MAP15: Tricyclic Looper (BTSX-E1)

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This level occupies the map slot MAP15. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP15.

MAP15: Tricyclic Looper is the fifteenth level of the first episode of Back to Saturn X. It was designed by Brett Harrell (Mechadon) and uses the music track "Quicksilver" by James Paddock. This level contains a secret exit leading to MAP31: The Hard Way in the beta release, and MAP31: Optical Hopscotch in the first non-beta release.

Walkthrough

Map of Tricyclic Looper

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 110: Go up the stairs past the red door, and through the next door, on your left, use the wall to reach a dropoff where you can get a soul sphere and energy cell packs.
2. Sector 237: In the computer room near the center of the map. On the west side of the computers, use the one green texture. It lowers, leading under the computers. While other things, such as a light amplification visor can be found in this secret, its primary purpose is its involvement in getting the blue key.
3. Sector 391: At the far southeast end of the map, head up the stairs and use the lift up. From there, go down the hall to the right to the dead end. Notice that one of the lights here is purple, use it for a lift down to boxes of rockets and energy cells, and you can drop to the BFG9000 from here.
4. Sector 533: This is the sector where the blue key is located.
5. Sector 612: At the far southeast end of the map, head up the stairs and use the lift up. From there, take the door on the left and into the next room with the switch and the fans. One of the fans here is broken. Drop down here and look right at the two metal beams for a glowing switch. Use it and then a megaarmor will be revealed behind you.
6. Sector 653: South of the red keycard, there is a narrow corridor, guarded by zombies on platforms, with a lift at the end. Lower the lift, and as it rises, jump on to the west platform, and take the rocket launcher.
7. Sector 795: After one of the yellow doors, there is a room with a super shotgun, which will reveal a cacodemon when taken. In this same room, press the green computer texture with the flashing light. The adjacent wall lowers, revealing a corridor with a soulsphere.
8. Sector 876: South of the secret in sector 653, there is a room with more computers and a floor with wiring. In the north of this room, there is a wide computer panel, monitoring a celestial body of some sort. Activate this to lower some nearby pillars, giving access to a plasma rifle.
9. Sector 1036: In the far north of the map, a usable wall is indicated by multiple green lights. A green armor is on the other side.

Bugs

A shotgun guy (Thing 690), two rockets (582 and 584) and four sets of 4 shotgun shells (585 through 588) have no flags set for any of the three difficulty classes, so they do not actually appear in the level.

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	11:43	TheV1perK1ller	2017-09-30	b115-1143.zip
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.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains twelve spawn points:

1. facing west. (thing 808)
2. facing west. (thing 809)
3. facing south-east. (thing 967)
4. facing north. (thing 970)
5. facing south. (thing 1111)
6. facing east. (thing 1112)
7. facing east. (thing 1113)
8. facing north-west. (thing 1114)
9. facing north-west. (thing 1115)
10. facing west. (thing 1116)
11. facing east. (thing 1117)
12. facing north. (thing 1118)

Statistics

Map data

Things	1713
Vertices	8064*
Linedefs	9053
Sidedefs	13831
Sectors	1398

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 6803.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	101	108	104
Shotgun guy	34	50	79
Heavy weapon dude	3	10	14
Imp	93	113	108
Demon	20	35	51
Spectre	2
Revenant	4	6	0
Cacodemon	18	31	50
Hell knight	10	17	15
Baron of Hell	3	1	2
Arachnotron	1	3	4
Mancubus	3	7	12
Arch-vile	1	1	2
Cyberdemon	0	0	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	3	2	2
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	3	3	2
Plasma gun	3	2	2
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	24
Box of bullets	14
4 shotgun shells	62	60	60
Box of shotgun shells	1
Rocket	34
Box of rockets	15
Energy cell	15
Energy cell pack	3
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	50
Medikit	20
Armor	4
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	82
Health bonus	23
Supercharge	2
Megasphere	1
Backpack	3
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Light amplification visor	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	203
Teleport landing	23

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	136	142	137
Shotgun guy	55	84	119
Heavy weapon dude	13	24	29
Imp	112	135	135
Demon	36	54	72
Spectre	3	4	4
Revenant	7	16	10
Cacodemon	33	51	71
Pain elemental	6	6	7
Hell knight	14	21	19
Baron of Hell	4	6	7
Arachnotron	2	7	8
Mancubus	6	12	21
Arch-vile	1	1	2
Cyberdemon	1	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	3	2	2
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	3	3	2
Plasma gun	3	2	2
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	34
Box of bullets	22
4 shotgun shells	94	92	92
Box of shotgun shells	2
Rocket	59
Box of rockets	28
Energy cell	20
Energy cell pack	4
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	98	98	91
Medikit	30	30	28
Armor	6	4	4
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	106
Health bonus	23
Supercharge	4
Megasphere	1
Backpack	6
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Light amplification visor	1
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	12
Exploding barrel	203
Teleport landing	23

External links

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