First, you will need access to the game MPQ files.
- First, locate
DIABDAT.MPQ
on your CD or in the GoG installation (or extract it from the GoG installer). - For the Diablo: Hellfire expansion you will also need
hellfire.mpq
,hfmonk.mpq
,hfmusic.mpq
,hfvoice.mpq
. - Lastly, DevilutionX comes with devilutionx.mpq which you will also need.
Download the latest DevilutionX release for your system (if available) and extract the contents to a location of your choosing, or build from source. Then follow the system-specific instructions below.
Windows
- Copy the MPQ files to the folder containing the DevilutionX exe, or to the data folder. The data folder path may differ, but will normally be
%AppData%\diasurgical\devilution
- Run
devilutionx.exe
Linux
- Copy the MPQ files to the folder containing the DevilutionX executable, or to the data folder. The data folder path may differ depending on distro, version, and security settings, but will normally be
~/.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/
- Install SDL2:
- Ubuntu/Debian/Rasbian
sudo apt install libsdl2-2.0-0
- Fedora
sudo dnf install SDL2
- Run
./devilutionx
Ubuntu PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:devilutionx/stable
- Install DeviliutionX
sudo apt update
sudo apt install devilutionx
- Copy the MPQ files to
~/.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/
- Run DevilutionX or DevilutionX Hellfire from the menu to start the game
MacOS X
- Copy the MPQ files to the folder containing the DevilutionX application, or to the data folder. The data folder path may differ, but will normally be
~/Library/Application Support/diasurgical/devilution
- Double-click
devilutionx
Nintendo Switch
- Copy
devilutionx.nro
in into/switch/devilutionx
- Copy the MPQ files to
/switch/devilutionx
. - Launch
devilutionx.nro
by holding R the installed game. Do not use the album to launch, if you use the album, the homebrew will only have a small amount of memory available, and the touch keyboard won't work. This is true for all homebrew, not just DevilutionX.
Android
- Copy the APK file to device and tap on it on device's file explorer or install via
adb install
(if USB debugging is enabled on device). - Place the MPQ-files in
/sdcard/Android/data/org.diasurgical.devilutionx/files
folder
New Nintendo 3DS
- Copy
devilutionx.3dsx
intosd:/3ds/devilutionx/
. - Copy the MPQ files into
sd:/3ds/devilutionx/
. - Launch
devilutionx.3dsx
with the Homebrew Launcher.- Note: When the Hellfire .mpqs are installed you can still launch regular Diablo by passing
--diablo
todevilutionx.3dsx
.
- Note: When the Hellfire .mpqs are installed you can still launch regular Diablo by passing
- Copy
devilutionx.cia
to your SD card. - Copy the MPQ files to
sd:/3ds/devilutionx/
. - Install
devilutionx.cia
with a title manager (e.g. FBI).devilutionx.cia
can be removed after being installed.
- Launch Diablo from your 3DS Homemenu.
Playstation Vita
- Install devilutionx.vpk
- Copy the MPQ files to
ux0:/data/diasurgical/devilution/
.
ClockworkPi GameShell
- Copy the
__init__.py
to a newly created folder under /home/cpi/apps/Menu and run it from the menu. The folder then symbolizes the devilutionX icon. - From this menu, you can press 'X' to clone the git repository for devilutionX and compile the code. Dependencies are installed automatically (cmake and SDL development packages).
- Once installed, 'X' pulls the updated code and does the compiling. Note that any changes made locally to the source are reverted before pulling.
- When the compile is finished, Copy the MPQ files to
/home/cpi/.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/
- You can now play the game from the same icon.
GKD350h
- Copy devilutionx-gkd350h.opk to
/media/data/apps
or/media/sdcard/apps/
. - Copy the MPQ files to
/usr/local/home/.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/
RetroFW
Requires RetroFW 2.0+.
- Copy devilutionx-retrofw.opk to the apps directory.
- Copy the MPQ files to
~/.local/share/diasurgical/devilution
~
is your home directory, /home/retrofw
by default.
RG350
Requires firmware v1.5+
- Copy devilutionx-rg350.opk to
/media/sdcard/APPS/
. - Copy the MPQ files to
/media/home/.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/
NOTE: You can copy the MPQ files to sdcard instead and create a symlink at the expected location. To do this, SSH into your RG350 and run:
ln -sf /media/sdcard/<path_to_MPQ> /media/home/.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/<MPQ>