E2M8: Catacombs and Other Stuff (Eye of the Beholder)

Eye of the Beholder maps
E2M1: The Prison E2M2: The Sewers E2M3: Caves, Rocks, and Cacos E2M4: Quick Rising Things E2M5: Outside With the Monster E2M6: Falls of Death E2M7: The Gate E2M8: Catacombs and Other Stuff E2M9: Circle Jerk

This level occupies the map slot E2M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M8.

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E2M8: Catacombs and Other Stuff is the eighth and final map of Eye of the Beholder. It was designed by Jon Landis, who also composed its music track. It originally received a standalone release as !WOW!.WAD ("The word you will say after playing this!").

Walkthrough

Map of Catacombs and Other Stuff

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. After going through the first teleporter head forwards. A door will open behind you at the end of the western ledge below - jump onto the ledge while the door is open to reach a rocket launcher. Note that if you are on the ledge with neither door open, you will be unable to complete the level. (sector 20)
2. Jump down onto the eastern ledge immediately after the first teleporter. At the southern end is a switch which opens a door at the other end of the ledge, leading to a chainsaw, four health bonuses, and four rockets. Note that the switch only works once, so if you are on the ledge with neither door open, you will be unable to complete the level. (sector 24)

Bugs

It is very difficult, if not impossible, to obtain 100% kills on this level as there are eight cacodemons and four imps located in an area behind a door (sector 201) which is opened by a switch some distance away which only works once. In order to reach the imps, one must also go through a door (sector 205) which can only be opened once from the outside and not at all from the inside. The .txt file for this WAD suggests that this area is only intended to be accessed in multiplayer.

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	8:07.23	LHSpanner	2018-12-02	eobuvlmp.zip
NM speed
UV max	9:56.06	LHSpanner	2018-12-02	eobuvlmp.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on December 9, 2021.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains four spawn points:

1. facing north. (thing 183)
2. facing east. (thing 184)
3. facing east. (thing 185)
4. facing south. (thing 186)

Statistics

Map data

Things	374
Vertices	1063*
Linedefs	1170
Sidedefs	1553
Sectors	253

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 936.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	4
Shotgun guy	20	20	26
Imp	42	47	51
Lost soul	5
Demon	8	12	12
Spectre	1
Cacodemon	32	39	47
Cyberdemon	2
Super imp	21	24	28
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	17
4 shotgun shells	1
Rocket	4
Box of rockets	83
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2
Medikit	4
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Health bonus	4
Supercharge	7
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	18

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	4
Shotgun guy	20	20	26
Imp	42	47	51
Lost soul	5
Demon	8	12	12
Spectre	1
Cacodemon	32	39	47
Spiderdemon	1
Cyberdemon	2
Super imp	21	24	28
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma cannon	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	17
4 shotgun shells	1
Rocket	4
Box of rockets	83
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2
Medikit	4
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Health bonus	4
Supercharge	7
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	4
Teleport landing	18

External links

• Eye of the Beholder demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• The word you will say after playing this! at Doomworld/idgames