Play as Zan, a half Orc half Demon warrior in an old school shooter DOOM II total conversion. Slay factions of Cultists and Chaotic Demons in a totally unique fantasy world. Wield an arsenal of magical weapons, explore, solve puzzles and fight along-side Orcs, Goblins, Minotaurs and Dwarves.

Note: Hedon now has a Linux native version on itch.io
https://zanthebonebreaker.itch.io/hedon



Follow my step-by-step guide on installing, configuring and optimizing Hedon in Linux with PlayOnLinux.

Note: This guide applies to the Moddb demo version of Hedon. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

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Mint 18.3 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.12
Wine: 3.3 64-bit

Wine Installation

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Click Tab: Wine Versions (amd64)
Look for the Wine Version: 3.3
Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 3.3 64-bit is installed and you can close this window

Download Hedon

Go to: http://www.moddb.com/mods/hedon/downloads/hedon-05a-final-open-alpha
Download Hedon_0.5/a/zip
Save to your desktop

PlayOnLinux Setup

Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install


Click "Install a non-listed program"


Select "Install a program in a new virtual drive"
Click Next


Name the virtual drive: hedon
Click Next


Check all three options:

• Use another version of Wine
• Configure Wine
• Install some libraries

Click Next


Select Wine 3.3
Click Next


Select "64 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Wine Configuration

Applications Tab
Windows version: windows 7


Graphics Tab
Check "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows"
Click OK


PlayOnLinux Packages (DLLs, Libraries, Components)

Check the following:

• POL_Install_corefonts
• POL_Install_d3dx9
• POL_Install_tahoma

Click Next


Click Cancel on the "Browse" screen


Open Hedon_0.4.a.zip with Archive Manager
Click Extract


Navigate to:

Code:

/home/username/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/hedon/drive_c/Program Files

Click Extract


Click Quit


Back to PlayOnLinux
Click Configure


Select "Hedon" on the left side
Click "Make a new shortcut from this virtual drive"


Select "GZDoom - Launch Hedon.exe"
Click Next


Name the shortcut: Hedon
Click Next


Click "I don't want to make another shortcut"
Click Next


Back to Configure

General Tab
Wine version: 3.3


Note: Click the + to download other versions of Wine. Click the down-arrow to select other versions of Wine

Display Tab
Video memory size: Enter the amount of memory your video card/chip uses


Close Configure

Select Hedon
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Options

Select Options


Set Video Mode


Adjust:

• Fullscreen
• Aspect Ratio
• Forced ratio style
• Resolution Scale
• Scale Factor

Conclusion:
GZDoom engine should run easily in Wine on just about any computer. Hedon played perfectly in 1920x1080 resolution and performance was smooth. No issues, no bugs.

Hedon now has a Standalone executable:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/hedon/downloads/hedon-052a-standalone-update

Gameplay Video:


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