E2M2: Stairway To Hell (The Beginning of the End (part 1))

The Beginning of the End (part 1) maps
Episode 1 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Episode 2 E2M1: Welcome Home E2M2: Stairway To Hell E2M3: Outpost Of The Forgotten E2M4: Grave Danger E2M5: Total Insanity E2M6: Bonus E2M7: The Madhouse E2M8: The Hive E2M9: Doomed

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

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E2M2: Stairway To Hell is the second map in the second episode of The Beginning of the End (part 1). It was designed by Emil Brundage (NaturalTvventy) and uses the music track "".

Contents

WalkthroughEdit

Map of Stairway To Hell

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.

EssentialsEdit

Other points of interestEdit

SecretsEdit

1. Use the switch near the yellow key, then leave the room and go towards the light amplification visor in the cave. Head southeast from there to the shotgun guy, shotgun shells, and green armor. Open the back wall there to get a stimpack and a medikit. (sector 94)
2. At the wooden area with two lifts, take the first one up, then go to the southwest corner. You will teleport to an area with a rocket launcher, two health bonuses, a stimpack, a backpack, and two rockets. (sector 154)

BugsEdit

Demo filesEdit

SpeedrunningEdit

Routes and tricksEdit

Current recordsEdit

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max	3:29.86	Narien	2022-07-17	end122-329.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on July 31, 2022.

DeathmatchEdit

Player spawnsEdit

This level contains five spawn points:

1. facing east. (thing 70)
2. facing east. (thing 217)
3. facing east. (thing 221)
4. facing north-east. (thing 224)
5. facing south-east. (thing 225)

StatisticsEdit

Map dataEdit

Things	226
Vertices	743*
Linedefs	793
Sidedefs	1143
Sectors	183

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 624.

ThingsEdit

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	10	13	15
Shotgun guy	15	23	27
Imp	32	39	45
Lost soul	3
Demon	2	4	5
Spectre	1	3	4
Cacodemon	1	2	2
Baron of Hell	1	2	4
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	10
Box of bullets	9
4 shotgun shells	6
Box of shotgun shells	2
Rocket	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	9
Medikit	2
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	9
Health bonus	2
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Computer area map	1
Light amplification visor	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	12

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	10	13	15
Shotgun guy	15	23	27
Imp	32	39	45
Lost soul	3
Demon	2	4	5
Spectre	1	3	4
Cacodemon	1	2	2
Baron of Hell	1	2	4
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	10
Box of bullets	9
4 shotgun shells	6
Box of shotgun shells	2
Rocket	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	9
Medikit	2
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	9
Health bonus	2
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Computer area map	1
Light amplification visor	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	5
Teleport landing	12

External linksEdit

• The Beginning of the End (part 1) demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive