Headless Chicken
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| Headless Chicken | |
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| Author | Luca Pavone |
| Port | Boom-compatible |
| IWAD | Doom II |
| Year | 2023 |
| Link | Doomworld/idgames |
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This mod received an honorable mention at the 2024 Cacowards on Doomworld! |
Headless Chicken is a 33-map megawad for Doom II, created by Luca Pavone (Chookum). It was originally unveiled on April 15, 2022, with an initial RC1 release following on December 9, 2023. It was eventually uploaded to the /idgames archive on January 28 of the following year.
Headless Chicken is heavily inspired by old arcade games such as Contra and Metal Slug, and features fast-paced maps, colorful maps built with AA-tex and split into six distinct episodes featuring humorous themes and chickens running around. While built for Boom-compatible source ports, Headless Chicken has some extra features enabled when playing on GZDoom and its derivates.
Headless Chicken received an honorable mention at the 2024 Cacowards.
Contents
Content[edit]
Gameplay changes[edit]
The DeHackEd and, optionally, DECORATE lumps introduce some gameplay changes. The main one is a faster arsenal, with the pistol and chaingun firing faster, the shotgun reloading more rapidly, and a faster refire for the plasma gun. Additionally, lost souls' hit points have been reduced to 45, and on GZDoom, an announcer is present to comment on some of the pickups.
Custom monsters[edit]
The DeHackEd lump introduces these new creatures:
- Former lieutenant
- A new type of former human, with a ruined blue armor, and carrying a plasma rifle. It drops a clip on death and has 50 hit points (thing type 84).
- Kamikaze
- Another type of former human, it carries a stick of dynamite and will attempt to blow itself up next to the player for heavy damage. It has 40 hit points (type 23).
- Chicken
- The same chickens as featured in Heretic, they are harmless and simply run around in the levels. It has 40 hit points (type 72).
Built-in demos[edit]
This WAD features three built-in demos. All require Doom II with a Boom-compatible v2.02 source port to view them. The demo levels are:
| Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
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| DEMO1 | MAP03: 1-3: Mossy Cavern | 4 | 2753 | 1:18.66 |
| DEMO2 | MAP10: 2-4: The Cistern | 4 | 4144 | 1:58.40 |
| DEMO3 | MAP16: 3-4: Riverside Sindustry | 4 | 11150 | 5:18.57 |
Speedrunning[edit]
Current records[edit]
The DSDA episode records for Headless Chicken are:
| Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV max episode, MAP01-MAP10 | 32:30 | bnbhehe | 2026-01-21 | HDLSCHKNe13230.zip |
The data was last verified in its entirety on January 30, 2026.
