Altair1
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| Altair1 | |
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 The starting area
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| Author | Kenneth Chirko |
| Port | Vanilla Doom |
| IWAD | Doom II |
| Year | 1995 |
| Link | Doomworld/idgames |
This level occupies the map slot MAP01. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP01.
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Altair1 (or Planet Altair1 Base) is a single-level PWAD for Doom II, designed by Kenneth E. Chirko and released in August 1995.
It had two sequels the following year, Altair2 and Altair3a.
Contents
Walkthrough[edit]
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[edit]
Other points of interest[edit]
Secrets[edit]
- After the caged area, open a door to the east, take a lift down, and shoot a switch to access steps. At the top, open the north wall to get a backpack. (sector 77)
- After the caged area, take the lift at the end and open the brown wall to get boxes of ammo, a box of rockets, and a berserk pack. (sector 50)
- Head northeast from the south field and use the slimy wall to the south to get to a soul sphere. (sector 91)
- Take the lift east of the entrance of Secret #3 and at the top, open the bloody wall for a rocket launcher. (sector 99)
- Take the lift north of Secret #4 and press the north switch to get boxes of shotgun shells, boxes of ammo, and boxes of rockets. (sector 159)
- Take the steps past the crusher and open the green wall to get stimpacks and partial invisibility. (sector 130)
- Keep going until you take a lift down. Ride up and hug the north wall to get a medikit and an invulnerability. (sector 227)
- Take the hall west of the lava room and open the bloody wall on the way to get boxes of rockets. (sector 171)
- Follow the armor bonuses until you get to a green wall. Open it to get a stimpack and a switch. (sector 154)
- When the wall north of Secret #9 opens, head to the end and open the west wall for a radiation suit. (sector 184)
- If you used the switch in Secret #9, head east of that secret and when the platforms rise, jump to the north corridor. Open the wall that the light is glowing on to get a light amplification visor. (sector 187)
Bugs[edit]
Demo files[edit]
Areas / screenshots[edit]
Altair surface
Inside the base
The lava pit
The exit
Speedrunning[edit]
Routes and tricks[edit]
Current records[edit]
The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:
| Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
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| NM 100S | |||||
| UV -fast | |||||
| UV -respawn | |||||
| UV Tyson | |||||
| UV pacifist |
The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on July 1, 2022.
Deathmatch[edit]
Player spawns[edit]
This level contains ten spawn points:
- facing north. (thing 5)
- facing east. (thing 6)
- facing north. (thing 7)
- facing south. (thing 8)
- facing north. (thing 9)
- facing south. (thing 10)
- facing east. (thing 11)
- facing west. (thing 12)
- facing east. (thing 131)
- facing west. (thing 183)
Statistics[edit]
Map data[edit]
| Things | 321 |
| Vertices | 1031* |
| Linedefs | 1112 |
| Sidedefs | 1511 |
| Sectors | 240 |
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 874.
Things[edit]
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level:
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Technical information[edit]
Inspiration and development[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Altair IV is the name given to the titular planet in the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet. It is also a planet in the Star Trek franchise, which is a homage to the original.
