Boots of Speed

The Boots of Speed is an artifact from Hexen. When a player uses them, they will run at twice their normal speed, and also leave behind afterimages of the character that the player is using. Curiously, if the mage is moving using the Boots of Speed, the Frost Shards projectiles may damage the mage instead of firing outward.

With the vanilla Hexen engine, the afterimages could be seen by running backwards, but they cannot be seen in ZDoom unless in chasecam mode.

Data

Boots of Speed data
Thing type	8002 (decimal), 1F42 (hex)
Appears in	Hexen
Radius	20
Height	16
Sprite	SPED
Frames	8 (A—H)
Class	Item Pickup

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the boots of speed are first encountered on these maps per skill level:

Single-player
Game / Hub	1-2	3	4-5
Hub 1: Seven Portals	-	-	-
Hub 2: Shadow Wood	Hub 2: Wastelands	Hub 2: Wastelands	Hub 2: Wastelands
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: Forsaken Outpost	Hub 4: Forsaken Outpost	Hub 4: Forsaken Outpost
Hub 5: Necropolis	Hub 5: Necropolis (map)	Hub 5: Necropolis (map)	Hub 5: Necropolis (map)
Expansion Hub 1: Blight	Hub 1: Blight	Hub 1: Blight	Hub 1: Blight
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate	Hub 2: Constable's Gate	Hub 2: Constable's Gate	Hub 2: Constable's Gate
Expansion Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave
Expansion Hub 4: Transit	Hub 4: Over N Under	Hub 4: Over N Under	Hub 4: Over N Under

Cooperative
Game / Hub	1-2	3	4-5
Hub 1: Seven Portals	-	-	-
Hub 2: Shadow Wood	Hub 2: Wastelands	Hub 2: Wastelands	Hub 2: Wastelands
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: Forsaken Outpost	Hub 4: Forsaken Outpost	Hub 4: Forsaken Outpost
Hub 5: Necropolis	Hub 5: Necropolis (map)	Hub 5: Necropolis (map)	Hub 5: Necropolis (map)
Expansion Hub 1: Blight	Hub 1: Blight	Hub 1: Blight	Hub 1: Blight
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate	Hub 2: Constable's Gate	Hub 2: Constable's Gate	Hub 2: Constable's Gate
Expansion Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave	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 pairs of boots of speed per skill level:

Single-player
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	1	1	1
Hub 4: Castle of Grief	1	1	1
Hub 5: Necropolis	1	1	1
Hexen	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 1: Blight	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 3: Nave	3	3	3
Expansion Hub 4: Transit	4	4	4
Deathkings of the Dark Citadel	15	15	15

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	1	1	1
Hub 4: Castle of Grief	1	1	1
Hub 5: Necropolis	1	1	1
Hexen	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 1: Blight	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 3: Nave	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 4: Transit	4	4	4
Deathkings of the Dark Citadel	16	16	16