The Quietus depicted in a pre-release screenshot.
Traductus confronted with the Quietus in his tomb.
A stained-glass depiction of Quietus.
The Quietus is a weapon from Hexen. It resembles a longsword with a fiery green aura, and is Baratus the Fighter's final weapon that can be retrieved in the game. The Quietus, like the fourth weapons for the other classes, is in pieces. The three respective pieces—hilt, cross and blade—must be collected before the weapon can be used.
When assembled, the Quietus shoots a barrage of five green magical swords which deal moderate damage on their own and explode on impact for more damage. The arc of the projectiles angles slightly to the left. The Quietus requires 14 mana of each kind to use, making it the least mana-consuming of the ultimate weapons.
The Quietus lacks a melee attack. Despite this, the Quietus is most effective at close range, as it ensures all the projectiles connect successfully.
The manual states that most monsters will willingly give up their souls if hit by the Quietus.
Quietus data
|
Thing type |
16 (decimal), 10 (hex) - hilt 13 (decimal), D (hex) - cross 12 (decimal), C (hex) - blade
|
Enum |
MT_FW_SWORD3 (262) - hilt MT_FW_SWORD2 (261) - cross MT_FW_SWORD1 (260) - blade
|
Appears in |
Hexen demo - hilt Hexen/DDC expansion - all
|
Radius |
20
|
Height |
16
|
Class |
Weapon Pickup
|
Flags |
1 (decimal) 00000001 (hex)
|
Flags list |
0: Can be picked up
|
Flags2 |
524288 (decimal) 00080000 (hex)
|
Flags2 list |
19: Float bobbing movement
|
Spawns |
MT_FSWORD_MISSILE
|
|
Weapon attributes
|
Weapon slot |
4
|
Included mana |
20 green & 20 blue per piece (30 on skills 1 & 5)
|
Mana use |
14 green & 14 blue
|
Shots per minute |
70.0
|
Sound |
SAMPLE11 (assembly)
|
State |
Sprite |
Frames
|
Before pickup |
WFR3 - hilt WFR2 - cross WFR1 - blade |
1 [A]
|
Wielded |
FSRD |
12 [AAAABBBBCCCC]
|
Firing |
FSRD |
13 [DEFGHIIABCABA]
|
Refiring |
FSRD |
12 [DEFGHIIABCAB]
|
|
Ranged attack
|
Type |
Projectile
|
Enum |
MT_FSWORD_MISSILE (235)
|
Velocity |
30 map units per tic (1050 map units per second)
|
Damage |
8-64 (direct hit) 0-64 (blast radius) 8-128 (direct hit + blast radius)
|
Radius |
16
|
Height |
8
|
Sprite |
FSFX
|
Frames |
3 [ABC] (in flight) 10 [DEFGHIJKLM] (impact)
|
Sound |
SWORD2 (firing) IMPACT3 (impact)
|
Flags |
67088 (decimal) 00010610 (hex)
|
Flags list |
4: No blocklinks (Inert) 9: No gravity 10: Drops off ledges 16: Projectile
|
Flags2 |
18874496 (decimal) 01200080 (hex)
|
Flags2 list |
7: No teleport 21: Projectile can impact 24: Activates projectile cross line
|
Spawns |
MT_FSWORD_FLAME
|
|
Flame
|
Enum |
MT_FSWORD_FLAME (236)
|
Velocity |
0
|
Radius |
20
|
Height |
16
|
Sprite |
FSFX
|
Frames |
10 [NOPQRSTUVW]
|
Sound |
-
|
Flags |
262672 (decimal) 00040210 (hex)
|
Flags list |
4: No blocklinks (Inert) 9: No gravity 18: Partial invisibility
|
Flags2 |
0 (decimal) 00000000 (hex)
|
|
Appearance statistics[edit]
In the IWADs the Quietus hilt is first encountered on these maps per skill level:
|
Cooperative
|
Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
Hub 1: Seven Portals |
Hub 1: Seven Portals (map) |
Hub 1: Seven Portals (map) |
Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)
|
Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 5: Necropolis |
- |
- |
-
|
Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
Hub 1: Ruined Village |
Hub 1: Ruined Village |
Hub 1: Ruined Village
|
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
Hub 2: Armory |
Hub 2: Armory |
Hub 2: Armory
|
Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
- |
- |
-
|
Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain
|
|
The Quietus cross is first encountered on these maps:
|
Cooperative
|
Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
Hub 1: Seven Portals |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
Hub 2: Hypostyle |
Hub 2: Hypostyle |
Hub 2: Hypostyle
|
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 5: Necropolis |
- |
- |
-
|
Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
Hub 1: Sump |
Hub 1: Sump |
Hub 1: Sump
|
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
Hub 2: Armory |
Hub 2: Armory |
Hub 2: Armory
|
Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
- |
- |
-
|
Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain
|
|
The Quietus blade is first encountered on these maps:
|
Cooperative
|
Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
Hub 1: Seven Portals |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map) |
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map) |
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary (map)
|
Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 5: Necropolis |
- |
- |
-
|
Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
Hub 1: Pyre |
Hub 1: Pyre |
Hub 1: Pyre
|
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
Hub 2: Constable's Gate
|
Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
- |
- |
-
|
Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain |
Hub 4: Castle of Pain
|
|
The IWADs contain the following numbers of Quietus hilts per skill level:
|
Cooperative
|
Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
Hub 1: Seven Portals |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 5: Necropolis |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hexen |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Deathkings of the Dark Citadel |
3 |
3 |
3
|
|
They contain the following numbers of Quietus crosses:
|
Cooperative
|
Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
Hub 1: Seven Portals |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 5: Necropolis |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hexen |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Deathkings of the Dark Citadel |
3 |
3 |
3
|
|
They contain the following numbers of Quietus blades:
|
Cooperative
|
Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
Hub 1: Seven Portals |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 5: Necropolis |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hexen |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
2 |
2 |
2
|
Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Deathkings of the Dark Citadel |
4 |
4 |
4
|
|