RPG-Maker-MV/MZ-Linux-Guide

This guide will assist you in running and managing RPG Maker MV/MZ games natively on Linux.

Setup wine environment

• Open a terminal in this repository folder.

• Run the environment-setup.sh script:

  $ ./environment-setup.sh
  

  Note: You only have to run this once. You can use this script to check for updates.

Setup game folder

• Open a terminal in this repository folder.

• Run the game-setup.sh script and follow the on-screen steps:

  $ ./game-setup.sh path/to/game_directory
  

Optional modifications

Update game libraries

Acording to this thread, updating pixi.js can enhance performance (untested).

This script also update core files to the latest version if game is MV.

• Open a terminal in this repository folder.

• Run the lib-update.sh script:

  $ ./lib-update.sh path/to/game_directory
  

Decrypt game Files

• Open a terminal in this repository folder.

• Run the decrypt.sh script:

  $ ./decrypt.sh path/to/game_directory
  

Optimize image and audio Files

This requires decrypting the game files. This helps reduce the overall file size.

• Open a terminal in this repository folder.

• Run the optimize.sh script:

  $ ./optimize.sh path/to/game_directory
  

Credits

Check out these open-source projects:

• https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton
• https://github.com/adlerosn/cicpoffs
• https://github.com/bakustarver/rpgmakermlinux-cicpoffs
• https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk
• https://github.com/m5kro/Painless-Porter-CLI
• https://github.com/nwjs/nw.js
• https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs
• https://gitlab.com/Petschko/Java-RPG-Maker-MV-Decrypter
• https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine