The Forgotten Portals

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The Forgotten Portals
The hub areaThe hub area
Author Ken Phipps
Port Limit-removing
IWAD Heretic
Year 2000
Link Doomworld/idgames
This level occupies the map slot E1M3. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E1M3.
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The Forgotten Portals is a single-level PWAD for Heretic, designed by Ken Phipps and released in January 2000. The Forgotten Portals is a hub-styled map that connects multiple areas into one single cohesive progression that requires the player to visit all to progress to the final exit. Order is irrelevant. It has a variety of different scenarios that include snowy areas, savannah-like plains, marble fortresses, and gothic buildings.

Walkthrough

Map of The Forgotten Portals
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

Other points of interest

Secrets

  1. Open the yellow door and get on the step to the west to get a Pile of Mace Spheres. (sector 34)
  2. Cross to the right side from Secret #1 to get a Quiver of Ethereal Arrows and an Energy Orb. (sector 35)
  3. At the northwest end, there is a Morph Ovum on a platform. To get it, head north, then northeast and open the wall at the dead end. Go through and you will teleport to the Morph Ovum. (sector 108)
  4. When you unlock the north path in the hall that has two doors, head all the way east and southeast to open a wall. Take the corridor, then the lift up. At the top, fall to the north to get a Mystic Urn. (sector 608)
  5. When you enter the hall that has two doors, take the second door and use the northeast bookshelf to find a Map Scroll. (sector 840)

Bugs

Demo files

Areas / screenshots

Speedrunning

Routes and tricks

Current records

The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:

Run Time Player Date File Notes
SM speed
SM max
BP speed
BP max
NM speed
NM 100S
Tyson
Pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on March 29, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things 773
Vertices 5500*
Linedefs 5274
Sidedefs 8189
Sectors 861
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 4363.

Things

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

Technical information

Inspiration and development

Trivia

See also

Sources

External links