E1M4: Research Complex (Lunar Catastrophe)

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This level occupies the map slot E1M4. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E1M4.
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E1M4: Research Complex is the fourth map in episode Fifty Million Miles From Home of Lunar Catastrophe. It was designed by Samantha McNallen (Miss Bubbles), and the par time defined in MAPINFO is 2:30.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Research Complex
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]

  1. Near the two red doors, shoot the barrels near the south wall and open it to find boxes of ammo and stimpacks. (sector 68)
  2. Head south on the ledge where the red key is and lower the south wall to find a passage of health and armor bonuses and a box of ammo which lead to a blue door. (sector 36)
  3. Take the lift between the red doors and take either path to raise a bridge leading to a switch. Flipping it reveals two monster closets at the steps behind the red doors. Open the red door going south and enter the closet there, then press on the west wall in the closet to find a passage of health and armor bonuses. (sector 82)
  4. At the end of Secret #3, open the wall to go back to the starting point, where the next wall to the east will also lower. Enter this passage to find more health and armor bonuses. You will eventually drop to a computer area map. (sector 72)
  5. In the nukage at the west end of the map, head to the east to find health bonuses, armor bonuses, and a light amplification visor. (sector 237)
  6. In the nukage at the west end of the map, take the southwest passage to a platform with a box of shotgun shells, a box of ammo, two armor bonuses, and the blue key. (sector 210)
  7. Continue east past Secret #6 to find another platform with a health bonus, two armor bonuses, and a megaarmor. (sector 232)
  8. After you get the blue key in Secret #6, return to Secret #2 and open the blue door to find two armor bonuses, a medikit, a soul sphere, a box of ammo, a box of shotgun shells, and a switch. (sector 190)
  9. The switch in Secret #8 raises a bridge to the south. Go back to that area and cross that bridge to the wall. Open the wall to find a lift leading to a stimpack and the secret exit. (sector 77)

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Speedrunning[edit]

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Current records[edit]

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

Run Time Player Date File Notes
UV speed (normal exit)
UV speed (secret exit)
NM speed (normal exit)
NM speed (secret exit)
UV max
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist (normal exit)
UV pacifist (secret exit)

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on February 21, 2022.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains eight spawn points:

  1. facing south-east. (thing 20)
  2. facing south. (thing 53)
  3. facing south. (thing 80)
  4. facing north-west. (thing 100)
  5. facing north-east. (thing 101)
  6. facing south-east. (thing 308)
  7. facing south-east. (thing 317)
  8. facing south-west. (thing 329)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 384
Vertices 1148*
Linedefs 1341
Sidedefs 1800
Sectors 255
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1048.

Things[edit]

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

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