Heretic: Totally Unauthorized Secrets

By Robert E. Waring/Paul Falstad (The Genius!)

Robert E. Waring
Author of some really good game books

Heretic (Shareware Only)....((so far))...

E1M1 - The Docks Secrets

In the southeast corner of your starting room, behind the
barrels, is a secret door. Hit the space bar on the
light patch of the wall containing a gargoyle and
a silver shield.

Behind the yellow door is a hallway which leads to a
corner leading north.  If you walk up to the southwest
part of the corner, a door will open revealing 
gauntlets.

In the area behine the yellow door is a circular 
area with a switch on a ledge to the north of it. 
Just to the north of the switch is a secret door 
(under the low ceiling) leading to a crossbow and a 
tome.  Hitting the switch opens the door to the
south of the circular area, as well as a door sound of
the windowed area to your north.  The door leads to a
teleporter which takes you to the lake north of that
area.  There is a golem standing by the teleporter exit,
so be extremely careful.  Out on the lake you will 
find some goodies and some  warriors guarding a 
bag of holding.  The teleporter to the east gets you
out of the lake.

Coordinates

 1   6 < 21c0000,fc6d0000> (  540,  -915)
 2 144 <f88a0000,fcbc0000> (-1910,  -836)
 3  15 <fd5c0000,fed30000> ( -676,  -301)
 4  24 <  b00000, 4d40000> (  176,  1236)

E1M2 - The Dungeons Secrets

South of the central area is a door which has three 
other doors behind it.
Just to the right of the last door is a
secret door which leads to a tome;
also, it provides a convenient way to
kill the warriors who would otherwise
be throwing stuff at you from behind a one-way wall. 


In the southeast is a room with seven
pillars in it. To the west of the pillars is
an area with a switch that opens a door
east of the yellow key, which leads
to a staircase with lots of monsters on
it. When you reach the bottom of the
staircase, a dragon claw is revealed to
the southwest. Be careful of the ceiling
when getting it, though. 

On the west side of the courtyard
behind the yellow door is a dark patch of wall. 
This is a secret door which leads to a
shadowsphere and health, and some gargoyles. 

South of the slime pit is a small room with some
warriors in it. Behind the warriors is a secret door
which leads to some time bombs and a map.
As you return from getting the map, you will be
attacked by some golems who were hiding behind
a newly opened door. East of this door is another
secret door which leads to the gauntlets

In the northwest area of the map is a long
stairway that leads east and curves
around to the southwest. At the point where it
starts to curve around is a dark area; southwest of
this area is a secret door which leads to some
wings.  At the top of the staircase is a door to
a room with some orbs; as you enter the room,
doors will open on either side revealing some
monsters. In the middle of the south wall is a
secret door leading to a staircase with a bunch of
goodies just out of reach. Near the bottom of the
staircase is a trigger line which lowers a lift. If you
get on the lift and wait for it to go back up, it will
take you to the ledge with the goodies on it. The
trigger line which lowers the lift also lowers the
high platform behind the yellow door; this
platform contains a purple vial and a quiver of
arrows. You can also use the wings to get these
goodies.. 

As you get the blue key, a lot of monsters are
revealed, including some warriors to your east.
There is a bag of
holding in the area where the warriors were
hiding. Northwest of the bag of holding is a secret
door which leads to a long hallway with
some ammo and health, and a lot of gargoyles.
The hallway leads to the northwest area.

Coordinates

 1  83 < 2580000,fb550000> (  600, -1195)
 2  96 < 5a00000,  600000> ( 1440,    96)
 3  32 <fe9a0000,fbe00000> ( -358, -1056)
 4  47 <fe100000,fe490000> ( -496,  -439)
 5  38 <ff1a0000,fde70000> ( -230,  -537)
 6 190 < 1600000, 50c0000> (  352,  1292)
 7 161 < 5310000, 75a0000> ( 1329,  1882)

E1M3 - The Gatehouse Secrets

Getting the yellow key causes a switch to be revealed 
on the way back. It lowers the platform that silver
shield is on, south of the starting area. Hit
the switch behind it, then go north towards
the starting point. As you go through the
wall which separates the north and south sides of the
courtyard, you will see a teleporter on your right, which
takes you to a ledge to the south. Get the tome and jump
off the ledge, and go back north. This time, you will see a
teleporter on your left with takes you to the ledge to the
north, which contains lots of goodies. When you've
gotten them all, jump off the ledge onto the pool in the
southwest part of the courtyard; the pool contains a
dragon claw. 

After going through the yellow door, take
the south steps first; near the top of the
steps is a trigger line which opens a door in
the room through the window to your east.
Go back down the steps, and take the
north set of steps this time. 
This will eventually lead you to the room which has
the door you just opened; the room beyond the door
contains the gauntlets, arrows, and a switch. Hit the switch
and go back to the yellow door. There will be a small
staircase southwest of the door with a tome at the top. Get
the tome and jump into the lake. At the south end of this
(very windy) lake is a shore with lots of ammo; this
ammo will come in very handy, as it turns out. 

Coordinates

 1   9 <fabf0000,f4ca0000> (-1345, -2870)
 2 106 <fc600000, 2680000> ( -928,   616)

E1M4 - The Guard Tower Secrets

In the southeast corner of the map is a ledge south of a
lake. The south wall of this ledge contains a secret door
which leads to a teleporter; this takes you to an area in the
west part of the map where you can find a map, an egg,
and some ammo. 

Just east of your starting point is a secret door with a tome
behind it. 

In the south area of the map (west of the double spiral
staircase) is a ledge leading south to a small building with
some warriors and a shadowsphere in it (This is at the top
of the stairs which lead west from the yellow door). To
open the building's door, jump off the ledge and go east,
then north through the corridor into the center of the spiral
staircase. This will open the door to the building; also, the
green key is in this area.

Coordinates

 1  42 <f2b60000, 1bc0000> (-3402,   444)


E1M5 - The Citadel Secrets

The building in the southwest (the one
just north of your starting point) has two
sets of steps leading east up to the second floor. 
Take the north set of stairs. On the
right, just before the door at the top of the
stairs, is a secret door
to a room with a quiver. Now go through the other
door and run down the steps, jumping across to the ledge
on the south side of the building. This side contains the
yellow key, a silver shield, and gauntlets. The yellow key
will allow you to get into the southeast building, which
contains a green key and a switch that will raise the stairs
leading to the green doors. 

Inside the northeast building is a set of steps which lead
down to a teleporter. This takes you to an area in the
center of the map with two quivers and two teleporters.
Each teleporter takes you to another area of in the
center of the map with some disciples and ammo. A strong
wind will try to blow you off a ledge in the center into an
area with some wings. There is a strong wind in this area
which blows you south into a teleporter, so make sure you
get the wings first. 

The northwest building has a small
opening on the northwest side to a
dark place with a switch. Hit the switch
and run to the north side of the building; a
lift will be lowered. On the left side of the
lift is a small niche with an egg; go into this niche as the
 lift raises. If you go to the top of the lift, you can get 
to the south part of the building, 
which contains a dragon claw and some orbs. To
get to the tome on the northwest corner of the building, go
to the west side of the courtyard and go up the steps you
see on the north end of the wall. At the top of the steps is a
ledge which leads back east. Walk along this ledge, and
run southeast to get the tome you see there.

In the northeast part of the north courtyard
is a set of steps which lead north. Go up
these steps. At the top of the steps is a
ledge which leads back west; go back
along this ledge, and follow it south. Then
run southeast to the outcropping you see to the south; 
from there, you can make it to another ledge to the southeast. 
Here you will find a ring and some time bombs.

Coordinates

 1 287 <fd400000,fab00000> ( -704, -1360)
 2  73 <fe600000,fe440000> ( -416,  -444)
 3 123 <fc980000, 2780000> ( -872,   632)
 4  20 < 2a20000,ffa00000> (  674,   -96)

E1M6 - The Cathedral Secrets
* The secret level is found here!

Northwest of your starting point is a
niche with a secret door. Behind it are
some gauntlets.  When you enter this
room, the niche to the northeast of your
starting point will open, revealing a
golem. You have to actually enter the niche 
to get credit for the secret. 

In the dark room with the stained glass
windows and the four pillars which go up
and down from the ceiling, you will find
three secrets. Go up the steps on the east
end and walk north along the ledge to the
north side of the
ledge. There is a one-way wall here which leads to an area
with some warriors (you probably figured that out
already), some golems, and a tome. Leave this area
and walk south along the ledge. On the south side of the
room is a secret door behind one of the stained glass
windows (between the skulls). The room behind this door 
has another secret door on the east side, which leads
to a teleporter back to the starting point. This west side of
the room contains ammo and some time bombs. Returning
to the stained glass window room, you will find a secret
door in a niche in the northwest corner which reveals a
map scroll. Behind the map is a secret door which
leads back to the room behind the yellow door.

The building in the center of the graveyard has a
secret door on its outer west wall, which
leads to a shadowsphere. Inside the building,
you will find the southwest corner lit
up; there is a secret
door here leading to some ammo, a switch, and a
teleporter. The switch raises the steps leading to the green
door. The teleporter leads to the tome on the east side of
the building. Northwest of the building you will find a door
which leads to a teleporter. This takes you to a small room
with an egg. North of the egg is a secret door which
takes you back to the starting room. 

In the area behind the green door you will
find a switch near a ledge which looks out
onto the room east of the yellow door.
Hitting the switch will reveal a second
switch on the northeast side of this
room; this switch will
reveal the exit teleporter in the center of the room. Walking
off the ledge where you found the first switch will reveal a
secret door just south of it. Go back through the green
door and return to the first switch; on the way, you will see
an open door on your left, just past a series of windows.
Through this door is a lot of goodies and disciples.
You will find a switch in here which opens a door at the
bottom of the steps which leads to the secret exit
teleporter. This takes you to the secret level, level 9. 

Coordinates

 1 214 <f5400000, 7940000> (-2752,  1940)
 2 193 <f6800000, 7940000> (-2432,  1940)
 3 258 <  c00000,ff0b0000> (  192,  -245)
 4   2 <  c00000,f8f70000> (  192, -1801)
 5 282 <fe880000,fe600000> ( -376,  -416)
 6 248 <fa850000, 4390000> (-1403,  1081)
 7 187 <f7400000, 5180000> (-2240,  1304)
 8  47 <f7cd0000,f8350000> (-2099, -1995)

E1M7 - The Crypts Secrets

North of the large west-east crushing
ceiling is a small niche to the left, and some
stairs on the right. Walk into the niche; a
door will be revealed to a room with a little
bit of ammo and some monsters. Killing the
monsters now saves
some trouble later, since they can throw things at you
through the windows to the north and west.

In the northeast part of the map is a square tower with 8 pillars
embedded in it, with a river of slime running
west and east through it. Standing on the
ledge west of it, go south and cross the
chasm on the path you find there. At the
end of the path, you will see a secret door straight ahead
of you. This door leads to some goodies, plus a ledge
across the slime to more goodies. South of this ledge,
in the slime pit, is a staircase leading up to a tome .
Jump down from the tome ledge; there is a switch to the
northwest that will lower a lift that you can use to get out of
the slime pit. 

North of the square tower, in the pit, is a path leading to a
shadowsphere. Behind it is a lift; hurry along the path,
since the lift is triggered by a line at the bottom of the
stairs. The lift takes you to an area which (assuming you
have already gotten the stuff in the tower) contains a
teleporter to a ledge in the southeast part of the map.
Here you will find a tome, arrows, a purple vial, and some
warriors (which you should probably kill beforehand).

After you get the blue key, a door will open
in the lake just east of the yellow door. This
leads to a shield, an energy orb, and a
teleporter to the tower with 8 pillars.
 (There's a secret door in the southwest
corner of the blue key room, 
BTW; you need it to finish the level, but it's
somewhat hard to find.)

Just east of the exit door is a coffin. Stand
on it to reveal a passage to the south
to a place with some disciples and goodies,
just south of your starting point.

Coordinates

 1 136 <f8500000, 14c0000> (-1968,   332)
 2 216 <fd580000,ff540000> ( -680,  -172)
 3 222 <fd8f0000,  340000> ( -625,    52)
 4 314 < 2ee0000,f8d80000> (  750, -1832)
 5  32 <fb3c0000,fc010000> (-1220, -1023)
 6  76 <f5700000,f4a00000> (-2704, -2912)

E1M8 - Hell's Maw Secrets

The room south of your starting point
 (the one with all the exploding green balls)
has a secret door in each corner);
one of the doors leads to an invulnerability
ring, which comes in very handy later.
Also, note that if you
open the door to the south and walk through it, the ledge
separating you from the golems will drop down so you
(and they) can walk through it. You may want to open this
door right away, and then go back north and shoot the
green balls to kill the golems. The area the golems are in
has a lot of health and ammo as well. 

Note: Finishing this level isn't that hard if you make frequent use
of tomes, wings (especially in the room with the liches),
invulnerability rings, and eggs.


Coordinates

 1  31 <fd200000, 4050000> ( -736,  1029)
 2  33 <fee00000, 4050000> ( -288,  1029)
 3  54 <fee00000, 13a0000> ( -288,   314)
 4  58 <fd200000, 13a0000> ( -736,   314)

E1M9 - The Graveyard Secrets

South of the building with the blue doors is
a door leading to the room with the yellow
key. At the east end of this room (south of
where the disciples will appear) is a
secret door to a bag of holding.

Behind the blue key is
a not-very-secret door to a room with
ammo and wings.


Coordinates

 1 125 < a120000,fb1e0000> ( 2578, -1250)
 2  87 <11180000,f7da0000> ( 4376, -2086)



Note: For maps of all these secrets, get your butt on the Internet 
and look at
http://www.cts.com:80/~pjf/heretic/secrets.html

Paul has included excellent maps of all of these secret areas.


Happy Dooming!

Robert E. Waring
CIS:73252,1413
rwaring@iquest.net

Paul Falstad
pjf@act.com