MAP05: Calculating Under Pressure (Avactor)

Avactor maps
MAP01: La Muerta Island MAP02: Sunlight Source MAP03: Gythop's Pyramids MAP04: Rest of the Sages MAP05: Calculating Under Pressure MAP06: Mount of Steel MAP07: Europhan's Hall MAP08: Violent Geometry MAP09: Overflooded with Ideas MAP10: Critical Crossing MAP11: The Final Theory MAP12: Back to the Surface

This level occupies the map slot MAP05. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP05.

MAP05: Calculating Under Pressure is the fifth map of Avactor. It was designed by Eradrop and uses the music track " ". The par time defined in the DEHACKED lump is 35:00.

Walkthrough

Map of Calculating Under Pressure

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

This level revolves around a central arena where waves of monsters will appear. When you first enter, the red skull key will lower on a pillar. If you are not prepared (particularly if starting with a pistol) it would be wise to spend a little time gearing up before triggering the first big fight. One of the secrets can be quite helpful in that regard.

When you're ready, collect the red skull key in the arena and deal with the first wave of enemies. Then open the red door and follow the path, hitting the skull switch, being ambushed in the lava, and hitting another skull switch to restore the bridge. On the eastern shore, the dock will sink as an invasion fleet appears. It isn't necessary to fight the fleet; you only need to reach the teleporter on the ship.

Back in the arena, the yellow skull key lowers. Collect it to start the second wave. More enemies will teleport in after a short break. Open the yellow door, climb the stairs and hit both the switches (avoiding the crushers), and continue on to a teleporter back to the arena. The blue skull key lowers, heralding the third wave. Collect it when you're ready.

When approaching the blue temple, the stairs collapse. Take the newly-lowered teleporter instead and you'll end up back in the arena behind the third door. Pull the face switch to lower the bars and proceed. In the next room are four switches; each releases a different group of enemies. After hitting all four switches you can proceed outside to a teleporter. On a ledge overlooking the blue temple, a switch restores the stairs. Teleporting lands you back into the arena with a fourth wave active. Collecting the BFG 9000 on the central pillar releases a few more enemies. Finally, climb the blue temple, ride the elevator down, and exit the level.

Secrets

1. In the grassy area northwest of the central arena, a heavily bloodstained pillar opens a door to a teleporter. (sector 856) Your reward is a few rockets and line-of-sight to secret #2.
2. A skull switch on the wall opens a door to a BFG 9000. (sector 4585) Intended to be shot from the platform in secret #1 (without mouselook), but can be shot from ground level with the super shotgun.
3. A bloody brick in the west wall of the arena reveals a backpack, a medikit and some rockets. (sector 477)
4. In the southwest corner of the map, entering the buildings teleports you to another building. At the third building, jump down into the water for a chainsaw and a bit of practice. (sector 1791)
5. In the southeast of the map, a stairway inside a wall leads to a area map. (sector 4149)
6. Past the red door, on the eastern shore, a skull switch lowers a pillar hiding a soul sphere. (sector 2464)
7. Past the yellow door, a green carving on the right lowers to reveal a backpack. (sector 673)
8. Near the southeast switch in the four-switch room, a bloody wall opens to reveal a backpack and a medikit. (sector 4268)

Speedrunning

Current records

The records for the map at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive are:

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max
NM100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

Miscellaneous demos

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes

Statistics

Map data

Things	2991
Vertices	27676*
Linedefs	23502
Sidedefs	41882
Sectors	4688

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 19931.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	33	18	18
Shotgun guy	21	36	28
Heavy weapon dude	11	18	35
Imp	80	131	182
Lost soul	14	15	24
Demon	56	67	71
Spectre	1	1	9
Revenant	48	82	112
Cacodemon	17	31	35
Pain elemental	2	3	9
Hell knight	48	52	53
Baron of Hell	3	8	9
Mancubus	3	10	7
Arch-vile	2	1	5
Spiderdemon	2	3	5
Cyberdemon	1	2	2
White demon	42	63	85
Chaingun statue	0	6	10
Plasma tank	15	21	28
Big brain	0	1	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Super shotgun	2
Chaingun	3
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	3
BFG9000	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	7
Box of bullets	16
4 shotgun shells	43
Box of shotgun shells	12
Rocket	39
Box of rockets	69
Energy cell	21
Energy cell pack	11
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	28
Medikit	31
Armor	1
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	10
Health bonus	118
Supercharge	2
Megasphere	2
Backpack	16
Berserk	1
Computer area map	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
Exploding barrel	34
Teleport landing	73
Voodoo doll	14

External links

• Avactor: End of the Fifth Circle demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive