Heretic

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Heretic Title Screen

Raven Software teamed up with id Software for the second time in its creation of the hit fantasy action game Heretic. Based on a modified Doom engine, Heretic pioneered a revolutionary new inventory system for character item use that has become commonplace in the FPS genre. id Software published the game under its flag and it was distributed by GT Interactive.

Players took the role of Corvus, an Elven hero whose race was nearly eliminated by a horde of evil monsters from another dimension. The first episode of Heretic was released as shareware as a precursor to the full version of the game.

Heretic won several awards for excellence, appeared in such notable publications as USA Today and Playboy, and opened many new doors in the computer gaming software industry for Raven Software and its team of developers. Heretic was Raven Software's most popular, highest acclaimed, biggest selling game to that point.

After its big success, two additional episodes were released for free, upgrading the normal Heretic to Heretic: Shadow Of The Serpent Riders.

Some of the modifications Raven made to the Doom engine for Heretic were sectors that can push the player, an inventory system, ambient sounds, translucency, and looking up and down.

Heretic skill levels

1. Thou needeth a wet-nurse: Damage taken is halved; number of monsters is decreased; number of powerups and items is increased; ammo powerups give 50% more than normal.

2. Yellowbellies-r-us: Number of monsters is decreased; number of powerups and items is increased. Otherwise similar to skill 3.

3. Bringest them oneth: This is the normal skill level.

4. Thou art a smite-meister: Similar to skill 3, but the number of monsters is greater; the number of items and powerups is decreased.

5. Black plague possesses thee: Similar to skill 4, but ammo powerups give 50% more than normal; monsters attack and move 300% faster; enemy missiles fly 300% faster; cheating is disabled.

Heretic enemies

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Attack of gargoyles in Heretic

Heretic weapons

Heretic items

Heretic levels

City of the Damned (Episode 1)


Hell's Maw (Episode 2)


The Dome of D'Sparil (Episode 3)


The Ossuary (Episode 4) (Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders only)


The Stagnant Demesne (Episode 5) (Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders only)


In addition, there are three hidden levels on E6M1, E6M2, and E6M3. These "super secret" levels can only be reached with a warp command.

See also

Monster, Item, Weapons

External links