E3M1: Lest Darkness Falls (The Edge of Time)

The Edge of Time maps
E1 - Jungle Fever M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 SM1 SM2
E2 - Not Egypt Again! M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 SM1 SM2
E3 - Armies of Darkness E3M1: Lest Darkness Falls E3M2: Siege E3M3: The Confessor E3M4: The Impaler E3M5: The Abyss E3M6: Joyeuse E3M7: Corrupted Monastery E3M8: The End of Roads E3SM1: 2 Hectic 4 You E3SM2: Eternal Aliens Switcheroo

This level occupies the map slot E3M1. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M1.

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E3M1: Lest Darkness Falls is the first map in the Armies of Darkness episode of The Edge of Time. It was designed by FireSeraphim and uses the music track "".

Walkthrough

Map of Lest Darkness Falls

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. Go behind the starting point to find a golden medikit and three chests. (sector 0)
2. Head north at the start, then east, quickly running all the way east, then south a bit and into a room to the west with unholy demon chests. (sector 538)
3. At the T-intersection in the center of the map, head west and lower a wall to the north to find a box of nails and a nailgun. (sector 865)
4. In the sewer at the west side, there is a recessed wall on the left which hides a storage room. Inside you can find a missile launcher, boxes of nails, boxes of rockets, clusters of rockets, a landmine, and a soulheart. (sector 967)
5. South of the T-intersection, continue moving west and all the way down the path to find a treasure chest, a super shotgun, and Discs of Repulsion. (sector 1089)
6. Head north at the start, then east, but immediately go south to a translucent wall to teleport to a chest, blue money bags, and red money bags. (sector 1811)

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
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on March 21, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things	2698
Vertices	5775
Linedefs	7500
Sidedefs	11980
Sectors	1868

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Zombieman	31	46	74	95	104	104	104	104
Shotgun guy	65	75	94	105	116	116	116	116
Spectre	5	7	10	12	16	16	16	16
Cacodemon	13	15	22	25	32	32	32	32
Baron of Hell	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	3
The unwilling	135	183	220	233	241	241	241	241
Fire gargoyle	39	88	134	165	179	179	179	179
Former lieutenant	57	59	59	61	115	115	115	115
Weredragon	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Iron lich	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	7
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Combat shotgun	3
Double barreled shotgun	1
Assault rifle	2
Nailgun	1
Missile launcher	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Clip	14
Box of bullets	8
Box of shotgun shells	10
Rocket	6
Box of rockets	2
Shotgun shells	22
Box of nails	6
Cluster of rockets	4
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Small heart	29
Heart	3
Large heart	3
Light combat armor	1
Items	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Health bonus	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85
Backpack	1
Fléchette	5
Frost ovum	7
Random artifact	6
Bronze coin	5
Silver coin	64
Golden coin	90
Blue money bag	4
Red money bag	3
Demon chest	42
Unholy bible	4
Bottle full of health bonuses	70
Armor shard	72	72	72	72	80	80	80	80
Helmet	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7
Soulheart	1
Golden medikit	1
Keys	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1
Red rune key	1
Yellow rune key	1
Miscellaneous	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Exploding barrel	467
Teleport landing	50
Pod	23
Big treasure chest	2
Big treasure chest	9

Cooperative
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Zombieman	31	46	74	95	104	104	104	104
Shotgun guy	65	75	94	105	116	116	116	116
Spectre	5	7	10	12	16	16	16	16
Cacodemon	13	15	22	25	32	32	32	32
Baron of Hell	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	3
The unwilling	135	183	220	233	241	241	241	241
Fire gargoyle	39	88	134	165	179	179	179	179
Former lieutenant	57	59	59	61	115	115	115	115
Weredragon	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Iron lich	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	7
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Combat shotgun	3
Double barreled shotgun	1
Assault rifle	2
Nailgun	1
Missile launcher	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Clip	14
Box of bullets	8
Box of shotgun shells	10
Rocket	6
Box of rockets	2
Shotgun shells	22
Box of nails	6
Cluster of rockets	4
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Small heart	29
Heart	3
Large heart	3
Light combat armor	1
Items	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Health bonus	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85
Backpack	1
Fléchette	5
Frost ovum	7
Random artifact	6
Bronze coin	5
Silver coin	64
Golden coin	90
Blue money bag	4
Red money bag	3
Demon chest	42
Unholy bible	4
Bottle full of health bonuses	70
Armor shard	72	72	72	72	80	80	80	80
Helmet	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7
Soulheart	1
Golden medikit	1
Keys	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1
Red rune key	1
Yellow rune key	1
Miscellaneous	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Cooperative start	8
Exploding barrel	467
Teleport landing	50
Pod	23
Big treasure chest	2
Big treasure chest	9