(PC) Hexen II Mission Pack: Portal of Praevus (1-CD) (1998)

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This is my 250th Pc-upload ^^

Hexen II was a first-person shooter computer game developed by Raven Software from 1996 to 1997, published by id Software and distributed by Activision. It was the third game in the Hexen/Heretic series, and the last in the Serpent Riders trilogy. Using a modified Quake engine, it featured single player and multi player game modes, as well as four character classes to choose from, each with different abilities. These included the offensive Paladin, the defensive Crusader, the spellcasting Necromancer, and the stealthy Assassin.
Improvements from Hexen and Quake included destructible environments, mounted weapons, and unique level up abilities. Like its predecessor, Hexen II also used a hub system. These hubs were a number of interconnected levels; changes made in one level had effects in another. The Tome of Power artifact made a return from Heretic.
The score was composed by famed musician Sir Kevin Schilder.
Plot
Thyrion was a world that was enslaved by the Serpent Riders. The two previous games in the series documented the liberation of two other worlds, along with the death of their Serpent Rider overlords. Now, the oldest and most powerful of the three Serpent Rider brothers, Eidolon, must be defeated to free Thyrion. Eidolon was supported by his four generals, who themselves were a reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. To confront each general, the player had to travel to four different continents, each possessing a distinct theme (Medieval European for Blackmarsh, Mesoamerican for Mazaera, Ancient Egyptian for Thysis, and Greco-Roman for Septimus). Then, finally, the player returns to Blackmarsh in order to confront Eidolon himself.
Gameplay
The gameplay of Hexen II is very similar to that of the original Hexen. Instead of three classes, Hexen II features four: Paladin, Crusader, Assassin, and Necromancer, each with their own unique weapons and play style.
Hexen II also adds certain RPG elements to the mix. Each character has a series of statistics which increase as they gain experience. This then causes the player character to grow in power as his or her HP and Mana increases.
Glide dependence
Hexen II, by way of the Quake engine, uses OpenGL for 3D acceleration. However, due to the prevalence of 3dfx hardware at the time of release, the game installs an OpenGL ICD designed specifically for 3dfx's hardware. This driver acts as a wrapper for the proprietary Glide API, and thus is only compatible with 3dfx hardware. Custom OpenGL drivers were also released by PowerVR and Rendition for running Hexen II with their respective (and also now defunct) products.
However, users with modern video cards can bypass the proprietary driver limitation by simply removing the "opengl32.dll" file from the Hexen II directory. This forces the game to use the OpenGL library already installed on the system.
Expansion pack
An expansion pack called Hexen II: Portal of Praevus was released in 1998 featuring new levels, new enemies and a new playable character class, The Demoness. It focuses on the attempted resurrection of the three Serpent Riders by the evil wizard Praevus, and takes place in a fifth continent, Tulku, featuring a Sino-Tibetan setting.
The expansion featured new quest items, new enemies, and new weapons for the Demoness. She is the only player class to have a ranged starting weapon, whereas all other characters start with melee weapons.
It also introduced minor enhancements to the game engine, mostly related to user interface, level scripts, particle effects (rain or snow), and 3D objects.
Portal of Praevus also featured a secret (easter egg) skill level, with respawning monsters. The only released patch for the expansion added respawning of certain items (such as health and ammo) in Nightmare mode, so that it would be slightly easier for playing.

Front/Back/Cd covers

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Genre: FPS/RPG
System Requirements:

• A 100% Windows® 95/98/ME/NT 4.0/2000-compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for CD-ROM drive , video card, sound card and input devices)
• Pentium® 90 MHz processor (133 recommended) or higher or Athlon® processor
• 16MB RAM required for Windows 95/98, 24MB required for all other supported
• operating systems Quad-speed CD-ROM drive (600 K/sec. sustained transfer rate)
• 100% Microsoft®-compatible mouse and driver
• 100% Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.0/2000-compatible joystick (optional)
• 120MB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files (Minimum Install), plus
• 100MB for the Windows swap file
• Supports network and Internet play via IPX and TCP/IP

Image Format: Img/Sub/Ccd/Cue 1 disc
Archive Format: Winrar/Compressing Method Best
DISC 1 File Size: 379MB compressed / 693MB decompressed

Install Instructions
1 - Burn/Mount the game
2 - If the game says insert the cd-rom click on cancel and install the Glide verison
3 - If you have a modern graphics card then remove the "Opengl32.dll" file "located in the installation directory"
otherwise you will get this when you try to start the game "wgl content failed"
4 - Run GL Hexen II Mission Pack

Disc 1

Part 1: 97 657KB

http://rapidshare.com/files/248561483/H2MP.part1.rar

Part 2: 97 657KB

http://rapidshare.com/files/248559678/H2MP.part2.rar

Part 3: 97 657KB

http://rapidshare.com/files/248557798/H2MP.part3.rar

Part 4: 95 498KB

http://rapidshare.com/files/248563330/H2MP.part4.rar

Password

http://snesorama.us

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