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Hello !
I've bought this game because it was on the games that work fine on Linux list, but it doesn't even works close to "fine".

The installation is fine as usual, the game loads and I can move the mice and all, but the second I click any key on the keyboard to name the "new player" the game hangs and I have to kill the process.

What am I to do ?

Thanks.
Giving your PC's specification would be a good way to start. The Linux distribution you're using and Wine version might also help. Oh, and the output from the terminal.

Did you spend some time reading Two Worlds' page on Wine AppDB?

I tried to play it on ArchLinux with Wine 1.3.13 and it worked all right. Still I prefer to play it on Windows, as the performance and overall looks on LInux are quite poor sometimes.
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Lilim: Giving your PC's specification would be a good way to start. The Linux distribution you're using and Wine version might also help. Oh, and the output from the terminal.

Did you spend some time reading Two Worlds' page on Wine AppDB?

I tried to play it on ArchLinux with Wine 1.3.13 and it worked all right. Still I prefer to play it on Windows, as the performance and overall looks on LInux are quite poor sometimes.
I use Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit and the Wine 1.2.2 that came with it.
After reading more I realize that this game is far from works "fine" for most people on Linux, they can't seems to even go to the open world (outside the church).

Is there any way to get my money back for this unusable to me game ?
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MaximB: Is there any way to get my money back for this unusable to me game ?
Sadly GOG does not offer refunds. However, playability may improve with later versions of Wine and/or Ubuntu. I do not have any experience with Linux but I wouldn't be surprised if you were able to get it working with some extra research and fiddling even with your current setup.

I hope you manage to get it working!
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MaximB: Hello !
I've bought this game because it was on the games that work fine on Linux list, but it doesn't even works close to "fine".

The installation is fine as usual, the game loads and I can move the mice and all, but the second I click any key on the keyboard to name the "new player" the game hangs and I have to kill the process.

What am I to do ?

Thanks.
This game was never meant for Linux redistribution. You may get it to work, but I've never understood why people want to play Windows games under Linux other than the "wow, look what I can" factor.

Sorry mate, play it on Windows.
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MaximB: Is there any way to get my money back for this unusable to me game ?
No. You bought this game knowing full well that your configuration does not meet the explicitly stated system requirements. It's unfortunate that you can't get this working in Wine but this is not GOG's fault; if you were using a supported configuration the game would work as advertised.

If dual booting Windows isn't a desirable solution for you I would strongly suggest trying a game's demo in Wine prior to purchase since the demo's Wine compatibility is generally the same as the full game. GOG does not offer demos, however, so you will need to look elsewhere.
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MaximB: Hello !
I've bought this game because it was on the games that work fine on Linux list, but it doesn't even works close to "fine".

The installation is fine as usual, the game loads and I can move the mice and all, but the second I click any key on the keyboard to name the "new player" the game hangs and I have to kill the process.

What am I to do ?

Thanks.
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Alondrix: This game was never meant for Linux redistribution. You may get it to work, but I've never understood why people want to play Windows games under Linux other than the "wow, look what I can" factor.

Sorry mate, play it on Windows.
90% of GOG's games are not meant for "Linux redistribution", but that does not mean that many of them can still be perfectly played under Linux be it via Wine, DOSBOX or native Installers.
Running Windows games under Linux is a whole other huge discussion which I keep seeing over and over, and it deserves a new thread - if you make it and point me I'll answer in more depth.

Most of the games I've bought from GOG with the only exception being "Two Words" work PERFECTLY under Wine.
And I've bought more then 10 titles from GOG.
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MaximB: Most of the games I've bought from GOG with the only exception being "Two Words" work PERFECTLY under Wine.
And I've bought more then 10 titles from GOG.
That's good, but as others have said, GOG does not guarantee that the games will work under Wine and are therefore not responsible in this case.

I still think you may be giving up too quickly though. I'm sure there are various workarounds that can be attempted and in the worst case you could dual-boot Windows to get it working. Unfortunately since I don't have any experience with Wine I don't know what those workarounds would be, but I know what some of the common problems when running the game in Windows are. The most common seems to be related to PhysX, which is required to run the game. A version is included with the installer but if the user has a newer version present it can cause issues. The workaround most people (myself included) used was to uninstall any PhysX that is present, install the game with the bundled PhysX, and then upgrade the PhysX to the latest version. Do you think that getting PhysX working under Wine could be related to the problem?

The other big issue that people have is not having DirectX 9, as lots of newer games use DX10 or DX11 instead. You actually need DX9 installed (it is installed parallel to DX10 or 11, and you can use both at once). I'm not sure how DirectX works under Wine either but it might be something to look at.
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MaximB: Most of the games I've bought from GOG with the only exception being "Two Words" work PERFECTLY under Wine.
And I've bought more then 10 titles from GOG.
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Waltorious: That's good, but as others have said, GOG does not guarantee that the games will work under Wine and are therefore not responsible in this case.

I still think you may be giving up too quickly though. I'm sure there are various workarounds that can be attempted and in the worst case you could dual-boot Windows to get it working. Unfortunately since I don't have any experience with Wine I don't know what those workarounds would be, but I know what some of the common problems when running the game in Windows are. The most common seems to be related to PhysX, which is required to run the game. A version is included with the installer but if the user has a newer version present it can cause issues. The workaround most people (myself included) used was to uninstall any PhysX that is present, install the game with the bundled PhysX, and then upgrade the PhysX to the latest version. Do you think that getting PhysX working under Wine could be related to the problem?

The other big issue that people have is not having DirectX 9, as lots of newer games use DX10 or DX11 instead. You actually need DX9 installed (it is installed parallel to DX10 or 11, and you can use both at once). I'm not sure how DirectX works under Wine either but it might be something to look at.
Thanks, there are indeed a few big "how to install two words with Wine", but they seems complicated.
I've try them someday.

And no I do not have Windows at all, so dual booting or virtual machine is out of the question.

In a world without walls, who needs windows ?
Post edited February 21, 2011 by MaximB
Update:
When using WIne 1.3.36 the game works fine "out of the box".
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MaximB: Update:
When using WIne 1.3.36 the game works fine "out of the box".
Similar for me. I have two linux versions installed. One running 1.2.something and another running 1.3.whatever that has native dlls installed. The one on 1.3 works the other doesn't. Wasn't sure if it was the win native dlls or the newer wine version.

two things I did have a problem with were that I sometimes would get crashes in caves when killing skeletons(only in caves. Only skeletons). This may or may not be problem for you but you might think about saving often in caves when skeletons are walking about. Then the story biased cut screens did not play but would skip right past them. I didn't even realize this was happening until near the end of the game and I was like "I think I just missed something big." Its harmless but may mix you up and I got no ending when I beat it.

Oh and sometimes the warps in the towers won't let you warp back down. In medium difficulty you can just toss yourself off but I did have that issue.

beyond that It works great for me, being one of the best running games I have, and I'm even on my third play though.