Mage's "Arc of Death" weapon found on Hub 2: Shadow Wood.
Mage's "Arc of Death" weapon in action.
The Arc of Death is the third weapon used by the Mage from Hexen. It is a spell that consumes five green mana to summon a great bolt of electricity from floor to ceiling, which travels in a straight line away from the player. When the bolt strikes an enemy, it will follow them around inflicting damage for three seconds before it wears off, or until the target dies. This weapon is very effective against the centaurs and slaughtaurs, as they specifically take triple normal damage from this weapon.
| Arc of Death data
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| Thing type |
8040 (decimal), 1F68 (hex)
|
| Enum |
MT_MW_LIGHTNING (254)
|
| Appears in |
Hexen/DDC expansion
|
| Radius |
20
|
| Height |
16
|
| Class |
Weapon
Pickup
|
| Flags |
513 (decimal)
00000201 (hex)
|
| Flags list |
0: Can be picked up
9: No gravity
|
| Flags2 |
0 (decimal)
00000000 (hex)
|
| Spawns |
MT_LIGHTNING_FLOOR (floor lighting)
MT_LIGHTNING_CEILING (ceiling lighting)
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|
| Weapon attributes
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| Weapon slot |
3
|
| Included mana |
25 green (37 on skills 1 & 5)
|
| Mana use |
5 green
|
| Shots per minute |
61.8
|
| Sound |
WEPELE2 (idle)
|
| State |
Sprite |
Frames
|
| Before pickup |
WMLG |
8 [ABCDEFGH]
|
| Wielded |
MLNG |
24 [AAAAAABBBBBBCCCCCCBBBBBB]
|
| Firing |
MLNG |
12 [DEFGHIICBBBA]
|
| Refiring |
MLNG |
11 [DEFGHIICBBB]
|
|
| Ranged attack
|
| Type |
Projectile
|
| Enum |
MT_LIGHTNING_FLOOR (256)
|
| Velocity |
25 map units per tic
(875 map units per second)
|
| Damage |
8-64
|
| Radius |
16
|
| Height |
40
|
| Sprite |
MLFX (in flight)
MLF2 (impact)
|
| Frames |
4 [EFGH] (in flight)
18 [FGHIJKLMNOPQPQPOPP] (impact)
|
| Sound |
LITE2 (firing)
GNTPOW (in flight)
GNTACT1 (impact)
|
| Flags |
67088 (decimal)
00010610 (hex)
|
| Flags list |
4: No blocklinks (Inert)
9: No gravity
10: Drops off ledges
16: Projectile
|
| Flags2 |
18874496 (decimal)
01200080 (hex)
|
| Flags2 list |
7: No teleport
21: Projectile can impact
24: Activates projectile cross line
|
| Spawns |
MT_LIGHTNING_ZAP (proximity bolt)
|
|
| Ranged attack
|
| Type |
Projectile
|
| Enum |
MT_LIGHTNING_CEILING (255)
|
| Sprite |
MLFX (in flight)
MLF2 (impact)
|
| Frames |
4 [ABCD] (in flight)
18 [ABCDEKLMNOPQPQPOPP] (impact)
|
| Sound |
GNTACT1 (impact)
|
| Spawns |
MT_LIGHTNING_ZAP (proximity bolt)
|
Data not listed is the same as for the floor lighting.
|
| Ranged attack
|
| Type |
Projectile
|
| Enum |
MT_LIGHTNING_ZAP (257)
|
| Velocity |
0
|
| Damage |
2-16
|
| Radius |
15
|
| Height |
35
|
| Sprite |
MLFX
|
| Frames |
5 [IJKLM] (in flight)
8 [NOPQRSTU] (impact)
|
| Sound |
-
|
| Flags |
67088 (decimal)
00010610 (hex)
|
| Flags list |
4: No blocklinks (Inert)
9: No gravity
10: Drops off ledges
16: Projectile
|
| Flags2 |
0 (decimal)
00000000 (hex)
|
|
Appearance statistics[edit]
In the IWADs the Arc of Death is first encountered on these maps per skill level:
|
|
| Cooperative
|
| Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Hub 1: Seven Portals |
- |
- |
-
|
| Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map) |
Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map) |
Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)
|
| Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map) |
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map) |
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)
|
| Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map) |
Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map) |
Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)
|
| Hub 5: Necropolis |
Hub 5: Necropolis (map) |
Hub 5: Necropolis (map) |
Hub 5: Necropolis (map)
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| Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
Hub 1: Catacomb |
Hub 1: Catacomb |
Hub 1: Catacomb
|
| Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
Hub 2: Armory |
Hub 2: Armory |
Hub 2: Armory
|
| Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
- |
- |
-
|
| Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
Hub 4: Over N Under |
Hub 4: Over N Under |
Hub 4: Over N Under
|
|
The IWADs contain the following numbers of Arcs of Death per skill level:
|
|
| Cooperative
|
| Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
| Hub 1: Seven Portals |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Hub 5: Necropolis |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Hexen |
8 |
8 |
8
|
| Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
5 |
5 |
5
|
| Deathkings of the Dark Citadel |
7 |
7 |
7
|
|
- The Arc of Death is one of two weapons that cannot be spawned in Hexen's ACS, the other being the firestorm.
