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Hexen II

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Hexen II
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Developers
Raven Software
Publishers
id Software
Mac OS MacPlay
Engines
Quake engine
Release dates
Windows August 31, 1997
Mac OS (Classic) January 1, 2002
Hexen II on Wikipedia
Heretic
Heretic 1994
Hexen: Beyond Heretic 1995
Hexen II 1997
Heretic II 1998

Key points

Engine is open source with modern multi-platform ports available; see Recommended engines
The game crashes on startup for modern nVidia graphic cards due to the long list of OpenGL extensions overflowing an engine string buffer. It is recommended to use a source port

General information

HeXenWorld.net - A huge fan site for Hexen II
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

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Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
Steam
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Base game only. The Portal of Praevus expansion is unavailable for download.
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Portal of Praevus
Windows

Essential improvements

Recommended engines

A full list can be found here

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.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9060/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9060/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game screen resolution settings.
In-game screen resolution settings.

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Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
16 Co-op, Versus
Online play
16 Co-op, Versus

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95, NT 4.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB (24 MB for Windows NT)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 120 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 3a compatible


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