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DOS Games Archive Game Info Card                                     Version 3
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* General Information *

Game title              : Heretic
Alternate title(s)      : Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
                          (commercial re-release title)
Developer               : Raven Software
Publisher               : id Software
                          GT Interactive
Country of origin       : USA
Distribution model      : Shareware, Commercial

* Release Information *

Release type            : Shareware (full episode)
Version                 : 1.2
Release date            : 1995/06/28
Language                : English
License file            : LICENSE.DOC
License/Permissions     : 

"Electronic Distribution is Permitted: ID grants to you the right to
"distribute, royalty free and by electronic means only, the Software;
"provided, however the Software must be so distributed only in compressed
"format."

* Distribution Information *

Distribution type       : Digital download
File name               : heretic.zip
File size               : 2 885 932 bytes
Installer provided      : Yes
Original location       : ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom/
Retrieved from          : https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/heretic/

Additional files        : None

Maintainer              : MrFlibble <mrflibble86@gmail.com>
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* Note for DOSBox users *

This software is fully installed and configured to run in the DOSBox emulator.
You can simply drag and drop the file HERETIC.BAT over the DOSBox icon to
start playing. Experienced DOSBox users may choose other methods of startup.

The software was configured and tested to work with the official DOSBox build
v0.74-3 available from www.dosbox.com. It may or may not work with any other
third-party DOSBox distributions that are available.

For playing instructions and other information, please refer to the README.TXT
file found in the HERETIC directory.
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* Source ports *

This game can also be played natively (no DOSBox required) on Windows, MacOS,
Linux and other modern platforms using one of the source ports.

> Chocolate Heretic (as close to the original as possible):
  https://www.chocolate-doom.org/wiki/index.php/Downloads

> Crispy Heretic (higher resolution graphics):
  https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom/releases

> Delphi Doom (supports other games including Heretic):
  https://sourceforge.net/projects/delphidoom/

> Doomsday (many optional enhancements):
  https://manual.dengine.net/

> ZDoom (many optional enhancements):
  https://zdoom.org/index
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* Game related websites *

Developer website (access via the Wayback Machine):
http://www.ravensoft.com/html/heretic.htm

Publisher website (access via the Wayback Machine):
http://www.idsoftware.com/killer/heretic.html

The Doom Wiki:
https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Heretic

NOTE: Some sites are only available as copies made by the Wayback Machine:
http://web.archive.org/
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* Disclaimer *

THE GAME DATA IN THIS ARCHIVE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING AND NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

All game content is copyright to their respective owners.

No files from the original software package provided by the developer and/or
publisher were modified except for the configuration files needed to set up
sound devices and input methods.

This software was tested to work with the current official DOSBox build
(v0.74-3) and was scanned by an antivirus/anti-malware tool.

You use this software at your own risk. DOS Games Archive is not liable for
any unwanted consequences that may arise from your using this software.
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* Download and online play *

This game is available from DOS Games Archive at:
https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/heretic/

It can be played online at:
https://www.dosgamesarchive.com/play/heretic/

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