Runaway Train

Runaway Train
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Author	Nigel Rowand
Port	ZDoom
IWAD	Doom II
Year	2001
Link	Doomworld/idgames

This level occupies the map slot MAP01. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP01.

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Runaway Train is a single-level PWAD for Doom II and the ZDoom source port that was released in February 2001. It was designed by Nigel Rowand (Enjay) and uses the music track "Les Chants Magnétiques Part 2" by Jean-Michel Jarre, sequenced to MIDI.

Apart from a brief introductory scene at a train station, the entire map is set on a moving train which is on a collision course and going to crash in three minutes, giving the player limited time to get a key from one end of the train and return.

Runaway Train was featured in Doomworld's Top 100 Most Memorable Maps, placing 98th.

Walkthrough

Map of Runaway Train

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

Leave the first building and get onto the train. After a brief cutscene, you have to reach the end of the train, killing monsters along the way. The way is completely linear and there is no need to explain it in detail. After getting the blue key in the last car, turn around and go back all the way to the beginning. Open the door to the front car and enter it to finish the level.

Secrets

There are no official secrets on this map.

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
NM100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

Miscellaneous demos

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains four spawn points:

1. facing south. (thing 4)
2. facing south. (thing 5)
3. facing south. (thing 6)
4. facing west. (thing 445)

Statistics

Map data

Things	455
Vertices	2957*
Linedefs	2995
Sidedefs	5204
Sectors	205

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2370.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	5	10	15
Shotgun guy	7	11	14
Heavy weapon dude	9	8	9
Imp	7	10	14
Lost soul	5	5	7
Revenant	0	1	2
Cacodemon	1	3	6
Hell knight	1	1	0
Baron of Hell	0	0	1
Mancubus	1
Spawn spot	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	5	5	4
Box of bullets	1	1	3
4 shotgun shells	13	13	15
Rocket	4
Energy cell	1	1	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	9
Medikit	4	4	6
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	6
Health bonus	40
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	43
Teleport landing	4

Cooperative
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	5	10	15
Shotgun guy	7	11	14
Heavy weapon dude	9	8	9
Imp	7	10	14
Lost soul	5	5	7
Revenant	0	1	2
Cacodemon	1	3	6
Hell knight	1	1	0
Baron of Hell	0	0	1
Mancubus	1
Spawn spot	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	5	5	4
Box of bullets	1	1	3
4 shotgun shells	13	13	15
Rocket	4
Energy cell	1	1	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	9
Medikit	4	4	6
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	6
Health bonus	40
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Exploding barrel	43
Teleport landing	4

Deathmatch
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	5	10	15
Shotgun guy	7	11	14
Heavy weapon dude	9	8	9
Imp	7	10	14
Lost soul	5	5	7
Revenant	0	1	2
Cacodemon	1	3	6
Hell knight	1	1	0
Baron of Hell	0	0	1
Mancubus	1
Spawn spot	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	5	5	4
Box of bullets	1	1	3
4 shotgun shells	13	13	15
Rocket	4
Energy cell	1	1	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	9
Medikit	4	4	6
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	6
Health bonus	40
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Deathmatch start	4
Exploding barrel	43
Teleport landing	4

Trivia

The map was originally conceived as part of Enjay's work-in-progress mod, Aspects. It was inspired by the map HiSpeed from Unreal Tournament and the level "Falling Ship" from Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. The scripting was partially based on the map "Bullet Train" by Mike Watson (Cyb).

External links

• Runaway Train at Doomworld/idgames