Hexen: Beyond Heretic (DOS)

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Hexen: Beyond Heretic
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Platform: DOS
Year: 1995
Developer: Raven Software Corporation
Buy: Amazon

Hexen: Beyond Heretic is a fantasy themed first-person shooter and sequel to Heretic (DOS). The game uses a heavily modified Doom (DOS) engine with additions including doors swinging on an axis, jumping, flying, looking up and down, water with current, ambient sound effects, a hub style level system, an inventory, and of course the ability to choose a particular warrior class (fighter, cleric, mage).

In the game's story, the Serpent Riders aren't at all pleased about what you did to their companion, so they decided to enter your world and kill everyone. They missed you, and now it's time to pay them back by hunting down and defeating Korax.

Screenshots

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The title screen.

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The first level.

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Killing more flaming devils.


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Music

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Hexen is composed mostly of foreboding ambient tracks, but it has several upbeat powerful orchestrations and some jazzy tunes as well. The soundtrack is also quite large meaning you probably won't get tired of any one particular song. The CD version contained Redbook audio, but because the soundtrack is so large, they actually had to cut out several tracks in the CD. The diskette version has 37 while the CD version only has 21. As for quality, if you had a decent MIDI sequencer, the General MIDI version is actually better sounding than the CD audio.

The titles for the songs come from the Doom Wiki. Due the the majority of songs being over 2 minutes in length, and to remain similar to the CD rip, the recordings do not feature looping.

Tracks 236 and 237 of the General MIDI recording are not played anywhere in the game and are not included in the CD soundtrack.

Recording

Both the CD and General MIDI versions have been recorded:

  1. CD tracks
  2. General MIDI
  3. AdLib OPL
# Title Composer Length Listen Download
101 Jach Kevin Schilder 3:56
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102 Blech Kevin Schilder 3:14
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103 Hexen Kevin Schilder 0:14
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104 Orb Kevin Schilder 0:44
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105 Hall Kevin Schilder 1:07
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106 Chess Kevin Schilder 1:23
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107 Crypt Kevin Schilder 4:10
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108 Falcon Kevin Schilder 2:23
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109 Octo Kevin Schilder 3:20
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110 Rithm Kevin Schilder 3:33
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111 Sixate Kevin Schilder 3:34
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112 Winnowing Hall Kevin Schilder 4:01
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113 Swamp Kevin Schilder 4:10
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114 Wutzit Kevin Schilder 3:06
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115 Bones Kevin Schilder 3:14
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116 Chapel 1 Kevin Schilder 3:24
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117 Chapel 4 Kevin Schilder 3:43
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118 Fantasy Kevin Schilder 3:05
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119 Fooja Kevin Schilder 2:31
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120 Level Kevin Schilder 4:04
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121 Simon Kevin Schilder 3:11
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# Title Composer Length Listen Download
201 Orb Kevin Schilder 0:41
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202 Hexen Kevin Schilder 0:13
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203 Winnowing Hall Kevin Schilder 3:57
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204 Jach Kevin Schilder 3:56
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205 Simon Kevin Schilder 3:11
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206 Wutzit Kevin Schilder 3:06
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207 Falcon Kevin Schilder 2:23
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208 Level Kevin Schilder 4:04
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209 Crypt Kevin Schilder 4:10
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210 Swamp Kevin Schilder 4:10
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211 Deep Kevin Schilder 3:37
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212 Fubas Kevin Schilder 3:26
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213 Grove Kevin Schilder 2:44
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214 Fortress Kevin Schilder 3:03
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215 Void Kevin Schilder 3:09
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216 Chippy Kevin Schilder 3:19
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217 Perc Kevin Schilder 3:58
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218 Chapel 1 Kevin Schilder 3:24
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219 Secret Chapel Kevin Schilder 3:06
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220 Chapel 3 Kevin Schilder 3:04
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221 Chapel 4 Kevin Schilder 2:39
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222 Sixate Kevin Schilder 3:34
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223 Fooja Kevin Schilder 2:27
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224 Blech Kevin Schilder 3:11
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225 Wobaby Kevin Schilder 2:27
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226 Fantasy Kevin Schilder 3:05
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227 Bones Kevin Schilder 3:14
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228 Borkesis Kevin Schilder 3:11
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229 Octo Kevin Schilder 3:15
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230 Rithm Kevin Schilder 3:33
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231 Stalker Kevin Schilder 2:50
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232 Crucible 2 Kevin Schilder 4:27
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233 Hall Kevin Schilder 1:04
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234 Chess Kevin Schilder 1:19
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235 Chapel 2 Kevin Schilder 3:06
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# Title Composer Length Listen Download
301 Orb Kevin Schilder 0:44
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302 Hexen Kevin Schilder 0:16
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303 Winnowing Hall Kevin Schilder 4:09
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304 Jach Kevin Schilder 4:02
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305 Simon Kevin Schilder 3:18
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306 Wutzit Kevin Schilder 3:16
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307 Falcon Kevin Schilder 2:32
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308 Level Kevin Schilder 4:12
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309 Crypt Kevin Schilder 4:19
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310 Swamp Kevin Schilder 4:19
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311 Deep Kevin Schilder 3:51
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312 Fubas Kevin Schilder 3:38
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313 Grove Kevin Schilder 2:54
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314 Fortress Kevin Schilder 3:16
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315 Void Kevin Schilder 3:24
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316 Chippy Kevin Schilder 3:32
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317 Perc Kevin Schilder 4:12
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318 Chapel 1 Kevin Schilder 3:31
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319 Secret Chapel Kevin Schilder 3:20
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320 Chapel 3 Kevin Schilder 3:16
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321 Chapel 4 Kevin Schilder 2:52
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322 Sixate Kevin Schilder 3:41
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323 Fooja Kevin Schilder 2:39
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324 Blech Kevin Schilder 3:23
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325 Wobaby Kevin Schilder 3:09
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326 Fantasy Kevin Schilder 3:14
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327 Bones Kevin Schilder 3:24
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328 Borkesis Kevin Schilder 3:23
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329 Octo Kevin Schilder 3:28
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330 Rithm Kevin Schilder 3:40
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331 Stalker Kevin Schilder 3:02
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332 Crucible 2 Kevin Schilder 4:41
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333 Hall Kevin Schilder 2:22
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334 Hub Kevin Schilder 1:45
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335 Chess Kevin Schilder 2:54
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336 Chapel 2 Kevin Schilder 3:18
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Credits

(Source)

Game Rip

Format

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The MUS files were ripped from the Hexen.wad file using Csabo's eXtensible WAD editor. The CD tracks were ripped from the game disc using CDEx. The MUS recording was made with Winamp's MIDI player v3.53.

Audio Devices

Music

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Sound

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(Sources: Music, Sound)

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
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Title: Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Platform: DOS
Released: 1995-10-30
Publisher: id Software, Inc.
  EU.svg   EU
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Title: Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Platform: DOS
Released: 1995-??-??
Publisher: GT Interactive Software Europe, Ltd.
  Australia.svg   Australia
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Title: Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Platform: DOS
Released: 199?-??-??
Publisher: id Software, Inc.

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