Forgotten FPS sequel Heretic 2 gets a 'reverse-engineered sourceport' that fixes bugs, improves the framerate and adds 'lots of cosmetic improvements'
A new sourceport for the 1998 third-person action-adventure game Heretic 2 has been released, offering bug fixes, improved framerates, and cosmetic enhancements. This unofficial release requires the original game data and aims to make the sequel more accessible on modern PCs. The article also speculates on a potential official rerelease given Microsoft's ownership of both Activision and id Software, who published the original titles.
- Entities
- Game: Heretic 2
- Company: id Software
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Activision
- Topic: First-Person Shooter
- Game: Hexen
- Topic: Sourceport
- Game: Hexen 2
- Game: Heretic
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Action-Adventure
- Company: Nightdive Studios
- Company: Raven Software
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