Posted October 28, 2014
high rated
Using Linux and loving this game I just had to install it per Wine right now after purchasing it, which thankfully isn't too difficult.
There are a few things to keep in mind, and also one or two extras, so I would like to provide a short how-to here.
This thread can of course also be used for discussion, if someone has a problem getting the game to run on his machine.
My system:
Arch Linux x86_64 with Kernel 3.17.1-1-ARCH
Wine 1.7.29
Resolution: 1920x1080
So, here we go:
01. Installation
Nothing fancy here, I used nothing but a standard vanilla 64-bit prefix, no additional components required.
Installing the game itself was easy too, no problems until the very end. Two error messages appeared, but they have no effect as far as I can tell, since the game was installed properly afterwards. So just ignore them.
Oh, and don't worry about the installation hanging at the end, just wait a few minutes, it will finish after a while.
02. Configuration
You can set your desired resolution here, unless you are planning to play the game in widescreen mode, which I will cover in the next paragraph. Everything else should be left as it is. Disabling the Hardware Mouse can help reducing the occasional crashes in the game though, if you are playing in windowed mode.
03. Widescreen
If you wish to play the game in widescreen modus, for example 16:9, you need to download a few files.
First of all, the UniWS patcher, which can be found here, also some images for HUD correction.
Everything is explained very well on this site and you should be just fine, if you follow the instructions there.
In order to make the new resolution work, you will have to edit the swkotor.ini file in the main directory of the game, and alter the respective lines for width and height.
I also had to enable the Emulation of a Virtual Desktop per winecfg (this option can be found under Graphics) to avoid glitches.
04. In-game
Finally, to prevent the game from crashing and some graphical issues, disable Frame Buffer Effects, Soft Shadows and Grass (disabling grass isn't too bad, don't worry). Everything else can be set to maximum, or to your liking.
And that's it, ladies and gentlemen.
After 30 hours and beating the game, with not even one crash, I am really satisfied. The only issue I could recognize is almost not worth a mention at all: When jumping from cutscenes to actual videos, for example when the Ebon Hawk lands on a planet, parts of the image are transmitted, but only at the black bars of the video. Since it's not affecting the video, but only its frame, it really doesn't matter.
I wish you the best of luck and a lot of fun with this true masterpiece, have a nice day.
There are a few things to keep in mind, and also one or two extras, so I would like to provide a short how-to here.
This thread can of course also be used for discussion, if someone has a problem getting the game to run on his machine.
My system:
Arch Linux x86_64 with Kernel 3.17.1-1-ARCH
Wine 1.7.29
Resolution: 1920x1080
So, here we go:
01. Installation
Nothing fancy here, I used nothing but a standard vanilla 64-bit prefix, no additional components required.
Installing the game itself was easy too, no problems until the very end. Two error messages appeared, but they have no effect as far as I can tell, since the game was installed properly afterwards. So just ignore them.
Oh, and don't worry about the installation hanging at the end, just wait a few minutes, it will finish after a while.
02. Configuration
You can set your desired resolution here, unless you are planning to play the game in widescreen mode, which I will cover in the next paragraph. Everything else should be left as it is. Disabling the Hardware Mouse can help reducing the occasional crashes in the game though, if you are playing in windowed mode.
03. Widescreen
If you wish to play the game in widescreen modus, for example 16:9, you need to download a few files.
First of all, the UniWS patcher, which can be found here, also some images for HUD correction.
Everything is explained very well on this site and you should be just fine, if you follow the instructions there.
In order to make the new resolution work, you will have to edit the swkotor.ini file in the main directory of the game, and alter the respective lines for width and height.
I also had to enable the Emulation of a Virtual Desktop per winecfg (this option can be found under Graphics) to avoid glitches.
04. In-game
Finally, to prevent the game from crashing and some graphical issues, disable Frame Buffer Effects, Soft Shadows and Grass (disabling grass isn't too bad, don't worry). Everything else can be set to maximum, or to your liking.
And that's it, ladies and gentlemen.
After 30 hours and beating the game, with not even one crash, I am really satisfied. The only issue I could recognize is almost not worth a mention at all: When jumping from cutscenes to actual videos, for example when the Ebon Hawk lands on a planet, parts of the image are transmitted, but only at the black bars of the video. Since it's not affecting the video, but only its frame, it really doesn't matter.
I wish you the best of luck and a lot of fun with this true masterpiece, have a nice day.
Post edited January 20, 2015 by Urnoev