11-10-95

A Note on HETH v0.13 beta for HEXEN:

The files in this zip are updated files to the original DETH v2.67. This zip
is not the complete package. You *MUST* have already installed DETH 2.67 for
these updated files to work. See the readme.1st file for a list of required
files. Be sure to unzip this file with the -d option in order to extract the 
directory structure intact. 

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Changes:

Heth version 0.13 beta
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Sprite frames of 8 characters long now display in selection.

Cleaned up the display boxes and Hot-Keys screen(F6).

All config files i.e Things/Specials/Sectors now correct.

Can now select Spawnable objects from LineDefs and Things.

List of Spawnable objects now complete 

*Spawnable name doesn't display properly in arg2(will be fixed)


Heth version 0.12 beta
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LineDef wording of "Type" changed to "Special".

Thing Flags input and display changed to:   EMH|FCM|SCD Deaf Dormant
EMH - Easy, Medium, Hard skill levels.
FCM - Fighter, Cleric, Mage.
Deaf - Thing is Deaf until hurt or sees you.
Dormant - Thing is Blind/Frozen until activated.

LineDef Activation flags now changed to Trigger type:
(000) 0 - Walkover,    Player crosses the line.
(001) 1 - Switch,      Player uses the line with the use key.
(010) 2 - Monster,     Monster crosses the line.
(011) 3 - Hit,         Projectile impacts on the wall
(100) 4 - Push,        Player pushes the wall.
(101) 5 - Projectile,   Projectile crosses the line.

LineDef Special flag renamed to Repeatable.

Spawnable objects now listed for special types 134-136. (./config/spawn.hex)

CTRL + 'B' in Thing mode sets Blind flag.

'>' in Thing mode increases Thing Height by 16.

'<' in Thing mode decreases Thing Height by 16.

Thing descriptions now include:-
[f] - Z value is height of object above the Floor.
[fg] - Z value is height of object above the Floor but is subject to Gravity.
[c] - Object starts life on the Ceiling and Z value is taken from Ceiling.
[d] - Object is Desctructable
[dc] - Object is Desctructable and can also contain an Object

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HETH is able to create new PWADs from scratch and have the nodes rebuilt using
ZenNode v0.95. Both of these programs are beta, but I have found them to
be stable and reliable (so far).

Please read the SETUP.TXT file for information on setting up HETH (and DETH)
reliably; it's important, and neither program will work correctly if you
haven't bothered to modify the configuration or initialization files to match
your system. 

Also, please read ZenNode.doc by Marc Rousseau for important information on
ZenNode v0.95.

HETH and ZenNode are in development and may have flaws. So if something gets
screwed up, tough luck. These are betas, after all, and you have been warned.<g> 
We would appreciate a note on any bugs you *do* find, so please e-mail HETH 
bug-reports to myself or Antony, and ZenNode reports to Marc Rousseau.

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Note that a new configuration file for HEXEN -- ldtypes.hex -- will be used for
HETH instead of the "ldtypes.her" HERETIC file that we had previously 
included. You still NEED the .her file to edit HERETIC, so DON'T just delete 
it. The hexen.cfg file will reference the new ldtypes.hex file.

HETH.EXE will eventually be merged with DETH.EXE. We're keeping them separate 
for now because the HEXEN portion is still in development. Once the HETH beta
is found to be comfortably reliable, an updated package containing all files 
will be released.

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Anyone with any technical info on HEXEN is more than welcome to share it
with the author of HETH, Antony Burden (or you can let me know and I'll pass
it on).

- John W. Anderson (aka Dr Sleep) [76132.3415@compuserve.com]
- Antony J. Burden [100765,3240@compuserve.com]			<--new!
- Marc Rousseau [mroussea@pictel.com]
  
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Special thanks to those who contributed suggestions and fixes:

Ken F. Henderson, Jr
Arne "A.J." 


11-10-95