Just to put some of the pieces together, I installed Myth II 1.7.1 in Wine on a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04.1, made note of what I had to do in order to get it working, and also gathered some of the information in this thread in the notes. This should make it reasonably easy for people new to Linux to get Myth II installed, but with a couple of notes:
- I only have the Loki version of the game for original data so the instructions don't apply
exactly if you have the CD for the Windows or Mac version instead. The only difference should be the exact location of the original data files, though. Also, if you have the original CD for the Windows version instead, you can probably just install the original Windows version of Myth II using Wine and then install 1.7.1 on top of that. If someone can tell me the exact location of the data files on the Windows and Mac version CDs, I can update the guide.
- I'm assuming that the OS is pretty close to a default English-language Ubuntu 10.04 (32-bit) install. Installing on other Ubuntu versions or other distros should be similar but not exactly identical.
- I don't have any 64-bit hardware so I can't test installing on a 64-bit OS.
- The commands should be entered in a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) exactly as they are. It's better to copy and paste them.
So, here it goes...
Running Myth II 1.7.1 on Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit if you have the CD for the original Loki version:
1. Search for and install Wine either through the Software Center or the terminal:
2. Download the Windows installer for
Myth II 1.7.1
3. Right-click on the downloaded file and select
Properties. On the
Permissions tab enable
Allow executing file as program.
4. Right-click on the file again and select
Open with Wine Windows Program Loader
5. Go through the install as if on Windows. (I selected to install the modern version)
6. After the install is complete, insert the original Myth II CD. An icon for the CD/DVD drive should appear on the desktop.
7. Copy the "tags" folder from the CD to the Myth II 1.7.1 install folder and make sure it's writable:
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cd "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Myth II"
cp -r "/media/Myth2 Soulbligher - Linux/tags" .
chmod +w tags
Alternatively, if you've already installed the classic Loki release natively and want to copy your saved games, progress etc., you can also copy the entire contents of your native Loki install to "$HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Myth II".
8. Run Myth II:
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wine "c:\\Program Files\\Myth II\\Myth II.exe"
9. [Optional] Create a launcher icon for the game in the panel:
a) Right-click on a panel and select
Add to Panel...
b) Select
Custom Application Launcher
c) Enter the following in the launcher properties:
Name:
Myth II (or whatever you want)
Command:
wine "c:\\Program Files\\Myth II\\Myth II.exe"
Notes and issues:
- I haven't tried multiplayer. If someone with more experience with that could continue from here and add what (if anything) you need to do in order to get multiplayer working properly, I'd appreciate that.
- Cutscenes don't seem to work, neither the high-resolution ones nor those shipped with the original Loki release
- If the game fails to run in step 8 and you get an error saying "err:x11settings:X11DRV_ChangeDisplaySettingsEx No matching mode found 640x480x16 @50! (XRandR)" (or something similar), try running Myth II in windowed mode rather than fullscreen. (Is there a command line switch for this or is it only available through the game menus?)
- If you experience issues with sound, try the following:
1. Open
Applications >
Wine >
Configure Wine >
Audio
2. Disable ALSA and enable OSS
3. Use the following command to run the game:
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padsp wine "c:\\Program Files\\Myth II\\Myth II.exe"
If you have anything to add, let me know.
warnings about opengl confuse me too it works on in wine and other opengl apps.