A mod for Hexen 2 that adds weapon altfires, stat upgrades, and various balance tweaks, effects, bugfixes, & new features for mappers. Detailed description, credits, & instructions included in readme file.
A mod for Hexen 2 that adds weapon altfires, stat upgrades, and various balance tweaks, effects, bugfixes, & new features for mappers. This fork is based on the Shadows Of Chaos mod/mapset by Bloodshot, which is in turn based on the Game Of Tomes mod. Detailed description, credits, & instructions included in readme file.
Unzip the contents into your Hexen 2 directory so that there is a folder sibling to the data1 folder. To play, use the included .bat file or otherwise launch the game with the "-game [folder name]" command. You can replay the vanilla game and user maps with the mod, or create new maps using the mod's various features. There are also a few releases that require the mod and use its' features. Install them into the mod's folder, without allowing any overwriting. The only conflict is that they include different Strings.txt, which you'll need to manage. If you don't plan on reading or modifying the mod's code, delete the "src" source code folder. If you download the SoC demo hub, rename the "demo1.bsp" and "demo1.lit" files to any other name, such as "vil1.bsp", because the name conflicts with a file in this mod.
Recommended engine: uHexen2 (latest testing build)
SoC demo hub by Bloodshot: Moddb.com
SoC hub 2 by Shadesmaster: Mediafire.com
Shifting Sands by whirledtsar: Moddb.com
Shadow Wood Reminagining by whirledtsar: Moddb.com
Additions since 1.26: Mod options can be changed with an in-game menu instead of the console; Reiver missile speed and melee charge speed decreased; Berserker experience points increased; Corpse respawning timer decreased
Mapping features: All monsters can use DONTMORPH spawnflag to be immune to the Ovinomancer (useful for custom mini-bosses); Candles can be toggled on/off
Fixes: All model filenames changed to lowercase for Linux users; Corpse respawning timer fixed; Berserker pathfinding improved (can go up/down stairs properly); Fixed bug where thrown Warhammers would sometimes not stop making sound
Dear whirledtsar, is this updated with the lastest version of Game of Tomes? (currently 1.4 on GitHub)
Ever since when both of Game of Tomes and Shadows of Chaos became a thing, I re-played through the vanilla campaign with this mod and to be frank, it's pretty enjoyable and the combat feels more satisfying + less of a chore from the vanilla game. With all other improvements + the unused ambience sounds for all vanilla and expansion maps, this became my go 2 gameplay mod for Hexen II. I wish more custom maps would use this mod but, perhaps that will see someday.
Although since I own Hexen II on Steam (unfortunate), I wish if there's a way to acquire and play the expansion pack again with SoC.
EDIT: Apparently when I play Paladin class and got my third weapon in 2nd hub, it seems the Axe's alt-fire makes the Jaguar AI become completely broken by seeing them go their roaring animations and it goes forever till I kill them.