Divinity 2 on Linux: Notes & Tips

Runtime Environment

To play the game and ensure movies work correctly, install the following via Winetricks:

Additionally, install the following system component:

DSOAL was installed in the syswow64 directory because dsound.dll is not loaded if placed in the game’s bin folder.
Debugging audio issues: WINEDEBUG=+quartz,+dsound wine Divinity2.exe &> wine-audio.log

If movies have crackling audio, reencoding the videos can fix the problem.
Cut-scene playback had issues due to 48kHz sample rate. Converting videos to 44.1kHz resolves this.
Some videos with 5.1 surround sound were converted to 2-channel 44.1kHz for consistency.

Additional Note:

Since the game has problems playing in-game videos, I reencoded the videos and uploaded them to Archive.org.

After downloading the archive, extract it into the Data folder and the in-game video audio should play correctly.

Installed community patch: Div2Patch_v0.97_NoSetup to resolve slowdown and improve performance.
Disabled FPS cap in game settings and maxed out all graphical options.
Installed dgVoodoo2 wrapper for better compatibility.
- Set anti-aliasing to 4x via dgVoodoo2 control panel.
- Disabled in-game anti-aliasing.

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/deck/.local/share/gstreamer-1.0

GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0=/home/deck/.local/share/gstreamer-1.0

Copied GStreamer libraries into /home/deck/.local/share for reuse with other games.
Default LD_LIBRARY_PATH is not set correctly in Lutris.
wine-ge-8-26 fails to use GStreamer unless manually set in prefix settings: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/deck/.var/app/net.lutris.Lutris/data/lutris/runners/wine/wine-ge-8-26-x86_64/lib

Divinity II - Main Menu

Divinity II - Gameplay

Divinity II - In-game Menu