Space Hack defends the last bioshpere by unknown alien species. Take down up to 80 different alien creatures with 40 different weapons. Use mind control, holograms, teleportation, invisibility and enhance your hero with 45 bio-chips.



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

Note: This guide applies to the Steam version of Space Hack. Other versions may require additional steps.

Tips & Specs:

Try SteamPlay before using this guide as Valve now uses a fork of Wine called Proton and should run most Windows games.

To learn more about PlayOnLinux and Wine configuration, see the online manual: PlayOnLinux Explained

Mint 17.2 64-bit
PlayOnLinux: 4.2.9
Wine: 1.7.51-staging

Wine Installation

Note: Wine versions older than 2.0.2 and 2.12-staging no longer work with Steam.

Click Tools
Select "Manage Wine Versions"


Look for the Wine Version: 1.7.51-staging
Note: Try using stable Wine 1.8 and 1.8-staging

Select it
Click the arrow pointing to the right


Click Next

Downloading Wine


Extracting

Downloading Gecko


Installed


Wine 1.7.51-staging is installed and you can close this window

Downloading Steam

Go To: http://www.steampowered.com
Click Install Steam


Do not click "Install Steam Now"
It will automatically install Linux Steam
Select Windows Steam instead
click "Windows" under the green button


Navigate to your desktop
Click Save


PlayOnLinux Setup

Launch PlayOnLinux
Click Install


Click "install a non-listed program"


Click Next

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


Name your virtual drive: spacehack
No spaces
Click Next


Select two options:

• Use another version of Wine
• Configure Wine

Click Next


Select Wine 1.7.51-staging
Click Next


Select "32 bits windows installation"
Click Next


Configure Wine

Applications Tab
Windows Version: Windows 7
Click Apply


Graphics Tab
Check: Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows
Check: Emulate a virtual desktop
Desktop size: 1024x768
Click Ok


Installing Steam

Click Browse


Navigate to your desktop
Select: SteamSetup.exe
Click Open


Click Next

Click Next

Check: I accept the license...
Click Next

Click Next

Click Next

Click Install

Click Finish

Updating Steam


Click "Login to existing account"


If the fonts are missing
Close Steam
Continue with PlayOnLinux shortcut
Add the -no-dwrite argument in PlayOnLinux Configure


Installing Space Hack

Find Space Hack in your Library
Click Install


Note: If you don't have it on your list, the Store has been known to not work in PlayOnLinux. Use your native Steam to add Space Hack to your library.

Uncheck "Create desktop shortcut"
Uncheck "Create start menu shortcut"
Click Next


Click Finish


Wait for Space Hack to download


Close Steam

PlayOnLinux Configure & Shortcut

Back to PlayOnLinux
Click Configure


General Tab
Click "Make a new shortcut from this virtual drive"


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

Select Main.exe
Click Next


Name your shortcut: Space Hack
Click Next


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


Display Tab
Video Memory Size: Select the size of Memory your video card/chip uses


Close Configure

Launching Space Hack

Select Space Hack
Click Run


Note: Click debug to see errors and bugs

Optimization

Click Options


Click Graphics


Adjust:

• Gamma
• Brightness
• Dyn. Lights
• Shadows
• Effects

Click Video Mode


Select a resolution that matches your Linux Desktop for full screen


Note: Click the down arrow to select more resolutions

Conclusion:
Space Hack runs perfectly fine on my GeForce 550 Ti and my GeForce 7600 GT.
And its a totally free game. So you don't even have to launch Steam to play it which is why the shortcut points directly to the Space Hack executable.

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