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
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 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 FilesClick 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:
Screenshots:
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