E2M2: Proving Grounds (No End In Sight)

No End In Sight maps
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The Depths of Doom E2M1: Receiving Station E2M2: Proving Grounds E2M3: Contagion Engine E2M4: Derelict Vessel E2M5: Deep Storage E2M6: Poison Control E2M7: Gateway Labs E2M8: Rubicon E2M9: Castle of Illusion (Secret map)
Woe M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Blood Stained Earth M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M0

This level occupies the map slot E2M2. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M2.

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E2M2: Proving Grounds is the second map of episode The Depths of Doom of No End In Sight. It was designed by Emil Brundage (NaturalTvventy).

Walkthrough

Map of Proving Grounds

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. If you have the red key, open the red door near Secret #2 for a passage. (sector 91)
2. On the leftmost side of the map, you may spot a rocket launcher and a partial invisibility on a high ledge. A switch near this high ledge opens a door above. Press this switch and press on the nearby wall with silver bars around it, which will reveal a demonic face. Now return up the step and back north, entering a vine-covered shack, then head up the steps to the new opening. By collecting both the rocket launcher and partial invisibility, the demonic face opens up and the ledge lowers. The area behind the demonic face with monsters and a megaarmor counts as the secret. (sector 192)
3. The room containing the blue key has two switches near the key. Press the one on the right to open the cell on the left side of the nearby room, which contains a medikit and a box of rockets. A switch in here lowers the blue key platform. Make sure that when you press the right switch to open up the secret you do not press the left switch as well (this one opens Secret #4), as if you have not reached Secret #4 beforehand, then by entering this secret you will close off Secret #4 permanently and subsequently Secret #5 will be closed off as well. (sector 200)
4. The room containing the blue key has two switches near the key. Press the one on the left to open the cell on the right side of the nearby room, which contains a medikit and a green armor. A switch in here lowers the blue key platform. Make sure that when you press the left switch to open up the secret you do not press the right switch as well (this one opens Secret #3), as if you have not reached Secret #3 beforehand, then by entering this secret you will close off Secret #3 permanently and subsequently Secret #5 will be closed off as well. (sector 209)
5. To get the blue key, you need to press the switches in Secret #3 and #4 to raise a step and lower the blue key platform. Read the instructions for Secret #3 and #4 to ensure you will not miss out on this secret. (sector 244)
6. If you have all three keys, continue down the passage mentioned in Secret #7 to a room with two armor bonuses and a stimpack. In this room, open the wall here to reveal cacodemons (plus a baron of Hell on Ultra-Violence or higher), a computer area map, a plasma gun, and a soul sphere. Where the computer area map is, you can walk through the wall with many faces to leave. (sector 286)
7. If you have both the red and blue keys, follow the passage in Secret #1 all the way to the room with two backpacks and a rocket. The northern marble wall is a blue door revealing more of a passage. (sector 290)
8. Right next to the exit switch, you can lower the wall to the south and walk through the spine to find a berserk pack and a chainsaw. (sector 328)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max
NM100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

Miscellaneous demos

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
				.zip

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains sixteen spawn points:

1. facing south-east. (thing 373)
2. facing south-east. (thing 374)
3. facing south-west. (thing 375)
4. facing west. (thing 376)
5. facing east. (thing 377)
6. facing west. (thing 378)
7. facing west. (thing 379)
8. facing north-west. (thing 380)
9. facing north. (thing 381)
10. facing west. (thing 382)
11. facing east. (thing 383)
12. facing north. (thing 384)
13. facing north. (thing 385)
14. facing north. (thing 386)
15. facing north. (thing 387)
16. facing east. (thing 388)

Statistics

Map data

Things	439
Vertices	1908*
Linedefs	2083
Sidedefs	2905
Sectors	399

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1655.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	24	28	28
Shotgun guy	17	21	31
Imp	20	22	29
Lost soul	1	5	14
Demon	8	11	15
Spectre	3	8	9
Cacodemon	7	11	10
Baron of Hell	1	1	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	2	1	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	12
Box of bullets	5
4 shotgun shells	19
Box of shotgun shells	4
Rocket	6
Box of rockets	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	16
Medikit	8
Armor	2	3	2
Megaarmor	2	1	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	25
Health bonus	15
Supercharge	2	1	1
Backpack	2
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1	0	0
Radiation shielding suit	1	1	0
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	61
Teleport landing	5

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	24	28	28
Shotgun guy	17	21	31
Imp	20	22	29
Lost soul	1	5	14
Demon	8	11	15
Spectre	3	8	9
Cacodemon	7	11	10
Baron of Hell	1	1	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	2	1	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	12
Box of bullets	5
4 shotgun shells	19
Box of shotgun shells	4
Rocket	6
Box of rockets	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	16
Medikit	8
Armor	2	3	2
Megaarmor	2	1	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	25
Health bonus	15
Supercharge	2	1	1
Backpack	2
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1	0	0
Radiation shielding suit	1	1	0
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	16
Exploding barrel	61
Teleport landing	5

External links

• No End In Sight demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive