The spike is a hazardous object found in Hexen.
It is a massive pillar of tan stone sharpened to a point at the top, which may be in a raised or lowered position. When lowered, the only hint of its presence is some disturbed soil around its location. Scripts can trigger the spikes to raise or lower according to the level designer's desires. If a player or monster is standing over the spike when it begins to rise, they will be instantly and brutally killed, entering their gib state if they have one. If a spike makes a kill, bloodstains remain on the pointed end.
Spike Down data
|
Thing type |
10090 (decimal), 276A (hex)
|
Enum |
MT_THRUSTFLOOR_DOWN (20)
|
Appears in |
Hexen/DDC expansion
|
Radius |
20
|
Height |
128
|
Sprite |
TSPK
|
Frames |
1 [A] (normal) 1 [B] (bloody)
|
Class |
Obstacle
|
Flags |
0 (decimal) 00000000 (hex)
|
Flags list |
-
|
Flags2 |
1048736 (decimal) 001000A0 (hex)
|
Flags2 list |
5: Feet can be clipped 7: No teleport 20: No vissprite
|
|
Spike Up data
|
Thing type |
10091 (decimal), 276B (hex)
|
Enum |
MT_THRUSTFLOOR_UP (19)
|
Appears in |
-
|
Radius |
20
|
Height |
128
|
Sprite |
TSPK
|
Frames |
1 [A] (normal) 1 [B] (bloody)
|
Class |
Obstacle
|
Flags |
2 (decimal) 00000002 (hex)
|
Flags list |
1: Obstacle
|
Flags2 |
160 (decimal) 000000A0 (hex)
|
Flags2 list |
5: Feet can be clipped 7: No teleport
|
|
Dirt clump data
|
Enum |
MT_DIRTCLUMP (33)
|
Radius |
20
|
Height |
16
|
Sprite |
TSPK
|
Frames |
1 [C]
|
Class |
none
|
Flags |
16 (decimal) 00000010 (hex)
|
Flags list |
4: No blocklinks (Inert)
|
Flags2 |
128 (decimal) 00000080 (hex)
|
Flags2 list |
7: No teleport
|
|
Appearance statistics[edit]
In the IWADs the down spike is first encountered on these maps per skill level:
|
Cooperative
|
Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
Hub 1: Seven Portals |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
Hub 2: Wastelands |
Hub 2: Wastelands |
Hub 2: Wastelands
|
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
- |
- |
-
|
Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map) |
Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map) |
Hub 4: Castle of Grief (map)
|
Hub 5: Necropolis |
Hub 5: Vivarium |
Hub 5: Vivarium |
Hub 5: Vivarium
|
Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
Hub 1: Badlands |
Hub 1: Badlands |
Hub 1: Badlands
|
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
- |
- |
-
|
Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
- |
- |
-
|
Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
- |
- |
-
|
|
The IWADs contain the following numbers of down spikes per skill level:
|
Cooperative
|
Game / Hub |
1-2 |
3 |
4-5
|
Hub 1: Seven Portals |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 2: Shadow Wood |
22 |
22 |
22
|
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Hub 4: Castle of Grief |
17 |
17 |
17
|
Hub 5: Necropolis |
23 |
23 |
23
|
Hexen |
62 |
62 |
62
|
Expansion Hub 1: Blight |
16 |
16 |
16
|
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Expansion Hub 3: Nave |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Expansion Hub 4: Transit |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Deathkings of the Dark Citadel |
16 |
16 |
16
|
|
Neither IWAD contains up spikes.