Fantasy General II Linux DXVK Wine – how to play this game on Linux.
Three hundred years have passed since the Shadow Wars have ravaged Keldonia and the world of Aer, and the struggles of the past have long since faded into legends.
In the Highlands of Fareach, Clans of Barbarian warriors have eked out a living in the harsh northern climate, constantly feuding with each other and raiding the wealthier Borderland towns. Fed up with these constant attacks, the Borderland Clans called on the Empire for help – a powerful realm controlling the land from the Scarlett Mountains to Cynehelm Valley and the Hoarwood. The Western Imperial Legion was sent to face the highland raiders, and with the help of the Borderland clans Iseal and Machnar, killed High King Brendan in the battle of Wyrm’s Pass.
A treaty was signed that forbade any clan from crossing into the Borderlands in return for peace. Since then, there has been no High King to unite the Clans, and they fell into quarrelling and raiding amongst themselves.
In these dark times your clan has been led by Falir One-Eye, a warrior of great renown. You are his son and designated heir, and you are eager to prove your mettle to the Clan Council and your father…
Fantasy General II Linux DXVK Wine – how to play this game on Linux.
Despite the fact Fantasy General II uses the Unity3D engine which is cross-platform, there isn’t native Linux release of the game. It’s sad but don’t worry. You can still play it on Linux and we’ll show you how.
For this game you’ll need Wine or Wine-Staging, DXVK, and Windows Media Foundation a.k.a mfplat.
If you don’t know how to setup DXVK, you can refer to our easy full DXVK installation guide.
Windows Media Foundations files can be easily installed via GitHub script provided by z0z0z. Аll уоu hаvе tо dо іѕ dоwnlоаd thе аrсhіvе frоm GіtНub ѕіtе, ехtrасt іt, ехроrt Wіnе рrеfіх раth, аnd run thе іnѕtаll ѕсrірt.
- Export your Wine prefix path where the game is installed:
export WINEPREFIX="/path/to/your/wine/prefix"
- And run the install script:
./install-mf.sh
You can also use ESync for better performance.
All done! Now you can enjoy Fantasy General II on Linux too!
- Wine version used in the video: Wine-Staging 4.14 with ESync enabled.
- DXVK version: 1.3.3
Link to the official DXVK project site – here.
For any questions don’t hesitate to use the comments section bellow.
