Chaos Device
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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 a Chaos Device artifact will display the "Disc Of Repulsion" message, and respectively, grabbing a Disc of Repulsion item will cause the "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:
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The Heretic IWADs contain the following numbers of Chaos Devices per skill level:
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In the Hexen IWADs the Chaos Device is first encountered on these maps per skill level:
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The Hexen IWADs contain the following numbers of Chaos Devices per skill level:
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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".
See also[edit]
| Heretic items | |
|---|---|
| Health | Crystal vial | Quartz flask | Mystic urn |
| Armor | Silver shield | Enchanted shield |
| Items | Crystal vial | Map scroll | Bag of Holding | Ammo | Keys |
| Artifacts | Chaos Device | Morph Ovum | Mystic urn | Quartz flask | Ring of Invincibility | Shadowsphere | Time Bomb of the Ancients | Tome of Power | Torch | Wings of Wrath |
| Hexen items | |
|---|---|
| Health | Crystal vial | Quartz flask | Mystic urn |
| Armor | Amulet of Warding | Dragonskin bracers | Falcon shield | Mesh armor | Platinum helm |
| Artifacts | Banishment Device | Boots of Speed | Chaos Device | Dark Servant | Disc of Repulsion | Dragonskin bracers | Fléchette | Icon of the Defender | Krater of Might | Mystic Ambit Incant | Mystic urn | Porkalator | Quartz flask | Torch | Wings of Wrath |
| Others | Ammo | Keys | Puzzle artifacts |
