Heretic II (Linux CD) Sound Issue

[CPUFronz]

After installing Heretic II from Linux CD, I didn't have any sound (Ubuntu 20.04).

The problem was that 64-bit ALSA wasn't working well with 32-bit OSS. As suggested on PCGamingWiki, I used padsp, but that didn't help either. After some research I discovered the solution here.

Install 32-bit libraries:

dpkg –add-architecture i386
apt-get update
apt-get install libpulse0:i386 libpulsedsp:i386

sudo cp /usr/bin/padsp /usr/bin/padsp32
sudo vi /usr/bin/padsp32

Change the occurrences of 64-bit libraries to 32-libraries:

• in line 77 LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pulseaudio/libpulsedsp.so to /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pulseaudio/libpulsedsp.so
• in line 79 LD_PRELOAD="$LD_PRELOAD /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pulseaudio/libpulsedsp.so" to LD_PRELOAD="$LD_PRELOAD /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pulseaudio/libpulsedsp.so"

Then use padsp32 to launch Heretic II: Right click on Heretic II in Lutris :arrow_right: System Options :arrow_right: Command prefix: padsp32

Since it requires some modifications on the system, I don't really know how you could incorporate this into your script. Maybe mentioning it in the description is the best way.

[tommycw1]

Just a note here that I had the same issue. I came to file a report and found it was already reported. I followed these steps and it worked, I now have sound! Thanks to @CPUFronz for the fix and thanks to @legluondunet for the set up to allow me to play my old Linux CD game.

[legluondunet]

The gaming experience with the Linux version of Heretic II is today inferior to the Windows version + patch 1.7 and presents several issues that I cannot resolve, the sound problem being major. I don't want to maintain Lutris installer scripts that don't provide a good gaming experience to users, I prefer to maintain fewer installer scripts and keep the quality. The Windows version permit a satisfying gaming experience, in solo and multiplayer mode and is compatible with all available mods. It's the game version to play today to have fun.