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    Hexen II - uHexen II: Hammer of Thyrion source port on RetroPie/Raspbian (Ready for download)

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      QuakeGuy
      last edited by

      Hi OldSchool. You are using the runcommand tool to start the hexen2-binary, so you have to configure the location of your hexen-binary also. In this case look for the file configs/ports/hexen2/emulator.cfg. The file should point to your hexen2:

      uhexen2 = "/usr/games/hexen2 %ROM%"
      default = "uhexen2"
      

      Just create it, if the file is missing or start hexen2 without runcommand.

      My command line for hexen2 is

      "/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 _PORT_ "hexen2" ""
      

      and for the misson pack

      "/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 _PORT_ "hexen2" "-portals"
      
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        tpo1990 @OldSchool
        last edited by tpo1990

        @OldSchool Yes its probably just a line that you need change in order for the Hexen 2 binary to load the mission pack.

        The suggestion that @QuakeGuy comes up with seems like a feasible solution to accomplish it.

        Greetings from Denmark. :-)

        Developer of install scripts for ports such as Hexen 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Caesar III. See my other projects at my profile.

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          OldSchool @QuakeGuy
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          @QuakeGuy @tpo1990

          My emulator.cfg file says

          hexen2 = "/opt/retropie/ports/hexen2/hexen2"
          default = "hexen2"
          

          and the Hexen 2 Thyrion Source Port works great, so I'm assuming while the line isn't the exact same as yours is, it functions correctly. But when I use the ssh file with the command line you said to use

          "/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 _PORT_ "hexen2" "-portals"
          

          all it does is launch Hexen 2, and not the Portals missions pack. It starts Hexen 2 up great, but it doesn't seem to direct it to load pak3.pak from the portals folder, which is itself inside my hexen2 folder where I believe it is supposed to be. I'm just stumped as to what the problem is, because I've tried all the instructions here. I'm truly lost and maybe it just isn't going to work at the moment.

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            tpo1990 @OldSchool
            last edited by tpo1990

            @OldSchool Use this approach that i did in order to get Portal of Praevus working. This should work 100%.

            Missionpack - Portal of Praevus
            First Copy the "portals" folder to /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/hexen2/
            Copy Hexen II.sh and rename it to Hexen II Mission Pack: Portal of Praevus.sh.
            Edit Hexen II Mission Pack: Portal of Praevus.sh file with this line:

            "/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 "/opt/retropie/ports/hexen2/hexen2 -portals"
            

            Greetings from Denmark. :-)

            Developer of install scripts for ports such as Hexen 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Caesar III. See my other projects at my profile.

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              OldSchool @tpo1990
              last edited by

              @tpo1990

              I really appreciate the help you've given me. Sadly that didn't work either, which is weird. It still just loads up Hexen 2 like normal. Am I missing a file in the portals folder? I copied over the entire folder from my PC installation, which contains
              config.cfg
              default.cfg
              hexen.rc
              infolist.txt
              pak3.pak
              progs.dat
              puzzles.txt
              strings.txt
              Uninst.isu

              It's confusing that it won't just direct to pak3.pak, but rather loads up regular Hexen 2 instead. I remember making separate sh files for the Doom sequels, and they all worked fine. Not so much with this I guess.

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                tpo1990 @OldSchool
                last edited by

                @OldSchool Thats weird. The way i do it should work since all it does is using the same method as if you were running hexen2 hammer of thyrion in Windows.

                In my hexen2 installation i have put the portals folder inside /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/hexen2 folder and not in hexen2/data1/. That means that inside my hexen2 folder i have 2 subfolders named "data1" and "portals"

                Have you tried to do the same with the portals folder?

                My portals folder contains these files.
                default.cfg
                hexen.rc
                infolist.txt
                pak3.pak
                progs.dat
                puzzles.txt
                strings.txt

                Greetings from Denmark. :-)

                Developer of install scripts for ports such as Hexen 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Caesar III. See my other projects at my profile.

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                  QuakeGuy
                  last edited by

                  @OldSchool your emulator.cfg misses something, the %ROM% part. it should look like this:

                  hexen2 = "/opt/retropie/ports/hexen2/hexen2 %ROM%"
                  default = "hexen2"
                  

                  this is for the 2nd "" after your PORT part in the runcommand statement. now

                  "/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 _PORT_ "hexen2" "-portals"
                  

                  works.

                  otherwise u can start hexen2 without runcommand. the statement then will look like this

                  /opt/retropie/ports/hexen2/hexen2 -portals
                  

                  my data folders are in /home/pi/.hexen2/data1 -> Hexen 2 and /home/pi/.hexen2/portals -> Portal of Praevus.

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                    RetroFreak89
                    last edited by

                    I dont want to change subject but im in bit clueless...
                    im about to start for my doom/hexen/heretic pi project but im confused what the best way to go is should i go Raspbian or Retropie also what is doom best performing port??

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                      mitu Global Moderator @RetroFreak89
                      last edited by

                      @RetroFreak89 RetroPie is Raspbian on the PI.

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                        RetroFreak89 @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu huh?? So retropie ES is raspbian??? Well let me put it this way what is best to play these fps ports on ES or raspbian desktop? Or does both give same performance and have the same ports??

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                          mitu Global Moderator @RetroFreak89
                          last edited by mitu

                          @RetroFreak89 Please stop hijacking other topics with your questions. You already have a topic opened for it, add your questions there.

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                            RetroFreak89 @mitu
                            last edited by

                            @mitu said in Hexen II - uHexen II: Hammer of Thyrion source port on RetroPie/Raspbian (Ready for download):

                            @RetroFreak89 Please stop hijacking other topics with your questions. You already have a topic opened for it, add your questions there.

                            I do not my topic open for it is about doom im asking you if retropie ES is raspbian or not but whatever because you told me IN THIS TOPIC that it was?? But whatever have it your way, peace...

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                              tpo1990 @RetroFreak89
                              last edited by

                              @RetroFreak89 Please ask only questions that are relevant for Hexen 2 in this topic. If you have any other questions then open a new topic instead.

                              Thank you.

                              Greetings from Denmark. :-)

                              Developer of install scripts for ports such as Hexen 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Caesar III. See my other projects at my profile.

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                                ExarKunIv @QuakeGuy
                                last edited by

                                @QuakeGuy thanks for this. it was a great help.

                                the only thing is i cant get the kill_hexen2.sh to run when i press the buttons.
                                any thoughts

                                right now i have a key mapped to the Y key so i can exit the game

                                lol

                                RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                                RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
                                Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                                  QuakeGuy
                                  last edited by

                                  ExarKunlv: I assume you followed my instructions closely. Can you post your xboxdrv_hexen2.cfg file? The last line in my example is:

                                  guide+start=exec:/opt/retropie/configs/all/kill_hexen2.sh
                                  

                                  That means bind the key combo Guide-button with Start-button pressed to this script. In your case for the Y key it would be:

                                  [evdev-keymap]
                                  BTN_WEST=y
                                  [ui-buttonmap]
                                  y=exec:/opt/retropie/configs/all/kill_hexen2.sh
                                  

                                  Just the important parts of the cfg. The script is made executable? Just test it over ssh while while Hexen2 is running. You should close Hexen2 remotely so. When this works, there is something else wrong.

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                                    retropi19
                                    last edited by retropi19

                                    Hey there i got an error in the installation by the script
                                    error running tar -xv -z -C
                                    /home/pi/RetroPIe/roms/ports/hexen --strip-components 1
                                    hexen2demo_nov1997/data1 returned 2

                                    also the address to get the demo is not reachable anymore

                                    instead you can replace it with this
                                    https://liquidtelecom.dl.sourceforge.net/project/uhexen2/Hexen2Demo-Nov.1997/hexen2demo_nov1997-linux-i586.tgz

                                    Rpi3B+ USB 2.0 Boot HDD Hitachi 40GB 5400rpm

                                    Rpi4 4GB rev1.4 USB 3.0 Boot HDD Hitachi 160GB 7200rpm

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                                      tpo1990 @retropi19
                                      last edited by

                                      @retropi19 What RetroPie version are you running since you received the error in the installation process?

                                      I just tested the download link for the Hexen 2 demo: https://netix.dl.sourceforge.net/project/uhexen2/Hexen2Demo-Nov.1997/hexen2demo_nov1997-linux-i586.tgz

                                      It works perfectly fine for me.

                                      Greetings from Denmark. :-)

                                      Developer of install scripts for ports such as Hexen 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Caesar III. See my other projects at my profile.

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                                        retropi19 @tpo1990
                                        last edited by

                                        @tpo1990 still is not working with me strange
                                        the error was about the demo download that why the installation was stopping
                                        can you put to the script to by-pass the demo if its not found and continue the installation?

                                        Rpi3B+ USB 2.0 Boot HDD Hitachi 40GB 5400rpm

                                        Rpi4 4GB rev1.4 USB 3.0 Boot HDD Hitachi 160GB 7200rpm

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                                        • tpo1990T
                                          tpo1990 @retropi19
                                          last edited by

                                          @retropi19 The error should not be caused by the demo download link not working. It is simply that it can not extract it hence why it is failing with tar.

                                          I have seen this before. Try updating your RetroPie installation to the latest version and then try running the scriptmodule again.

                                          Greetings from Denmark. :-)

                                          Developer of install scripts for ports such as Hexen 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Caesar III. See my other projects at my profile.

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                                            OldSchool @QuakeGuy
                                            last edited by OldSchool

                                            @QuakeGuy

                                            I've forgotten about this for awhile in my frustration, but I checked this thread again and sure enough, adding %ROM% to emulator.cfg and changing the command line was it. Unbelievable. Such a small change to make, but of course the smaller it is the harder it is to notice that it's incorrect. It works perfect, thank you so much for all of your help, and also to @tpo1990. I feel dumb, but whatever. It's working, and that's all I really care about. Couldn't have managed it without your guys' help.

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