Linux

For GNU/Linux users (updated on Feb 26 / 2024)

Use Flatpak to install the client (only amd64 for now):

flatpak install --user https://wiredforwar.github.io/flatpak/wiredforwar-machines.flatpakref

or just open the linked file https://wiredforwar.github.io/flatpak/wiredforwar-machines.flatpakref with default Flatpak frontend. Flatpak (the manager) installation howto: https://flatpak.org/setup

After the installation but before the first run, download the assets from https://lordovervolt.com/machines (e.g. http://markol.usermd.net/machines/machines-assets.7z) and extract them to ~/.var/app/io.github.wiredforwar.machines/data/, so there are sounds and other assets inside the ~/.var/app/io.github.wiredforwar.machines/data/machines/data/machines directory. Personally I also use the "Enlarged textures" (http://markol.usermd.net/machines/machines-models.7z). Those should be extracted to the machines directory so the models/planet from the archive overwrite the files at ~/.var/app/io.github.wiredforwar.machines/data/machines/models/. Here is a short script doing that for you:

mkdir -p ~/.var/app/io.github.wiredforwar.machines/downloads
cd ~/.var/app/io.github.wiredforwar.machines/downloads
wget http://markol.usermd.net/machines/machines-assets.7z
7z x machines-assets.7z -o../data

and (maybe) you 'd want to add the enlarged textures:

cd ~/.var/app/io.github.wiredforwar.machines/downloads
wget http://markol.usermd.net/machines/machines-models.7z
7z x -aoa machines-models.7z -o../data/machines

Then you can run the game normally (e.g. via desktop menu). Flatpak command to run the game is:

flatpak run io.github.wiredforwar.machines

On an update released you can use your preferred Flatpak frontend or install the update via console:

flatpak update io.github.wiredforwar.machines

The logs are in ~/.var/app/io.github.wiredforwar.machines/logs, and the save files are in ~/.var/app/io.github.wiredforwar.machines/savegame.