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S2 Games, developer of the native Linux game Heroes of Newerth, currently in closed beta, has released a very impressive video of the gameplay.
Today i got beta-key from http://www.facebook.com/heroesofnewerth. And testing it's native linux client under ArchLinux!
I'am a big warcraft 3 and dota fan. And i'm very happy to see such game on linux.
FAQ: http://www.gamereplays.org/heroesofnewe … e&name=faq
Gameplay video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ1VFN4mP4M
Screenshots: http://www.leakerz.com/cms/gallery/cate … werth.html
Newbie guides:
- http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=1809 (login using your beta account)
- http://www.gamereplays.org/heroesofnewe … of_newerth
Last edited by knavs (2009-07-25 20:57:20)
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This looks pretty intersting, but I'm not a big fan of Warcraft.
But we all like when there is a new game comming for linux
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I'm dumb...can someone point me to the linux client?
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It's in closed beta stage now.
How to get working binary installer for linux:
1) get beta-key (somewhere)
2) go to http://beta.heroesofnewerth.com
3) download it!
How to get beta-key:
1) http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/13960
2) add yourself to heroesofnewerth fans at facebook.com
Last edited by knavs (2009-07-18 13:23:52)
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Bah, you need facetube account to get into beta..
Looks interesting, maybe I even buy it since it has linux support.
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DotA with better graphics?
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Yes it's almost 100% dota clone same heroes\items similar physics etc... But awesome graphics.
Now only dota map avaiable. More maps in development.
I think it's good and bad at the same time.
good) i like dota so i like dota with good graphics even more ^^
bad) - if u don't like dota u don't like this game (lots of warcraft\starcraft players think dota is stupid | boring |for noobs)
- some RTS\RPG with single player and campaign using the same game engine would be much better for the mass
Last edited by knavs (2009-07-19 01:23:53)
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I've got 5 invites left.
So, just post your e-mail address or send it to me via "E-mail".
Edit:
All keys gone. I'm going to post again, when I have new invites.
Last edited by pew (2009-07-20 07:10:00)
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Yes it's almost 100% dota clone same heroes\items similar physics etc... But awesome graphics.
Now only dota map avaiable. More maps in development.I think it's good and bad at the same time.
good) i like dota so i like dota with good graphics even more ^^
bad) - if u don't like dota u don't like this game (lots of warcraft\starcraft players think dota is stupid | boring |for noobs)
- some RTS\RPG with single player and campaign using the same game engine would be much better for the mass
Hmm... I wonder if "real" DotA players start to play this game.
Edit: But yeah, if there are more maps avaible, then it's good.
Last edited by Exitium (2009-07-19 08:16:47)
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pew, please send invite to nawitus AT gmail DOT com.
EDIT: Thanks, I received the beta key!
Last edited by nawitus (2009-07-19 13:58:11)
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http://beta.heroesofnewerth.com/weU7sxv … cebook.php
Do not know how long that link lasts.
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http://beta.heroesofnewerth.com/weU7sxv … cebook.php
Do not know how long that link lasts.
Capacity: Invite limit reached. Sorry.
Thanks though.
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The important part.... native linux client!
P.S. I've never made a pkgbuild before... Is there a chance someone has made one for this?
Last edited by heleos (2009-07-19 21:40:41)
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Is the final release going to be free or commercial?
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Is the final release going to be free or commercial?
All other S2 games are free of charge (Savage & Savage 2). And this is DotA clone, so it would be grievous to require payment for it. So I would say it's free but of course I'm not sure.
Last edited by Exitium (2009-07-20 12:27:55)
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runs flawlessly on my arch box... was stoked to see that they had a native linux client.
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runs flawlessly on my arch box... was stoked to see that they had a native linux client.
Mine too, and I think it's even faster to load then windows (I have it on both linux and 7)
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Yes i find it to load a bit faster too
For now there is only one bug for me: when the loading screen comes up, the screen flickers between the art work and the S2 logo that is seen at initial start up.
And i don't like the gui installer with next next buttons.... it's so windowish. Wanna see good old PKGBUILD .
Imho it would be nice if installer had command line options (so we can create pkg for any distribution).
#HoNClient-0.1.28.3.sh --install-dir=/opt/hon --create-xdg
UPDATE:
I believe installer is made using MojoSetup (http://icculus.org/mojosetup/). But i dunno how to check for avaiable command line options...
Last edited by knavs (2009-07-20 22:27:27)
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For now there is only one bug for me: when the loading screen comes up, the screen flickers between the art work and the S2 logo that is seen at initial start up.
I have the same bug..
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I'm not sure about depends... (so i just used depends from savage2) Maybe I missed something else?
So, for anyone who is using beta test pls:)
PKGBUILD
# Maintainer: knavs <knavs[na]yandex[tochka]ru>
# PKGBUILD based on savage2 PKGBUILD thx to:
## Maintainer: Ali H. Caliskan <ali.h.caliskan@gmail.com>
## Contributor: Slash <demodevil5[at]yahoo[dot]com>
## Contributor: Xavier <shiningxc[at]gmail[dot]com>
pkgname=heroesofnewerth
pkgver=0.1.28.3
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Heroes of Newerth is a a stand alone DotA based game."
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
url="http://beta.heroesofnewerth.com/"
license=('custom')
depends=('mesa' 'sdl')
makedepends=('unzip')
install=('heroesofnewerth.install')
source=("HoNClient-$pkgver.sh")
md5sums=('1a107775f33068de1ed00271ef94e0fd')
build() {
cd $srcdir/
# Extract the binary file
msg "Extracting the binary file..."
unzip -q -o "HoNClient-$pkgver.sh" > /dev/null 2>&1
# Install HoN
msg "Starting install..."
install -d $pkgdir/opt/$pkgname
cp -r data/* $pkgdir/opt/$pkgname
# Install Desktop Files
install -d $pkgdir/usr/share/applications
cat > $pkgdir/usr/share/applications/$pkgname.desktop << EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Value=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Heroes of Newerth
GenericName=Multiplayer Game
Comment=Heroes of Newerth
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname}.png
Exec=/usr/bin/${pkgname}
Categories=Game
EOF
# Install Icon and License
install -Dm644 data/icon.png $pkgdir/usr/share/pixmaps/$pkgname.png
install -Dm644 data/license.txt $pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/license.txt
# Install Launcher Script
install -d $pkgdir/usr/bin
ln -s /opt/$pkgname/hon.sh $pkgdir/usr/bin/$pkgname
# Set permission to 4755
install -d $pkgdir/opt/$pkgname/Update
#ichmod 664 $pkgdir/opt/$pkgname/license.txt
#chmod 775 $pkgdir/opt/$pkgname/hon*
# Set group permission to root:games
chown -R root:games $pkgdir/opt/$pkgname
chmod -R g+w $startdir/pkg/opt/$pkgname
}
heroesofnewerth.install (fixed: thx to mangus)
post_install() {
# Add 'games' group if not already there
getent group games > /dev/null || /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 50 games
echo ">>> In order to play Savage, add your user to the 'games' group."
echo ">>>"
echo ">>> # gpasswd -a USERNAME games"
echo ">>>"
echo ">>> Remember to logout and log back in for the changes to take effect."
}
post_upgrade() {
post_install $1
}
pre_remove() {
/bin/true
}
Last edited by knavs (2009-07-22 10:04:08)
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somebody knows everything abut the release date ??
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I'm not sure about depends... (so i just used depends from savage2) Maybe I missed something else?
So, for anyone who is using beta test pls:)op=$1 shift $op $*
fine PKGBUILD, it works well here , the lines above are for old pacman version so you can strip away
thanks
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For now there is only one bug for me: when the loading screen comes up, the screen flickers between the art work and the S2 logo that is seen at initial start up.
I have the same bug..
Seems I have the same issue. Is there any solution to this? The login/setting screen is unusable....
Archlinux x86_64 on Thinkpad T400
Intel X4500MHD / ATI HD3470 Graphics, 2G RAM, 160G HD
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Yes it's almost 100% dota clone same heroes\items similar physics etc... But awesome graphics.
Now only dota map avaiable. More maps in development.I think it's good and bad at the same time.
good) i like dota so i like dota with good graphics even more ^^
bad) - if u don't like dota u don't like this game (lots of warcraft\starcraft players think dota is stupid | boring |for noobs)
- some RTS\RPG with single player and campaign using the same game engine would be much better for the mass
I hope this develops beyond a dota clone. Looks like a great engine, it seems a waste to stop there when it could potentially become a full-fledged rts.
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