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
Template:Availability Table
- 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
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game video/audio settings.
Template:Video settings
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
Issues fixed
Lag/Low FPS (DOSBox)
System requirements
DOS |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
MS-DOS 6.2 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 386 Processor
| Intel 486 33 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 MB |
30 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
VGA graphics card | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References