Brussels – August 05, 2024
Hyperion is excited to unveil a brand-new port of Heretic II (2024) developed by Steffen Häuser, tailored specifically for high-performance 68K Amiga systems.
About Heretic II
Heretic II is the highly acclaimed conceptual sequel to the Hexen and Heretic series by Raven Software ®. Heretic II relies on a modified version of the Quake IITM engine by Id Software and plays from a behind-the-back third-person perspective as in the Tomb Raider series but still controls a lot like a first-person shooter.
Features
- Quake II TM 3D Engine from Id Software ®
- Software renderer and MiniGL renderer (MiniGL renderer can only be used when 3D HW drivers are available for PiStorm). The software renderer runs 25 fps on 640x480 on Pi CM4, 21 fps on Pi4, 19 fps lowres on Pi3. For Pi3 there are also 480x270 and 640x360 resolutions.
- Atmospheric game music via Ogg Vorbis Replay
- Localization (both text and audio output) in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish
- Improved quality of the video intro/extro
- Multiplayer support (Internet or LAN for up to 32 players)
- Impressive enemy AI
- Excellent player control (mouse, keyboard, joystick), optional PSXPort support
- Expandable with new mission packs such as Quake
Technical requirements
- AmigaOS ® 3.x
- PiStorm (Pi3, Pi4 or CM4) or via emulation such as UAE
- 64 MB RAM minimum, more recommended
- Picasso96 with chunky 16 bit modes (no AGA)
- AHI 4.18
- mpega.library (game installer can install it)
- 400 MB free hard disc space
