Warhammer

Warhammer
General Information
Appears in	Hexen II
Character	Crusader
Weapon Statistics
Damage	15–25 Side Swing 30–50 Down Swing 40 Powered
Speed	0.7
Ammunition	-

“	The Warhammer is a powerful weapon, and particularly effective in the Crusader’s capable hands. He swings it with both speed and power, laying low the minions of Eidolon who dare to venture close. When augmented by the Tome of Power, the Warhammer is more formidable still. Under the spell of the magical book, the Crusader can hurl his Warhammer a great distance, smiting enemies from afar and enshrouding them in a storm of lightning. The hammer returns to his hands after every cast, be it hit or miss, passing through obstacles that would appear to block its return path.	”
—Chronicle of Deeds

The Warhammer is a weapon used by the Crusader in Hexen II. It is his default arm and the one with which he was drilling in the monastery yard during Eidolon's invasion.

It deals decent damage, but is slow to use and small targets are tricky. The hammer either swings from side to side (55% chance), or does a downward chop for double damage but a slightly longer windup time (45% chance). The horizontal swing does 15–25 damage, and the vertical swing is 30–50.

The swing has an arc, where it can hit targets even if the aim is not centered on the target, as long as the target is within 30 degrees.

When powered up, the hammer is instead thrown. The thrown hammer does 10 damage on a direct hit, and creates three lightning bolts that each do 10 damage on the target — for a total of 40. Unlike the Hammer of Retribution, it remains thrown until it returns to the player.

Gallery

Concept art.

Audio

Action	Audio
Warhammer swinging in the air
Warhammer hitting somebody
Warhammer hitting something indestructible
Warhammer hitting metallic surface
Warhammer ricocheting off of a surface
Warhammer in the air

Death Messages

• "Player" was crushed by the righteous might of "Attacker"'s Hammer!

Trivia

• One attack can potentially hit up to three targets, as hit detection is performed on three consecutive frames at minor angle differences. The weapon spread is tight, thus it's not something easily exploitable given the positioning needed.
• There are three unused frames in the Left-to-Right swing animation, and two unused frames in the Right-to-Left swing. There is also an unused alternate vertical swing.

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