Posted January 23, 2016
Back in the day, Noctropolis was one of my favourite games, so even though GOG doesn't have a Linux version (does anyone know if there's a port on the way?), I gave it a try and installed on my Linux machine to see how it worked.
Distribution: Xubuntu 15.04
Wine: 1.7.50
WineHQ: Noctropolis isn't included in Wine's AppDB, so if one of you is a Wine database maintainer, feel free to add the game with my findings.
(Based on my experience, I'd say it could be classified as Silver, but maybe I'm too generous.)
What works: Most things, really... Of course, I've just started to play, so maybe there's some nasty bug somewhere. If I discover something, I'll keep you posted.
What doesn't: No sound! No Voices... No Music... No FX. Nothing. (You can select subtitles, of course, so it's not a game-stopper, but the game is much less enjoyable.) Needless to say, I tried changing the volume to 100%, but it doesn't work.
What I'm not sure if it's a Wine problem: I can't change the language. I downloaded the Spanish version, but the game is in English, and I can't change it. (Again, it's not a deal breaker for me, but still).
So if some one of the Linux gurus from the GOG community knows a way to bring the sound back to Noctropolis, it would be much appreciated!
Distribution: Xubuntu 15.04
Wine: 1.7.50
WineHQ: Noctropolis isn't included in Wine's AppDB, so if one of you is a Wine database maintainer, feel free to add the game with my findings.
(Based on my experience, I'd say it could be classified as Silver, but maybe I'm too generous.)
What works: Most things, really... Of course, I've just started to play, so maybe there's some nasty bug somewhere. If I discover something, I'll keep you posted.
What doesn't: No sound! No Voices... No Music... No FX. Nothing. (You can select subtitles, of course, so it's not a game-stopper, but the game is much less enjoyable.) Needless to say, I tried changing the volume to 100%, but it doesn't work.
What I'm not sure if it's a Wine problem: I can't change the language. I downloaded the Spanish version, but the game is in English, and I can't change it. (Again, it's not a deal breaker for me, but still).
So if some one of the Linux gurus from the GOG community knows a way to bring the sound back to Noctropolis, it would be much appreciated!