Two Worlds on Linux: Notes & Tips

1. Steam Game Setup

Open your game library and locate Two Worlds.
Right-click and select Properties.
Navigate to the BETAS tab.
Enter the beta test password:
- Branch: linuxbeta
- Password: TW1LinuxBETA
Select the appropriate branch to enable the beta version.

The Linux beta version on Steam is required

Wine Version: 9.0.1 (must be installed via Lutris).
Prefix: 32-bit.
Windows Version: Set to XP in Wine configuration.
Essential Winetricks:
- media
- quartz
- amstream
- xact
- devenum
- directplay
- wsh57
- directx9
- vcrun2005
- physx
- d3dx9

Game Folder: Wine expects to find the game in the folder D:\TwoWorlds . The pre-script will prepare this folder automatically.
Pre-Script:
- Place customRunGame.sh inside the game root folder.
- Configure this script as a pre-launch script in Lutris. This step is important to properly prepare the drives that Wine will use.

PhysX: Install PhysX 9.13 software legacy in the game folder to prevent crashes.
Frame Rate Limiting: Use DXVK to limit the frame rate to 30 FPS.
DLL Overrides: Some DLL overrides may be required for optimal performance.
dgVoodoo Wrapper: This wrapper can cause crashes in online mode and texture loading issues. This library is not recommended, most of the compatibility issues with DirectX 9 games can be resolved by using DXVK library on Linux and Windows as well.

Registry Keys: Specific registry keys are required for the game to start.
PhysX Installer: PhysX-9.13.0604-SystemSoftware-Legacy.msi must be present in the game folder.

Download Links:
- ModDB
- NexusMods
Error Fix: Move cdb_100.xml and mdb_100.xml from Inside Operations\Two Worlds Control Panel to C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Roaming\TwoWorldsCP.

Two Worlds: Press ~ , type BonusCode # , replacing # with the code.