NAME

Russian Heretic

SYNOPSIS

russian-heretic [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

Russian Heretic is limit-removing source port of Raven Software's 1994 game "Heretic" It has numerous vanilla bug fixes, enhanced 640x400 display resolution, improved game palettes and offers many optional aesthetic game enhancements along with maximum possible translation to the Russian language.
For more information, visit https://github.com/Russian-Doom/russian-doom/wiki

OPTIONS

-h, --help

Show this help message

--Version

Show version information

-lang <lang>

Force specified language before config file is loaded and ignoring the value from it. Language can be changed later in the Options menu. Valid values are: 'en', 'ru'

-iwad <path>

Specify an IWAD file. <path> can be absolute or relative to one of the WAD search locations

-file <path> ...

Load the given PWAD(s). <path> can be absolute or relative to one of the WAD search locations

-deh <path> ...

Load the given dehacked patch(es). <path> can be absolute or relative to one of the WAD search locations

-nocheats

Ignore cheats in dehacked files

-nwtmerge <path> ...

Simulates the behavior of NWT's -merge option. Multiple files may be specified

-af <path> ...

Simulates the behavior of NWT's -af option, merging flats into the main IWAD. Multiple files may be specified

-as <path> ...

Simulates the behavior of NWT's -as option, merging sprites into the main IWAD. Multiple files may be specified

-aa <path> ...

Equivalent to '-af <paths> -as <paths>'

-autoloadroot <dir>

Specify root directory for autoload

-noautoload

Disable auto-loading of WAD files

-response <path>

Load extra command line arguments from the given response file

-gus_patches <dir>

Specify GUS patches location

-config <path>

Load configuration from the specified file, instead of the default

-savedir <dir>

Specify directory for savegames

-loadgame <slot>

Load the game in savegame <slot>

-skill <skill>

Set the game skill, 1-6 (1: easiest, 6: hardest). A skill of 0 disables all monsters

-map, -warp {<x> <y> | E<x>M<y>}

Start a game immediately, warping to level E<x>M<y>

-episode <n>

Start playing on episode <n> (1-3, 1-5 for \'Shadow of the Serpent Riders\')

-nomonsters

Disable monsters

-respawn

Monsters respawn after being killed

-fast

Monsters move faster

-coop_spawns

Single player game with additional spawns as in cooperative netgame

-vanilla

Activate vanilla gameplay mode. All optional enhancements will be disabled without modifying configuration files

-hhever <version>

Select the Heretic version number that was used to generate the HHE patch to be loaded. Patches for each of the Vanilla Heretic versions ('1.0', '1.2', '1.3') can be loaded, but the correct version number must be specified

-mb <size>

Specify the heap <size>, in MiB (default '16')

-setmem <version>

Specify DOS version to emulate for NULL pointer dereference emulation. Supported versions are: 'dos622', 'dos71', 'dosbox'. The default is to emulate DOS 7.1 (Windows 98)

-reject_pad_with_ff

Pad remaining space of the REJECT lump with 0xff

-blockmap

(re-)create BLOCKMAP if necessary

-mmap

Use the OS's virtual memory subsystem to map WAD files directly into memory

-fullscreen

Run in fullscreen mode

-window, -nofullscreen

Run in a window

-width <W>

Specify the screen width, in pixels. Height is determent automatically. Implies '-window'

-height <H>

Specify the screen height, in pixels. Width is determent automatically. Implies '-window'

-geometry <W>x<H>

Specify the dimensions of the window. Implies '-window'

-1

Don't scale up the screen. Implies '-window'

-2

Double up the screen to 2x its normal size. Implies '-window'

-3

Double up the screen to 3x its normal size. Implies '-window'

-devparm

Show console window and log more debug info

-nogui

Don't show error message dialog box

-nosound

Disable all sound output

-nosfx

Disable sound effects

-nomusic

Disable music

-noblit

Disable blitting the screen

-nomouse

Disable the mouse

-nograbmouse

Don't grab the mouse when running in windowed mode

-ravpic

Take screenshots when F1 is pressed

-playdemo <demo>

Play back the demo named <demo>.lmp. Demo lumps in working directory have priority over ones from wad files

-timedemo <demo>

Play back the demo named <demo>.lmp with uncapped tic rate. Demo lumps in working directory have priority over ones from wad files

-record <demo>

Record demo to file <demo>.lmp stored into working directory

-recordfrom <slot> <demo>

Load the game in savegame <slot> and start recording demo to file <demo>.lmp stored into working directory. Equivalent to '-loadgame <slot> -record <demo>'

-maxdemo <size>

Specify the demo buffer size (KiB)

-strictdemos

When recording or playing back demos, disable any extensions of the vanilla demo format - record demos as vanilla would do, and play back demos as vanilla would do

-demoextend

Record or playback a demo without automatically quitting after either level exit or player respawn

-longtics

Record or playback a demo with high resolution turning

-shortticfix

Smooth out low resolution turning when recording a demo

-autojoin

Automatically search the local LAN for a multiplayer server and join it

-connect <address>

Connect to a multiplayer server running on the given <address>

-drone

Join the server as an observer client

-solo-net

Start the game playing as though in a netgame with a single player. This can also be used to play back single player netgame demos

-server

Start a multiplayer server, listening for connections

-privateserver

When running a server, don't register with the chocolate-doom global master server. Implies -server

-port <port>

Use the specified UDP <port> for communications (default '2342')

-servername <name>

When starting a network server, specify a <name> for the server

-nodes <n>

Autostart the netgame when <n> clients have joined the server

-ignoreversion

When running a netgame server, ignore version mismatches between the server and the client. Using this option may cause game desyncs to occur, or differences in protocol may mean the netgame will simply not function at all

-newsync

Use new network client sync code rather than the classic sync code. This is disabled by default because it has some bugs

-extratics <n>

Send <n> extra tics in every packet as insurance against dropped packets

-dup <n>

Reduce the resolution of turning by a factor of <n>, reducing the amount of network bandwidth needed

-deathmatch

Start a deathmatch game

-timer <n>

For multiplayer games: exit each level after <n> minutes

FILES

$HOME/.local/share/russian-doom/russian-heretic.ini

The configuration file for russian-heretic.

AUTHORS

Russian Doom is maintained by Leonid Murin (Dasperal). It is based on the Chocolate Doom by Simon Howard and Crispy Doom by Fabian Greffrath, with significant additions from Doom Retro by Brad Harding.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © id Software Inc. Copyright © 2005-2016 Simon Howard. Copyright © 2016–2023 Julian Nechaevsky. Copyright © 2020–2023 Leonid Murin (Dasperal).
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2.0 https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.