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HERETIC Version 1.0 release notes:
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Welcome to the Heretic README file. Although Heretic: City of the
Damned is available for you to play, id will not begin to take orders
for the the full three episode version of Heretic until Wednesday,
December 28, 1994.
To register the entire Heretic trilogy call 1-800-IDGAMES.
If you live outside of the USA, or if you wish to purchase
Heretic with a check or money order please refer to the text
file, (ORDER.FRM) located in your Heretic directory.
Also, if you are having problems running this version of Heretic
please wait until Wednesday, December 28, 1994 before calling for
technical assistance.
id Software respectfully requests that you do not modify the
levels for the shareware version of Heretic. We feel that the
distribution of new levels that work with the shareware version
of Heretic will lessen a potential user's incentive to purchase the
registered version.
If you would like to work with modified levels of Heretic, we
encourage you to purchase the registered version of the game.
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Additional support
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If you are looking for external PWADs for Heretic, DOOM or DOOM2,
look no further than the DOOMania! BBS, owned and operated by
Paul Johnson. The BBS number is (317) 662-8842, the voice number
is (317) 662-1449.
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Auxiliary programs
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There are a number of auxiliary programs that come with Heretic. These
are DM.EXE, the DeathManager you use as a front-end for network and
modem play; DWANGO.EXE, the client software for the NEW multiplayer
gaming environment of the future; IPXSETUP.EXE, the IPX Network Device
Driver that enables you to play Heretic over an office network that uses
the IPX protocol and SERSETUP.EXE, the Serial Device Driver that enables
you to play Heretic over the modem or serial cable.
The documentation for the DM.EXE program is named DM.TXT, the documentation
for the DWANGO.EXE program is named DWANGO.TXT. The documentation for the
IPXSETUP.EXE and SERSETUP.EXE programs follow.
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Heretic ADDENDUM
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Welcome to Heretic. Before playing, you might want to read this
addendum which contains information for playing in Multiplayer mode,
as well as technical support and troubleshooting instructions. To
avoid compatibility errors, please make sure that your machine and
network conform to the system requirements listed below.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Heretic(TM) requires an IBM compatible 486 or better with 4 megs of
RAM, a VGA graphics card, and a hard disk drive. A 486/66 or
better, a Sound Blaster Pro(TM) or 100% compatible sound card
is recommended. A network that uses the IPX protocol is
required for network gameplay.
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MULTIPLAYER MODE
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GETTING STARTED
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1. Install Heretic as described in the manual.
2. Launch Heretic from the SETUP program, by going to the
directory in which you installed Heretic, type SETUP, and press
the ENTER key. (If you are installing Heretic for the first
time the SETUP program will be automatically launched.)
Unlike playing Heretic in single player mode, Heretic in
multiplayer mode must be run either from the DM program, the SETUP
program or by using the command line parameters mentioned later in
this addendum.
3. The SETUP program not only allows you to configure Heretic
to your system but lets you tell Heretic information that is
necessary for the multiplayer game, (i.e. number of players,
skill level, mode, etc.), although the DM program is the preferred
method of starting a network game.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: A maximum of four people can play
multiplayer Heretic on a network.
COMPATIBLE NETWORKS: To play multiplayer, you must have a
network that uses the IPX protocol. Check your network
manuals for information regarding your protocol. Novell
networks use the IPX protocol.
MULTIPLE GAMES ON THE NET: To play a multiplayer game while
another group is also playing the multiplayer game, you'll
need to change your network port address from the SETUP
application. The port address tells your server where to
send information that is sent over the network. Network
addresses range from 1-64000. You should refer to the person
in charge of your network for possible port addresses.
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MULTIPLAYER INSTRUCTIONS
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Many of the rules for playing Heretic change for the
multiplayer game. Read the following information carefully
before you begin to play Heretic in multiplayer mode.
MENUS: When you activate the Options menu or submenus, the
game KEEPS RUNNING so that other players can continue with
the action. So it is best to find a safe place before
adjusting screen sizes or sounds.
UNPAUSE: A player may Pause the game by pressing the PAUSE
key, but any other player can Unpause the game by pressing
the PAUSE key again. Make sure it's OK with your buddies
before taking a breather.
SAVE: When you do a savegame during a network game, it saves
on every player's system in the savegame slot you select,
writing over whatever was there. Before saving the game,
players should agree on a safe slot to save in.
LOAD: You cannot load a saved game while playing a
multiplayer game. To load a game everyone must quit from the
current game and restart the game from the saved game. To
start a game from a saved game, you can either select it
from the SETUP program or identify it as a command line
parameter.
DEATH: If you die and restart in the level, previously
destroyed monsters DON'T reappear. Even though you've died,
other players have survived. We didn't want to undo all of
their fine destruction by reviving every monster in the area.
However, this also means the level will eventually run dry of
monsters. You'll have to decide when the level is played out.
UNIFORM COLORS: In net games, each player's uniform is a
different color. The color of your character is the color
of the life gem on the status bar's life chain. The colors are
BLUE, YELLOW, GREEN, and RED.
CHAT MODE: In a multiplayer game you can communicate with
other players in the Chat mode. To enter into Chat mode and
broadcast a message to all the players, press the letter t.
A cursor will appear where your messaging is normally
placed. To broadcast to a specific player, instead of
pressing t you'll need to press the first letter of the
player's color. (B)lue, (Y)ellow, (G)reen, and (R)ed. For
example, to send a message to the blue character, you would
press the letter b.
CHAT MACROS: In a multiplayer game, you can send your own
pre-defined macros (defined in the SETUP program) by initiating
Chat mode (as stated above), then holding ALT and pressing the
number key that corresponds to the macro you wish to send. For
example, if macro #2 is "Eat it and die!", initiate Chat mode
by pressing 'T', then hold down ALT and press 2.
EXITING A LEVEL: When one player exits a level, all players
instantly exit with him, regardless of their position or
their status.
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COOPERATIVE OR DEATHMATCH MODE
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There are two ways to play multiplayer--DeathMatch and
Cooperative. In C