MAP05: The Catacombs (The Inquisitor III)

The Inquisitor III maps
MAP01: The Sanctuary MAP02: Tristan MAP03: Wilderness MAP04: The Cathedral MAP05: The Catacombs MAP06: The Abandoned Mines MAP07: The Shadow Gorge MAP08: The Citadel of the King MAP09: Nazi Nightmare! MAP10: Citadel of Inferno MAP11: The Lost Valley MAP12: The Graveyard

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

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MAP05: The Catacombs is the fifth map of The Inquisitor III. It was designed by Shadowman and uses the music track "".

Walkthrough

Map of The Catacombs

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. In the west sewer, use the switch to raise the water level. As it rises to the top, go above the switch to open the south wall. This secret passage counts as a secret. (sector 297)
2. In the northwest dark passage, go to the northwest side and east when you can to a small room. Lower the south wall there to get discs of repulsion and a quartz flask. The switch here gives you experience points and opens a closet with crossbow stunning bolts and green mana, plus a compartment in the previous room with a quartz flask and two bags of money. (sector 665)
3. In the northwest room of six doors, open the south door on the east side, then the next door. Go to the center and you will warp a bit. Go to the east side and then open the inner wall to the west to find a medium bag with money. (sector 819)
4. In the same area, head to the crates at the southwest end. Open the west crate from its east side to find crossbow stunning bolts. (sector 829)
5. Open the north crate from the south side in the same area to find a potion of strength. (sector 831)
6. In the northwest room of six doors, open the north door on the east side to a room with two big crates. Open the south crate from the north side to find a flechette. (sector 898)
7. In the dark dungeons at the north end, when you get to a room with three doors, open the southwest door and use the switch. Return to the previous room and enter the southeast compartment to the blue candle. Lower the east wall to find flasks of holy water and a scroll of invisibility. (sector 2050)
8. In the room with Secret #6, lower the northeast window to find a room with a crystal vial, a leather armor, and a flask of dragon oil. (sector 2079)
9. Enter the living quarters and go to the northwest stack of crates. Lower the middle one to find a potion of iron skin. (sector 2144)
10. In the halls of the ancients, enter the northeast building and enter the southeast room. Use the switch then quickly go to the northeast room and use the switch from the lowered bookshelf to the southwest. Leave and go into the water at the north end to find a secret area where you can get some mana. (sector 2956)
11. In the northernmost hall, head all the way east and open three doors. In this room, lower the south wall to open three closets with a disk of repulsion, a flask of dragon oil, small bags with money, and crystal vials. (sector 3031)
12. In the east dungeons, head to the section with crystal vials, vases, and candles. Open a wall to the west to get medium bags with money, a quartz flask, and a studded leather armor. (sector 4191)
13. In the north section of the map, go to the northwest room and use the north wall to open the side rooms, which have quartz flasks, blue mana, and green mana. (sector 4549)

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 August 13, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things	3197
Vertices	18077
Linedefs	24110
Sidedefs	38047
Sectors	5097

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Spider	6	6	8	6	6	11	11	11
Poisonous spider	8	8	13	19	19	19	19	19
Giant eel	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	8
Flesh imp	17	17	25	40	40	43	43	43
Fire imp	37	37	63	65	65	65	65	65
Fallen archer	31	31	54	71	71	71	71	71
Night archer	2
Undead corpse	12	12	19	17	17	28	28	28
Raised undead corpse	7	7	13	18	18	19	19	19
Reanimated undead corpse	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	3
Ghost	22	22	36	49	49	49	49	49
Skeleton	33	33	56	81	81	81	81	81
Raised skeleton	35	35	57	78	78	78	78	78
Vulgar	13	13	21	26	26	28	28	28
Vulgar leader	7	7	11	12	12	12	12	12
Vulgar shaman	7
Devil kin	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	8
Devil kin shaman	2
Poison zombie	15	15	21	27	27	30	30	30
Raised poison zombie	23	23	37	50	50	50	50	50
Reanimated poison zombie	7	7	12	14	14	14	14	14
Nightmare	9	9	17	22	22	22	22	22
Bloated butcher	18	18	18	12	12	22	22	22
Ghoul butcher	3	3	6	13	13	13	13	13
Undead noble	1
Stone golem	8	8	11	12	12	12	12	12
Iron golem	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3
Golden golem	1
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Morning star	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Crossbow bolt stack	21
Crossbow bolt quiver	1
Crossbow stunning bolt stack	24
Crossbow stunning bolt quiver	1
Blue mana	49	49	48	49	49	49	49	49
Blue mana force cube	1
Green mana	39	39	38	39	39	39	39	39
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Crystal vial	102	102	100	102	102	102	102	102
Leather armor	1
Studded leather armor	2
Items	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Quartz flask	60	60	59	60	60	60	60	60
Mystic urn	2
Disk of repulsion	27
Flechette	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9
Krater of might	1
Mask of invisibility	2
Flask of dragon oil	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13
Flask of holy water	20
Potion of dexterity	1
Potion of strength	2
Potion of iron skin	2
Pipe of confusion	1
Invisibility scroll	1
Haste scroll	1
Holy strength scroll	1
See invisible scroll	1
Spark scroll	1
Burning hands scroll	1
Small bag with money	8
Medium bag with money	15
Large bag with money	1
Keys	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Skeleton key	1
Frozen key	1
Miscellaneous	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Teleport landing	23
Voodoo doll	3
Poison trap	15
Barrel	29	29	29	29	29	25	25	25