Chaos Device

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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[edit]

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.

Data[edit]

Chaos Device data
Thing type 36 (decimal), 24 (hex)
Enum MT_ARTITELEPORT (Heretic: 16; Hexen: 76)
Appears in Heretic/SSR expansion
Hexen demo
Hexen/DDC expansion
Radius 20
Height 16
Sprite ATLP
Frames 4 [ABCB]
Class Item
Pickup
Flags 8388609 (decimal) - Heretic
00800001 (hex) - Heretic
1 (decimal) - Hexen
00000001 (hex) - Hexen
Flags list 0: Can be picked up
23: Affects item % - Heretic
Flags2 524288 (decimal)
00080000 (hex)
Flags2 list 19: Float bobbing movement

Appearance statistics[edit]

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:

Other games[edit]

The Chaos Device has remained a recurring element throughout the entire series. It reappears in Hexen II, but instead of level's start it teleports the player to a random previously visited location in the level. In Heretic II, Corvus has a spell with the same effect as in Hexen II, simply called "teleport".

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