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Revision as of 20:59, 28 October 2014

Heretic
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Developers
Raven Software
Publishers
id Software
Engines
id Tech 1
Release dates
DOS December 23, 1994
Mac OS (Classic) 1999
Heretic on Wikipedia
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
DRM details are not known
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Steam
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Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders. Configured to run under DOSBox.
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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

Template:Game data/row
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
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA graphics card

Notes

  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.

References