PWI, ubuntu 13.04, PlayonLinux

Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary
Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary Posts: 37 Arc User
edited March 2014 in Support Desk
1. install Play on Linux
2. create a virtual drive
3. change winecfg to windows 7
4. install directx 9, vcrun6, ie8
5. got to pwi.perfectworld.com and download the arc installation.
6. install arc after arc installs, it may ask you if u want to download and install PWI. do so.
arc will install it for you.
7. delete all shortcut links created automatically.
8. add shortcut from folder. browse to your .wineprefix program files dir and create a shortcut to patcher.exe. this one works best.
9. run the game and enjoy.

I am working on getting rid of the stupid ?'s so stay tuned for updates.

make sure you turn off water settings and shadow or u will find it hard to see. follow my views in the game and test settings. it may work differently for you. I ran this one on a crappy demo work computer and will run it on my home computer later this week.

Video:
http://youtu.be/2z1rfeLhb1g
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  • Sizzer - Raging Tide
    Sizzer - Raging Tide Posts: 2,387 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    This guide should a be sticky for the Linux users to help them when they're in trouble. b:victory
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  • fulminedio
    fulminedio Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited September 2013
    Any more on getting rid of the "?"
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  • Yin - Momaganon
    Yin - Momaganon Posts: 177 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    does the meridian system work for you? I have been playing years on my ubuntu without much problems, but the new meridian system doesn't open.
  • Psycopatic - Lost City
    Psycopatic - Lost City Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    i go erros about log file can't be creatred, someone have a solution?


    i can log in, after char selection it crash because "can't create log file"
    file can't packed"
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  • Psycopatic - Lost City
    Psycopatic - Lost City Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    i did it without ?

    wine 15.30
    instellet dotnet 3.0, ie8, directx9, vnrun6 , Microsoft core font

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  • Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary
    Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary Posts: 37 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    OK people. Meridian system, anyone get that spit to work in linux. LOL. Sorry I have not been in the forums for quite some time. I got evertying running but the meridian system.

    For those interested, I took my windows installed version, installed trial of crossover. Created a bottle and installed IE7 in that bottle. I added the Launcher.exe and elementclient.exe to that bottle and load without ?'s because I cannot find how to get rid of them normally. Only thing wrong now is meridian system. anyone got any clues.


    Click here to see video of PWI running for NW.
  • Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary
    Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary Posts: 37 Arc User
    edited December 2013
    fulminedio wrote: »
    Any more on getting rid of the "?"



    OK Guys. Free way is now working.

    Step 1: install Playonlinux
    Step 2: update Playonlinux to new version (http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html)
    Step 3: install Internet explorer 8
    Step 4: change the wine version to 1.7.8
    Step 5: go to pwi website and download arc (if you are using you existing installation you can now run your installation within the internetexplorer 8 POL without doing anything else.)
    Step 6: install non-supported application to you internet explorer 8 pol. Once arc runs it will start to download and install PWI.
    Step 7: Play

    Not able to access the meridian system yet. Video coming soon, I am making it right now. :>)
  • Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary
    Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary Posts: 37 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    OK Guys. Free way is now working.

    Step 1: install Playonlinux
    Step 2: update Playonlinux to new version (http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html)
    Step 3: install Internet explorer 8
    Step 4: change the wine version to 1.7.8
    Step 5: go to pwi website and download arc (if you are using you existing installation you can now run your installation within the internetexplorer 8 POL without doing anything else.)
    Step 6: install non-supported application to you internet explorer 8 pol. Once arc runs it will start to download and install PWI.
    Step 7: Run from, arc or create shortcut to launcher.exe, to update only. Hitting play did not work for me.
    Step 8: Create a shortcut to elementclient.exe and play game from this shortcut

    Not able to access the meridian system yet.
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    Meridian System fix in linux. Provided to us by Asterelle of sanctuary server. Forum posts found here

    Here's the fixed interfaces.pck. It's for v760 and goes in the element directly. This fix will break the next time they make update to that file.


    Short video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3vbsA15iOc&feature=player_embedded
  • Asterelle - Sanctuary
    Asterelle - Sanctuary Posts: 930 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    Ufoundwaldo - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Meridian System fix in linux. Provided to us by Asterelle of sanctuary server. Forum posts found here

    Here's the fixed interfaces.pck. It's for v760 and goes in the element directly. This fix will break the next time they make update to that file.


    Short video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3vbsA15iOc&feature=player_embedded
    Do you even need the meridian fix any more? Theres a shortcut button in the bottom right now to open meridian. No need to click the figure in the inventory window.
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