E3M2: Slough of Despair (Doom)
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E3M2: Slough of Despair is the second map of Inferno in Doom. As can be seen from the map, its plan is based on a skeletal human hand. The name may be a reference to "the Slough of Despond", from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. It uses the music track "Donna to the Rescue." The par time is 0:45.
Contents
Overview
Strategy
Walkthrough
At the start, keep to the left hand wall and just keep running along it until you get to the Blue Key. Then turn around, go straight, and when you're out of the alcove, take 2 lefts into another one. Walk up to the wall in front of you. Kill the Lost Souls that were behind the wall (or avoid them), and go into the room they were in. Open the Blue Door in here, hit the switch, turn around, go right, grab the health and ammo, and get to the exit teleporter.
Secrets
- In the "thumb" is a small lava pit. Walk over it to lower a nearby wall, revealing a chaingun.
- Below the little and ring fingers is a rock shaped like an arrow if you look at the automap. Open the wall this arrow is pointing to; inside is a plasma rifle and a medikit.
- At the end of the middle finger is an arrow on the floor pointing to a switch; flip it to get a soul sphere.
Speedrunning
Routes and tricks
Records
The Compet-N records for the map are:
Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UV speed | 00:12 | Marijo "Sedlo" Sedlic | 2002-12-25 | e3m2-012.zip | |
NM speed | 00:13 | Adam Hegyi | 1999-07-03 | n3m2-013.zip | |
UV max | 01:55 | Radek Pecka | 2001-11-28 | e3m2-155.zip | |
NM100S | 00:43 | Andy Kempling | 1999-06-25 | n3s2-043.zip | |
UV -fast | 02:40 | Radek Pecka | 2001-09-17 | f3m2-240.zip | |
UV -respawn | 01:55 | Radek Pecka | 2000-08-27 | r3m2-155.zip | |
UV Tyson | 02:07 | Radek Pecka | 2004-02-01 | t3m2-207.zip | |
UV pacifist | 00:12 | Marijo "Sedlo" Sedlic | 2002-12-25 | e3m2-012.zip |
Statistics
Map data
Things | 208 |
Vertices | 531 |
Linedefs | 494 |
Sidedefs | 625 |
Sectors | 68 |
Things
Monsters | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
---|---|---|---|
Sergeants | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Spectres | 5 | 8 | 11 |
Demons | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Troopers | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Cacodemons | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Lost Souls | 22 | 30 | 36 |
Powerups | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
Stim packs | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Medikits | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Soul spheres | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Health bonuses | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Armor bonuses | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Green armors | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Blue armors | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Berserks | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Automaps | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Weapons | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
Chainguns | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rocket launchers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Plasma guns | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ammunition | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
Bulk Cells | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ammo clips | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Shells | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Rockets | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rocket boxes | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Energy cells | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Ammo boxes | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Shell boxes | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Keys | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
Blue skulls | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trivia
- "Slough" here is pronounced like "slew", and can refer either to a marshy pit or bog, or a large amount.
- This map was removed in the Jaguar, 3DO, GBA, PlayStation and Saturn editions.