A health bonus (or health potion) is a powerup that appears as a small blue bottle containing a special potion or medicine. Picking one up increases the player's health by 1% up to a maximum of 200%.
Health bonuses are worth 2% in many ports, including the Sega 32X, PlayStation and Sega Saturn ports as well as Doom 64. The upper limit of 200% can be altered with DeHackEd.
Health bonuses are included in the items percentage displayed at the end of each level.
| Health bonus data | |
|---|---|
| Thing type | 2014 (decimal), 7DE (hex) |
| Appears in | Shareware Doom Registered Doom Ultimate Doom Doom II/Final Doom |
| Radius | 20 |
| Sprite | BON1 |
| Class | Artifact Pickup |
Appearance statistics
The IWADs contain the following numbers of health bonuses:
| Game | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Doom | 454 | 460 | 465 |
| Doom II | 544 | 563 | 562 |
| TNT: Evilution | 389 | 389 | 389 |
| Plutonia | 477 | 498 | 498 |
Trivia
- Pre-V1.2 versions of Doom capped the maximum health value at 199 units rather than 200.
- In a beta of Doom, Demonic Daggers served as a health bonus - when the player picked them up, his health went up 1%.
- In Doom RPG, the health bonus is called a health vial. It increases the player's health by 4 units.
See also
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