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'''MAP09: Nessus''' is the ninth map of [[Final Doom (PlayStation)|PlayStation Final Doom]], and the ninth map of the [[Master Levels (PlayStation Final Doom)|Master Levels]] episode. It is based on the PC version of [[MAP07: Nessus (Master Levels)|MAP07: Nessus]] from the [[Master Levels for Doom II]], with modifications to accommodate the PlayStation's framerate and memory limitations and add enhancements such as [[colored lighting]]. It uses the [[PlayStation Doom music|music track]] "Tendrils of Hate".
 
'''MAP09: Nessus''' is the ninth map of [[Final Doom (PlayStation)|PlayStation Final Doom]], and the ninth map of the [[Master Levels (PlayStation Final Doom)|Master Levels]] episode. It is based on the PC version of [[MAP07: Nessus (Master Levels)|MAP07: Nessus]] from the [[Master Levels for Doom II]], with modifications to accommodate the PlayStation's framerate and memory limitations and add enhancements such as [[colored lighting]]. It uses the [[PlayStation Doom music|music track]] "Tendrils of Hate".

Revision as of 07:47, 18 January 2021

PlayStation Final Doom maps
TNT episode

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Plutonia episode

25 26 27 28 29 30

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This is a console version
of a PC level.

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

MAP09: Nessus is the ninth map of PlayStation Final Doom, and the ninth map of the Master Levels episode. It is based on the PC version of MAP07: Nessus from the Master Levels for Doom II, with modifications to accommodate the PlayStation's framerate and memory limitations and add enhancements such as colored lighting. It uses the music track "Tendrils of Hate".

The author of the original level was John Anderson (Dr. Sleep). Changes for the PlayStation port were authored by Tim Heydelaar.[1]

Walkthrough

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

Go through the door in front of you, then through the west door in the next room. Take the lift down and go west until you reach another door. Go through it and head up the staircase. At the top, approach the gargoyle switch on the west wall and the floor will lower to reveal a revenant, or two on Ultra Violence skill level (UV). Kill them and press the switch they were guarding.

Go north down the staircase and open the door at the bottom. Head east through a tunnel and keep going until you reach another door. Open it and climb the staircase - when you reach the top the east wall will open for a few seconds. Kill the revenant behind the door (on UV) and press the switch behind it to finish the level.

Other points of interest

The central building contains several weapons:

The room due east of the starting area contains a soulsphere (on HMP or lower), along with megaarmor and a computer area map (on HMP or UV). Approaching these items releases a revenant behind you on UV, or a Hell knight on lower skill levels.

The northern tunnel contains four teleport pads. From west to east, stepping on the pads will send you to the eastern-most room, the north-east window of the central building, the western-most room, and the south-west window of the central building.

Secrets

  1. Inaccessible: The north wall of the central building (between two metal supports) is false - walking through it will reveal a revenant guarding a ledge on the other side of a hole. Run over the hole and open the east wall that has a cross-shaped texture to find a BFG9000 behind it. The doorway counts as a secret, but the sector is too thin for the player to be recognised as entering it.

Bugs

Because the level's only secret is inaccessible, the end-of-level statistics always show 0% secrets. The inaccessible secret is also present in the PC version of the level.

Areas / screenshots

Statistics

Map data

Things

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

Comparison of versions

Room design

  • All switches use a gargoyle face on metal wall texture (SW1GARG)
  • Several sectors used to provide varying light levels in the room north of the start point are removed. The room has a single light level throughout.
  • The grate textures used in the central building are replaced with metal fences.

Monster placement

  • Demons and spectres are replaced with imps.
  • Hell knights and barons of Hell are replaced with revenants.
  • The zombieman behind the left-hand door in front of you as you leave the starting room is replaced with a shotgun guy. All other zombiemen are removed without replacement.
  • The cacodemon guarding the elevator north-west of the starting room on UV is replaced with a chaingunner.
  • The cacodemon in the northern tunnel (with the teleporter pads) is replaced with a mancubus on UV, and a chaingunner on Hurt Me Plenty (HMP).
  • A mancubus is added to the eastern outdoor area on HMP/UV.
  • The arch-vile guarding the room due east of the starting area on UV is replaced with a revenant.

Technical information

Inspiration and development

Trivia

References

  1. Heydelaar, Tim (21 January 2019). "Early and unused DOOM 64 Level Designs." Doomworld Forums. Retrieved 16 January 2021.