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[./play.it] Install hammerwatch on Linux

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Hello fellow Debian users, Ubuntu lovers and Mint freaks!

Here you’ll find scripts allowing you to build .deb packages from your MojoSetup (.sh) installer for Hammerwatch. You can install them through DPKG and remove them through any APT front-end (apt-get, aptitude, synaptic, etc.).

Download links and usage instructions can be found on the following page:
Hammerwatch

I hope you’ll enjoy the ease-of-use provided by these scripts as much as I enjoy writing and tweaking them ;)

Here you go for more supported games!

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[./play.it] Install hammerwatch on Linux

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Salut camarades Debianistes, Ubunteros et fanas de Linux Mint !

Vous trouverez ici des scripts vous permettant de construire des paquets .deb à partir de votre installeur MojoSetup (.sh) pour Hammerwatch. Vous pouvez les installer via DPKG et les supprimer via n’importe quelle interface à APT (apt-get, aptitude, synaptic, etc.).

Les liens de télechargement et les instructions d’utilisation se trouvent sur la page suivante :
Hammerwatch

J’espère que vous apprécierez le confort apporté par ces scripts autant que j’apprécie les écrire et les améliorer ;)

Pour plus de jeux supportés, ça se passe par ici !

Mint (17.3) freak here.

Hammerwatch runs just fine for me. Even plays nice with my Logitech F310 USB gamepad. Been enjoying Hammerwatch since my final days as a Windows (7 64 bit) user.

As far as installing games with the .sh file:
Right-click the .sh file.
Select Properties.
Select Permissions.
Check the box next to "Allow executing file as Program".

Done. From there, you can simply double click the .sh file to install the game.

Also works with the .sh installers for alotta Humble Store's DRM-free games. It's how I installed a bunch of the Neo-Geo 25th Anniversary games and Torchlight II.

Debian (Sid) addict there ;-) Right, most MojoSetup installers (used for all GOG Linux games and a lot of Humble ones) installation is really easy that way.
For these games ./play.it scripts are mostly a way to get them a better integration with your system, including a system-wide installation and the ability to uninstall them with your usual package manager. All supported by ./play.it too ;-)