MAP31: Disarming the Mechanism (Community Chest 3)

Community Chest 3 secret maps
MAP31: Disarming the Mechanism MAP32: Installation 07 Warszawa
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This level occupies the map slot MAP31. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP31.

MAP31: Disarming the Mechanism is the secret level of Community Chest 3. It was designed by Chris Kassap (lupinx-Kassman), and was the author's sixth level. It uses a MIDI conversion, by Sephiroth3, of the music track "Old Sense" from Zero Wing, which plays in the "Submarine Tunnel" stage.

In this level, the hellspawn have armed a viral bomb at the core of the Theta Complex, with the intent of destroying the world. Your objective is to find the bomb, and disarm it within 30 minutes.

This level contains a secret exit leading to MAP32: Installation 07 Warszawa, which can only be reached by disarming the bomb. Completing this level through the normal exit takes the player to MAP16: Hangman's Noose.

Walkthrough

Map of Disarming the Mechanism

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. At the start of the level, open the door behind you to find a berserk. (sector 869)
2. Once you have the yellow key, open the door to the southeast of the UAC insignia on the floor, and activate the switch inside to raise a bridge across the chasm. Cross the bridge and enter the building on the other end to find two bullet boxes, one box of shells, a megaarmor, and a partial invisibility. (sector 282)
3. In the southernmost hallway west of the core, there is a wall with blue triangles upon it at the west side, which is glowing. Open this wall to obtain a computer area map. (sector 1445)

Bugs

The following things have no flags set for any of the three difficulty classes, so they do not actually appear in the level: a shotgun guy (thing 139), a medikit (141), and three stimpacks (143, 145 and 146).

Areas / screenshots

• 

  The start of the level.

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max	11:53	blob1024	2011-08-03	c331-1153.zip
NM100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

Last verified on March 31, 2013.

Statistics

Map data

Things	1298
Vertices	9848*
Linedefs	9882
Sidedefs	16386
Sectors	1821

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 8227.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	122	131	132
Shotgun guy	67	72	76
Heavy weapon dude	26	27	36
Imp	109	121	130
Demon	11
Spectre	5	16	16
Revenant	3	5	5
Hell knight	5
Baron of Hell	5
Arachnotron	3	4	5
Mancubus	4
Arch-vile	1
Spiderdemon	1
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	4
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	6
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	4
Box of bullets	15	15	16
4 shotgun shells	36	36	46
Box of shotgun shells	4
Rocket	4
Box of rockets	31
Energy cell	38
Energy cell pack	7
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	38	42	42
Medikit	5	2	2
Armor	3
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	104	104	98
Health bonus	73	113	113
Supercharge	1	2	2
Backpack	2
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Invulnerability	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	239
Teleport landing	24
Voodoo doll	4

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	124	133	134
Shotgun guy	67	72	76
Heavy weapon dude	26	27	36
Imp	124	136	145
Demon	11
Spectre	5	16	16
Revenant	3	5	5
Hell knight	5
Baron of Hell	5
Arachnotron	3	4	5
Mancubus	4
Arch-vile	1
Spiderdemon	1
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	5
Super shotgun	5
Chaingun	6
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	6
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	4
Box of bullets	16	16	17
4 shotgun shells	50	50	60
Box of shotgun shells	4
Rocket	4
Box of rockets	31
Energy cell	38
Energy cell pack	7
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	38	42	42
Medikit	5	2	2
Armor	3
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	104	104	98
Health bonus	73	113	113
Supercharge	1	2	2
Backpack	2
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Invulnerability	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	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	8
Exploding barrel	239
Teleport landing	24
Voodoo doll	4

Inspiration and development

The original "story" of this level was that the Nazis had taken over a base and had a bomb set to destroy Community Chest itself. The monitor at the normal exit also told the player that if they did not disarm the bomb, they would not reach "Shadow Dweller's level." All of this was changed at the request of playtester Eric Baker (The Green Herring), who felt this was an inappropriate break of the fourth wall.

Also, ironically enough, both map16 and map32 were made by Shadow Dweller.

Trivia

This map is notable for utilizing the voodoo doll effect to simulate the timer by placing the doll in an isolated room full of explosive barrels and a very tall crusher. After approximately 30 minutes have passed and the player has not yet disarmed the bomb, the crusher reaches the barrels and crushes them, detonating the entire room and killing the player in the process (unless the God mode cheat is enabled before it happens).

External links

• Community Chest 3 demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive