Heretic II Demo Readme Linux version by Loki Entertainment Software www.lokigames.com ============================================ version 1.0.6a April 5, 2000 Thank you for playing the Heretic II demo. The demo includes two single player and two deathmatch levels from the full game. The full version of Heretic II comes with a full campaign chronicling the journey of Corvus through the plague-filled lands of Parthoris. It also includes 24 maps of deathmatch and cooperative network play. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Demo System Requirements 2. Installing and Running the Demo 3. Instructions. How do I Play Heretic II? 4. Contacting Loki Software, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Demo System Requirements Pentium 166 MHz with 3D accelerator card, 233 MHz for software rendering Linux kernel version 2.2.x GNU libC version 2.1.1 (/lib/libc-2.1.1.so) 32 MB RAM required (64 MB recommended) Video card capable of 800x600 resolution XFree86 version 3.3.x, at 16 bpp depth OSS compatible sound card Hard drive with 100 MB of free disk space For systems without a 3D accelerator card, a software rendering engine is provided, but a 3D card is recommended for the most immersive experience. This demo supports the Voodoo graphics chipsets with the included Mesa 3D driver. Other cards may be supported as well. Consult www.lokigames.com for latest news on drivers and installation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Installing and Running the Demo The Heretic II demo comes in a self-extracting archive. Simply execute the archive with the following command: sh heretic2-demo.run The demo data will be unpacked in a 'heretic2_demo' directory. To run the demo, just run the 'heretic2_demo' binary in this new directory. Binaries are provided for the x86 architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Instructions. How do I Play Heretic II? See the file "QuickStart.txt" for detailed instructions on playing the game. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Contacting Loki Software, Inc. To order the full version of the game, contact your local software reseller or buy online directly from Loki Software, Inc. at: http://www.lokigames.com/ Technical support for the demo is available from Loki Software, Inc. at: FAQ: http://faqs.lokigames.com/ Website: http://fenris.lokigames.com/ The full product has e-mail and phone technical support available. Enjoy! - The Loki Heretic II Team