Category: r/HeXen

Bull/Minotaur themes seems to appear pretty often in Hexen1. All the bull head-shaped switched (starting from the very first ones in Winnowing Hall), minotaur statues holding braziers, and, of course, the Dark Servant artifact, and I can’t help but ask why. Is there a lore reason for it?

There is probably no official “Word of God” answer, so what’s your crazy headcanon theory? Is there an Ancient Crete-like bull cult on Cronos? (We don’t even know much about the god or gods the Church used to worship…) Did minotaurs live on Cronos, but were driven to extinction by humans? Or enslaved by magic and turned into the Dark Servant artifacts? Or they used to be allies for the humans of Cronos, but went extinct after (presumably) heroically saving their human allies from some great danger in a bygone age, leaving only those who were turned into Dark Servants but still refused to serve Korax? What’s your headcanon?

Jesus fucking Christ, this game is so confusing and archaic I just gave up 3 hours in. I have no idea where I’ve been, where I’m supposed to go, what to pick up, etc etc etc. How ANYONE beat this game in 1997 with a text walkthrough and no video help is beyond me. Infuriating from start to finish.

Hexen for Saturn had a retroachievements set developed for it recently. This version allows level/hub passwords. I can’t find them anywhere on the interwebs. Anybody wanna help me catalog them?

So far I think I have hubs 3 and 4 for the Mage on Skill 4. (Forgot to document hubs 2 and 5. Haha.

R_InitSprites: No patches found for CFLM for frame H

That’s the message error I get when trying to load the widescreen WAD in Crispy Hexen. I’d say it is very strange because it doesn’t happen at all when using the DSDA port. Is there way to solve this issue?

I run a Facebook group dedicated to serious boomer shooter content — focused on the craft behind fan-made gameplay, map design, and engine work for games like Doom, Quake, Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, Half-Life, and other shooters from the 90s and early 2000s.

This isn’t just another meme dump. I post:

• Carefully curated gameplay uploads from WADs, mods, and source ports
• Highlights of meticulously built maps, enemy encounters, and level pacing
• Deep dives into map creation, engines, and modding tools
• Spotlights on soundtracks, level design, and the technical art behind the games

If you’re a Facebook user who enjoys seeing daily high-octane action paired with thoughtful, handcrafted level design on their timeline — this is for you.

The group’s already grown past 700 members, and it’s built for people who still respect the art & skill of the most dedicated fans behind these classics.

📎 Link in the comments.

Just figured I would ask before searching forums.

I hadn’t heard of this. It plays like “Hexen lite” which I think is down to the level designs. The art vibe is “cosy Hexen” which seems dumb, but, really is working for me in my 40s

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715590/Wizordum/

ELV Project: Hexen – Public Demo is released!
A 3D mod for Hexen on the Doomsday engine.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/n0syJjBfMGc?si=2i7zAeSzepHvomak

How to play: https://talk.dengine.net/discussion/2978/elv-project-hexen-public-demo

That demo shows the game’s “vertical slice” with the complete Winnowing Hall level. Every feature that will be in the full Addon is present including 3d models, textures, and VFX.

Hello all, I am in love with Heretic/Hexen/Hexen II lore and was wondering if anyone has already used all this stuff in order to create a dungeon-crawler or TTRPG game, that would be awesome!

GOG started a project called the Dreamlist where you can add and vote for your favorite games. This project hopes to preserve these old gems, which includes games not previously available on PC, so that they can ‘last forever’. Please vote for Heretic 2 so that it can ‘last forever’

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