It’s a free update
Announcement: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3286930/view/530980289128694204
So apparently I got it for free. I went to buy it (because duh) and its already in my library. Yay me!
So can we get Heretic 2 on Steam? Cause part of the reason we couldn’t was because of Rights Issues between Activision and ID Software, but those are literally the same guy now (Microsoft)
See Also: Wolfenstein 2009
I got an email from Bandcamp about the soundtrack from Andrew Hulshult and had to check if these games finally got a remaster/re-release/sourceport.
Pumped for this, and I don’t have to pay anything extra for the update, since I owned the old games on Steam already.
I went to buy it and found out that I already own it. Very nice.
I meet the specs easily, but they seem pretty high for 30 year old games…
With stuff like this, it’s always possible that’s just the slowest hardware the devs have on hand to test with. The Doom and Quake re-releases are the same, I think all of these use the Kex Engine.
This is great news! I love these 2 games, especially Hexen! Be a lot easier to play them on steamdeck now!
Looks like mods are just starting to go up. Hopefully Jimmy (or a fan I guess) uploads his Faithless trilogy for Heretic. It mixes some elements from Hexen in and is one of the better fantasy boomer shooters I’ve played. Highly recommended when it’s available.
I bought Hexen at one of those knife and gun shows that you have to pay to get into. 10 yr old me was way into it.
