Difference between revisions of "Heretic"

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Heretic
Heretic	1994
Hexen: Beyond Heretic	1995
Hexen II	1997
Heretic II	1998

Key points

Runs on very low end hardware

The game's graphic engine's source code was released in 1999, making the game very mod-friendly

General information

Doom Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Steam		Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders. Configured to run under DOSBox.

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders is the retail release of the game, adding two extra episodes

Versions

Source Ports

Since the release of the source code, several modified engines have emerged.

You can view a more exhaustive list on Wikipedia or a set of comparison tables on DoomWiki.org. The history of various source ports is examined on Doomworld.

Content

A freely redistributable replacement of Heretic-like assets is available at Blasphemer, forming a completely free and open source game. Art assets from the original game such as the levels, sounds, textures, etc., remain under copyright. They can be purchased from Steam or copied from an original game disk.

Essential improvements

Patch 1.2 (retail)

1.2 - Retail and shareware edition have different patches

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2390/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video/audio settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Depending on your choice of engine, you can usually change the field of view with a console command, or even in the options. Try fov <1-179> or gr_fov <1-179>.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4
Online play		4

A source port is recommended for online play as it adds modern networking support and simplifies the process of finding games. Most major source ports (like Zandronum) also increase the max player limit (for Zandronum, the limit is 64)

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Requires source port.
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Possible in source ports.

Issues fixed

Lag/Low FPS (DOSBox)

Instructions

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	MS-DOS 6.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel 386 Processor	Intel 486 33 MHz
System memory (RAM)	4 MB	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 MB	30 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA graphics card

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2390/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2390) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2390/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2390) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

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Developers
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	Raven Software
Publishers
	id Software
Engines
	id Tech 1
Release dates
DOS	December 23, 1994
Mac OS (Classic)	1999