E2M1: Flesh Start (Return to Hadron)

Return to Hadron maps
Ep.1: Return to Hadron M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Ep.2: New Clothes E2M1: Flesh Start E2M2: Logistics Complex E2M3: Comm Centre E2M4: Mortuary E2M5: Bunker E2M6: Aqueduct of Agony E2M7: Core Processor E2M8: Ground Zero E2M9: Descent into Darkness
Ep.3: Swansong M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Ep.4: Colour Me Damned M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9

This level occupies the map slot E2M1. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M1.

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E2M1: Flesh Start is the first map of episode (The Collider's) New Clothes in Return to Hadron. It was designed by Matt Powell (cannonball) and uses the music track "Into Sandy's City" by Robert Prince (from Doom II) (original episode) or "Alien Jungle" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) (Ultimate edition). In the Ultimate edition this level received extensive geometry changes and also some updates in its things population.

Walkthrough

Map of Flesh Start (original)

Map of Flesh Start (Ultimate)

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 south side of the dark-floored area where you can see the yellow key, you can spot a switch if you look to the southwest. Shoot it and fall down a floor, then go to the northeast corner to find two armor bonuses and a switch, which will lower the yellow key platform. The yellow key can then be used to get a rocket launcher near the blue and red bars. (sector 72)
2. Get past the crushers at the start and into the area where the demons came from. Turn to the northwest and notice that the top part of the wall in the corner has slime on it. Press on the wall underneath it to open a room with partial invisibility, rockets, and a medikit. (sector 130)

Speedrunning

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	1:53.31	Poncho	2018-03-12	r2h1-153.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on April 3, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Original ep.:

Things	162
Vertices	1102*
Linedefs	1089
Sidedefs	1596
Sectors	136

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 933.

Ultimate ed.:

Things	177
Vertices	1928*
Linedefs	1883
Sidedefs	2927
Sectors	228

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1620.

Things

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

Original ep.:

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	21	22	21
Shotgun guy	8	12	20
Imp	7
Lost soul	0	1	4
Demon	5	9	13
Spectre	0	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	3
Box of shotgun shells	1
Rocket	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	15
Medikit	4
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	27
Health bonus	2
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	8

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	21	22	21
Shotgun guy	8	12	20
Imp	7
Lost soul	2	3	6
Demon	5	9	13
Spectre	3	4	5
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	3
Box of shotgun shells	4
Rocket	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	15
Medikit	4
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	27
Health bonus	2
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Exploding barrel	8

Ultimate ed.:

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	21	22	21
Shotgun guy	8	12	20
Imp	7
Lost soul	0	1	4
Demon	7	11	15
Spectre	0	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	3
Box of shotgun shells	1	0	0
Rocket	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	17
Medikit	5
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	27
Health bonus	2
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	8
Teleport landing	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	21	22	21
Shotgun guy	8	12	20
Imp	7
Lost soul	2	3	6
Demon	7	11	15
Spectre	3	4	5
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	3
Box of shotgun shells	4	3	3
Rocket	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	17
Medikit	5
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	27
Health bonus	2
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Exploding barrel	8
Teleport landing	1

External links

• Return to Hadron E2 demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• Ultimate Return to Hadron demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive