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The Chaos Device remained a recurring element throughout the entire series, reappearing unchanged in [[Hexen II]], while in ''{{wp|Heretic II}}'' its appearance and behavior remained similar although there it was simply called a teleport spell, powered by blue mana.
 
The Chaos Device remained a recurring element throughout the entire series, reappearing unchanged in [[Hexen II]], while in ''{{wp|Heretic II}}'' its appearance and behavior remained similar although there it was simply called a teleport spell, powered by blue mana.
  
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!colspan="2"|Chaos Device data
 
!colspan="2"|Chaos Device data
 
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| Thing type||36 (decimal), 24 (hex)
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| [[Thing types|Thing type]]||36 (decimal), 24 (hex)
 
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| Appears in||Registered Heretic<br/>Hexen
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| [[Mobj|Enum]]||MT_ARTITELEPORT (16)
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| Appears in||[[Heretic]]/[[Shadow of the Serpent Riders|SSR expansion]]
 
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| Radius||20
 
| Radius||20
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| [[Sprite]]||ATLP
 
| [[Sprite]]||ATLP
 
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| Frames||3 (A&mdash;C)
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| Frames||4 [ABCB]
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| [[Thing types|Class]]||[[Item]]<br>Pickup
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| Flags||{{c|8388609}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00800001}} (hex)
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| Flags list|| 0: Can be picked up<br>23: Affects item %
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| Flags2||{{c|524288}} (decimal)<br>{{c|00080000}} (hex)
 
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| [[Thing_types|Class]]||[[Item]]<br/>Pickup
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| Flags2 list||19: Float bobbing movement
 
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Revision as of 15:19, 27 September 2022

A chaos device.

Darchala's Chaos Device is an artifact found in both Heretic and Hexen. When used, it sends the player back to the start of the level (or near a portal the player came from in Hexen). It is best used to get out of unpleasant situations. The figure featured on the artifact closely resembles the "Symbol of Chaos" designed by Michael Moorcock.

This item is included in the items percentage displayed at the end of each level in Heretic.

Bugs

In version 1.0 of Hexen, the pickup messages for Chaos Device and Disc of Repulsion artifacts are swapped - picking up Chaos Device artifact will display "Disc Of Repulsion" message, and respectively, grabbing Disc of Repulsion item will cause "Chaos Device" message to appear.

Trivia

The Chaos Device remained a recurring element throughout the entire series, reappearing unchanged in Hexen II, while in Heretic II its appearance and behavior remained similar although there it was simply called a teleport spell, powered by blue mana.

Data

Chaos Device data
Thing type 36 (decimal), 24 (hex)
Enum MT_ARTITELEPORT (16)
Appears in Heretic/SSR expansion
Radius 20
Height 16
Sprite ATLP
Frames 4 [ABCB]
Class Item
Pickup
Flags 8388609 (decimal)
00800001 (hex)
Flags list 0: Can be picked up
23: Affects item %
Flags2 524288 (decimal)
00080000 (hex)
Flags2 list 19: Float bobbing movement

Appearance statistics

In the Heretic IWADs the chaos device is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

The Heretic IWADs contain the following numbers of chaos devices per skill level:

In the Hexen IWADs the chaos device is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

The Hexen IWADs contain the following numbers of chaos devices per skill level:

See Also