Hammerfight
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Konstantin Koshutin | |
| macOS (OS X) | Ryan C. Gordon |
| Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
| Publishers | |
| KranX Productions | |
| Engines | |
| HGE[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 19, 2009 |
| macOS (OS X) | July 26, 2011 |
| Linux | July 26, 2011 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Brawler |
| Vehicles | Helicopter |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Fantasy, Medieval |
Hammerfight is a singleplayer and multiplayer scrolling and side view brawler game.
The game can support multiple mice for local multiplayer
Originally titled Hammerfall during development.
Made freeware on June 14, 2020.[2]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GamersGate | ||||
| Steam |
Version differences
- The GamersGate and Steam versions are outdated (version 1.004); they do not include the Tribal Wars game mode added in version 1.005.[3]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Config.ini[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/Hammerfight/Config.ini |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Hammerfight/ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\Saves\[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/HammerFight/Saves/ |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Hammerfight/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Option in Config.ini. Look for GFX_SCREEN_WIDTH and GFX_SCREEN_HEIGHT | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Option in config.ini. Look for GFX_FRAMERATE | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Nintendo controllers |
|---|
| Other controller(s) |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All speech is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by GameVicio; download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | |||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | [4] | ||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 98SE, ME, XP, Vista, 7 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon / Pentium III 2 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 150 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.5 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 150 MB | |||
| Linux | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 11.04 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 150 MB | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ HGE comes to Mac and Linux (guest post from Ryan Gordon) - last accessed on 2021-01-12
- "Under the hood, Hammerfight uses an engine named "Haaf's Game Engine" (or "HGE," for short)."
- ↑ Change #8685355 - Hammerfight - SteamDB - last accessed on 2021-11-10
- ↑ WHERE IS TRIBAL WARS?!?!? :: Hammerfight General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023