MAP12: Underground Initiations (BTSX-E1)

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This level occupies the map slot MAP12. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP12.

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MAP12: Underground Initiations is the twelfth level of the first episode of Back to Saturn X. It was designed by Travers Dunne and Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw), and uses the music track "Liquid Luck" by James Paddock. The par time is 7:00. In the official add-on version, this level's name is Subterranean Searcher.

The map is divided into several sections, containing a keycard each, which can be tackled in any order; all three keycards are then used to access the final area.

Walkthrough

Map of Underground Initiations

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. Sector 41: Head southwest from the blue key room and past the lift with the box of rockets on it. Press the terminal to open a passage to some ammo overlooking the main hub.
2. Sector 174: At the northeast end of the lava-filled area where you can retrieve the red key, there should be a switch in the rocks accessible from the lava. Activate it and run to the lava and back on the platform, going west to an orange wall. This is a teleporter, use it to wind up in an area with a computer area map. From there, use the switch outside, then go back to where the red key is located. At the southwest steps you can now claim a soul sphere.
3. Sector 442: Turn left at the open cavern, jump onto the platform, then jump again to the dark alcove. A super shotgun can be found here. See screenshot below for a more detailed description of location.
4. Sector 529: The north of the storage area is outdoors. You should come across a plasma rifle as you come to this area. After that is a staircase. At the top of the staircase, activate the wall next to the pillar. You will find a blue armor.
5. Sector 774: At the far southern end of the yellow key area where a rocket launcher is on a pad with blue lights, use the lift switch in the northeast corner of this rocky area, but do not go on the lift nearby. Instead, go through the open passage in the southeast, in the dark room will be many monsters as well as some rockets and a megasphere.
6. Sector 842: In the storage area in the far south-east of the map, a trap opens to reveal mancubi. The south-east wall of this trap is passable. A BFG9000 can be found in the secret room.
7. Sector 1290: Past the hangar door to the south of the blue key, look left towards a stack of crates. Use the large crate with caution stripes to retrieve a berserk pack and an energy cell pack.

Bugs

Six evil eyes (Things 874, 880, 892, 893, 894 and 896) have no flags set for any of the three difficulty classes, so they do not actually appear in the level. Travers added them to the map to flag areas of Visplane overflow or possible Visplane Overflow visually in the editor.

Areas / screenshots

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  Turn left at this point for a secret #3.

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	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

This information was last verified in its entirety on January 20, 2018.

Statistics

Map data

Things	1095
Vertices	8544*
Linedefs	9072
Sidedefs	13844
Sectors	1708

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 6857.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	20
Shotgun guy	51	74	77
Heavy weapon dude	21	32	48
Imp	174	208	228
Lost soul	0	0	2
Demon	13	16	22
Spectre	16	22	30
Revenant	6	13	24
Cacodemon	17	25	27
Pain elemental	0	1	2
Hell knight	5	9	14
Baron of Hell	5	4	9
Arachnotron	5	7	8
Mancubus	12	13	19
Arch-vile	0	3	6
Spiderdemon	1
Cyberdemon	0	1	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	2
Super shotgun	4
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	3
BFG9000	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	18
Box of bullets	15	15	14
4 shotgun shells	60	60	59
Box of shotgun shells	15
Rocket	20
Box of rockets	17	16	15
Energy cell	19
Energy cell pack	6
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	37
Medikit	35	35	33
Armor	7
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	10
Health bonus	2
Supercharge	1	2	2
Megasphere	1
Backpack	3
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Radiation shielding suit	8	8	7
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	26

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	22
Shotgun guy	65	88	91
Heavy weapon dude	27	38	55
Imp	177	211	231
Lost soul	0	0	2
Demon	13	16	22
Spectre	21	27	35
Revenant	9	18	31
Cacodemon	28	40	43
Pain elemental	0	1	2
Hell knight	9	13	20
Baron of Hell	5	5	10
Arachnotron	10	12	13
Mancubus	17	18	24
Arch-vile	4	7	10
Spiderdemon	1
Cyberdemon	1	2	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	2
Super shotgun	4
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	3
BFG9000	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	18
Box of bullets	15	15	14
4 shotgun shells	84	84	83
Box of shotgun shells	19
Rocket	20
Box of rockets	21	20	19
Energy cell	24
Energy cell pack	7
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	37
Medikit	36	36	34
Armor	7
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	10
Health bonus	2
Supercharge	1	3	2
Megasphere	2	1	1
Backpack	4
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Radiation shielding suit	14	14	13
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Exploding barrel	16
Teleport landing	26

External links

• Back to Saturn X E1 demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive