Hexen II
Developers | |
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Raven Software | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Contraband Entertainment |
Publishers | |
id Software | |
Mac OS | MacPlay |
Engines | |
Quake engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 11, 1997 |
Mac OS (Classic) | October 4, 2002 |
DOS | November 22, 2006[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Heretic |
Heretic | |
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Heretic | 1994 |
Hexen: Beyond Heretic | 1995 |
Hexen II | 1997 |
Heretic II | 1998 |
Hexen II is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action and FPS game in the Heretic series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | DRM: Game must be installed from CD, otherwise disc not required. Expansion pack requires disc in drive. | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Microsoft Store | ||||
Steam | Free demo: steam://install/9120 (use direct link) |
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Bethesda.net (unavailable) |
Version differences
- Hexen II: Continent of Blackmarsh is an extremely rare demo version of the game that was bundled with Matrox M3D series video cards. It includes the entire first chapter of the game.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Mission Pack: Portal of Praevus | The expansion is not available digitally. |
Essential improvements
Recommended engines
Hammer of Thyrion
- Hammer of Thyrion is a source port based on the source code release of the HeXen II engine. Many new improvements and features include OpenGL and Widescreen support.
Play the game on modern systems
- Hexen II was originally made for Windows 95, but it is difficult to get the game working on modern systems.[2]
Play Hexen II with the Hammer of Thyrion source port[2] |
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Play Portal of Praevus with the Hammer of Thyrion source port[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data1\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9060/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data1\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9060/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | A source port is required. See Hammer of Thyrion. | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Not functional in GL version. See also Hammer of Thyrion. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | A source port is required. See Hammer of Thyrion. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Anti-aliasing can be hacked through video card settings. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | 72 FPS limit. There are 'FPS limit'-removing source ports (FTEQW, UQE Hexen II), but they have other drawbacks. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Weapon selection (buttons 1 to 4) can't be remapped from the menu. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | A source port is required. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | DirectInput | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | A source port is required. | |
Controller sensitivity | A source port is required. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | A source port is required. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Tracked motion controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | No spoken text | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | Retail only; download for digital versions | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only: CD Expert. Download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Follow this guide. | ||
LAN play | 16 | Co-op, Versus |
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Online play | 16 | Co-op, Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 26900 |
UDP | 26900 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- This is the default port used. It can be changed in-game by the user.
VR support
Headsets | State | Notes | |
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SteamVR | |||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
Windows Mixed Reality | |||
Forte VFX1 | Requires a driver.[3] |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | |||
Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Issues fixed
Problems on modern systems
Delete included OpenGL wrapper |
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As the included opengl32.dll is a 3dfx-specific MiniGL wrapper, it should be deleted on systems not using 3dfx cards. |
OpenGL extension string issue
Check OpenGL extension limit |
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This is one of the few games that have problems with long OpenGL extension strings. Regarding Nvidia, older drivers had the option to toggle extension string limit, but current drivers omit this option and instead have all problematic games hardcoded to limit the string. Therefore, the game should start up fine with up-to-date drivers. This can be verified and altered via Nvidia Inspector. |
Rainbow color issue (software-rendered h2.exe only)
Set XP SP3 compatibility mode |
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XP SP3 compatibility mode fixes this issue. |
"You need to re-install Hexen 2 on this computer!"
Reinstall or use Hammer of Thyrion |
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This is a type of copy-protection, activates if you reinstalled the OS or moved the game to a different computer. You can reinstall the game from the CD, install Hammer of Thyrion, or ensure that you also copy registry key |
Black lines in dialog box textures (Hammer of Thyrion)
Use GLOverride |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | 64-bit requires a source port, for instance Hammer of Thyrion. | ||||
macOS (OS X) | Hammer of Thyrion lists a vague "Universal" OS X version. | ||||
Linux | Requires a source port, for instance Hammer of Thyrion. | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | NT 4.0, 98, ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 120 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 24 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 120 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 3a compatible | DirectX 5 compatible |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 8.6 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 7xx 233 MHz PowerPC G3 233 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/9060/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (9060) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion - last accessed on 10 March 2023
- "2006-11-22: Initial DOS port for Hexen II: Hammer of Thyrion"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hexen 2 on Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10: uHexen2
- ↑ vfx1h2.zip - Wayback Machine