Darkened Skye Guide | GamersOnLinux

Darkened Skye is an Action game based off the Skittles candy where Skye can execute magic spells when combining Skittles. From fireballs, iceballs, lightning to firewalking, floating, shrinking and necromancy… Skye can use them to eliminate enemies and solve puzzles.

Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Darkened Skye in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Retail CD ROM version of Darkened Skye. Other versions may require additional steps.Tips & Specs:
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Mint 18.3 64-bit

PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.0

Wine Installation
Click Tools

Select “Manage Wine Versions”

Look for the Wine Version: 3.0

Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right

Click Next

Downloading Wine

Extracting

Downloading Gecko

Installed

Wine 3.0 is installed and you can close this window

Copy Disk Data

1. Create a new folder on your Desktop
2. Name it Darkened Skye
3. Insert Disk 1 and copy all the data into your new folder
4. Insert Disk 2 and copy all the data into the new folder

Merge and over-write any files

Note: Leave Disk 2 in the drivePlayOnLinux Setup
Launch PlayOnLinux

Click Install

Click “Install a non-listed program”

Select “Install a program in a new virtual drive”

Click Next

Name the virtual drive: darkenedskye

Click Next

Check all three options:

• Use another version of Wine
• Configure Wine
• Install some libraries

Click Next

Select Wine 3.0

Click Next

Select “32 bits windows installation”

Click Next

Wine ConfigurationApplications Tab
Windows version: Windows XP

Click Apply

Graphics Tab
Check “Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows”

Check “emulate a virtual desktop”
Desktop size: 1280×960
Click OK

PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next

Note: All packages should automatically download and install
Click Browse

Navigate to your Darkened Skye folder on your Desktop

Select “Setup.exe”
Click Open

Click Next again

Click “Install Now”

Click Next

Click Yes

Uncheck “Create shortcut on desktop”

Click Next

Check “Direct 3D”

Screen: 1280x960x32
Check “Fit video to screen”
Check “Full Screen”
Click Apply
Click Exit

Click “Don’t play now”

Installation may crash

Do not click Cancel!!!
Click Next

PlayOnLinux Shortcut
Select “Skye.exe”

Click Next

Name the shortcut: Darkened Skye

Click Next

Select “I don’t want to make another shortcut”

Click Next

PlayOnLinux Configure
Select “Darkened Skye”

Click Configure

General Tab
Wine version: 3.0

Note: Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine. Click the + to download other versions of WineDisplay Tab
Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses

Close Configure

Launch Darkened Skye by clicking Run

Note: Click debug to see errors and bugsConclusion:
Darkened Skye is definitely a low budget game with some simple game mechanics. I like how the dialog makes fun of adventure gaming, but its not the most original or clever way of implementing it. Widescreen support doesn’t exist, so you have to run at 1280×960 and your Linux Desktop should resize to match and appear fullscsreen. Otherwise, set your Linux Desktop to 1280×960 before launching the game.

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