wHeretic
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| wHeretic | |
| |
| Standard | Heretic |
|---|---|
| Codebase | Heretic |
| Developer(s) | Robin McLeod |
| Initial release | 0.1a (1999-01-16, 25 years ago) |
| Latest release | 0.5a build 9 (2000-05-27, 24 years ago) |
| Development status | Discontinued |
| Written in | C |
| Target platform | Windows |
| License | see Raven source code licensing issue |
wHeretic is a Win32 Heretic source port made by Robin McLeod. Its first version was released on January 16, 1999,[1] just five days after the release of Heretic source code on January 11. The last released version was v0.5a build 9 on May 27, 2000. wHeretic's source code was never released.
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Features[edit]
- High screen resolutions up to 1600x1200.
- Uses A3D library for environmental sound processing effects and 3D sounds.
- Adjustment of some vanilla Heretic static limits: vissprites and visplanes limits were removed, while drawsegs and openings limits were expanded.
- Supports multiplayer.
- A debug console.
History[edit]
Raven Software released Heretic and Hexen source code on January 11, 1999. On January 14, Robin McLeod created a working recompile of Heretic code for DOS, dubbed dHeretic. Sound and music have been removed from it.
Three days later, on January 16, Robin released a Win32 source port of Heretic, which he called wHeretic v0.1a ("a" stands for "alpha").
- v0.2a was released on February 11, 1999.
- v0.3x was released on March 20, 1999 ("x" stands for "experimental").
- v0.3x build 2 was released on March 21, 1999.
- v0.3x build 3 was released on March 23, 1999.
- v0.3x build 5 was released on March 31, 1999.
- v0.3a was released on April 12, 1999.
- v0.4a build 1 was released on July 29, 1999.
- v0.4a build 2 was released on August 3, 1999.
- v0.4a build 3 was released on August 20, 1999.
- v0.4a build 4 was released on September 30, 1999.
- v0.5a build 4 was released on November 3, 1999.
- v0.5a build 5 was released on November 4, 1999.
- v0.5a build 6 was released on January 26, 2000.
- v0.5a build 7 was released on February 11, 2000.
- v0.5a build 8 was released on April 17, 2000.
- v0.5a build 9 was released on May 27, 2000. It is the last wHeretic release.
On July 29, 2004, Robin McLeod created a thread on Doomworld forums asking the community to comment on wHeretic because he was considering reviving it.[2] But within a week the discussion died down.
On August 22, 2005, Robin removed all status updates from wHeretic webpage.
External links[edit]
- wHeretic webpage (archived 🏛)
References[edit]
- ↑ Robin McLeod (16 January 1999). "wHeretic news archive." wHeretic webpage (archived 🏛). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ Robin McLeod (29 July 2004). Doomworld forums thread. Doomworld forums. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
| Source code genealogy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Based on | Name | Base for |
| Heretic | wHeretic | Closed source |
