MAP09: Hard Core (The Darkening Episode 2)

The Darkening Episode 2 maps
MAP01: Outpost Mortem MAP02: Biotech Terror MAP03: Binary Compound MAP04: Vindication MAP05: Melt-Down MAP06: At the Heart of Decay MAP07: Waste Processing MAP08: Lucifer's Laboratory MAP09: Hard Core MAP10: Plasmorgasm MAP11: Powerplant MAP12: Toxicity

This level occupies the map slot MAP09. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP09.

MAP09: Hard Core is the ninth map of The Darkening Episode 2. It was designed by Jan Van der Veken, Ola Björling (citrus) and Anthony Soto (Swedish Fish), and uses the music track " ".

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Walkthrough

Map of Hard Core

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 crate room just before the giant vats, run across the caution stripes above the steps and through the vent for a chainsaw. (sector 62)
2. Near the red key, there should be an open alcove with shotgun shells and two stimpacks. (sector 128)
3. After opening the blue door, open the green wall near the crates for a soul sphere and armor bonuses. (sector 229)
4. In the shaft to the far north of the map, there is a dead marine in a square. Look out for the crusher here, and open the wall behind the corpse for a partial invisibility. (sector 539)
5. In the big room with Secret #3, go onto the ledge with computer panels and clamber onto the highest crate. From there, jump southeast onto the ridge overlooking the ground below, and then onto the crates there for a BFG9000. (sector 573)
6. In the room with the switch that opens the vent leading outside to the nukage-filled area, press the backside switch here to open the other vent, leading to a radiation suit. (sector 575)

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
				.zip

Statistics

Map data

Things	405
Vertices	5611*
Linedefs	5550
Sidedefs	8465
Sectors	919

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 4686.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	4	2	2
Shotgun guy	38	44	49
Heavy weapon dude	34	44	48
Imp	27	38	47
Lost soul	1	2	2
Demon	6	8	8
Spectre	3	4	5
Revenant	7	11	12
Cacodemon	4	7	8
Pain elemental	1
Hell knight	10	12	15
Baron of Hell	4	7	9
Arachnotron	3
Mancubus	4
Arch-vile	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	9
Box of bullets	6
4 shotgun shells	10
Box of shotgun shells	14
Rocket	5
Box of rockets	1	1	2
Energy cell	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	15	15	14
Medikit	5
Armor	1
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	26	26	14
Health bonus	17
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	2
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	16
Teleport landing	15

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	4	2	2
Shotgun guy	38	44	49
Heavy weapon dude	34	44	48
Imp	27	38	47
Lost soul	1	2	2
Demon	6	8	8
Spectre	3	4	5
Revenant	7	11	12
Cacodemon	4	7	8
Pain elemental	1
Hell knight	10	12	15
Baron of Hell	4	7	9
Arachnotron	3
Mancubus	4
Arch-vile	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	9
Box of bullets	6
4 shotgun shells	10
Box of shotgun shells	14
Rocket	5
Box of rockets	1	1	2
Energy cell	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	15	15	14
Medikit	5
Armor	1
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	26	26	14
Health bonus	17
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	2
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	4
Exploding barrel	16
Teleport landing	15

External links

• The Darkening Episode 2 demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive