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The map title comes from ''Proverb 5:9'': "Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years ''unto the cruel''."
 
The map title comes from ''Proverb 5:9'': "Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years ''unto the cruel''."
  
Just like [[Knee-Deep in the Dead]], and unlike [[The Shores of Hell]] and [[Inferno]], the level does not automatically end upon the death of the boss. Its death, however, will lower the area's center which you can walk into to exit. You can instead choose to also kill the other monsters if you wish. In [[PlayStation]] and [[Sega Saturn]] ports, the level requires [[hell knight]]s to be killed instead.
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Just like [[Knee-Deep in the Dead]], and unlike [[The Shores of Hell]] and [[Inferno]], the level does not automatically end upon the death of the boss. Its death, however, will lower the area's center which you can walk into to exit. You can instead choose to also kill the other monsters if you wish. In the [[PlayStation]] and [[Sega Saturn]] ports, the level requires [[Hell knight]]s to be killed instead.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
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The tricky part is when you go through the [[teleporter]]. The new area is pretty open, exposing you to considerable fire, so it is advised that you get inside as quickly as possible.
 
The tricky part is when you go through the [[teleporter]]. The new area is pretty open, exposing you to considerable fire, so it is advised that you get inside as quickly as possible.
 
[[Image:E4M8 map.png|thumb|right|256px|Map of E4M8]] <br clear="left"/>
 
  
 
===Walkthrough===
 
===Walkthrough===
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[[Image:E4M8 map.png|thumb|right|256px|Map of E4M8]]
 
At the very start, destroy any [[Imp]]s, grab any weapons and ammo and run down the stairs. Hit the skull switch to open the door and arrive at the room containing the "green main pillar". Kill every enemy in this room - beware of their numbers depending on the skill level you are playing, because they are mostly hitscan-weapon enemies such as [[Zombieman|Troopers]] and [[Shotgun guy|Shotgunners]] -, then open the green, demon-themed marble door at the north side room and grab the [[red skull key]] inside. Go to the green "pillar", open its north face, kill the monster and hit the switch. This will cause a bridge to raise at the middle of the lava moat below - if you fall into the lava moat, be sure to quickly pick up any [[radiation shielding suit]]s available and kill any [[Demon]]s and/or [[Spectre]]s who are lurking around, the use any of the northern/southern steel lifts to go back to the upper floor. Go to the south side room, open the door and take the [[teleporter]].
 
At the very start, destroy any [[Imp]]s, grab any weapons and ammo and run down the stairs. Hit the skull switch to open the door and arrive at the room containing the "green main pillar". Kill every enemy in this room - beware of their numbers depending on the skill level you are playing, because they are mostly hitscan-weapon enemies such as [[Zombieman|Troopers]] and [[Shotgun guy|Shotgunners]] -, then open the green, demon-themed marble door at the north side room and grab the [[red skull key]] inside. Go to the green "pillar", open its north face, kill the monster and hit the switch. This will cause a bridge to raise at the middle of the lava moat below - if you fall into the lava moat, be sure to quickly pick up any [[radiation shielding suit]]s available and kill any [[Demon]]s and/or [[Spectre]]s who are lurking around, the use any of the northern/southern steel lifts to go back to the upper floor. Go to the south side room, open the door and take the [[teleporter]].
  

Revision as of 23:09, 17 August 2015

Ultimate Doom maps
Knee-Deep in the Dead

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9

The Shores of Hell

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9

Inferno

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9

This level occupies the map slot E4M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E4M8.

E4M8: Unto The Cruel is the final map of Thy Flesh Consumed in Doom. It was designed by Shawn Green and uses the music track "Demons on the Prey". It features a boss battle with Spider Mastermind. In the Doom Classic port, it has a par time of 6:00.

Overview

The map title comes from Proverb 5:9: "Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel."

Just like Knee-Deep in the Dead, and unlike The Shores of Hell and Inferno, the level does not automatically end upon the death of the boss. Its death, however, will lower the area's center which you can walk into to exit. You can instead choose to also kill the other monsters if you wish. In the PlayStation and Sega Saturn ports, the level requires Hell knights to be killed instead.

Strategy

The map is relatively easy compared to the rest of the levels in the episode, and can be completed without too much difficulty on Ultra-Violence, even from a fresh start with only the pistol.

After killing the four imps, the door below is activiated by a switch. Open up the door, but do not proceed through it yet, as you cannot open it from the other side. Instead, make a gunfire sound (i.e. punching your fist) to alert the enemies, and then retreat. Open up the door from time to time in order to pick off former humans that walk through, and grab their ammo.

The tricky part is when you go through the teleporter. The new area is pretty open, exposing you to considerable fire, so it is advised that you get inside as quickly as possible.

Walkthrough

Map of E4M8

At the very start, destroy any Imps, grab any weapons and ammo and run down the stairs. Hit the skull switch to open the door and arrive at the room containing the "green main pillar". Kill every enemy in this room - beware of their numbers depending on the skill level you are playing, because they are mostly hitscan-weapon enemies such as Troopers and Shotgunners -, then open the green, demon-themed marble door at the north side room and grab the red skull key inside. Go to the green "pillar", open its north face, kill the monster and hit the switch. This will cause a bridge to raise at the middle of the lava moat below - if you fall into the lava moat, be sure to quickly pick up any radiation shielding suits available and kill any Demons and/or Spectres who are lurking around, the use any of the northern/southern steel lifts to go back to the upper floor. Go to the south side room, open the door and take the teleporter.

You are in a wider open-air area with several enemies, so if you find yourself wide open to enemy fire run up the stairs to the nearest "open cage" (grab the plasma gun near the base of the other "cage" before climbing up the stairs). South of it is a space with harmless water "floor" and several tall pillars containing useful goodies (you can simply hit the Spacebar near each pillar to lower it and take the goodies). Cross the bridge that connects the "open cages", then enter the wooden room. Hit the skull switch to lower the lift (watch out for possible Demons and Barons of Hell, depending on the skill level you are playing). Grab the yellow skull key. Climb up the nearest set of stairs, then climb down another set of stairs to reach a room containing a soul sphere near another teleporter. Step through it and you'll be warped back to the room containing the "green main pillar". This time open its south face, wipe out whatever monster hides inside and hit another skull switch. Doing so, a set of stairs will form up to the final, skull-decorated door.

You are now at the final area of the level (and the game as well). The green pillars at this room contain another soul sphere and an invisibility sphere. These may come in handy for battling against the second Spiderdemon hiding behind the big pillar. Once you kill it, the big pillar at the center of the room will lower, revealing the portal back to Earth. Unlike previous episodes, the level will not end automatically once you defeat the episode boss, so if you want, you can choose to enter the adjoining upper rooms and finish off the last enemies that will appear - including a pair of Barons of Hell, one for each room. Once you are done with killing all enemies and picking up all items you want, step through the big portal to end the level.

Congratulations for finishing the game! Now just kick back and enjoy watching the ending sequence!

Secrets

Official

  1. The area you start in contains six alcoves along the outer wall with tortured corpses in them. Press the Spacebar on the left center one to open a nearby secret item cache inside which you find three medikits, four clip boxes and a chaingun.

Non-official

  1. In the room where you grab the yellow skull key, press the wall directly behind it. Take the teleporter it hides and it'll warp you onto the C-shaped side platform (which has a shotgunner patrolling it) at the east end of the map, just east of the bridge that connects the "caged" rooms. Take the goodies and then return to battle.
  2. In the main room, the west and east faces of the green "pillar", obviously disconsidering the yellow and red "doors", are actually 2 secret caches, each one hiding medikits, protected from inside by Shotgunners on skills levels 1 and 2, Cacodemons on 3, or Barons of Hell on 4 and 5.
  3. In the final room of the map, right behind the Spider Mastermind's starting point, there is a secret alcove in the wall that hides a BFG 9000 and 2 energy cell packs. These can come in handy when facing the boss and its hordes of demons. In this same room, there are also a soul sphere and a megaarmor atop two pillars. You can simply get close and hit the Spacebar to lower them and collect these items.
  4. At the final room, where you battle the Spiderdemon, just south of the entrance you'll notice a detached portion of the wall. It hides a teleporter that warps you to the wooden room where you grab a soul sphere, very near the yellow skull key.

Speedrunning

Routes and tricks

Current records

The Compet-N records for the map are:

Run Time Player Date File Notes
UV speed 00:49 Andy Kempling (aurikan) 1999-06-22 u4m8-049.zip
NM speed 01:05 Adam Hegyi 2000-05-01 n4m8-105.zip
UV max 02:19 M. Phoenix Dailey (Archy) 2013-02-17 u4m8-219.zip
NM100S 01:14 Adam Hegyi 2000-05-01 n4s8-114.zip
UV -fast 02:41 M. Phoenix Dailey (Archy) 2013-02-16 f4m8-241.zip
UV -respawn 1
UV Tyson 05:14 Jim Leonard (Xit Vono) 2003-05-18 t4m8-514.zip
UV pacifist 01:27 Radek Pecka 2004-02-14 p4m8-127.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on March 11, 2013.

  1. Compet-N does not maintain a UV -respawn competition for this level; the reasons for this are unclear. [1]

Statistics

Map data

Things 315
Vertices 1158*
Linedefs 1280
Sidedefs 1908
Sectors 223
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1041.

Things

Monsters ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Spider Masterminds 1 1 1
Sergeants 17 34 48
Spectres 0 0 7
Imps 6 11 13
Demons 2 6 7
Barons of Hell 2 4 11
Troopers 21 16 14
Cacodemons 2 7 5
Lost Souls 2 8 14
Powerups ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Backpacks 1 1 1
Stim packs 12 12 12
Medikits 11 11 11
Soul spheres 3 3 3
Blue armors 2 2 2
Berserks 1 1 1
Invisibilities 1 1 1
Radiation suits 0 2 2
Light goggles 1 1 1
Weapons ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Shotguns 1 1 1
Chainguns 1 1 1
Rocket launchers 2 2 2
Plasma guns 2 2 2
BFG 9000s 1 1 1
Ammunition ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Bulk Cells 9 9 9
Shells 14 14 14
Rocket boxes 9 9 9
Ammo boxes 11 11 11
Shell boxes 2 2 2
Keys ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Red skulls 1 1 1
Yellow skulls 1 1 1

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