Guide for Linux (& Maybe Mac) Users Who Want to Play Peasant's Quest
NOTE: I have only tested this on a Linux Mint 19 machine and it seems to be working fine. This should theoretically work for Mac users as well, but I have not tested this on a Mac. The best part about this method is that it doesn't require the installation of WINE or any WINE-related programs.
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Steps are given below
FOR LINUX Users:
1) Download the compressed version of the game to your Downloads folder (has
slightly reduced image/video/audio quality):
Compressed Peasant's Quest Download
- The reason why you should download it to your Downloads folder is because future steps will depend on this
- The reason why you need the compressed version is because the original file is encrypted by the developer, Tinkerer
- Downloading the original would require you to decrypt it using another software you'd have to download called
"Enigma Virtual Box Unpacker" which in turn, would require you to download WINE since it's only built for Windows
- The Compressed version of this game already comes decrypted and so is easier to work with
2) Extract the "Peasants Quest NYD191" root folder from the downloaded zip file using "Archive Manager" or any equivalent
- Make sure the extracted folder is in your "Downloads" folder since other steps will rely on this
3) Once fully extracted, remove all the spaces in the root folder's name
- Example: The folder name should go from "Peasants Quest NYD191" to "Peasants
_Quest
_NYD191"
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NOTE: This name change is
MANDATORY for the tool being introduced in the next steps to work
4) If you wish to disable the built-in censorship and play this game as intended:
- Go into the "www" folder located in the "Peasants_Quest_NYD191" root folder
- Create a new text (.txt) file and name it "Censorship.txt" - Keep the 'C' capitalized
- Then open the file and write only the word "Off" - Keep the 'O' capitalized
5) Download the "RPG_Maker_MV_v1.6.2_Linux" tool:
You must be registered to see the links
6) Extract the "RPG_Maker_MV_v1.6.2_Linux" folder from the downloaded zip file using "Archive Manager" or any equivalent
7)
IMPORTANT: Read this entire step before implementing even a single part of it
- Copy
EVERYTHING from the "RPG_Maker_MV_v1.6.2_Linux" folder and paste it to the "Peasants_Quest_NYD191" folder
- When you're asked to "MERGE" files/folders, check
YES and then check to do this for all folder/files "like this from now on"
- When you're asked to "REPLACE" files, again check
YES and then check to do this for all folder/files "like this from now on"
8) Open up the terminal, use the "cd" command to navigate
into the "Peasants_Quest_NYD191" root folder, and make the files called "Game.desktop" and "nw" executable by implementing the code below one line at a time:
Code:
chmod +x Game.desktop
chmod +x nw
- Make sure to close the terminal after you are done
9) Then double click on "game.Desktop" and that should launch the game
10) If Step 8 doesn't launch the game then you will need to complete this step to create a launcher:
- Go to "Peasants_Quest_NYD191" root folder and create a new file
- Name the file "Peasants_Quest_Game.sh" - the '.sh' extension is important
- Copy and Paste the code below into the "Peasants_Quest_Game.sh"
Code:
#!/bin/sh
cd ~/
cd Downloads/Peasants_Quest_NYD191/
./nw
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NOTE: If you saved the "Peasants_Quest_NYD191" root folder in some place other than the "Downloads" folder, then you
will have to change the third line of code to match where you saved the folder
- Save and close the '.sh' file
- Then open the terminal, use 'cd' command to navigate to the newly created "Peasants_Quest_Game.sh" file, and type in
the code below to make the ".sh" file executable:
Code:
chmod +x Peasants_Quest_Game.sh
- Make sure to close the terminal once this is done
11) Finally, double click on the "Peasants_Quest_Game.sh" file
- This should open up a launch window and then all you have to do is hit run
[EDITED PORTION BEGINNING] - For Correcting the Error called "Error: EACCES"
12) If you are experiencing this error "Error: EACCES: permission denied, open" then do the following:
- Go to the location "Peasants_Quest_NYD191/www/save" - Do
NOT go into the save file yet
- Open the "save" folder as an administrator
- Right-Click on the area outside the ".rpgsave" file, click properties, go to permissions, and change "root" to your user - This is for the save folder
- Then Right-Click on the "config.rpgsave" file, click properties, go to permissions, and change "root" to your user - This is for the save file
- Afterwards, restart the game. It should work properly now.
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Now, hopefully, you should have Peasant's Quest running on your Linux machine. If not, read the first post on the thread linked
here (specifically look at the section labeled "Important") and leave a comment/question.
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Steps are given below
FOR MAC Users (I have NOT tested this):
1) Download the compressed version of the game (has
slightly reduced image/video/audio quality):
Compressed Peasant's Quest Download
- The reason why you need the compressed version is because the original file is encrypted by the developer, Tinkerer
- Downloading the original would require you to decrypt it using another software you'd have to download called
"Enigma Virtual Box Unpacker" which in turn, would require you to download WINE since it's only built for Windows
- The Compressed version of this game already comes decrypted and so is easier to work with
2) Extract the "Peasants Quest NYD191" root folder from the downloaded zip file
3) If you wish to disable the built-in censorship and play this game as intended:
- Go into the "www" folder located in the "Peasants Quest NYD191" root folder
- Create a new text (.txt) file and name it "Censorship.txt" - Keep the 'C' capitalized
- Then open the file and write only the word "Off" - Keep the 'O' capitalized
4) Download the "RPG_Maker_MV_v1.6.2_Mac_OS_X" tool:
You must be registered to see the links
5) Extract the "RPG_Maker_MV_v1.6.2_Mac_OS_X" folder from the downloaded zip file
6)
IMPORTANT: Read this entire step before implementing even a single part of it
- Copy
EVERYTHING from the "
You must be registered to see the links
" directory and paste it to the
"Peasants Quest NYD191" folder
- When you're asked to "MERGE" files/folders, check
YES and then check to do this for all folder/files "like this from now on"
- When you're asked to "REPLACE" files, again check
YES and then check to do this for all folder/files "like this from now on"
7) Then do whatever is needed in MAC to should launch the game (I think it's double clicking the ".app" executable)
- If someone with a MAC does this and tells me what it is, I can update this last section to be more specific
[EDITED PORTION BEGINNING] - For Correcting the Error called "Error: EROFS"
8) If you are experiencing this error "Error: EROFS: read-only file system, open" then do the following:
- Go to the location "Peasants Quest NYD191/www/save/config.rpgsave"
- Then use link this
You must be registered to see the links
to change the permissions of the "save" folder and "config.rpgsave" file from "Read Only" to "Read & Write"
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NOTE: As always, I haven't tested this. So hopefully this should work for Mac users out there. If not, consider switching from Apple to Linux. Haha.
[EDITED PORTION ENDING]
Now, hopefully, you should have Peasant's Quest running on your Linux machine. If not, read the first post on the thread linked
here (specifically look at the section labeled "Important") and leave a comment/question.
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Sources:
Compressed Version of Peasant's Quest -
Link
RPG Maker MV v1.6.2 Linux Mac and Windows Thread -
Link
Playing on Linux - Tutorials, Tools, And Help -
Link