Stardate 20X7

Stardate 20X7 is a set of eleven Boom-compatible maps released by Zachary Stephens (Ribbiks) in 2017. It continues the purple theme of Stardate 20X6, with the colour purple this time replacing the blue range of the palette, however it was not initially intended as a sequel.

Unlike most WADs, which are generally balanced most carefully for Ultra-violence over other skill levels, Stephens opted to focus on balancing the Hurt Me Plenty difficulty, leaving Ultra-Violence as an extreme option for the most skilled players. The WAD was formally announced on 16 January, 2016 with a seven-level beta release. More maps were made afterwards, and the completed WAD was uploaded to the /idgames archive on 17 May, 2017. It received one of the 2017 Cacowards.

Monster
Stardate 20X7 includes one new enemy, a purple variant of the Afrit, which has 1000 hit points here. It replaces Commander Keen and is seen only in MAP04. See Scythe 2's Afrit for more information.

Levels
''Bonus levels:
 * MAP10: Thanks for Playing!
 * MAP10: Thanks for Playing!
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 * MAP10: Thanks for Playing!

Soundtrack

 * MAP01: "The Journey" by Kafiolet, arranged by Zachary Stephens (Ribbiks)
 * MAP02: "Eastern Sun" by SeraphSnake
 * MAP03: "Funky Stars" by Quasar of Sanxion, arranged by James Paddock
 * MAP04: "Psylocke Theme" by Setsuo Yamamoto (from, arranged by Zachary Stephens (Ribbiks))
 * MAP05: "Arcadia, Arcadia Demade" by John Weekley (PRIMEVAL) (from Arcadia Demade)
 * MAP06: "Ivor Tower" by (from )
 * MAP07: "Collosia, Chamber 2" by Jeremy Soule (from Secret of Evermore)
 * MAP08: MIDI rendition of "Abyss" by DJ Taka, arranged by Zachary Stephens (Ribbiks) (Originally from beatmania IIDX (RemyWiki article))
 * MAP09: "It's in C Minor Too?" by Zachary Stephens (Ribbiks)
 * MAP10:
 * MAP31: "Ocean" by Jon Holland (from )
 * MAP32: MIDI renditions of "Think About Me" by and "Manoria Cathedral" by  (from )


 * Title screen: "Palace" by (from )
 * Intermission screen: "Ivor Tower East Wing - Dog Maze by The Jade Emperor (from Secret of Evermore)
 * Text screen:

Speedrunning
In 2021, David Asaad became the first to complete the difficult D2all UV max of this mapset. The successful run took 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Current records
The DSDA episode records for Stardate 20X7 are:

The data was last verified in its entirety on July 28, 2022.