Sid Meier's Railroads\! on Linux (Wine + DXVK)

sid-meiers-railroads-linux.md

Sid Meier's Railroads! on Linux (Wine + DXVK)

Complete guide to running Sid Meier's Railroads! on Linux with optimal performance.

Download

GOG Version (~500 MB): 1337x Torrent

Prerequisites

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install wine wine64 winetricks gamemode

# Fedora
sudo dnf install wine winetricks gamemode

# Arch
sudo pacman -S wine winetricks gamemode

Installation

1. Create Wine Prefix (64-bit)

export WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine"
export WINEARCH=win64
wineboot -u

2. Install DXVK

# Download latest DXVK
cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/download/v2.5.3/dxvk-2.5.3.tar.gz
tar -xzf dxvk-2.5.3.tar.gz

# Install to prefix
export WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine"
cd dxvk-2.5.3
./setup_dxvk.sh install

3. Extract and Install Game

# Extract the GOG installer
cd ~/Downloads
innoextract setup_sid_meiers_railroads_*.exe -d ~/Games/

# Or run the installer
WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine" wine setup_sid_meiers_railroads_*.exe

Move game to: ~/.wine/drive_c/Games/Sid Meiers Railroads/

Configuration Files

Launch Script (~/Games/launch-railroads.sh)

#!/bin/bash
# Sid Meier's Railroads! - DXVK Optimized

export WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine"
export WINEARCH=win64

# DXVK settings
export DXVK_CONFIG_FILE="$WINEPREFIX/dxvk.conf"
export DXVK_STATE_CACHE_PATH="$WINEPREFIX/dxvk-cache"
export DXVK_HUD=fps

# AMD GPU optimizations
export RADV_PERFTEST=gpl
export AMD_VULKAN_ICD=RADV
export mesa_glthread=true

# Performance
export WINEDEBUG=-all
export PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=60

# Game directory
GAME_DIR="$WINEPREFIX/drive_c/Games/Sid Meiers Railroads"

cd "$GAME_DIR"
gamemoderun wine RailRoads.exe "$@"

chmod +x ~/Games/launch-railroads.sh

DXVK Config (~/.wine/dxvk.conf)

# DXVK configuration for Wine games (Railroads, WoW)

# Frame latency
d3d9.maxFrameLatency = 1
d3d8.maxFrameLatency = 1

# VSync ON to prevent tearing
d3d9.presentInterval = 1
dxgi.syncInterval = 1

# Tear-free presentation
dxgi.tearFree = True

# Shader cache
dxvk.enableStateCache = True
dxvk.enableGraphicsPipelineLibrary = True

# Performance optimizations
d3d9.floatEmulation = strict

Desktop Shortcut (~/.local/share/applications/railroads.desktop)

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sid Meier's Railroads!
Comment=Build railroad empire with DXVK
Exec=/home/YOUR_USERNAME/Games/launch-railroads.sh
Icon=/home/YOUR_USERNAME/.wine/drive_c/Games/Sid Meiers Railroads/goggame-1445250539.ico
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Game;StrategyGame;

Troubleshooting

Screen Tearing

Ensure DXVK config has:

d3d9.presentInterval = 1
dxgi.tearFree = True

No Sound

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine" winetricks sound=pulse

Crashes on Startup

Install Visual C++ runtime:

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine" winetricks vcrun2005 vcrun2008

Performance

Expected FPS with DXVK:

• AMD RX 580: 60fps stable with VSync
• Any modern GPU: 60fps+ stable

File Locations

• Saves: ~/.wine/drive_c/users/$USER/Documents/My Games/Sid Meiers Railroads/Saves/
• Settings: ~/.wine/drive_c/users/$USER/Documents/My Games/Sid Meiers Railroads/Settings.ini
• Screenshots: ~/.wine/drive_c/Games/Sid Meiers Railroads/ScreenShots/