Deus Ex

What works

• Install Deus Ex from CD into a 32-bit Wineprefix
  
• Update Deus Ex to GOTY version
  
• Install Kentie Launcher
  
• Install & Update Deus Ex Revision Mod
• All Sound Settings (Dolby Digital Surround / Hardware support)
• DirectX 9.0c Deus Ex Revision Renderer
• Multiplayer (appears to work - no servers found)
• Ingame cutscenes
• Pre-level Video Clips
  
• Training Levels
• Running Deus Ex in a (Wine) Virtual Desktop
  

What does not

• Kentie Launcher with OpenGL renderer consistently crashes on game exit (otherwise appears to work OK)
• DirectX 10.1 Deus Ex Revision Renderer
• Menu sound keeps running over Multiplayer Game Session (??Revision bug??)
• Wine full screen mode with a Dual Monitor setup (the game is rendered off the top of the screen)
  

Workarounds

What was not tested

• 64-bit Wineprefix
• Extended Gameplay
• Multiplayer with a populated server!!

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

Kernel: uname -r 4.1.12-gentoo System Software: KDE Desktop 4.11.22 emerge -pv nvidia-drivers wine plasma-workspace xorg-server [ebuild R ~] x11-base/xorg-server-1.17.4:0/1.17.4::gentoo USE="ipv6 nptl suid systemd udev xorg -dmx -doc -glamor -kdrive -libressl -minimal (-selinux) -static-libs -tslib -unwind -wayland -xephyr -xnest -xvfb" 5,656 KiB [ebuild R *] app-emulation/wine-1.8_rc1::bobwya USE="X alsa cups fontconfig gecko gphoto2 gsm jpeg lcms mono mp3 ncurses nls openal opencl opengl osmesa png prelink pulseaudio realtime run-exes samba scanner ssl threads truetype udisks xcomposite xinerama xml -capi -custom-cflags -dos -gstreamer -ldap -netapi -odbc -oss -pcap -perl (-selinux) {-test} -v4l" ABI_X86="32 64 (-x32)" LINGUAS="en en_US -ar -bg -ca -cs -da -de -el -eo -es -fa -fi -fr -he -hi -hr -hu -it -ja -ko -lt -ml -nb_NO -nl -or -pa -pl -pt_BR -pt_PT -rm -ro -ru -sk -sl -sr_RS@cyrillic -sr_RS@latin -sv -te -th -tr -uk -wa -zh_CN -zh_TW" 0 KiB [ebuild R ~] kde-base/plasma-workspace-4.11.22:4/4.11::gentoo USE="handbook python (-aqua) -debug -gps -json -kdepim -qalculate" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7" 13,237 KiB [ebuild R ~] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-358.16:0/358::bobwya USE="X acpi gtk2 kms multilib tools uvm -gtk3 -pax_kernel" 0 KiB System Hardware H/W path Device Class Description ========================================================= system G751JT (ASUS-NotebookSKU) /0 bus G751JT /0/0 memory 64KiB BIOS /0/8 processor Core i7-4710HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz /0/8/9 memory 1MiB L2 cache /0/8/a memory 256KiB L1 cache /0/8/b memory 6MiB L3 cache /0/c memory 32GiB System Memory /0/c/0 memory 8GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns) /0/c/1 memory 8GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns) /0/c/2 memory 8GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns) /0/c/3 memory 8GiB SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns) /0/100 bridge Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller /0/100/1 bridge Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller /0/100/1/0 display GM204M [GeForce GTX 970M] /0/100/1/0.1 multimedia GM204 High Definition Audio Controller /0/100/14 bus 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI /0/100/14/0 usb2 bus xHCI Host Controller /0/100/14/0/2 bus USB3.0 Hub /0/100/14/0/2/4 bus USB3.0 Hub /0/100/14/1 usb1 bus xHCI Host Controller /0/100/14/1/2 bus USB2.0 Hub /0/100/14/1/2/3 multimedia Corsair Gaming H2100 Headset /0/100/14/1/3 bus USB 2.0 Hub /0/100/14/1/3/2 bus USB2.0 Hub /0/100/14/1/3/2/1 input USB Receiver /0/100/14/1/3/2/3 input Corsair K65 Gaming Keyboard

1. Install Wine
2. Configure Wine
3. Setup your environment variables:
   export WINEARCH=win32
   export WINEPREFIX="❚❚❚❚❚❚"
   (for a 32-bit Wineprefix - the WINEPREFIX folder should not be pre-created)
4. Check your CD-ROM drive is mapped using:
   winecfg
5. Launch the setup:
   wine "D:\SETUP.EXE"
   (Replace D: with whatever drive letter you have your CD mapped to in winecfg)
   The default installation folder is C:\DeusEx.
   This will install Deus Ex: Game of the Year edition, version 1.112fm, released in 2001.
6. Remove the CD check when launching the game:
   sed -i "/^CdPath\=.*$/d" "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/DeusEx/System/DeusEx.ini"
   The above command replaces CdPath=D: with a blank line in the DeusEx.ini file.
7. Launch the game:
   export WINEPREFIX="❚❚❚❚❚❚" && cd "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/DeusEx/System" && wine DeusEx.exe ; xgamma -gamma 1

Out-of-the box the stock OpenGL renderer will generate a segmentation fault:

This BASH script will fix the DeusEx.ini file settings to correct this. Note it is recommended to use the newer OpenGL renderer (which is significantly better)

1. Create this script (credit to Morgawr, his original script was used as a basis for this):
#!/bin/bash




#export WINEPREFIX="❚❚❚❚❚❚"


export DEUS_EX_PATH

# Read install path for Deus Ex, from the Wine Registry.
# Note: this requires a first run, when DeusEx is installed under Steam.

DEUS_EX_PATH="$(
     wine reg query 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Unreal Technology\Installed Apps\Deus Ex' /v Folder 2>/dev/null \
        | awk '{ if (sub("^[[:blank:]]*Folder[[:blank:]]*REG_SZ[[:blank:]]*","")) print $0 }' \
        | dos2unix
)"

# Fallback to 'C:\DeusEx'

DEUS_EX_PATH="${DEUS_EX_PATH:-C:\\DeusEx}"

printf "Using DeusEx (Windows) install path: '%s'\\n" "${DEUS_EX_PATH}"

# Convert path from Windows to Unix format

DEUS_EX_PATH="$(winepath -u "${DEUS_EX_PATH}" 2>/dev/null)"

if [[ ! -d "${DEUS_EX_PATH}" ]]; then
     printf "DeusEx install path: '%s' ; does not exist\\n" "${DEUS_EX_PATH}" >&2
     exit 1
fi

# Patch settings to make the game work properly on OpenGL devices
# Uses the default DeusEx install path (for the current WINEPREFIX)
if ! sed -i -e '/FrameRateLimit=60/d' \
              -e 's/^GameRenderDevice=.*$/GameRenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice/g' \
              -e '/^GameRenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice$/a\FrameRateLimit=60' \
              -e 's/FirstRun=.*$/FirstRun=1100/g' \
         "${DEUS_EX_PATH}/System/DeusEx.ini"
then
     printf "Unable to update DeusEx.ini file: '%s'\\n" "${DEUS_EX_PATH}/System/DeusEx.ini" >&2
exit 1
fi

printf "Successfully updated DeusEx.ini file: '%s'\\n" "${DEUS_EX_PATH}/System/DeusEx.ini"

2. Make the script executable & run it:
   chmod +x fix_deus_ex_opengl.sh
   ./fix_deus_ex_opengl.sh
   (ensure your WINEPREFIX env variable is set)

The Kentie Launcher Deus Exe is a replacement executable for Deus Ex. It's compatible with the GOTY edition of the game, which includes the Steam version. Note: the enhanced Steam version of DeusEx appears to lose support for the high resolution/wide screen fixes, when the Kentie Launcher is installed.

The launcher:

• fixes various issues running the game on modern computers
• helps you configure the game
• includes a mod manager

Kentie Launcher homepage

This script will download version 8.1 of the Kentie Launcher and automatically install it, to the specified WINEPREFIX.

Update the KENTIE_VERSION variable as required.