Obtaining Hercules through Git on Windows
Downloads
Download and Install MSysGit
Download the latest TortoiseGit
Installation
Alright, first go through MSysGit installer and just set it up (its used as a base for TortoiseGit). then once you install MSysGit, launch the installer you just downloaded for TortoiseGit, you'll be prompted by a window similar to the following
The next window is "Choose SSH Client", select "TortoisePLink", hit Next.
The next window is "Custom Setup", do not change anything unless you know what you're doing, hit Next.
We're done with the installation, that was easy, wasn't it?
Obtaining Hercules
Go to the folder where you want Hercules to be placed, right click and select "Git Clone..."
in the URL field, type the following:
https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules.git
ensure the 'Directory' field is as desired, and hit 'OK'
Now Hercules is being downloaded
Just wait for it to complete the download of your working copy and you'll be good to go. Updating Hercules
Right-Click the folder where you downloaded your working copy and within the TortoiseGit menu, select "Pull..." as shown below
On the following window just hit 'OK', and your working copy will update.