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The Final Gathering maps
MAP01 MAP02 MAP03 MAP04 MAP05

This level occupies the map slot MAP05. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP05.

Dark Side of the Mind is a 1995 Doom II map by Daniel Norman. Originally released stand-alone on April 18, 1995, it was later incorporated without changes as the fifth and final map of The Final Gathering. The level is extremely non-linear and well-interconnected, designed to be used in deathmatch as well as in single-player mode.

The map makes use of an arch-vile to resurrect previously crushed monsters so as to repopulate an area, but contrarily to The Waterfront there are no author notes telling whether the ghost monster bug was actually desired.

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Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Dark Side of the Mind

Letters in italics refer to marked spots on the map. Sector, thing, and linedef numbers in boldface are secrets which count toward the end-of-level tally.

Essentials[edit]

Other points of interest[edit]

Secrets[edit]

This map has no official secrets.

Bugs[edit]

Demo files[edit]

Areas / screenshots[edit]

The start
The wooden bridge
The barrels room
The nukage room
Romero's head

Speedrunning[edit]

As this level does not contain official secrets, the NM 100S category is redundant.

Routes and tricks[edit]

Current records[edit]

The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File
UV speed	0:43.71	vdgg	2020-08-15	ga05-043.zip
NM speed
UV max	3:53.94	vdgg	2016-12-21	ga05-353.zip
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on December 5, 2021.

Deathmatch[edit]

Map of Dark Side of the Mind, with spawn points

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains fifteen spawn points:

facing north-west. (thing 4)
facing south-west. (thing 5)
facing south. (thing 6)
facing north. (thing 7)
facing north. (thing 246)
facing north-east. (thing 247)
facing north-west. (thing 248)
facing east. (thing 249)
facing south-east. (thing 250)
facing north-east. (thing 251)
facing south. (thing 252)
facing north-east. (thing 253)
facing south-west. (thing 254)
facing north. (thing 255)
facing south. (thing 256)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things	266
Vertices	1741*
Linedefs	1801
Sidedefs	2787
Sectors	433

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1370.

Things[edit]

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	8
Shotgun guy	0	0	1
Heavy weapon dude	3	5	8
Imp	46	53	60
Lost soul	2
Demon	2	3	4
Spectre	3	4	6
Revenant	0	1	2
Cacodemon	0	1	4
Pain elemental	2	3	3
Hell knight	2	2	3
Baron of Hell	1	2	3
Mancubus	1	2	3
Arch-vile	2
Romero's head	1
Monster spawner	0	1	1
Spawn spot	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	10
Box of shotgun shells	9
Box of rockets	8
Energy cell pack	6
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	5
Armor	4
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	2
Backpack	1
Partial invisibility	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	31

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	8
Shotgun guy	0	0	1
Heavy weapon dude	3	5	8
Imp	46	53	60
Lost soul	2
Demon	2	3	4
Spectre	3	4	6
Revenant	0	1	2
Cacodemon	0	1	4
Pain elemental	2	3	3
Hell knight	2	2	3
Baron of Hell	1	2	3
Mancubus	1	2	3
Arch-vile	2
Romero's head	1
Monster spawner	0	1	1
Spawn spot	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	4
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	6
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	4
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	10
Box of shotgun shells	9
Box of rockets	8
Energy cell pack	6
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	15
Armor	4
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	2
Backpack	8
Partial invisibility	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	15
Exploding barrel	31

Technical information[edit]

Inspiration and development[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

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-{{map|slot=MAP05}}
 {{The Final Gathering}}
-'''Dark Side of the Mind''' is a 1995 [[Doom II]] map by [[Daniel Norman (Stormin)|Daniel Norman]]. Originally released stand-alone on April 18, 1995, it was later incorporated without changes as the fifth map of [[The Final Gathering]]. The level is extremely non-linear and well-interconnected, designed to be used in [[deathmatch]] as well as in single-player mode.
+{{map|slot=MAP05|name=Dark Side of the Mind}}
+'''Dark Side of the Mind''' is a 1995 [[Doom II]] map by [[Daniel Norman (Stormin)|Daniel Norman]]. Originally released stand-alone on April 18, 1995, it was later incorporated without changes as the fifth and final map of [[The Final Gathering]]. The level is extremely non-linear and well-interconnected, designed to be used in [[deathmatch]] as well as in single-player mode.
 The map makes use of an arch-vile to resurrect previously crushed monsters so as to repopulate an area, but contrarily to [[The Waterfront]] there are no author notes telling whether the [[ghost monster]] bug was actually desired.
@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 ===Secrets===
-This map has no official secret.
+This map has no official secrets.
 ===Bugs===
@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 == Areas / screenshots ==
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=nolines widths=160px>
 TheFinalGathering-map05-start.png|The start
 TheFinalGathering-map05-bridge.png|The wooden bridge
@@ Line 32: / Line 32: @@
 == Speedrunning ==
+As this level does not contain official secrets, the [[NM 100S]] category is redundant.
 ===Routes and tricks===
 ===Current records===
+The records for the map at the [[Doom Speed Demo Archive]] are:
-===Miscellaneous demos===
 {| {{prettytable}}
-!Style||Time||Player||Date||File||Notes
+! Run !! Time !! Player !! Date !! File !! Notes
 |-
-| || || || ||[ftp://.zip .zip]||
+|[[UV speed]]||0:43.71||[[vdgg]]||2020-08-15||{{dsda2ftp|gather2/49265/ga05-043.zip|ga05-043.zip}}||
+|-
+|[[NM speed]]|| || || || ||
+|-
+|[[UV max]]||3:53.94||[[vdgg]]||2016-12-21||{{dsda2ftp|gather2/12558/ga05-353.zip|ga05-353.zip}}||
+|-
+|[[UV -fast]]|| || || || ||
+|-
+|[[UV -respawn]]|| || || || ||
+|-
+|[[UV Tyson]]|| || || || ||
+|-
+|[[UV pacifist]]|| || || || ||
 |}
+''The data was last verified in its entirety on December 5, 2021.''
 == Deathmatch ==
+[[File:Final Gathering MAP05 spawns.png|thumb|300x300px|Map of Dark Side of the Mind, with spawn points]]
+===Player spawns===
+This level contains fifteen spawn points:
+# facing north-west. ('''thing 4''')
+# facing south-west. ('''thing 5''')
+# facing south. ('''thing 6''')
+# facing north. ('''thing 7''')
+# facing north. ('''thing 246''')
+# facing north-east. ('''thing 247''')
+# facing north-west. ('''thing 248''')
+# facing east. ('''thing 249''')
+# facing south-east. ('''thing 250''')
+# facing north-east. ('''thing 251''')
+# facing south. ('''thing 252''')
+# facing north-east. ('''thing 253''')
+# facing south-west. ('''thing 254''')
+# facing north. ('''thing 255''')
+# facing south. ('''thing 256''')
 == Statistics ==
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 |-
 |style="text-align: left;"|[[Barrel|Exploding barrel]]||colspan="3"|31
 |}
 {{col-break}}
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 |-
 |style="text-align: left;"|Exploding barrel||colspan="3"|31
 |}
 {{col-end}}
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 == External links ==
 * {{idgames|id=13483}}
+* {{dsda2|wad=gather2|title=The Final Gathering demos}}
-[[Category:Daniel Norman levels|Dark Side of the Mind]]
+[[Category:Daniel Norman levels]]
-[[Category:Level WADs|Dark Side of the Mind]]
+[[Category:Level WADs]]
-[[Category:1995 WADs|Dark Side of the Mind]]
+[[Category:1995 WADs]]
-[[Category:Multiplayer WADs|Dark Side of the Mind]]
+[[Category:Multiplayer WADs]]
-[[Category:PWADs by name|Dark Side of the Mind]]
+[[Category:PWADs by name]]
+[[Category:Levels with extra equipment in co-op]]