E1M2: The Reactor (Dawn of the Dead)

Dawn of the Dead maps
E1M1: Warp Station E1M2: The Reactor E1M3: Space Port E1M4: Atmospheric Processor E1M6: Fortress of Hate E1M7: Death Awaits E1M8: At the Heart of it All E1M9: Hunted Down

This level occupies the map slot E1M2. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E1M2.

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E1M2: The Reactor is the second map of Dawn of the Dead. It was designed by Jan Van der Veken and uses the music track "".

Walkthrough

Map of The Reactor

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.

Secrets

1. In the starting room, shoot the UAC logo and the switch behind it to reveal a blur artifact. (sector 48)
2. Open the door in the starting room and immediately open the wall to the right to get a box of shotgun shells. (sector 24)
3. In the northwesternmost room, press the switch on the north wall to reveal a passage to the south, then turn east. Press on the wall to the east of the shotgun shells to find a switch, which will briefly lower a wall at the south end of the passage. Quickly run over there and use the wall to reach a secret room. Use the switches here to get a backpack and a chainsaw. (sector 28)
4. The switch just north of the yellow key lowers a column containing imps and a soul sphere. To get the soul sphere, head to the room with the yellow door and press on the wall with green slime on it. Traverse the nukage until you reach the switch at the southwest end, then head all the way north from the switch to reach the soul sphere. (sector 170)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max	5:29.31	Miguel Folatelli	2003-02-08	dod2_529.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on December 7, 2021.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains four spawn points:

1. facing west. (thing 4)
2. facing west. (thing 5)
3. facing north. (thing 6)
4. facing north. (thing 7)

Statistics

Map data

Things	372
Vertices	1129*
Linedefs	1201
Sidedefs	1529
Sectors	207

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 999.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	38	50	54
Shotgun guy	11	31	34
Imp	24	50	67
Lost soul	0	4	5
Demon	4	13	17
Spectre	2	6	13
Cacodemon	0	2	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	2
Chaingun	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	5
Box of bullets	4
4 shotgun shells	12
Box of shotgun shells	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	14
Medikit	5
Armor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	17
Health bonus	11
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	6	5	4
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	42

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	38	50	54
Shotgun guy	11	31	34
Imp	24	50	67
Lost soul	0	4	5
Demon	4	13	17
Spectre	2	6	13
Cacodemon	0	2	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	2
Chaingun	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	5
Box of bullets	4
4 shotgun shells	12
Box of shotgun shells	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	14
Medikit	5
Armor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	17
Health bonus	11
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	6	5	4
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	4
Exploding barrel	42

External links

• Dawn of the Dead demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive