Editing MAP24: The Chasm (Doom II)

{{Doom II 21-30}}
{{map|slot=MAP24|name=Chasm (Doom II)}}
'''MAP24: The Chasm''' is the twenty-fourth map of [[Doom II]]. It was designed by [[Sandy Petersen]] and uses the [[Doom II music|music]] track "In The Dark". As the name suggests, it is a large underground cavern with nukage-filled chasms and numerous thin walkways to move about.

== Walkthrough ==
[[File:MAP24 map.png|thumb|300x300px|Map of The Chasm]]
{{map spots}}

===Essentials===
Carefully walk across the winding walkway sprawling in front of you at the beginning of the level. Enter the building at the end. Inside, explore the maze-like interior, killing enemies along the way to clear your path. Once you pick up the [[blue keycard]] in the northwest corner of the building, return to the starting point.

Continue to follow the ledge around to the west, towards the blue door. Behind it are a series of extremely thin ledges. Walk straight ahead through the intersection and around to the [[plasma gun]]. Upon picking it up, the floor inside the square will rise. After killing the [[cacodemon]]s, continue along the narrow ledge and take the next right. Walk around the next square walkway to the left, picking up the items on the central platform. This causes the floor to raise again. Once the cacodemon has been killed, head north towards the platform with the hanging corpse dangling above it, and you will be teleported to a new area.

Proceed along the path and take a left at the branch. You will arrive at two [[teleporter]]s. Take the right one to be transported to a pulsating blue room. In this next room, kill the [[demon]]s lurking about. Drop down into the center of this room and flip the skull [[switch]] to the east. This causes a platform in the west to lower, so run over, ride it back up, and flip the second skull switch. This one lowers a platform in the north, so once again run onto it before it raises and flip the skull switch. This will lower the red keycard directly in front of you. Pick it up and exit this area by flipping the switch in the south and walking through the teleporter.

Once you are back in the previous area, walk along the ledge towards the red door. Be careful, as there is no way to escape the [[Damaging floor|nukage]] here. Go through the red door and the door directly behind it, through the exit door and into the sky floor to finish the level.

===Secrets===
====Official====
# From the start, continue right along the ledge until you reach the far side of the building. At the very end, there is a very thin, circular walkway that eventually leads to a [[shotgun]]. Upon picking up the shotgun, a hole in the wall behind you opens up, unleashing some cacodemons. You can fall into this hole from the platform you are on (which will gradually rise) and get the secret items there. ('''sector 123''')
# Drop into the nukage in the main area and take any of the teleporters down there. You will be taken to the top of a tall red pillar, with several more beneath you. Run along down the pillars until you reach a platform with a teleporter on it. Go through to be taken to an otherwise unreachable area. Follow the hall to the right around a bend and flip the switch there. Return the way you came and take the first right at the end of the hall. Follow the path to another switch and press that one. Follow the remaining hall to a third switch. Press it to open a teleporter taking you back to the main area. Drop back down into the nukage and take the teleporter back up to the first red pillar. This time, run across the next three and back onto the ledge you started the level on. The switches you pushed in the hidden area have caused a set of stairs to raise, allowing you to enter the previously inaccessible central building. ('''sector 98''')
# Inside the central building (secret #2), there is a raised computer on the right wall near the entrance. Press the use key against it to lower a lift behind you leading to a [[medikit]], two piles of [[shotgun shells]] and two [[Box of rockets|boxes of rockets]]. ('''sector 116''')
# After passing through the blue key door, you will be faced with a series of extremely thin walkways across a nukage pit. From the blue door, go straight, take a right at the intersection, and after turning left continue straight until you reach the area where the walkway forms a square. Inside this square is a raised platform with an [[invulnerability]] sphere. Drop onto this platform. ('''sector 62''') To escape safely, stand at one of the edges of the platform and press the use key. This causes the platform to raise a little. You can do this as many times as you need to get out. If you fall into the area between the platform and the thin walkway, you can press the use key against the outer walls to raise that floor as well.

====Non-official====
* In the nukage pit to the west of the building with the blue keycard, there is a cave that contains a [[BFG9000]], a [[radiation shielding suit]], [[ammo]], and some monsters.

===Bugs===
If you time it right when you raise both the middle and the outer platforms, the floor in the middle of the loop where the invulnerability sphere is will go down forever, forming an inescapable pit, though the lowering floor will eventually cause a [[Numeric overflow crash in tall areas|crash]].

In the [[vanilla]] game engine, it is easy to trigger a bug wherein the [[Player stuck on ledge after restoring savefile|player gets stuck after restoring a saved game]] if the game is saved while on the narrow ledges. While not distinct to this map, it is the first map in which many players may encounter this problem. To avoid this, always save the game while standing in an area large enough to contain the player's radius entirely. Many [[source port]]s repair this problem.

== Areas / screenshots ==
<gallery mode=nolines widths=160px>
MAP24 start.png|Start
MAP24 cacotrap.png|Your first equilibristic attempt on this map
MAP24 massacre.png|A massacre in the control room
MAP24 ledges.png|Narrow, long ledges - this level is all about them
MAP24 cross.png|A crucifix-shaped platform
MAP24 blueroom.png|An ambush in the water supply room
MAP24 end.png|Take extra special care here - if you stumble, you are done for
</gallery>

== Speedrunning ==
===Routes and tricks===
There is a possible way of completing this level without the blue key. The way to do so is by going around to the other door that leads into the area on the other side of the wall that contains the door with the blue coded door, go towards the far area that is near the alcove that holds a radiation suit and look for a teleporter that is nearby, enter one of the teleports and be teleported onto the alcove, then you can run and leap onto one of the pathways, but this can be quite challenging since the paths are fairly thin. Now, carefully walk across the path and look for the teleporter with the hanging corpse and then you can be teleported to the area that contains the exit, but you will need to have the red key to exit, regardless.

===Current Compet-n records===
The [[Compet-n]] records for the map are:

{| {{prettytable}}
! Run !! Time !! Player !! Date !! File !! Notes
|-
|[[UV speed]]||00:32||[[Looper]]||2011-08-20||{{competnftp|doom2/speed/pa24-032.zip|pa24-032.zip}}||
|-
|[[NM speed]]||00:53||[[Jim Leonard (Xit Vono)]]||2002-07-28||{{competnftp|doom2/nmare/nm24-053.zip|nm24-053.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV max]]||04:17||[[Looper]]||2011-10-22||{{competnftp|doom2/max/lv24-417.zip|lv24-417.zip}}||
|-
|[[NM100S]]||02:17||[[Radek Pecka]]||2004-03-31||{{competnftp|doom2/nm100s/ns24-217.zip|ns24-217.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV -fast]]||05:34||[[Radek Pecka]]||2002-09-14||{{competnftp|doom2/fast/fa24-534.zip|fa24-534.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV -respawn]]||05:07||[[Henning Skogstø]]||1998-09-24||{{competnftp|doom2/respawn/re24-507.zip|re24-507.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV Tyson]]||08:41||[[Jim Leonard (Xit Vono)]]||2006-02-02||{{competnftp|doom2/tyson/ty24-841.zip|ty24-841.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV pacifist]]||00:32||[[Looper]]||2011-08-20||{{competnftp|doom2/pacifist/pa24-032.zip|pa24-032.zip}}||
|}

''The data was last verified in its entirety on July 5, 2020.''

===Current DSDA records===
The records for the map at the [[Doom Speed Demo Archive]] are:

{| {{prettytable}}
! Run !! Time !! Player !! Date !! File !! Notes
|-
|[[UV speed]]||0:32.43||{{dsda2user|id=roadrunnerkzsk|title=RoadrunnerKZSK|linkonly=1}}||2023-10-23||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/83093/LV24P3243.zip|LV24P3243.zip}}||Cross-listed from Pacifist
|-
|[[NM speed]]||0:50.89||[[Teedre]]||2023-09-29||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/82506/lv24n50.zip|lv24n50.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV max]]||4:05.34||[[KineticBeverage]]||2024-03-01||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/87489/lv24m405.zip|lv24m405.zip}}||
|-
|[[NM 100S]]||1:59.71||{{dsda2user|id=ktatt-|title=Ktatt-|linkonly=1}}||2021-05-01||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/53191/ns24-159.zip|ns24-159.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV -fast]]||5:21.51||[[Coincident]]||2020-03-16||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/47612/fa24-521.zip|fa24-521.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV -respawn]]||4:47.37||[[Coincident]]||2020-02-15||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/47220/re24_447.zip|re24_447.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV Tyson]]||7:10.91||[[j4rio]]||2020-03-21||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/47614/lv24t710.zip|lv24t710.zip}}||
|-
|[[UV pacifist]]||0:32.43||{{dsda2user|id=roadrunnerkzsk|title=RoadrunnerKZSK|linkonly=1}}||2023-10-23||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/83093/LV24P3243.zip|LV24P3243.zip}}||
|-
|[[NoMo]]||0:31.97||{{dsda2user|id=dastan|title=Dastan|linkonly=1}}||2021-06-25||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/53342/lv24o031.zip|lv24o031.zip}}||
|-
|[[Stroller]]||1:27.17||{{dsda2user|id=taedev|title=taedev|linkonly=1}}||2022-06-22||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/64352/lv24str127.zip|lv24str127.zip}}||
|-
|[[Collector]]||1:31.26||{{dsda2user|id=graim|title=Graim|linkonly=1}}||2010-01-28||{{dsda2ftp|doom2/33477/lv24col131.zip|lv24col131.zip}}||
|}

''The data was last verified in its entirety on March 8, 2024.''

== Deathmatch ==

===Player spawns===
This level contains six spawn points:
# facing north. ('''thing 4''')
# facing south-west. ('''thing 347''')
# facing south-east. ('''thing 348''')
# facing north. ('''thing 349''')
# facing south-west. ('''thing 350''')
# facing south. ('''thing 351''')

== Statistics ==
===Map data===
{{mapdata|
  things=364|
  vertexes=1174|
  linedefs=1109|
  sidedefs=1701|
  sectors=181|
  vertexbefore=943}}

===Things===
This level contains the following numbers of [[thing]]s per [[Skill level#Doom and Doom II skill levels|skill level]]:

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{{col-break|width=33%}}
{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
!colspan="4"|Single-player
|-
![[Monster|Monsters]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Heavy weapon dude]]||11||19||25
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Imp]]||15||29||46
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Lost soul]]||3||8||16
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Demon]]||16||37||56
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Spectre]]||0||2||8
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Cacodemon]]||2||5||8
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hell knight]]||3||6||6
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Mancubus]]||1||2||2
|-
![[Weapon|Weapons]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Shotgun]]||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Super shotgun]]||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Rocket launcher]]||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Plasma gun]]||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[BFG9000]]||colspan="3"|1
|-
![[Ammo|Ammunition]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Clip]]||colspan="3"|10
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Box of bullets]]||colspan="3"|5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[4 shotgun shells]]||colspan="3"|15
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Box of shotgun shells]]||4||5||5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Rocket]]||27||28||28
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Box of rockets]]||colspan="3"|9
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Energy cell (Doom)|Energy cell]]||colspan="3"|3
|-
![[Item#Doom games|Health & Armor]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Stimpack]]||colspan="3"|19
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Medikit]]||colspan="3"|11
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Armor]]||colspan="3"|1
|-
!Items!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Armor bonus]]||colspan="3"|18
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Health bonus]]||colspan="3"|26
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Megasphere]]||colspan="3"|2
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Backpack]]||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Berserk]]||colspan="3"|2
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Invulnerability]]||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Radiation shielding suit]]||colspan="3"|7
|-
![[Key|Keys]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Blue keycard||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Red keycard||colspan="3"|1
|-
!Miscellaneous!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Teleporter|Teleport landing]]||colspan="3"|9
|}
{{col-break}}
{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
!colspan="4"|Multiplayer
|-
!Monsters!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Heavy weapon dude||11||19||25
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Imp||15||29||46
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Lost soul||3||8||16
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Demon||16||37||56
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Spectre||0||2||8
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Cacodemon||2||5||8
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Hell knight||3||6||6
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Mancubus||1||2||2
|-
!Weapons!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Shotgun||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Super shotgun||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Chaingun]]||colspan="3"|2
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Rocket launcher||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Plasma gun||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|BFG9000||colspan="3"|2
|-
!Ammunition!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Clip||colspan="3"|10
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Box of bullets||colspan="3"|5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|4 shotgun shells||colspan="3"|15
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Box of shotgun shells||4||5||5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Rocket||27||28||28
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Box of rockets||colspan="3"|9
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Energy cell||colspan="3"|3
|-
!Health & Armor!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Stimpack||colspan="3"|19
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Medikit||colspan="3"|11
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Armor||colspan="3"|1
|-
!Items!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Armor bonus||colspan="3"|18
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Health bonus||colspan="3"|26
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Megasphere||colspan="3"|2
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Backpack||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Berserk||colspan="3"|2
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Invulnerability||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Radiation shielding suit||colspan="3"|7
|-
!Keys!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Blue keycard||colspan="3"|1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Red keycard||colspan="3"|1
|-
!Miscellaneous!!1-2!!3!!4-5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Multiplayer#Cooperative|Cooperative start]]||colspan="3"|4
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathmatch start]]||colspan="3"|6
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport landing||colspan="3"|9
|}
{{col-end}}

== Inspiration and development ==
According to designer Sandy Petersen, this map was inspired by a nightmare he had in which he was navigating a network of walkways and narrow bridges over deep, dark chasms.{{cite web|author=Saral, Mahmut|title=An interview with legendary Sandy Petersen (Call of Cthulhu, Doom, Quake, Age of Empires and much more!)|url=https://donanimgunlugu.com/efsane-sandy-petersen-ile-roportaj-192559/2|publication=Donanım Günlüğü|publishdate=5 December 2018|accessdate=8 December 2018}}

== Trivia ==
{{French level name|Le Gouffre}}

== External links ==
* {{competnmap|2|225|MAP24}}
* {{dsda2|wad=doom2|map=Map+24|title=MAP24 demos}}
* [http://ian-albert.com/games/doom_2_maps/ Top-down perspective view of all Doom II levels] by Ian Albert

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Sandy Petersen levels]]
[[Category:Levels with extra equipment in co-op]]
[[Category:Levels with optional keys]]