
                       Heretic II Demo Readme

            Linux version by Loki Entertainment Software
                         www.lokigames.com
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                          version 1.0.6a
                          April 5, 2000


Thank you for playing the Heretic II demo.  The demo includes two single
player and two deathmatch levels from the full game.

The full version of Heretic II comes with a full campaign chronicling
the journey of Corvus through the plague-filled lands of Parthoris.
It also includes 24 maps of deathmatch and cooperative network play.

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1.  Demo System Requirements
2.  Installing and Running the Demo
3.  Instructions. How do I Play Heretic II?
4.  Contacting Loki Software, Inc.

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1. Demo System Requirements

Pentium 166 MHz with 3D accelerator card, 
    233 MHz for software rendering
Linux kernel version 2.2.x
GNU libC version 2.1.1 (/lib/libc-2.1.1.so)
32 MB RAM required (64 MB recommended)
Video card capable of 800x600 resolution
XFree86 version 3.3.x, at 16 bpp depth
OSS compatible sound card
Hard drive with 100 MB of free disk space

For systems without a 3D accelerator card, a software rendering
engine is provided, but a 3D card is recommended for the most
immersive experience.

This demo supports the Voodoo graphics chipsets with the included
Mesa 3D driver.  Other cards may be supported as well.  Consult
www.lokigames.com for latest news on drivers and installation.

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2. Installing and Running the Demo

The Heretic II demo comes in a self-extracting archive. Simply execute 
the archive with the following command:

sh heretic2-demo.run

The demo data will be unpacked in a 'heretic2_demo' directory. To run the
demo, just run the 'heretic2_demo' binary in this new directory.

Binaries are provided for the x86 architectures.

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3. Instructions. How do I Play Heretic II?

See the file "QuickStart.txt" for detailed instructions on playing
the game.

A few tips:

If you want to run in software mode, start the game with the options:
	+set vid_ref soft

If you want to run in hardware mode, start the game with the options:
	+set vid_ref glx

You can specify a GL driver to be loaded by adding the following options:
	+set gl_driver /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
where "/usr/lib/libGL.so.1" is the full path of the GL driver you want.

Note: Mesa 3.0 does not work correctly with Heretic II and Voodoo cards.

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4. Contacting Loki Software, Inc.

To order the full version of the game, contact your local software
reseller or buy online directly from Loki Software, Inc. at:

    http://www.lokigames.com/

Technical support for the demo is available from Loki Software, Inc. at:

    FAQ:      http://faqs.lokigames.com/
    Website:  http://fenris.lokigames.com/

The full product has e-mail and phone technical support available.

Enjoy!
- The Loki Heretic II Team
