E1M2: Fight Fire With Fire (Nostalgia Zero)

Nostalgia Zero maps
Ep.1: Valley of the Dead E1M1: Hangar 18 E1M2: Fight Fire With Fire E1M3: Zero Tolerance E1M4: Bulls on Parade E1M5: No Remorse E1M6: Flight of Icarus E1M7: War Ensemble E1M8: Valley of the Dead E1M9: Jump in the Fire
Ep.2: Gates to Hell M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Ep.3: Infernal Death M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Ep.4: Thy Kingdom Come M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9

This level occupies the map slot E1M2. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E1M2.

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E1M2: Fight Fire With Fire is the second map in the Valley of the Dead episode of Nostalgia Zero. It was designed by Alex Decker (myolden) and uses the music track "Propeller" by Korp.

Walkthrough

Map of Fight Fire With Fire

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. In the shotgun room at the northwest end, lower the west wall to get armor bonuses and a box of shotgun shells. (sector 48)
2. Head northeast from the red door and in this hall, open the east wall past the two windows to head out to a chaingun and ammo clips. (sector 72)
3. Climb the steps northwest of the red door and use the north wall to get a soul sphere. (sector 113)
4. In the water where the blue door is, head south of the door, then east and use the middle terminal to find a computer area map. (sector 155)
5. Use the south terminal in Secret #4 and ride up to a berserk pack. (sector 126)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	0:28.57	Andrea Rovenski	2024-11-24	nz1-2uv28.zip
NM speed	0:58.83	Andrea Rovenski	2025-09-29	nz1-2n58.zip
UV max	1:48.14	Andrea Rovenski	2025-09-29	nz1-2-148.zip
NM 100S	1:17.74	Andrea Rovenski	2025-09-29	nz1-2s117.zip
UV -fast	1:49.54	Andrea Rovenski	2025-09-29	nz1-2f149.zip
UV -respawn	1:32.51	Andrea Rovenski	2024-10-29	nz1-2r132.zip
UV Tyson	2:51.97	Andrea Rovenski	2024-10-24	nz1-2t251.zip
UV pacifist	0:35.26	Andrea Rovenski	2025-09-29	nz1-2p35.zip
NoMo	0:22.49	Andrea Rovenski	2025-09-30	nz1-2o22.zip
NoMo 100S	0:42.11	Andrea Rovenski	2025-09-30	nz1-2os42.zip
Stroller	1:51.23	Andrea Rovenski	2024-11-24	nz1-2str151.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on October 4, 2025.

Statistics

Map data

Things	159
Vertices	855*
Linedefs	982
Sidedefs	1311
Sectors	198

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 766.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	37	39	39
Shotgun guy	13
Imp	20	23	28
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	6
Box of bullets	1
4 shotgun shells	4
Box of shotgun shells	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	8
Medikit	3
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	9
Health bonus	6
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	4
Teleport landing	2

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	37	39	39
Shotgun guy	13
Imp	20	23	28
Demon	5
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	6
Box of bullets	1
4 shotgun shells	4
Box of shotgun shells	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	8
Medikit	3
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	9
Health bonus	6
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Exploding barrel	4
Teleport landing	2

External links

• Nostalgia Zero demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive