The episode includes a built-in gameplay mod that rebalances Heretic in ways that are mostly subtle but make the game a lot more engaging to play. Many enemy attacks are more dangerous, and most of the player's weapons are more powerful, allowing certain weapons to have more useful combat niches and eliminating the grindiness associated with vanilla Heretic's weapon/monster balance. See wayfarer_info.txt for more information, including the story, tips on playing the episode, a rundown of the new enemies/items, and a complete list of gameplay modifications.
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Advanced engine needed : ZDoom/GZDoom
Primary purpose : Singleplayer/Coop
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Title : The Wayfarer
Filename : wayfarer.wad
Release date : June 14, 2019
Author : Not Jabba
Email Address : [redacted]
Description : The Wayfarer is a full 9-map episode for Heretic that includes
two new enemies, two new artifacts, a new weapon, plenty of
custom decorations and textures, custom bosses, and more.
The episode includes a built-in gameplay mod that rebalances
Heretic in ways that are mostly subtle but make the game a
lot more engaging to play. Many enemy attacks are more
dangerous, and most of the player's weapons are more powerful,
allowing certain weapons to have more useful combat niches and
eliminating the grindiness associated with vanilla Heretic's
weapon/monster balance. See wayfarer_info.txt for more
information, including the story, tips on playing the episode,
a rundown of the new enemies/items, and a complete list
of gameplay modifications.
Additional Credits to : See wayfarer_info.txt for full credits.
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* What is included *
New levels : 9
Sounds : Yes
Music : Yes
Graphics : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch : No
Demos : No
Other : No
Other files required : None
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* Play Information *
Game : Heretic
Map # : E1M1-E1M9
Single Player : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player : Yes
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : No
Other game styles : No
Difficulty Settings : Yes
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* Construction *
Base : New from scratch
Build Time : A bit over two years
Editor(s) used : Slade 3, Doom Builder 2, Doom Builder X
Known Bugs : None
May Not Run With : Anything other than ZDoom/GZDoom.
Tested With : ZDoom 2.8.1, GZDoom 3.6.0. Any relatively recent
version of the ports should be fine.
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* Copyright / Permissions *
Authors MAY NOT use the maps as a base for modification or reuse.
Authors MAY use any non-map resources as a base for modification or reuse.
Permissions have been obtained from original authors for any of their resources
modified or included in this file.
You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text
file, with no modifications. You may distribute this file in any
electronic format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include
this file intact. I have received permission from the original
authors of any modified or included content in this file to allow
further distribution.
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* Where to get the file that this text file describes *
The Usual: Archives.gamers.org and mirrors
Is there any chance at a map-only version of this for those of us married to old school heretic mechanics or wanting to employ weapon and monster mods?