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==Walkthrough==
 
==Walkthrough==
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[[Image:E4M1 map.png|thumb|right|256px|Map of E4M1]]  
 
[[Image:E4M1 map.png|thumb|right|256px|Map of E4M1]]  
 
: Letters in ''italics'' refer to marked spots on the map.  [[Sector]] numbers in '''boldface''' are [[secrets]] which count toward the [[Intermission screen|end-of-level tally]].
 
: Letters in ''italics'' refer to marked spots on the map.  [[Sector]] numbers in '''boldface''' are [[secrets]] which count toward the [[Intermission screen|end-of-level tally]].
 
===Essentials===
 
===Essentials===
 
From the start, go forward (to the [[shotgun]]) then to the left, round the [[nukage]] pool, then right and flip the switch at the other end of the gallery. The marble wall blocking the short passage to the right from the start will lower. Go back round the nukage pool and through the passage to another similar area. Follow the walkway to the right until you see an entrance to the building in the center. Jump down into the nukage moat and go through the entrance. Walk up the stairs, turn left and pick up the red [[skull key]].  
 
From the start, go forward (to the [[shotgun]]) then to the left, round the [[nukage]] pool, then right and flip the switch at the other end of the gallery. The marble wall blocking the short passage to the right from the start will lower. Go back round the nukage pool and through the passage to another similar area. Follow the walkway to the right until you see an entrance to the building in the center. Jump down into the nukage moat and go through the entrance. Walk up the stairs, turn left and pick up the red [[skull key]].  
Go back downstairs to the room with a window. The raised floor in front of the window is a lift. '''''(or should the other exit from the central buildeing?)''''' Ride it up and jump back to the walkway around the area, go through the passage, then around the nukage and through the red-key door, make your way around the rectangual structure occupying the back part of the room and pick the blue [[skull key]] in the niche. Go out of the room, follow the walkway to the blue-key door, open it and step on the white pad with a pentagram in it in the room behind the blue door.
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Go back downstairs to the room with a window. The raised floor in front of the window is a lift. Ride it up and jump back to the walkway around the area, go through the passage, then around the nukage and through the red-key door, make your way around the rectangual structure occupying the back part of the room and pick the blue [[skull key]] in the niche. Go out of the room, follow the walkway to the blue-key door, open it and step on the white pad with a pentagram in it in the room behind the blue door.
 
===Other points of interest===
 
===Other points of interest===
  
 
===Secrets===
 
===Secrets===
# Drop into the nukage pool ahead of you at the start of the level. Press the use key on the end of the platform to the right to lower it, exposing a hidden tunnel with a rocket launcher at its end. Open the wall to the left of the rocket launcher to reveal a room with a pair of teleporters. Each takes you to a corresponding ledge near the level's beginning. '''(sector 69)'''
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# Drop into the nukage pool ahead of you at the start of the level. Press the use key on the end of the platform to the right to lower it, exposing a hidden tunnel with a rocket launcher at its end. Open the wall to the left of the rocket launcher to reveal a room with a pair of teleporters. '''(sector 69)''' Each takes you to a corresponding ledge near the level's beginning.  
 
# In the room behind the red door, make your way left around the rectangular structure and press the use key on the torch. This lowers the rectangular structure, uncovering a hidden "NIИ" logo. Walking over the logo triggers the secret. '''(sector 30)'''  Pressing "use" unleashes four Barons. Walking across the logo '''''(not true, the trigger linedef "overlines" the NIИ letters)''''' causes the walls to raise up, blocking the entrance to the room. This wall has a switch to lower it  The logo is not present in console versions of Doom that feature this map, probably due to trademark concerns.
 
# In the room behind the red door, make your way left around the rectangular structure and press the use key on the torch. This lowers the rectangular structure, uncovering a hidden "NIИ" logo. Walking over the logo triggers the secret. '''(sector 30)'''  Pressing "use" unleashes four Barons. Walking across the logo '''''(not true, the trigger linedef "overlines" the NIИ letters)''''' causes the walls to raise up, blocking the entrance to the room. This wall has a switch to lower it  The logo is not present in console versions of Doom that feature this map, probably due to trademark concerns.
 
#* Note: The area surrounding the "NIИ" letters is tagged as a secret sector, as opposed to the letters themselves, so this secret may be a bit tricky to register.
 
#* Note: The area surrounding the "NIИ" letters is tagged as a secret sector, as opposed to the letters themselves, so this secret may be a bit tricky to register.
#* The "NIN" logo is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Nine Inch Nails|Nine Inch Nails]], the American industrial rock band. Also, id software's next game, [[Quake]], would feature sound and music by the band's frontman, [[Wikipedia:Trent Reznor|Trent Reznor]].
 
  
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===Bugs===
 
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==Trivia==
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== Inspiration and development ==
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The "NIN" logo is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Nine Inch Nails|Nine Inch Nails]], the American industrial rock band. Also, id software's next game, [[Quake]], would feature sound and music by the band's frontman, [[Wikipedia:Trent Reznor|Trent Reznor]].
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== Trivia ==
 
It is the smallest level in [[Ultimate Doom]].
 
It is the smallest level in [[Ultimate Doom]].
  
==External links==
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== External links ==
 
* [http://www.doom2.net/~compet-n/database/cn.cgi?map:udoom:41 E4M1 demos from the Compet-N database]
 
* [http://www.doom2.net/~compet-n/database/cn.cgi?map:udoom:41 E4M1 demos from the Compet-N database]
 
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Revision as of 01:11, 30 September 2011


E4M1: Hell Beneath is the first map of Thy Flesh Consumed in Doom. It was designed by American McGee and uses the music track "Sign of Evil."

On Ultra-Violence, it is believed to be one of the hardest levels not only of the episode but also in the entire Doom series. On this difficulty, there are no medikits or stimpacks; any additional health is limited to nine health bonuses, and there is only one piece of green armor. The easier difficulties have four medikits, two of which are available through a secret.

Overview

The map title comes from Proverb 15:24: "The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath."

Walkthrough

Map of E4M1
Letters in italics refer to marked spots on the map. Sector numbers in boldface are secrets which count toward the end-of-level tally.

Essentials

From the start, go forward (to the shotgun) then to the left, round the nukage pool, then right and flip the switch at the other end of the gallery. The marble wall blocking the short passage to the right from the start will lower. Go back round the nukage pool and through the passage to another similar area. Follow the walkway to the right until you see an entrance to the building in the center. Jump down into the nukage moat and go through the entrance. Walk up the stairs, turn left and pick up the red skull key. Go back downstairs to the room with a window. The raised floor in front of the window is a lift. Ride it up and jump back to the walkway around the area, go through the passage, then around the nukage and through the red-key door, make your way around the rectangual structure occupying the back part of the room and pick the blue skull key in the niche. Go out of the room, follow the walkway to the blue-key door, open it and step on the white pad with a pentagram in it in the room behind the blue door.

Other points of interest

Secrets

  1. Drop into the nukage pool ahead of you at the start of the level. Press the use key on the end of the platform to the right to lower it, exposing a hidden tunnel with a rocket launcher at its end. Open the wall to the left of the rocket launcher to reveal a room with a pair of teleporters. (sector 69) Each takes you to a corresponding ledge near the level's beginning.
  2. In the room behind the red door, make your way left around the rectangular structure and press the use key on the torch. This lowers the rectangular structure, uncovering a hidden "NIИ" logo. Walking over the logo triggers the secret. (sector 30) Pressing "use" unleashes four Barons. Walking across the logo (not true, the trigger linedef "overlines" the NIИ letters) causes the walls to raise up, blocking the entrance to the room. This wall has a switch to lower it The logo is not present in console versions of Doom that feature this map, probably due to trademark concerns.
    • Note: The area surrounding the "NIИ" letters is tagged as a secret sector, as opposed to the letters themselves, so this secret may be a bit tricky to register.


Bugs

There is a small Hall of Mirrors effect visible at the top of the inside of the red door frame due to a missing upper texture. Though it is barely, if at all noticeable in the darkness. Though one might comment on the lower texture being out of place.

Demo files

Areas / screenshots

Speedrunning

Routes and tricks

Records

The Compet-N records for the map are:

Run Time Player Date File Notes
UV speed 00:25 Vincent Catalaá 2000-12-18 u4m1-025.zip
NM speed 00:35 Drew "stx-Vile" DeVore 2002-09-14 n4m1-035.zip
UV max 01:56 Ian Sutton 1999-10-11 u4m1-156.zip
NM100S 00:46 Vincent Catalaá 2000-08-20 n4s1-046.zip
UV -fast 02:40 Chris "Ryback" Ratcliff 2002-03-21 f4m1-240.zip
UV -respawn 01:37 Radek Pecka 2001-12-04 r4m1-137.zip
UV Tyson 50:56 Xit Vono 2001-10-22 t4m15056.zip
UV pacifist 02:50 Vincent Catalaá 2000-01-02 p4m1-250.zip

Statistics

Map data

Things 141
Vertices 439
Linedefs 471
Sidedefs 642
Sectors 81

Things

Monsters ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Sergeants 9 16 20
Spectres 4 8 9
Imps 16 25 29
Barons of Hell 4 5 5
Powerups ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Medikits 4 4 0
Health bonuses 9 9 9
Armor bonuses 12 12 12
Green armors 1 1 1
Weapons ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Shotguns 1 1 1
Chainguns 1 1 1
Rocket launchers 1 1 1
Ammunition ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Ammo clips 1 1 1
Shells 3 3 3
Rocket boxes 2 2 2
Keys ITYTD and HNTR HMP UV and NM
Red skulls 1 1 1
Blue skulls 1 1 1

Inspiration and development

The "NIN" logo is a reference to Nine Inch Nails, the American industrial rock band. Also, id software's next game, Quake, would feature sound and music by the band's frontman, Trent Reznor.

Trivia

It is the smallest level in Ultimate Doom.

External links