Deus Ex

What works

Installation.

Startup - sometimes.

Main Menu - sometimes.

Settings - sometimes.

What does not

Nothing past the setup screen works, and even the setup screen crashes often. Actual gameplay will not start.

Workarounds

What was not tested

All main menu options except setup.

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU:
• Driver:

Additional Comments

This version of Deus Ex with the current version of wine as of this writing, 1.7.11, does not run for more than a few minutes. It will mostly crash at startup. I made it to the setup screen a few times, but trying to change things caused it to crash. Alas, I cannot get the game to actually start. I tried known working Wine prefixes, and even a clean Wine prefix. FWIW, the older CD non-Steam version works just fine on this version of wine, so I suspect it is this version of Deus Ex that is at fault, not Wine.

Deus Ex: Revision is a large-scale re-imagining of the world of Deus Ex, bringing a tightly integrated aesthetic-oriented approach to the original gameplay. Revision brings in Project HDTP and New Vision for high-detail models and textures. Also bundled in Chris Dohnal’s Direct3D 9 renderer. Revision also includes the Shifter and BioMod modifications as alternate gameplay modes; Shifter adds various tweaks and unique weapons, spicing up the experience. BioMod offers a more distinct flavor, and introduces new gameplay mechanics while rebalancing how augmentations work within the game.

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.