MAP23: The Crucible (Doom 2 the Way id Did)

Doom 2 the Way id Did maps 21-30
MAP21: Passage to Exile MAP22: Borderlands MAP23: The Crucible MAP24: Crushed Spirits MAP25: Dead Sea MAP26: Damned Strait! MAP27: The Bloodwash MAP28: Abyss MAP29: The Mortal Coil MAP30: Hell on Earth
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (21 - 30) Secret maps: 31 32 Easter-egg map: 33

This level occupies the map slot MAP23. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP23.

MAP23: The Crucible is the twenty-third map of Doom 2 the Way id Did. It was designed by Richard Frei in the style of American McGee and uses the music track "Bye bye American Pie". The par time is 2:15.

Walkthrough

Map of The Crucible

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 straight and head left to the extreme west of the map. Walk on the bridge leading east. Press the marble switch to lower the lift. At the top, if you come closer to the another lift it will lower. Drop down when it is lowered to enter inside. Grab the blue skull key. A trap will open. Kill the baron of Hell and press the switch where he was. This will lower the lift again.

Return to the very starting place and open the blue door north east. Walk upstairs and inside press the switch. A trap behind you will open. It also contains soulsphere. Leave by walking downstairs and enter the southern alcove. Head left and walk the stairs. Enter the alcove and grab the red key. Leave this place through the blue door.

Now, with the red key you need to get to the southern side. To do this, from the starting place (north) go west and walk through the corridor leading south. In the south go to the very east. Head left and open the red door. Drop into the lava pool and open the door where you press the exit switch.

Other points of interest

Before going straight in the starting structure head left and have a shotgun and its shells.

Secrets

Official

This level has no official secrets.

Non-official

1. When you pick the blue key, a trap with baron of Hell opens. Inside this open the wall with baron art. Pickup box of rockets and a megasphere.
2. When walking on the southern bridge, drop to the lava and head southeast to find an alcove. Inside it, take box of rockets, several armor bonuses and a rocket launcher.

Speedrunning

Current records

The Compet-n records for the map 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

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains seven spawn points:

1. facing west. (thing 133)
2. facing west. (thing 167)
3. facing south. (thing 168)
4. facing east. (thing 170)
5. facing west. (thing 171)
6. facing south-east. (thing 174)
7. facing south. (thing 175)

Statistics

Map data

Things	181
Vertices	605*
Linedefs	713
Sidedefs	907
Sectors	120

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 556.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	2
Shotgun guy	14	25	35
Heavy weapon dude	7	16	35
Imp	1	1	2
Revenant	1	1	3
Hell knight	0	1	2
Baron of Hell	1
Mancubus	1
Arch-vile	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	4
4 shotgun shells	7
Box of shotgun shells	4
Box of rockets	6
Energy cell	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	3
Medikit	7
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	5
Supercharge	1
Megasphere	1
Backpack	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	2
Shotgun guy	14	25	35
Heavy weapon dude	7	16	35
Imp	1	1	2
Revenant	1	1	3
Hell knight	0	1	2
Baron of Hell	1
Mancubus	1
Arch-vile	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	4
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	4
4 shotgun shells	7
Box of shotgun shells	4
Box of rockets	6
Energy cell	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	3
Medikit	7
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	5
Supercharge	1
Megasphere	1
Backpack	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	7
Teleport landing	1

External links

• Doom 2 the Way id Did demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive