These scripts use a syntactic variant of C, thus allowing special sequencing of game actions. Whereas Doom, Doom II, and Heretic rely on lines within the maps to perform simple actions, Hexen also allows these actions to be activated via Action Code Script (ACS). This is done in order to solve larger-scale puzzles that require a series of items or switches to be thrown. Hexen introduces «hub» levels to the series, wherein the player travels back and forth between central hub levels and connected side levels. Additionally, certain items, such as the flechette (poison gas bomb), behave differently when collected and used by each of the classes, functioning in a manner better suiting their varying approach to combat, further differentiating the three. The Cleric arms himself with a combination of both melee and ranged capabilities, being a middle ground of sorts between the other two classes. The Mage uses an assortment of long-range spells, whose reach is counterbalanced by the fact that he is the most fragile and slowest moving of the classes. The Fighter relies mainly on close quarter physical attacks with weapons both mundane and magical in nature, and is tougher and faster than the other characters. Each character has unique weapons and physical characteristics, lending an additional degree of variety and replay value to the game.
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