <span class="bold">English_linuxclient169_xp2_Updated_w2015_Fixes_rev5.tar.xz</span>
- Extract all the contents in your NwN game folder (overwrite / merge everything when prompted).
- Open a terminal in the game's folder and run the 3 commands in the order below (ignore any comments or error outputs by these scripts):
./fixinstall
./nwmovies_install.pl
./nwn
You're done! To launch the game run './nwn'
Known issues:
- The in-game Antialiasing setting doesn't make any effect whatever you set it to, the easiest way to fix this is to override it from your graphics card panel (tested and works on Nvidia proprietary drivers).
The game comes only in 32bit and depending on your distro some 32bit libraries may be required, some of these are:
- 32bit libSDL_1.2 (essential for the game to run).
- 32bit libopenal (required for the movies to work).
Distros tested on:
Linux Mint 17.1 64bit (MATE and Xfce editions)
Debian Testing (thanks shmerl)
Debian 8 64bit
Arch Linux x86-64 (thanks BillyMaysFan59)
Any suggestions or feedback is welcome.
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UPDATE 11-07-2015:
- Uploaded a much smaller patch, down to 7mb from 300mb (Many of the files are already included with the GOG installation and they carry the same MD5).
What it includes:
- Out of the box Alsa sound support.
- Out of the box videos support (these didn't play in the original Linux release).
- English Patch v1.69 (I may be able to do other languages in the future).
- Original game icon and high res versions (PNG format).
- Minor improvements in the launch script.
Installation (I have tested this only with the GOG version of the game):
- Extract the game files by installing the it using Wine or InnoUnp.
- Download the patch from my google drive: <span class="bold">English_linuxclient169_xp2_Updated_w2015_Fixes_rev5.tar.xz</span>
- Extract all the contents in your NwN game folder (overwrite / merge everything when prompted).
- Open a terminal in the game's folder and run the 3 commands in the order below (ignore any comments or error outputs by these scripts):
./fixinstall
./nwmovies_install.pl
./nwn
You're done! To launch the game run './nwn'
Known issues:
- The in-game Antialiasing setting doesn't make any effect whatever you set it to, the easiest way to fix this is to override it from your graphics card panel (tested and works on Nvidia proprietary drivers).
The game comes only in 32bit and depending on your distro some 32bit libraries may be required, some of these are:
- 32bit libSDL_1.2 (essential for the game to run).
- 32bit libopenal (required for the movies to work).
Distros tested on:
Linux Mint 17.1 64bit (MATE and Xfce editions)
Debian Testing (thanks shmerl)
Debian 8 64bit
Arch Linux x86-64 (thanks BillyMaysFan59)
Any suggestions or feedback is welcome.
-------------------------------------------
UPDATE 11-07-2015:
- Uploaded a much smaller patch, down to 7mb from 300mb (Many of the files are already included with the GOG installation and they carry the same MD5).
Post edited July 31, 2015 by Ganni1987