Editing No Rest for the Living

[[File:NoRestForTheLiving_logo.png|thumb|No Rest for the Living logo used in the [[Doom Classic Unity port]]'s [[Official add-ons|add-ons]] menu]]
'''No Rest for the Living''' is a [[Doom II]] expansion set originally developed by [[Nerve Software]]'s [[Arya Iwakura (Squibbons)|Arya Iwakura]] and [[Russell Meakim (TheCastle)|Russell Meakim]] for the 2010 release of Doom II on [[Xbox 360|Xbox Live Arcade]]. It is also now available as part of [[Doom 3: BFG Edition]], in the PlayStation 3 release of [[Doom Classic Complete]], and as an [[official add-ons|add-on]] for the [[Doom Classic Unity port]]s.

No Rest for the Living was one of the winners in the [[Cacowards 2010|17th Annual Cacowards]].

==Episode==
The episode consists of nine levels in all, eight standard levels and a single secret level, as a homage to the similarly structured nine-map episodes in the original [[Doom]], particularly [[Knee-Deep in the Dead]].<ref>{{cite web text|url=https://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=23049407|author=[[Russell Meakim (TheCastle)]]|title=Comment by Nerve Software developer|publication={{wp|Shacknews}}|publishdate=26 May 2010|accessdate=7 July 2020}}</ref> It uses music tracks by [[Bobby Prince]] from the main Doom II levels, but in a different order relative to the main game. As Doom II did not have episodes ''per se'' calling ''No Rest for the Living'' an episode is technically a misnomer. Indeed, the episode selection screen reads "Which expansion?", listing options "Hell on Earth" and "No Rest for the Living", selectable at the inception of a new game, in a fashion similar to Doom's episode selection. Selecting "Hell on Earth" propels the player into the classic 32 map Doom II campaign, whereas selecting "No Rest for the Living" starts the new 9 map addition. This expansion selection prompt is also displayed when the player intends to load a previously saved game, with each campaign having its separate save game directories. Completing No Rest for the Living in singleplayer on any difficulty unlocks the "And Back Again" [[Achievement]], and unlocks the "Doom II Marine Suit" Avatar award.

According to Nerve Software president Brandon James the expansion set "continues on Earth after Hell's forces have [seemingly] been vanquished".{{cite web archived|author=McCaffrey, Ryan|title=Doom II|url=http://www.oxmonline.com/article/previews/a-f/doom-ii|publication=Official Xbox Magazine|publishdate=9 Nov 2009|accessdate=22 Jan 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126074132/http://www.oxmonline.com/article/previews/a-f/doom-ii|archivedat=archive.org}}

==Levels==
{| {{prettytable}}
!Level!!Soundtrack<ref group="notes">These tracks are only applicable to the original Xbox Live Arcade release, the Doom Classic Unity port add-on, and compatible fan-made source ports. The versions included in [[Doom 3: BFG Edition]] and in the PlayStation 3 release of [[Doom Classic Complete]] instead play the tracks corresponding to the similarly numbered ''Hell on Earth'' levels, meaning Level 1 will play D_RUNNIN and so on.</ref>!!Par time!!Sky<ref group="notes">These skies from [[Doom II]] are only applicable to the Doom Classic Unity port add-on, [[WadSmoosh]] and the most current releases of [[Crispy Doom]]. All former official releases use SKY1 for all maps.</ref>||Notes
|-
|[[MAP01: The Earth Base (No Rest for the Living)|Level 1: The Earth Base]]||D_MESSAG||75||SKY1||
|-
|[[MAP02: The Pain Labs (No Rest for the Living)|Level 2: The Pain Labs]]||D_DDTBLU||105||SKY1||
|-
|[[MAP03: Canyon of the Dead (No Rest for the Living)|Level 3: Canyon of the Dead]]
||D_DOOM||120||SKY1||
|-
|[[MAP04: Hell Mountain (No Rest for the Living)|Level 4: Hell Mountain]]||D_SHAWN||105||SKY3||Secret exit to MAP09.
|-
|[[MAP05: Vivisection (No Rest for the Living)|Level 5: Vivisection]]||D_IN_CIT||210||SKY3||
|-
|[[MAP06: Inferno of Blood (No Rest for the Living)|Level 6: Inferno of Blood]]
||D_THE_DA||105||SKY3||
|-
|[[MAP07: Baron's Banquet (No Rest for the Living)|Level 7: Baron's Banquet]]||D_IN_CIT||165||SKY3||
|-
|[[MAP08: Tomb of Malevolence (No Rest for the Living)|Level 8: Tomb of Malevolence]]||D_SHAWN||105||SKY3||Doom II cast endgame.
|-
|[[MAP09: March of the Demons (No Rest for the Living)|Level 9: March of the Demons]]||D_DDTBLU||135||SKY1||Secret level. Completing takes the player to MAP05.
|}
===Notes===
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==Source port support==
The [[Doomsday Engine]] has a built in profile for No Rest for the Living.

The [[Eternity Engine]] has built-in support for the episode if the entire {{c|doom2.disk}} file from the Xbox 360 version is loaded, or if a path is configured to point to the PC version of ''Doom 3: BFG Edition'' (this can be automatically detected when the Steam version is installed, or can be manually configured by the end user if the PWAD is in a different location). It uses the {{c|metadata.txt}} included in the [[diskfile]], or reads a copy of it from {{c|eternity.pke}} if needed.

[[PrBoom-Plus]], since version 2.5.1.4, has partial support for NERVE.WAD, as long as the user loads the ''Doom 3: BFG Edition'' of DOOM2.WAD. There is even more partial support (only proper level names and music tracks) if the user loads the classic version of DOOM2.WAD. It does not, however, automatically register it as sub-episode of Doom II.

[[Zandronum]] has partial support, allowing the proper playing of the episode itself via the NERVE.WAD file, loaded as PWAD file for Doom II, but otherwise does not register as a sub-episode of Doom II.

[[ZDoom]] and [[GZDoom]] automatically recognize NERVE.WAD if it's present inside the working directory or in the Steam install directory, while [[LZDoom]] recognizes it as its own IWAD. The PWAD is detected by its size and MD5 sum, and is allowed to be played as a Doom II episode, regardless of the version of the Doom 2 IWAD loaded with it (map slots for No Rest for the Living episode are LEVEL01-09) with proper metadata provided by the source ports themselves.

== Speedrunning ==
===Current records===
The [[DSDA]] episode records for No Rest for the Living are:

{| {{prettytable}}
! Run !! Time !! Player !! Date !! File !! Notes
|-
| [[UV speed|UV speed run]] ||style="text-align: right;"| 10:12 || {{dsda2user|id=ks4|title=Ks4|linkonly=1}} || 2021-08-20 || {{dsda2ftp|nerve/54398/nerve-1012.zip|nerve-1012.zip}} ||
|-
| [[UV max|UV max run]] ||style="text-align: right;"| 42:44 || [[Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)]] || 2018-05-15 || {{dsda2ftp|nerve/16982/nrall-4244.zip|nrall-4244.zip}} || Uses map set 12 - 19. Plays back with nervenew.wad
|-
| [[UV -fast|UV -fast run]] ||style="text-align: right;"| 1:01:55 || [[Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)]] || 2016-11-24 || {{dsda2ftp|nerve/16992/nrallf6155.zip|nrallf6155.zip}} ||
|-
| [[NoMo|NoMo run]] ||style="text-align: right;"| 05:10 || [[Teedre]] || 2021-02-28 || {{dsda2ftp|nerve/51747/nrallo-510.zip|nrallo-510.zip}} ||
|}

''The data was last verified in its entirety on July 28, 2022.''

==See also==
* [[No Rest for the Living Community MIDI Pack]]

== External links ==
* {{dsda2|wad=nerve}}

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==Playing on a computer==
 The Episode is implemented as a PWAD which can be extracted if you own the XBLA version and a USB stick.

#Copy the Arcade Game to a USB stick on the Xbox 360
#Get the [http://doom.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Outbound&f=No_Rest_for_the_Living&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdarkjump.co.cc%2Fforums%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D7%26amp%3Bt%3D4 Xtaf USB Explorer]
#Connect the USB stick to your computer
#Use the ''Open Disk'' menu option
#Locate the 32MB large DOOM2:XBLA file and Extract it to Disc
#Open the extracted file with [http://doom.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Outbound&f=No_Rest_for_the_Living&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgael360.free.fr%2FwxPirs.php wxPirs]
#Extract a file called ''Doom2.disk'' (This Contains all relevant Game Data)
#Open ''Doom2.disk'' with a Hex editor and search for the string PWAD
#Extract everything from PWAD to the last SECTORMAP string you can find after that
#Save this data to D2_NRFTL.WAD and use it with the source port of your choice


 Please note that the secret exit of level 4 will not put you to Level 9 unless a [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/MAPINFO MAPINFO] lump appropriate to your [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Source_port port of choice] is used. An example is available [http://doom.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Outbound&f=No_Rest_for_the_Living&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpastebin.com%2FfJVZmpMS here] (does not specify music or sky).


 also, you can only play on a pc with this method, or on a mac if you have bootcamp.

==References==
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[[Category:Cacoward winners]]
[[Category:Expansions]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Official add-ons]]