STONES.WAD

This level occupies the map slot E1M1. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E1M1.

STONES.WAD is a single-level PWAD designed by Michael Kelsey. It is notable for being perhaps the first "serious" third-party Doom level ever created (the earlier releases were clearly marked as editing prototypes, or had their architecture deliberately simplified for lack of a reliable node builder). The text file provides no canonical name for the map.

Although the idgames package is dated April 17, 1994, this level was discussed on alt.games.doom at least as early as March 29, before the final version of DEU 5.0 had been completed. The time stamp on the WAD itself is March 26.

This level also appeared on Maximum Doom as STONES2.WAD, as E1M5 of NEWDOOM.WAD, as MAP07 of NEWHITS1.WAD, and as E3M1 of WADPAK12.WAD.

Walkthrough

Map of STONES.WAD, E1M1

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

Head up and down the stairs towards the room to the east, and grab the yellow key. Open the wall to your north, destroy both of the barrels in your path, and go east outside. Open the yellow door at the south and flip the switch in the next room.

Secrets

1. The door north of the yellow key counts as a secret and is impossible to miss. (sector 38)
2. After going through #1, turn left at the end of the path, head down the lift and continue until you reach a shotgun and two boxes of shells. There is a switch here which lowers the wall ahead. (sector 30)
3. Pressing the back wall of #2 lowers two lifts allowing access across the nukage to a chaingun, a box of shotgun shells, and a box of bullets (hard skill only). (sector 29)
4. To the south of the aforementioned chaingun is a lift which leads to two health bonuses and an outdoor area. (sector 62)
5. This outdoor area has a window in the south-west which is actually a lift. The lift leads to a room with some monsters, a box of bullets, a rocket launcher, a box of rockets, and a light amplification visor. There is a secret door on the south wall here leading to a passage with two boxes of shotgun shells and (on easy and medium skills) a shotgun. (sector 85)
6. Part way along this passage is an alcove with a partial invisibility. (sector 140)
7. Further along the passage, the passage forks. The left fork leads to a computer map. There are two secret sectors here. (sector 147)
8. See #7. (sector 149)
9. The outdoor area mentioned in #4 has a soul sphere. On collecting it, the floor rises. At the top it is possible to jump across to a berserk. (sector 95)
10. The eastern wall of #9 is a secret door leading to a medikit, two rockets (multiplayer only), and an armor. Getting the armor teleports you to near the exit. (sector 162)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max	1:34	Albert Valls	2001-09-04	sto134uv.zip
NM100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson	2:44	Albert Valls	2001-09-04	sto244ty.zip
UV pacifist

Miscellaneous demos

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes

Statistics

Map data

Things	159
Vertices	621*
Linedefs	715
Sidedefs	1055
Sectors	227

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 560.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	0	2	2
Shotgun guy	3	7	8
Imp	10	18	34
Demon	3
Cacodemon	0	2	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	2	2	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	2
Box of bullets	3	3	7
4 shotgun shells	7
Box of shotgun shells	5
Box of rockets	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	4	5	6
Medikit	4
Armor	1
Megaarmor	0	1	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	4	6	8
Health bonus	14	15	15
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Light amplification visor	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	9	10	10
Teleport landing	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	0	2	2
Shotgun guy	3	7	8
Imp	10	18	34
Demon	3
Cacodemon	0	2	4
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	3	3	2
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	2
Box of bullets	3	3	8
4 shotgun shells	7
Box of shotgun shells	5
Rocket	2
Box of rockets	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	4	5	6
Medikit	4
Armor	1
Megaarmor	0	1	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	4	6	8
Health bonus	16	17	17
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Light amplification visor	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	3	4	4
Exploding barrel	9	10	10
Teleport landing	1

See also

• E2M1ED.WAD

Sources

• STONES.WAD at Doomworld/idgames (note the parameter id=14)
• "Praise for STONES.WAD", thread on alt.games.doom
• "The first PWADs", thread at the Doomworld forums
• The Maximum Doom Reference v1.0, by Funduke

External links

• STONES.WAD demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive