[RELEASE] Heretweak v0.5 RELEASED! Now with Altfires!

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[RELEASE] Heretweak v0.5 RELEASED! Now with Altfires!

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Do you think that Heretic is just a bit pants?
Do you really want to get into Heretic, but are put off by the wimpy arsenal that just isn't satisfying to use?
Would you like your regular Heretic experience to be amped up just enough to make you feel powerful while retaining at least some vague semblance of balance?

Then have I got the mod for you!

Heretweak is a weapons tweak mod that makes your Elven arsenal feel more powerful, while making each weapons refreshingly unique and satisfying to use (even that crappy wooden staff)!

What's in this mod?
-Almost all weapons have been modified to be stronger, flashier, and most importantly just feel better to use. Dispose of D’Sparil’s minions with new-found vigor!
-Not feeling so dependent on that old Tome of Power to gets things done? Fear not! The Tomed weapon variants have been augmented even further, taking the mayhem to new levels!
-Time Bomb of the Ancients now has a slight forward trajectory – good for tossing headlong into a crowd of nasties!
-Health items are now used instantly, like in Doom. For thou hastn’t time to bleed!
-Other minor gameplay tweaks have been made to spice things up!

So, without further delay, download the mod now! Return to Pathoris for a new and improved Elven excursion of extermination!
Works with ZDoom and any vanilla Heretic level pack.

What's new?
Several weapons now have alternate fire modes, meaning that you now possess DOUBLE the means of asskicking D'Sparil's hordes. Yes, this includes new firing modes for the Tomed weapons as well!

Besides that, there have been numerous balance tweaks made to each of the weapons to ensure they all have a sufficient amount of strength for both fire modes, along with some minor alterations to certain items.

I had intended to keep this mod as "vanilla" as possible and not go overboard on the new content but I felt that the mod could be something more substantial.

Big thanks to Jimmy, Neoworm and osjclatchford for the extra sprites and resources featured in the mod!
More thanks to Jimmy for last minute testing and feedback.

SCREENSHOTS:
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DOWNLOAD HERE!
Patch for Elf Gets Pissed by RottKing

THE STORY SO FAR (NEW CHAPTER!):
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THANKS TO:
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Re: [RELEASE] Heretweak v0.5 RELEASED! Now with Altfires!

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Version 0.5 has been released!
Check the first post for details, or click the download link and try it out now!

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EDIT: Now with screenshots!
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Re: [RELEASE] Heretweak v0.5 RELEASED! Now with Altfires!

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It uses the old version of FMOD..
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It very doesn't. It has new sounds and sprites and DECORATE coding and that's about it.
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Re: [RELEASE] Heretweak v0.5 RELEASED! Now with Altfires!

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!!!Subjective opinion alert!!!
You just buffed everything, and that ruined the game balance, and makes everything blend and boring.
Think about keeping weapon balance. For example, make powerful attacks slower and more ammo-consuming, or make player lose some health to unleash a powerful blast.
I like altfires so far, but the balance...
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Re: [RELEASE] Heretweak v0.5 RELEASED! Now with Altfires!

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In my opinion Heretic's weapons were in need of a buff. You can't slice through enemies in the way you could so easily and smoothly in Doom, you just don't have the firepower. "Boring" is the word I'd use to describe Vanilla Heretic, I'm afraid. :?

Maybe ammo usage could be adjusted slightly for this just to introduce a greater element of risk to the player if they're too trigger-happy.
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Re: [RELEASE] Heretweak v0.5 RELEASED! Now with Altfires!

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After playing this with none of the sound effects working because my sound decided to glitch.. Yep, you've completely made heretic pointless. You are able to go through every level just with the fire wand. Why does the firewand alt only use one ammo same as the primary? And there's no point to the dragon claw freezing enemies when it just kills them straightaway anyway.. Oh and the freezing attack uses the same amount of ammo.. ? I didn't need to use any of the health items.. Which should be made useable again. These weapons should not have such flashy attacks for being basic weapons.

And as a side point you're not supposed to go through killing enemies like you are in doom. The arsenal is not boring, it's serviceable, when compared to doom's bland arsenal of rubbish weapons.
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Re: [RELEASE] Heretweak v0.5 RELEASED! Now with Altfires!

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Raziel236 wrote:doom's bland arsenal of rubbish weapons.
the only "rubbish weapons" in doom are the pistol and (non-berserk) fist

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