E1M6: Communications Sector (Lunar Catastrophe)

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This level occupies the map slot E1M6. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E1M6.
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E1M6: Communications Sector is the sixth 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 2:00.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Communications Sector
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. In the hall at the northwest end, head all the way to the room with the chainsaw, then backtrack to see an open room with partial invisibility. (sector 0)
  2. In the central hall, go to the northwest end and just before you reach the blue floor, open the east wall to get a backpack, a medikit, and a box of ammo. (sector 19)
  3. In the hall at the northwest end, press on the southwest wall to find a lift leading up to health bonuses, armor bonuses, shotgun shells, a light amplification visor, a computer area map, and a switch to the blue key area. (sector 28)
  4. In the yellow key area, press on the recessed wall in the southeast to find armor bonuses, ammo clips, and a box of rockets. (sector 74)
  5. In Secret #4, open the east wall to access the outside portion with a rocket launcher and rockets. (sector 205)
  6. Enter Secret #1, then quickly run back through the hall and drop into the pit to the northwest, which is a lift that has lowered. From here, you can grab a radiation suit and pick up a soul sphere. (sector 222)

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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
NM speed
UV max
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

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. (thing 8)
  2. facing west. (thing 23)
  3. facing east. (thing 24)
  4. facing north. (thing 191)
  5. facing south. (thing 195)
  6. facing north. (thing 196)
  7. facing south. (thing 197)
  8. facing south-west. (thing 198)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 380
Vertices 1226*
Linedefs 1360
Sidedefs 1721
Sectors 223
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1099.

Things[edit]

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

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