Projectile spot

In Doom 64, the projectile spot is a special actor, placed in several maps as the spawn origin point of two types of projectile attacks: darts and homing fireballs. These are used as environmental hazards in the levels in a similar way to crushers or barrels, and often appear in the later Hell levels of the game.

Darts

Darts being fired from demonic faces on MAP09: Even Simpler.

Darts appear as harmful projectiles in several Doom 64 levels, typically (but not necessarily) being fired from demonic faces on walls that otherwise normally act as decorations. They are small, loosely decorated arrowheads made of metal that travel at moderate speed and inflict damage on the player (or monsters) on contact. It is very common, however, for darts to be fired in volleys, sometimes in very quick succession, and in that circumstance they can easily deal massive damage if the player is not able to get away in time. When launched, darts emit a piercing, swoosh sound, but it can be hard to hear if they are launched from particularly long distances.

Darts initially appear in the first Hell level, MAP09: Even Simpler, although they can be encountered sooner if the secret exit to MAP32: Hectic is found. MAP13: Dark Citadel famously includes a very large set of dart throwers, which can be activated to kill various barons of Hell prowling in the room they're found in. An elaborate secret area in MAP20: Breakdown also relied on darts, but it was cut before release.

Homing fireballs

Homing fireballs rapidly approaching the player on MAP15: Dark Entries.

Homing fireballs are another dangerous hazard in Doom 64. In function and appearance, they behave very similarly to a revenant projectile, and use the same sound effect when being launched. Much like the revenant projectiles in PlayStation Doom, they will also always home in on the player. However, they move considerably faster than revenant projectiles did in PlayStation Doom, being roughly equivalent to the PC counterparts. They deal high damage, but are considerably rarer than dart throwers.

Data

Projectile spot data
Thing type	2050 (decimal), 802 (hex)
Enum	MT_DEST_PROJECTILE (22)
Appears in	Doom 64/Lost Levels
Radius	20
Height	16
Class	none
Flags	24 (decimal) 00000018 (hex)
Flags list	3: No sector links (Invisible) 4: No blocklinks (Inert)

Dart data
Enum	MT_PROJ_DART (37)
Appears in	Doom 64/Lost Levels
Velocity	16 map units per tic (480 map units per second)
Damage	4-32
Radius	13
Height	8
Sprite	DART
Frames	1 [A] (in flight)
Sound	SFX_106 [dart] (firing)
Flags	66576 (decimal) 00010410 (hex)
Flags list	4: No blocklinks (Inert) 10: Drops off ledges 16: Projectile

Homing fireball data
Enum	MT_PROJ_TRACER (36)
Appears in	Doom 64/Lost Levels
Velocity	10 map units per tic (300 map units per second)
Damage	10-80
Radius	11
Height	8
Sprite	TRCR
Frames	2 [AB] (in flight) 7 [CDEFGHI] (impact)
Sound	SFX_105 [tracer] (firing) SFX_084 [explode] (impact)
Flags	66576 (decimal) 00010410 (hex)
Flags list	4: No blocklinks (Inert) 10: Drops off ledges 16: Projectile

Appearance statistics

The projectile spot is first encountered on these maps per skill level:

Single-player
Game	1-2	3	4-5
Doom 64	MAP32: Hectic	MAP32: Hectic	MAP32: Hectic
The Lost Levels	MAP37: Wretched Vats	MAP37: Wretched Vats	MAP37: Wretched Vats

The main game and the extra episode contain the following numbers of projectile spots per skill level:

Single-player
Game	1-2	3	4-5
Doom 64	162	177	178
The Lost Levels	24	24	24

See also

• Hazard
• Crusher
• Barrel
• Damaging floor