The Mace of Contrition being used against
KoraxThis article is about the weapon from Hexen. For other uses, see Mace.
The Mace of Contrition is a weapon from Hexen, the starting weapon of the Cleric. It is a short, spiked mace which does little damage and does not require mana. However it has quite a long reach for a melee weapon, so it is possible for a player to strike enemies without being in range of their target's melee attacks.
Although the Mace of Contrition lacks the power of the fighter's spiked gauntlets and the range of the mage's sapphire wand, it still has some value as an anti-centaur weapon: in addition to conserving mana, its damage cannot be reflected back at the player (unlike the serpent staff) and its damage is focused in single strikes rather than spread across time (unlike the firestorm). The Mace is, however, less useful against slaughtaurs due to their ranged attack capability.
Heretic + Hexen significantly alters the Mace of Contrition when playing with enhanced weapons enabled. Not only is its damage significantly improved, but it is also paired with a shield the player can manually raise. While raised the shield protects the player from attacks, but limits them to only basic movement when raised. If raised with perfect timing in response to an attack, the shield can deflect projectiles or stun melee foes. Hitting an ettin or centaur with the mace while they are stunned will instantly kill them.
The manual states that in most cases, several hits are required to cause contrition in an enemy.
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| Weapon attributes
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| Weapon slot |
1
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| Included mana |
Infinite
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| Attacks per minute |
100.0 swings
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| State |
Sprite |
Frames
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| Wielded |
CMCE |
1 [A]
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| Swinging |
CMCE |
12 [BBBCDEEFFFFA]
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| Reswinging |
CMCE |
11 [BBBCDEEFFFF]
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| Melee attack
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| Damage |
25-40
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| Sprite |
FHFX (impact, miss)
BLOD (impact, hit)
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| Frames |
5 [STUVW] (impact, miss)
3 [CBA] (impact, hit)
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| Sound |
HAMMIS2 (swing)
HAMWAL1 (impact, miss)
HMHIT1A (impact, hit)
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- "Contrition" is defined as regret and penitence for sins, and with the Cleric being a member of Cronos's Church, the weapon's implications in its use against demons and other evil creatures are obvious.
