MAP18: Buried Alive (Going Down)

Going Down maps 12-20
MAP12: Dead End MAP13: Deep Trouble MAP14: Secrets and Lies MAP15: Gladiator MAP16: Black Mass MAP17: Rest in Pieces MAP18: Buried Alive MAP19: 200 Mega Hurts MAP20: The Mouth of Madness
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 (12 - 20) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Secret maps: 31 32

This level occupies the map slot MAP18. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP18.

MAP18: Buried Alive is the eighteenth map of Going Down. It was designed by Cyriak Harris (mouldy), who also composed the music track, "Hiding from the Robo-Zombies."

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Walkthrough

Map of Buried Alive

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. After flipping the detonator switch, go to the southeast part of the area to find a cave with revenants, medikits, and lots of ammo. (sector 162)
2. Past the hordes of Hell knights and barons of Hell that come pouring after pressing the detonator switch, you can find a small cave with a berserk pack and an invulnerability tucked away. (sector 544)

Speedrunning

Current records

The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	1:02.09	Billa	2021-09-20	gd18p102.zip	Cross-listed from Pacifist
NM speed	0:59.69	Billa	2021-10-14	gd18n059.zip
UV max	3:36.20	Daerik	2021-08-14	gd18m336.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist	1:02.09	Billa	2021-09-20	gd18p102.zip
NoMo	0:17.60	Billa	2021-10-08	gd18o017.zip
Stroller	1:48.17	Billa	2021-11-22	gd18str148.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on April 3, 2022.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains four spawn points:

1. facing east. (thing 423)
2. facing north-east. (thing 424)
3. facing east. (thing 425)
4. facing north-west. (thing 426)

Statistics

Map data

Things	427
Vertices	3869*
Linedefs	3756
Sidedefs	6665
Sectors	586

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 3208.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	1	2	2
Shotgun guy	1	3	6
Imp	6	6	8
Demon	3	4	6
Revenant	14	20	29
Cacodemon	10	13	16
Pain elemental	0	1	2
Hell knight	86	61	35
Baron of Hell	0	25	51
Arachnotron	3	6	5
Arch-vile	1
Cyberdemon	2	3	4
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	3
4 shotgun shells	2
Box of shotgun shells	3
Box of rockets	31
Energy cell pack	12
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	14	14	16
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	42
Health bonus	9
Supercharge	1	1	0
Megasphere	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Invulnerability	2	2	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	13
Teleport landing	9
Voodoo doll	4

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	1	2	2
Shotgun guy	1	3	6
Imp	6	6	8
Demon	3	4	6
Revenant	14	20	29
Cacodemon	10	13	16
Pain elemental	0	1	2
Hell knight	86	61	35
Baron of Hell	0	25	51
Arachnotron	3	6	5
Arch-vile	1
Cyberdemon	2	3	4
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	2
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	4
4 shotgun shells	2
Box of shotgun shells	4
Box of rockets	31
Energy cell pack	13
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	14	14	16
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	42
Health bonus	9
Supercharge	1	1	0
Megasphere	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Invulnerability	2	2	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	4
Exploding barrel	13
Teleport landing	9
Voodoo doll	4

External links

• Going Down demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive