[Tutorial]RPGMaker XP and VX for Linux Users

[Blackbound 4]

Alright, youve got linux installed and realize... RPGmaker VX/XP doesnt quite work on a fresh install of linux!

 

Heres what you do to make it work:

Install Wine (I recommend using the very latest packages); ubuntu users: open terminal and put in sudo apt-get install Wine

 

What is Wine: Wine is a Windows Emulator built for linux to emulate the windows operating system, latest version as of this post is version 1.2

 

Install Winetricks and open it up. (NEVER EVER RUN SUDO WINE FOR ANY APPLICATION!)

 

Winetricks is a tool for wine that downloads and installs various windows software used by many windows applications.

 

Using winetricks install the DirectX Redistributable.

Now install your RPGMaker

 

you are ready to run and rock!

 

Reason for posting: I never saw an RPG maker installation tutorial and I thought it would be a good idea to add one :)

[CrimsonInferno 35]

This actually helps! Luckily for me, I knew about Wine and had used it before, But I never knew RPG makers worked in it until Lucas told me about it. This will defiantly help the Linux users, I wish I had it while running under Linux a few days ago >.>

 

+Rep for you!

 

Although, most Linux users are new, so maybe screenshots will help?

[Polraudio 122]

Very good tutorial. Same way i got it to run in linux. I used the package manager to search for wine.

[CrimsonInferno 35]

My package managers never had it, I had to manually install and look for it. I like Linux a lot better than Windows, I knew how to work almost everything perfectly. I can do the same in Windows, since it was stolen off of Machintosh :s

[Blackbound 4]

My package managers never had it, I had to manually install and look for it. I like Linux a lot better than Windows, I knew how to work almost everything perfectly. I can do the same in Windows, since it was stolen off of Machintosh :s

 

What distro?

 

and from what I know, Linux is older than Windows (quite a bit older I think), but I dont know how old Mac is.

[CrimsonInferno 35]

Mac and Windows are the same. Bill Gates stole the plans of Mac (see, they were together as a team before) and sold it under the title of "Windows". That's why they don't fully know the capabilities of their software and why there are so many errors, shutdowns, blackouts and other things -- because they don't know how to work stolen software. Mac is older than Windows, its just no one knew this because Windows' "creator" Bill Gates, stole the plans. Oh, and Linux is 15-16 years older, I do believe.

 

I've used all of them before and they never showed up for me. I had to find them on the web >.>

[Blackbound 4]

I heard somewhere that the Mac kernel and the linux kernel are very closely similar, this is the first that I heard Windows and Mac being similar.

 

and by distro is it Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fredora, Slackware ect.

[CrimsonInferno 35]

Ubuntu, but I've tried all of them, seriously. lol

We don't keep the same ones for long, we like to go through them and pick which is best. For me, its Ubuntu.

 

Yes, the lies Bills fed everyone has been uncovered for me lol

[Blackbound 4]

Apparently Wine cant emulate all of the RMXP features related to audio.

heres what DOESNT work or what crashes the program:

Playing Midi files: I noticed this when I actually playtested the game. Midi does NOT play at all.

MP3 Pitch: changing the pitch on an mp3 file will crash the program apparently. I believe this is an issue with wine's audio drivers.

[CrimsonInferno 35]

Isn't there a way to edit the binary so people can make their own releases of Wine?

[Blackbound 4]

theres a method to modify the source of wine... but I dont know how to get it to compile.

[CrimsonInferno 35]

You just have to create a shell of code, I do believe. Although, it would probably take the makers of Wine to mess with it. We don't want a repeat of Windows/Mac war lol

[Kiriashi 117]

I heard somewhere that the Mac kernel and the linux kernel are very closely similar, this is the first that I heard Windows and Mac being similar.

 

and by distro is it Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fredora, Slackware ect.

 

 

They used to be super similar.

[CrimsonInferno 35]

Well, you know how the commercials of Windows say "you asked for no more crashes? Well, we fixed it! *coughs* we think."

 

Why would Windows buyers have to ask to have the crashes stop? Its stolen merchandise they have no idea how to handle. I guess Gates forgot to steal the manual as well >.>

 

Anyway, I'm not booting Linux and Windows, which is great. I use Linux for almost everything....except Corel. Corel has to be used on Windows :C

 

Linux - Mac foreva! :)

[Spif 0]

Hope this is good to bump when I try and run RPGmaker VX Ace (I know this thread is older than it) I get this error.

“Cannot Initialise CoGen DRM install again may fix this”

installing agin doesn't fix it

Any ideas?

 

 

Also I am trying to get IGM working, so far when I try to load the .exe all that happens is a terminal window appears briefly and closes.

Edited July 5, 2012 by Spif

[Polraudio 122]

What linux distro are you using and what version?

[CrimsonInferno 35]

If you are running the newest version of Linux and it still doesn't work, try WINE. See this: http://ubuntuforums....d.php?t=1856054

Edited July 5, 2012 by CrimsonInferno

[Spif 0]

Ubuntu 11.10

 

@Crim

 

already installed, but not on the latest version

[CrimsonInferno 35]

12.04 LTS is the newest, I believe. But let's try with 11.10.

 

Get the latest WINE here (not the beta for now, test the one listed first, which is "1.4") and install it, unless you have 1.4 already (if you don't have the latest version, which?), and then install RPG Game Maker through it.

 

I'll try and test it out myself for you. Hopefully it won't screw up my Windows 7 file (SATA cable problem on my end).

[Polraudio 122]

I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a virtual machine. I will install wine and let you know if it works and if i get it to work i will write a little tutorial on what i did.

 

I mainly prefer Ubuntu 10.04. More comparability with that version.

[CrimsonInferno 35]

ARG! I Had a full reply to help you with! But it crashed, my internet that is. Hold on please, I got it to work. I will edit this post with a tut on how to get it to work.

 

EDIT:

 

Okay, the process may seem long and hard, but its not. I have spent all day trying to get it to work in 11.10, but it does not. You must update to the newest Ubuntu. This is a screen shot showing I got it to work:

 

 

To update to the newest version, there are many options; 1) there is searching up “Update Manager” by clicking this:

 

 

and then clicking the “Upgrade now” button, or you can click this:

 

 

Now we need to upgrade the WINE application. If you haven't upgraded to the newest Ubuntu, do it now, restart and continue.

 

Open up the Terminal Window (you can search for it in the search bar mentioned earlier) or you can try this shortcut prompt: CRTL + ALT + T

 

Now, type the following sudo commands. All of them must be separate!

 

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install wine

 

Once you installed that, we need DirectX; something VERY important to RPG maker games. It is a Windows based native, but it can be run through WINE. But first, we need the latest Winetricks. Open the terminal window again and type the following all as separate sudo commands:

 

$ wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
$ chmod +x winetricks
$ sh winetricks

 

This should bring up the winetricks program. It looks like this:

 

 

Check “Select the default wineprefix” if it isn't already, and then hit okay. Now check the first option, which is “Install a Windows DLL or component” and hit okay once again.

 

Another window should pop up with hundreds of options. Search for the following and check them:

 

d3x10

d3x11_42

d3x11_43

d3dx9

d3dx9_26

d3dx9_28

d3dx9_31

d3dx9_35

d3dx9_36

d3dx9_39

d3dx9_42

d3dx9_43

d3dxof

devenum

dinput

dinput8

directmusic

direcplay

directx9

dmsynth

dsound

dxdiag

dxdiagn

l3codecx

quartz

 

Plus, the following:

 

dotnet20 (MS .NET 2.0); You NEED this file for this to work!

And make sure you have “gdiplus” checked as well.

 

And then hit OK and it will install them all. If you get any errors installing the DirectX, please take pictures of them and provide them, as well as tell me exactly what you did, because this should work.

 

Now we need to install TiMidity; a MIDI solving thingy-ma-bob. Open the terminal window again and type:

 

$ sudo apt-get install timidity

 

And then let it install. You might have to say “yes/y” to continue and you might have to agree to let it install extra stuff. Say yes. Reboot the computer just to be safe.

 

When you get back into Ubuntu, its time to start the most important process, I think. Installing all of the RPG Makers. That's right, all of them. You can just use trials though, that's what I did.

 

First, download RPG VX (Not ACE) and RPG XP and drag them to the desktop. Time to drag ACE to the desktop as well, JUST THE INSTALLERS THOUGH. You might have to extract them. Put them all in folders separately called “RPGVX Setup” and so on.

 

Now we need to go to Program files and create a folder called RPG Maker, or put this folder in Common Files, if you are dual booting like me. This will make sure it won't erase the Windows install of the makers.

 

So for example, this is what mine looked like:

 

 

 

Which is “500GB\programfiles\commonfiles\RPG Maker\. This is important, okay? All of the files must go in the same folder, or this won't work.

 

First, we need to install VX, not ACE, so you need to go to Uninstall WINE Software. This won't effect WINE, but its actually the panel to install things through it.

 

You should see this:

 

 

You see the red boxed thing? That's how you install new things; we'll need to click that.

 

But first, take a look at the stuff I boxed in blue. This is how it should look after you are done with everything. Ignore “MSVCRT Redists” though; but if you want, you can install it just in case. Now back to the red; click the “INSTALL” button and navigate to your desktop.

 

Here, open up the folder that has the install files for RPGVX, not ACE, and install the ACTUAL MAKER before the RTP. For example, this is what it looks like for me, e.i, where I installed:

 

 

 

All inside of RPG Maker folder.

 

So, set up the RPGVX program, NOT THE RTP, to this folder first. Install it and then open up the Uninstall WINE software again, this time we select VX's RTP. We'll install it in the same folder, so do it. If it says “This folder already exists, would you like to install inside this folder anyway?” click yes; do no worry about it. After the RTP is installed, we need to install the trial of XP.

 

Actually, I just realized I couldn't install XP, or at least it doesn't show up. Just in case, we'll still include it. Do the same steps as above in the same folder. Though, if it asks to erase VX stuff, say no and I guess skip the XP step.

 

Now that we are passed that, we need to install ACE! Boo-ya!

 

Open up “Uninstall WINE software” again if you closed it and click the Install button again.

 

This time navigate to the ACE set up folder on the desktop and install the GAME first, not the RTP. Put it in the same folder as VX.

 

It shouldn't ask you to merge or replace the normal VX, if so, stop. Something went wrong. If not, continue. Now do the same for the RTP; it might say “This folder already exists, would you like to install inside this folder anyway?” again, if so, say yes.

 

If all goes well, BAM, you have ACE installed. To run the game, you should have a desktop shortcut. If that doesn't work for you (give it about a minute to load), go to the install folder and execute the exe of ACE install by right click and running with WINE LOADER.

 

There you go. It works.

Edited July 6, 2012 by CrimsonInferno