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Hexen uses a modified version of the Doom engine, which allows jumping, network play with up to 8 players and the choice of three character classes.

It also popularised the " hub system " of level progression in the genre of first-person shooter games.

Unlike previous games, which had relied purely on General MIDI for music, Hexen is also able to play tracks from CDs.

The game's own CD contained soundtrack in audio format that was exactly the same as the game's MIDI soundtrack but played through a high quality sound module.

However, the most significant improvement was the addition of wall translation, rotation and level scripting.