HeXen

HeXen: Beyond Heretic (or Hexen) is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed by GT Interactive beginning on October 30, 1995. It is the sequel to Heretic.

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Deathkings of the Dark Citadel is an official expansion pack that was released for Hexen, featuring 3 more hubs for a total of 20 new single player levels.

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The source code of Hexen was released by Raven Software in 1999, which allowed the game to be ported to different platforms such as Linux.

Related Topics:
Source code - 1999 - Linux

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"Hexen" is the German word for "witches".

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Version 1.0 of Hexen contains an incomplete level called "Maze" that consists solely of moving walls with no exit. Its presence in the released game is almost certainly an oversight; the level was removed in the 1.1 update. The "Maze" level can only be accessed by using the cheat code "warp 41" in unpatched versions of the game.

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The game was used for the finale of an official Doom championship in late 1995.

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