Bastion of Chaos

Bastion of Chaos
Author	Bridgeburner56
Port	GZDoom
IWAD	Doom II
Year	2020
Link	Doomworld forums thread
	This mod received one of the 2020 Cacowards on Doomworld!

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

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Bastion of Chaos is a single-level PK3 for Doom II and the GZDoom source port that came out in July 2020. It was designed by Bridgeburner56 and uses the music track "The Coming Hour" by John Weekley (PRIMEVAL). It won a Cacoward that year, and the song was distinguished as an Odyssey of Noises.

Bastion of Chaos is a very large slaughter map using OTEX textures and advanced lighting effects of GZDoom. The level is available in a full edition requiring a comparatively powerful computer, as well as a low spec edition for modest systems.

Walkthrough

Map of Bastion of Chaos

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.

Secrets

1. At the southwest part of the southern section of the map, an alcove above has a megaarmor. To reach it, head to the fenced-in section to the east and towards the switch, then press on the recessed wall to find a teleporter that leads you straight there. (sector 18388)
2. In the northeast section of the map, go to the area with the super shotgun, then head west and northwest from there, into the blood, to get a soul sphere. (sector 22841)
3. In the outside area southeast of the starting point, go to the pedestal with the megasphere and look south. A candle marks the beginning of some small steps leading down to a soul sphere. Be careful not to fall as you get it. (sector 23448)
4. In the yellow key hub, head towards the northwest steps and go a bit north from the base of these steps to find an eye switch. After using it, quickly head to the northeast steps and into the alcove northwest from them to get a megasphere. (sector 23779)
5. At the northwest section of the map, use the lift that has a single backpack, then at the top, jump to the west to reach the blood. Follow the candles to get a soul sphere. (sector 23781)
6. In the western section with the spiral staircase and rocket launcher (west of the hub), go to the south side of the starting platform and gently drop down to pick up a backpack and energy cell packs. (sector 23786)
7. In the yellow key hub, go towards the northeast teleporter. Just past it, there is an eye switch tucked in the wall. Use it, then head south of the teleporter to find a rocket launcher and a box of rockets in a small alcove. (sector 32351, 19526 in low spec ed.)
8. In the southern hall at the southern section of the map, head past the north switch, into the blood, and head east. There will be an alcove to the south that leads to a hidden megasphere. (sector 32358, 19529 in low spec ed.)
9. At the east end of the southern section of the map, go all the way south to the switch, then into the blood pool to the west of it. You will find a small alcove with energy cell packs here. (sector 32370, 19342 in low spec ed.)

Speedrunning

Bastion of Chaos is only for GZDoom, which does not support the playback of demos except for the exact same version as the one it was recorded with. Ancalagon did his UV max run with GZDoom 4.5.0. He also published the video footage of it on his YouTube channel.

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max	56:07	Ancalagon	2021-04-13	boc-5607.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on January 28, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

	Full ed.	Low spec ed.
Things	9481	8783
Vertexes	95856	93497
Linedefs	126263	123744
Sidedefs	232512	227563
Sectors	32470	32091

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Zombieman	67	67	1	0	0	67	67	67
Shotgun guy	79	79	82	58	58	104	112	112
Heavy weapon dude	42	42	87	131	131	131	131	131
Imp	1104	1104	906	892	892	1124	1124	1124
Lost soul	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2
Demon	163	163	195	199	199	223	223	223
Spectre	38	38	60	72	72	72	72	72
Revenant	913	913	1137	1316	1316	1319	1319	1319
Cacodemon	503	503	609	702	702	707	707	707
Pain elemental	63	63	75	95	95	95	95	95
Hell knight	721	721	726	645	645	879	879	879
Baron of Hell	18	18	46	156	156	168	168	168
Arachnotron	32	32	26	28	28	36	36	36
Mancubus	93	93	123	163	163	163	163	163
Arch-vile	20	20	42	62	62	63	63	63
Spiderdemon	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	4
Cyberdemon	29	29	41	50	50	50	50	50
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Shotgun	2
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Clip	20	20	22	22	22	22	22	22
Box of bullets	14	14	12	12	12	14	14	14
4 shotgun shells	31	31	28	28	28	31	31	31
Box of shotgun shells	54	54	49	49	49	54	54	54
Rocket	84
Box of rockets	406	406	398	366	366	408	408	408
Energy cell	106	106	124	120	120	128	128	128
Energy cell pack	424	424	370	316	316	424	424	424
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Stimpack	16
Medikit	74	74	77	75	75	86	86	86
Armor	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7
Megaarmor	9	9	9	12	12	14	14	14
Items	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Armor bonus	76
Health bonus	220
Supercharge	25	25	28	28	28	37	37	37
Megasphere	36	36	30	22	22	40	40	40
Backpack	5	5	3	2	2	5	5	5
Berserk	1
Invulnerability	7	7	0	0	0	7	7	7
Radiation shielding suit	9	9	4	2	2	9	9	9
Keys	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Teleport landing	286	286	294	295	295	295	295	295

External links

• Doomworld forums thread
• Bastion of Chaos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive