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Protontricks is required to install this: https://github.com/b-fission/vn_winestuff
Don't bother using protontricks to install WMP11, it will cause the game to crash. Instead, do this:
- Clone this git repo: https://github.com/b-fission/vn_winestuff
- Run protontricks and select your game (in this case, "NEKOPARA Vol. 3: 602520"}
- Dismiss a bunch of warnings complaining that it can't detect the bitness of your Wine setup (these days it's WOW64 by default)
- Keep "Select the default wineprefix" selected, hit OK
- Select "Run a commandline shell (for debugging)", hit OK. This will fire up your default terminal emulator, now configured to run Wine/Proton within your game prefix
- On the just opened terminal run the following:
export WINEARCH="win64"
sh /path/to/your/vn_winestuff/codec.sh quartz2 wmp11
winecfg -v win10
This should be enough to get the OP/ED movies working, for those that absolutely want them (hint: you paid for them, so you do!)
OP/ED videos WILL hang or crash the game unless movie playback is disabled on the engine options, or if the WMP11 runtime is installed following the instructions above.
You can play without tinkering, but unlike the previous volumes (0 to 2), this time NEKO WORKs switched engines, from Kirikiri (which moves on when videos fail to play) to CatSystem2 (which HANGS when it fails to play videos). If you absolutely do not want to tinker, and do not care about the OP/ED movies, open the Config menu on the menubar, select "Engine Config", go to tab "Compatiblilty", check the "Don't play movies" option, confirm and restart the game to prevent the game hanging right at the start of Chapter 1.
Oh, if you can't see the menubar, this is a glitch - minimize then restore the window and it will render AND work properly this time.
In windowed mode the menubar may not render at all - the workaround is to minimize then restore it.
Game ocassionally exits out of the blue - can't tell if it is a crash or an abnormal exit
Videos do not work, and unlike Volumes 1-2 (which ran on good ol' Kirikiri that would jist move ahead when video playback failed), Nekopara Vol.3 uses a new engine (CatSystem 2) where failure to play the videos wil HANG the game. And due to reasons, I couldn't use Protontricks to deal with this (also, changing Proton versions or even trying with GE didn't helped). Fortunately the game engine options are exposed on this version, so go there an disable videos so you can continue loving your catgirls~
Leaving aside the video playback issue (that does NOT happen on vanilla Wine), the Nekopara series continues being the ultimate catgirl simulator choice for Linux :)
Install wmp11 and quartz_dx of https://github.com/b-fission/vn_winestuff/
Refer to the following method to play movie normally.
- Download https://github.com/b-fission/vn_winestuff/ file (Code - Download ZIP)
- Unzip the zip file (for example place in /home/deck/Downloads)
- Launch Protontricks
- Select NEKOPARA Vol. 3: 602520
- Select the default wineprefix （選取預設的Wine容器）
- Run a commandline shell (for debugging) （執行命令提示視窗(作為偵錯)）
- Run
sh /home/deck/Downloads/vn_winestuff-main/codec.sh wmp11
sh /home/deck/Downloads/vn_winestuff-main/codec.sh quartz_dx
- This method is referenced from https://www.visualnovelwiki.org/en/linux/special-codec
GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_RANK=protonaudioconverterbin:NONE %command%
OP can play with GE-Proton8-16 after 20 seconds black screen, but the game only shows white screen after the video end. Cannot continue to play.
Without the launch option, OP has no sound. Disable movie play in menubar Config - Engine Cofing - Compatibility.
GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE_RANK=protonaudioconverterbin:NONE %command%
OP can play with GE-Proton8-14, but the game freezes after the video end.
OP can play with GE-Proton8-14, but cannot continue to play after the end. Without the launch option, OP has no sound.
commands to fix blackscreen https://gist.github.com/Rennerdo30/cee258395a3e380e26559fedb5655711
blackscreen, but is fixed with script
blackscreen makes progression impossible
Blackscreen. But should be fixed with script.
blackscreen after first chapter would block the progression
Hang when video should play
You have to disable movies in game engine settings to prevent hang after 1st chapter
Work's perfectly without any hassle.
dont forget to grab the dlc for the full experience ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°
protontricks 602520 wmp11
If using tiling window manager, moving cursor to top causes the game leave fullscreen.
Intro and outro movies don't work. You need to install wmp11 with protontricks. Other than this, the game runs pretty much perfect.
The new "wmp11" winetricks verb is required for video cutscenes playback. Install protontricks, then install "wmp11" verb with "protontricks 602520 wmp11". More info about the verb: https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/pull/1489.
Use "HOST_LC_ALL=ja_JP.utf8 %command%" as the game's launch options to enable Japanese locale for proper fonts display.
Perfect out of the box.
Unlike the other games, Japanese text works out of the box and doesn't require launch options.
Runs out of box with 18+ patch. Perfect
Unknown(< 15 minutes with Proton)It just works. Anime is love, anime is life in Linux.
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Didn't have any problems with Japanese or Chinese fonts. FPS drops to ~45 during transitions, when characters change poses, or when a new character appears on screen. Other than that, the game runs fine.
Windowed mode, audio not tested. All languages tested. Possible animation bug (Looks jerky when skipping text) but I think it also exists under Windows.
Unknown(< 15 minutes with Proton)No launch options necessary for Japanese text - works out of the box.
Unknown(< 15 minutes with Proton)UnknownEnglish works, japan need tweaks
UnknownUnknownWorks perfectly.
UnknownUnknownScreen tearing, not a big problem.
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