Hell Revealed II

Hell Revealed II (HR2) is a 32-map megawad for Doom II. The name implies it is a direct sequel to the legendary Hell Revealed, but neither of the mappers who made the original were involved in this project. Instead, HR2 was made by a team of 14 members led by Jonas Feragen. Released in December 2003, HR2 was considered one of the most difficult mapsets at the time and a worthy sequel. It won a Cacoward in 2004.

HR2 had a long gestation, with development beginning in 1998. A "beta" with 17 maps was released in Feburary 2000, but several years passed before Andy Olivera pulled the project together and released the final version. This included Olivera reusing one of his older maps as MAP28.

Differences between Beta and Final versions
All the levels in the Beta version made it to the final version, but several levels were moved around: There is also a second version of the Hell Revealed II Beta, with a wadfile dated to February 15th 2000. Demos recorded on some levels are incompatible between the two versions.
 * Hardcore was moved from MAP08 to MAP13.
 * Excess Meat was moved from MAP11 to MAP18.
 * Raw Hatred was moved from MAP13 to MAP11.
 * Mind Trap was moved from MAP14 to MAP19.

Content

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Levels

 * MAP01: IGNITION! by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP02: High Voltage by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP03: Shackled by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP04: Reluctant Pain by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP05: Insatanity by Jonas Feragen and Derek MacDonald
 * MAP06: Revival by Mike Watson
 * MAP07: Not That Simple II by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP08: Ballistics by Sam Woodman
 * MAP09: The Siege II by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP10: Base Blaze by Yashar Garibzadeh
 * MAP11: Raw Hatred by Mike Watson and Eric James Roberts
 * MAP12: Anti Static by Michael Reid
 * MAP13: Hardcore by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP14: Metal Meltdown by Sam Woodman
 * MAP15: The Path II by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP16: The Chapel Of Black Granite by Sam Woodman
 * MAP17: An Eye For An Eye by Yashar Garibzadeh
 * MAP18: Excess Meat by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP19: Mind Trap by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP20: Fear Of The Dark by Martin Friberg
 * MAP21: Conflux by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP22: Sewer Slaughter by Yashar Garibzadeh
 * MAP23: When The Heavens Fall by Martin Friberg
 * MAP24: The Inmost Dens III by Sam Woodman and Andy Olivera
 * MAP25: The End Is Nigh by Pedro Arturo Gomez Blanco, Sam Woodman and Andy Olivera
 * MAP26: Dis 2000 by Pedro Arturo Gomez Blanco
 * MAP27: Resistance Remains by Sam Woodman and Andy Olivera
 * MAP28: Beyond The Sea by Andy Olivera
 * MAP29: Hell's Cauldron by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP30: Source Control by Jonas Feragen
 * MAP31: The Descent II by Mattias Berggren
 * MAP32: Playground by Jonas Feragen

Soundtrack

 * MAP01: "Push on the Gas" by Sam "Metabolist" Woodman
 * MAP02: "The Saver of the World" by Petter "Thyrbse" Mårtensen
 * MAP03: "Old Bones" by Metabolist
 * MAP04: "Nyctophobia" by Metabolist
 * MAP05: "Insatanity" by Metabolist
 * MAP06: "Dance of Death" by Metabolist
 * MAP07: "Zombi Rises From His Grave" by Thyrbse
 * MAP08: "Lost Soul" by Thyrbse
 * MAP09: "Short Circuit" by Metabolist
 * MAP10: "Base Blaze" by Metabolist
 * MAP11: "Raw Hatred" by Metabolist
 * MAP12: "Sweaty Mancubus Armpits" by Metabolist
 * MAP13: "Killing Spirit" by Metabolist
 * MAP14: "Thorny Wall" by Thyrbse
 * MAP15: "The Temple of Judgment" by Thyrbse
 * MAP16: "Ambience II" by Metabolist
 * MAP17: "Risen from the Dead" by Thyrbse
 * MAP18: "Excess Meat" by Metabolist
 * MAP19: "Stormy Volcano" by Thyrbse
 * MAP20: "Winds of the Destiny" by Thyrbse
 * MAP21: "DDT Rides Again" by Metabolist
 * MAP22: "The Dark (Techno Mix)" by Metabolist
 * MAP23: "Remains of War" by Thyrbse
 * MAP24: "Last Wish" by Thyrbse
 * MAP25: "Dance with a Skeleton" by Thyrbse
 * MAP26: "Nightmares of the Slaves" by Thyrbse
 * MAP27: "Inner Fear" by Thyrbse
 * MAP28: "The Pyramid" by Thyrbse
 * MAP29: "When the Sun Won't Rise Anymore" by Thyrbse
 * MAP30: "The Gateway of Hell" by Metabolist
 * MAP31: "Damned Spirits" by Thyrbse
 * MAP32: "Gutknot" by Thyrbse
 * Title screen: ?
 * Intermission: ?
 * Text screen: ?

Speedrunning
In 2021, NightTerror became the first to complete the difficult D2all UV max of this mapset. It took him 5 hours and 25 minutes.

Current records
The DSDA episode records for Hell Revealed II are:

The data was last verified in its entirety on July 27, 2022.

Miscellaneous demos
Split into three separate files.

''Last updated on July 27, 2022.