MAP24: Perhaps Now the Vultures (BTSX-E2)

MAP24: Perhaps Now the Vultures is the twenty-fourth map of the second episode of Back to Saturn X. It was designed by Richard Frei (Tarnsman) and uses the music track "Petrichor (Blood of the Stone)," composed by James Paddock (Jimmy).

The map is notable for consisting entirely of a large number of arch-viles -- between 30 and 47 of them -- plus monster corpses that might be resurrected by them.

Essentials
You start facing an alcove with green armor. Proceed past that to either side to an area with a backpack and some health. Press the switch to lower teleporters on either side. Either brings you to the main area of the map, which is a maze-like grid of passages.

You will teleport at one end of a walkway, facing south. Directly ahead of you will be a super shotgun, with a box of shells on either side. To the east/left as you approach the SSG are two connected side passages, which will spring the first of the 'viles upon you. At the end of the second side passage is a berserk pack; south of that, a yellow door.

To the west of where the SSG was is another passage. Around the corner is some health and two boxes of bullets. As you move through this area, you'll wake another 'vile ahead of you, and one more who will teleport in near the SSG. Further ahead, in the northwest corner of the maze, will be a chaingun -- along with more 'viles. Following the passage south will bring you to a door needing a blue key, and release more 'viles behind you.

FIXME more to come

Official

 * 1) (sector 77) Plasma rifle and cell packs in the east blood pit, reachable via straferunning from the platform with the rocket launcher, or by arch-vile jump

Unofficial

 * BFG9000 and cell ammo in the center blood pit, reachable only via arch-vile jump

Current records
The records for the map at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive are:

Miscellaneous demos
''This information was last verified in its entirety on January 20, 2018.

Things
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level: