Heretic II 1.06a This is the first patch release for the Linux version of Heretic II. New enhancements include: * Fully rewritten video and input subsystem, utilizing SDL 1.1.1 * Optimized MMX assembly for the software renderer * Completely reorganized internal linking architecture * Many crash fixes * Joystick support .. and many more improvements. INSTALLING THIS PATCH ===================== Just run the script by typing the following from the command line : sh heretic2-1.06a-x86.run It will prompt you for the installation path of the game. If different from the default (/usr/local/games/heretic2), type the name of the directory where you installed the game. RUNNING THE GAME ================ To start the game, run the "heretic2" binary in the installation directory. A few tips: If you want to run in software mode, start the game with the options: +set vid_ref soft If you want to run in hardware mode, start the game with the options: +set vid_ref glx You can specify a GL driver to be loaded by adding the following options: +set gl_driver /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 where "/usr/lib/libGL.so.1" is the full path of the GL driver you want. Note: Mesa 3.0 does not work correctly with Heretic II and Voodoo cards. PATCH DETAILS ============= 1. Save Games All known save game related crashes are fixed. WARNING: Save games are not compatible with the original game. 2. Software Renderer The software renderer has been fully optimized with x86 and MMX assembly. The MMX instructions are enabled by default if your processor supports them. You can disable MMX optimization by adding "+set cpu_mmx 0" to the Heretic II command line. 3. OpenGL Renderer Heretic II ships with support for 3Dfx cards, and other cards may be supported. For details go to http://www.lokigames.com/ 4. Fullscreen Mode The game is configured to prevent you from losing keyboard focus, by locking you into fullscreen mode. You can switch to windowed mode by running the game with "+set always_grab 0" and then changing the fullscreen option in the video settings menu. WARNING: Do not do this when using the Voodoo card in pass-thru mode. 5. New Key Bindings If you disable the focus protection as described above, you can use some new key bindings: ALT-Enter : Toggle fullscreen mode on or off. CTRL-g : Toggle binding the mouse in the window. 6. Joystick Support In order to use the new joystick support, you must have the joystick driver configured and calibrated in your kernel. The joystick driver is included with Linux 2.2, and also available from: http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/joystick/ To enable joystick support in Heretic II, go to the "More Options" menu and change the joystick option to yes. If the option reverts to "no" when you go back to the menu, Heretic II was unable to find the joystick; verify that the joystick module is working properly. The patch installs a default joystick configuration that maps the joystick x and y axes to left/right rotate and move forward/backward respectively. You can change the axis mapping like this: Joystick X axis variable: joy_advaxisx Joystick Y axis variable: joy_advaxisy Joystick Z axis variable: joy_advaxisz Joystick axis 3 variable: joy_advaxisr Joystick axis 4 variable: joy_advaxisu Joystick axis 5 variable: joy_advaxisv Available axis actions: No action: 0 Move forward and back: 1 Look left and right: 2 Strafe side to side: 3 Turn left or right: 4 Jump up or crouch down: 5 So, to map the X axis to strafe right and left, you would add the following line to your config.cfg file in ~/.loki/heretic2: set joy_advaxisx 3 You can map the buttons and hat positions normally in the control configuration menu. Joysticks with built-in trackballs (like the MadCatz Panther XL) map the trackball as though it were a mouse device. You can change the sensitivity by modifying the "joy_ballsensitivity" variable. The default value for this parameter is 0.03. 7. Mouse-wheel Support If you have a mouse with a wheel, you can now use it in Heretic II. First map your mouse wheel in X11 to buttons 4 and 5 as described: http://www.inria.fr/koala/colas/mouse-wheel-scroll/ Now, edit the config.cfg file in the ~/.loki/heretic2 directory and bind the mouse wheel movements to the actions you want to perform. For example, you can bind the wheel to switch weapons: bind MWheelUp "weapnext" bind MWheelDown "weapprev" 8. Multi-player Fixes Maps and skins are now saved to the user's directory: ~/.loki/heretic2 Maps and skins are now loaded case-insensitively. 9. Server Timeout The server timeout has been extended so the server shouldn't stop when loading a particularly large level on slower machines. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ================= Support for Heretic II for Linux is available from Loki Entertainment Software at: Bug Tracking System: http://fenris.lokigames.com/ Website: http://www.lokigames.com/ Follow the links for support. Email: support@lokigames.com Phone: 801-356-7629. Telephone support is available between the hours of 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. Mountain Standard Time. You can also communicate with other Heretic II enthusiasts at: Usenet: news://news.lokigames.com/loki.games.heretic2