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{{The Dome of D'Sparil}}
 
{{The Dome of D'Sparil}}
 
{{map|slot=E3M8}}
 
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'''E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep''' is the eighth level in [[The Dome of D'Sparil]] episode of [[Heretic]]. It features a boss battle with [[D'Sparil]].
 
'''E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep''' is the eighth level in [[The Dome of D'Sparil]] episode of [[Heretic]]. It features a boss battle with [[D'Sparil]].
[[image:E3M8_heretic.png|thumb|right|208px|Map of E3M8]]
 
 
==Strategy==
 
  
===Walkthrough===
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==Walkthrough==
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[[File:E3M8_heretic.png|thumb|300x330px|Map of D'Sparil's Keep]]
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{{map spots}}
  
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===Essentials===
 
You start in a water area with various [[gargoyle]]s around you. In the corners of the pool, there is an [[Ethereal Crossbow]], some [[Ethereal Arrows]], a [[Shadowsphere]], the [[Wings of Wrath]] and a [[Silver Shield]]. Collect them if it is necessary and fly to the higher area. Enter the opened portal. You will land in a small room with a pair of [[Disciple of D'Sparil|disciples]]. Blast them and pick up the [[Dragon Claw]], the [[Energy Orb]], two [[Crystal Vial]]s and any items the disciples may drop. Now, go back through the portal.  
 
You start in a water area with various [[gargoyle]]s around you. In the corners of the pool, there is an [[Ethereal Crossbow]], some [[Ethereal Arrows]], a [[Shadowsphere]], the [[Wings of Wrath]] and a [[Silver Shield]]. Collect them if it is necessary and fly to the higher area. Enter the opened portal. You will land in a small room with a pair of [[Disciple of D'Sparil|disciples]]. Blast them and pick up the [[Dragon Claw]], the [[Energy Orb]], two [[Crystal Vial]]s and any items the disciples may drop. Now, go back through the portal.  
  
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===Secrets===
 
===Secrets===
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# In the start room, you can notice a wall that is slightly different from the others and that does not scroll. Open it. The room behind contains a Tome of Power, a [[Bag of Holding]], a [[Quartz Flask]] and a [[Chaos Device]]. ('''sector 6''')
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# When you have flown to the southern ledge in the boss arena, go to the southeast corner of it. Press the wall with a distinctive banner to uncover a room with a [[Mystic Urn]]. The teleporter there leads back to the start room. ('''sector 3''')
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# The southwest corner has a similar wall. Press it to reveal a room that holds a [[Ring of Invincibility]]. The teleporter leads to the top of the trident-shaped ledge. ('''sector 13''')
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== Areas / screenshots ==
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<gallery mode=nolines widths=160px>
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Heretic-e3m8-start.png|The first rooms offer a warm-up for the player.
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Heretic-e3m8-water.png|The third teleporter leads to a room with a lich.
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Heretic-e3m8-theater.png|The southern ledge of the boss arena has secrets.
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Heretic-e3m8-d’sparil.png|D'Sparil has summoned a group of disciples.
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Heretic-e3m8-win.png|The victory is imposing.
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Heretic-e3m8-end.png|Is it the end?
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</gallery>
  
#In the start room, you can notice a wall that is slightly different from the others and that does not scroll. Open it. The room behind contains a Tome of Power, a [[Bag of Holding]], a [[Quartz Flask]] and a [[Chaos Device]].
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== Deathmatch ==
#When you have flown to the southern ledge in the boss arena, go to the southeast corner of it. Press the wall with a distinctive banner to uncover a room with a [[Mystic Urn]]. The teleporter there leads back to the start room.
 
#The southwest corner has a similar wall. As previously, press it to reveal a room that holds an artifact - a [[Ring of Invincibility]]. The teleporter leads atop the trident-shaped ledge.
 
  
==Screenshots==
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===Player spawns===
<gallery captionalign="left">
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This level contains five spawn points:
File:Heretic-e3m8-start.png|The first rooms offer a warm-up for the player.
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# facing north. ('''thing 0''')
File:Heretic-e3m8-water.png|The third teleporter leads to a room with a lich.
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# facing south. ('''thing 15''')
File:Heretic-e3m8-theater.png|The southern ledge of the boss arena has secrets.
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# facing south. ('''thing 16''')
File:Heretic-e3m8-d’sparil.png|D'Sparil has summoned a group of disciples.
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# facing south-east. ('''thing 18''')
File:Heretic-e3m8-win.png|The victory is imposing.
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# facing west. ('''thing 21''')
File:Heretic-e3m8-end.png|Is it the end?
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</gallery>
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== Statistics ==
==Statistics==
 
 
===Map data===
 
===Map data===
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===Things===
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This level contains the following numbers of [[thing]]s per [[Skill level#Heretic skill levels|skill level]]:
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gargoyle]]||4||8||8
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Golem|Nitrogolem]]||3||5||7
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Disciple of D'Sparil|Disciple]]||1||1||2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ophidian]]||2||2||3
 
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|-
|[[Vertex]]es||351
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Iron lich]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Linedefs]]||348
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[D'Sparil]]||colspan="3"|1
 
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|-
|[[Sidedefs]]||528
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![[Weapon#Heretic|Weapons]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Sectors]]||59
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gauntlets of the Necromancer]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
|[[D'Sparil]]||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ethereal Crossbow]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Disciple of D'Sparil|Disciple]]||1||1||2||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Dragon Claw]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Gargoyle]]||4||8||8||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hellstaff]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Iron lich]]||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Phoenix Rod]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Nitrogolem]]||3||5||7||+0
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![[Ammo#Heretic|Ammunition]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Ophidian]]||2||2||3||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Crystal Geode]]||colspan="3"|4
 
|-
 
|-
!Weapons||Skill 1-2||Skill 3||Skill 4-5||Multiplayer
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ethereal Arrows]]||20||17||19
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Gauntlets of the Necromancer]]||1||1||1||+1
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Quiver of Ethereal Arrows]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Ethereal Crossbow]]||1||1||1||+1
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Claw Orb]]||18||14||14
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Dragon Claw]]||1||1||1||+1
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Energy Orb]]||colspan="3"|2
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Hellstaff]]||1||1||1||+1
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Lesser Runes]]||21||18||17
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Phoenix Rod]]||1||1||1||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Greater Runes]]||colspan="3"|3
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Firemace]]||0||0||0||+5
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Flame Orb]]||9||7||9
 
|-
 
|-
!Ammo||Skill 1-2||Skill 3||Skill 4-5||Multiplayer
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Inferno Orb]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Crystal Geode]]||4||4||4||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Mace Spheres]]||colspan="3"|3
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Ethereal Arrows]]||20||17||19||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Pile of Mace Spheres]]||colspan="3"|2
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Quiver of Ethereal Arrows]]||1||1||1||+0
+
![[Item#Heretic|Health & Armor]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Claw Orb]]||18||14||14||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Crystal vial|Crystal Vial]]||47||33||22
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Energy Orb]]||2||2||2||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Enchanted Shield]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Lesser Runes]]||21||18||17||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Silver Shield]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Greater Runes]]||3||3||3||+0
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!Items!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Flame Orb]]||9||7||9||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bag of Holding]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Inferno Orb]]||1||1||1||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Chaos Device]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Mace Spheres]]||3||3||3||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Mystic Urn]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Pile of Mace Spheres]]||2||2||2||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Quartz Flask]]||12||9||5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Bag of Holding]]||1||1||1||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ring of Invincibility]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
!Items||Skill 1-2||Skill 3||Skill 4-5||Multiplayer
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Shadowsphere]]||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Chaos Device]]||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Tome of Power]]||3||3||2
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Crystal Vial]]||47||33||22||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Wings of Wrath]]||colspan="3"|2
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Enchanted Shield]]||1||1||1||+0
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!Miscellaneous!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Mystic Urn]]||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|D'Sparil teleport spot||colspan="3"|6
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Quartz Flask]]||12||9||5||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport glitter (blue)||colspan="3"|5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Ring of Invincibility]]||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport glitter (red)||colspan="3"|13
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Shadowsphere]]||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Teleporter|Teleport landing]]||colspan="3"|9
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Silver Shield]]||1||1||1||+0
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![[Heretic ambient sound things|Ambient sounds]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Tome of Power]]||3||3||2||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|Bells||colspan="3"|3
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Wings of Wrath]]||2||2||2||+3
+
|style="text-align: left;"|Laughter||colspan="3"|5
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Morph Ovum]]||0||0||0||+1
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|style="text-align: left;"|Waterfall||colspan="3"|4
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Timebomb of the Ancients]]||0||0||0||+12
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|style="text-align: left;"|Wind||colspan="3"|4
 
|}
 
|}
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!Monsters!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|style="text-align: left;"|Gargoyle||4||8||8
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|style="text-align: left;"|Nitrogolem||3||5||7
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 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Disciple||1||1||2
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Ophidian||2||2||3
 
|-
 
|-
|Player 1 start||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|Iron lich||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|Player 2 start||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|D'Sparil||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|Player 3 start||1||1||1||+0
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!Weapons!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 
|-
 
|-
|Player 4 start||1||1||1||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|Gauntlets of the Necromancer||colspan="3"|2
 
|-
 
|-
|Deathmatch start||0||0||0||+5
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|style="text-align: left;"|Ethereal Crossbow||colspan="3"|2
 
|-
 
|-
|D'Sparil's destination||6||6||6||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|Dragon Claw||colspan="3"|2
 
|-
 
|-
|Teleport destination||9||9||9||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|Hellstaff||colspan="3"|2
 
|-
 
|-
!Markers||Skill 1-2||Skill 3||Skill 4-5||Multiplayer
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|style="text-align: left;"|Phoenix Rod||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|Blue teleport glitter||5||5||5||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Firemace]]||colspan="3"|5
 
|-
 
|-
|Pink teleport glitter||13||13||13||+0
+
!Ammunition!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 
|-
 
|-
!Decorations||Skill 1-2||Skill 3||Skill 4-5||Multiplayer
+
|style="text-align: left;"|Crystal Geode||colspan="3"|4
 
|-
 
|-
|Hanging corpse||10||10||10||+0
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|style="text-align: left;"|Ethereal Arrows||20||17||19
 
|-
 
|-
![[Heretic ambient sound things|Ambient sounds]]||Skill 1-2||Skill 3||Skill 4-5||Multiplayer
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|style="text-align: left;"|Quiver of Ethereal Arrows||colspan="3"|1
 
|-
 
|-
|Bells||3||3||3||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|Claw Orb||18||14||14
 
|-
 
|-
|Laughter||5||5||5||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|Energy Orb||colspan="3"|2
 
|-
 
|-
|Waterfall||4||4||4||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|Lesser Runes||21||18||17
 
|-
 
|-
|Wind||4||4||4||+0
+
|style="text-align: left;"|Greater Runes||colspan="3"|3
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Flame Orb||9||7||9
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Inferno Orb||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Mace Spheres||colspan="3"|3
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Pile of Mace Spheres||colspan="3"|2
 +
|-
 +
!Health & Armor!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Crystal Vial||47||33||22
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Enchanted Shield||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Silver Shield||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
!Items!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Bag of Holding||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Chaos Device||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Morph Ovum]]||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Mystic Urn||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Quartz Flask||12||9||5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Ring of Invincibility||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Shadowsphere||colspan="3"|1
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Timebomb of the Ancients]]||colspan="3"|12
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Tome of Power||3||3||2
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Wings of Wrath||colspan="3"|5
 +
|-
 +
!Miscellaneous!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Multiplayer#Cooperative|Cooperative start]]||colspan="3"|4
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathmatch start]]||colspan="3"|5
 +
|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|D'Sparil teleport spot||colspan="3"|6
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|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport glitter (blue)||colspan="3"|5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport glitter (red)||colspan="3"|13
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport landing||colspan="3"|9
 +
|-
 +
!Ambient sounds!!1-2!!3!!4-5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Bells||colspan="3"|3
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Laughter||colspan="3"|5
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Waterfall||colspan="3"|4
 +
|-
 +
|style="text-align: left;"|Wind||colspan="3"|4
 
|}
 
|}
 
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[[Category:Levels with extra equipment in co-op]]

Revision as of 05:49, 29 May 2019

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This level occupies the map slot E3M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M8.

E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep is the eighth level in The Dome of D'Sparil episode of Heretic. It features a boss battle with D'Sparil.

Walkthrough

Map of D'Sparil's Keep
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.

Essentials

You start in a water area with various gargoyles around you. In the corners of the pool, there is an Ethereal Crossbow, some Ethereal Arrows, a Shadowsphere, the Wings of Wrath and a Silver Shield. Collect them if it is necessary and fly to the higher area. Enter the opened portal. You will land in a small room with a pair of disciples. Blast them and pick up the Dragon Claw, the Energy Orb, two Crystal Vials and any items the disciples may drop. Now, go back through the portal.

Enter the newly opened one in the main room, but make sure to activate your Shadowsphere before doing it. You will land in a room filled with nitrogolems. Among them there are the Gauntlets of the Necromancer, Ethereal Arrows and a Claw Orb. Use either the Dragon Claw or the Gauntlets to get rid of the monsters. Then go back to the main room and enter the third portal.

Three ophidians will greet you. Destroy them, grab the pair of Lesser Runes and activate both switches. An iron lich will be your new obstacle. Behind him, there are Crystal Vials, Greater Runes, the Hellstaff and a portal. It is recommendable that you activate your Tome of Power and blast the lich with the powered Crossbow. It should finish him before he has time to deal any significant damage. Enter the portal to return to the main room and step on the last portal.

You will land on a trident-shaped ledge with a Tome of Power, an Enchanted Shield and a Phoenix Rod. You will notice D'Sparil and his green chaos serpent below you poised to attack.

First off, run all around the large arena, collecting everything you can, including the Wings of Wrath. Fly to the southern ledge where there are plenty of Mace Spheres and hanging corpses. D'Sparil should rarely if ever attack you until you start fighting him in earnest. Now, pay attention to D'Sparil. Use the Phoenix Rod from a distance and you should be safe, but be aware that the weaker the serpent gets, the more fireballs he will fire and the quicker he will run (by the point in the game, you should have no trouble circle strafing).

When the chaos serpent dies, D'Sparil will rise. His only attack is a fast lightning bolt that deals massive damage but gives you plenty of time to react. The real challenge, anyhow, comes from his teleporting and summoning of disciples; you should eliminate him as quickly as possible since the disciples may distract or kill you. The Hellstaff might be a good option for the fight, but consider the Phoenix Rod as well - D'Sparil teleports away rather often so slower projectiles from too far away and continuous attacks will not work so well. If the disciples he summons get out of hand, consider using a Tome of Power with the Dragon Claw to clear them out.

Once D'Sparil is dead, a passage with a switch will open at the far end of the arena. When you press the switch, stairs will rise to the exit portal. Congratulations, enjoy the ending.

Secrets

  1. In the start room, you can notice a wall that is slightly different from the others and that does not scroll. Open it. The room behind contains a Tome of Power, a Bag of Holding, a Quartz Flask and a Chaos Device. (sector 6)
  2. When you have flown to the southern ledge in the boss arena, go to the southeast corner of it. Press the wall with a distinctive banner to uncover a room with a Mystic Urn. The teleporter there leads back to the start room. (sector 3)
  3. The southwest corner has a similar wall. Press it to reveal a room that holds a Ring of Invincibility. The teleporter leads to the top of the trident-shaped ledge. (sector 13)

Areas / screenshots

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains five spawn points:

  1. facing north. (thing 0)
  2. facing south. (thing 15)
  3. facing south. (thing 16)
  4. facing south-east. (thing 18)
  5. facing west. (thing 21)

Statistics

Map data

Things 297
Vertices 351*
Linedefs 348
Sidedefs 528
Sectors 59
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 300.

Things

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