E2M3: Retrospective Kyoto (Tarnsman's Projectile Hell)

Tarnsman's Projectile Hell maps
Episode 1: Eternal Night Vignette M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Episode 2: Strange Oriental Discourse E2M1: Shrine at the Foot of the Mountain E2M2: Plain Asia E2M3: Retrospective Kyoto E2M4: Led On by a Cow to Visit Zenkou Temple E2M5: Welcome to the Moon Tour E2M6: Lunatic Princess E2M7: The Far Side of the Moon E2M8: The Sea Where One's Home Planet Reflects E2M9: Tomorrow Will Be Special; Yesterday Was Not
Episode 3: Catastrophe in Bhavaagra M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Episode 4: Hopeless Masquerade M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9

This level occupies the map slot E2M3. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M3.

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E2M3: Retrospective Kyoto is the third map in episode Strange Oriental Discourse of Tarnsman's Projectile Hell. It was designed by Richard Frei (Tarnsman) and uses the music track "Jade Empire," originally composed by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) for the Plutonia MIDI Pack. The par time defined in MAPINFO is 5:30.

Walkthrough

Map of Retrospective Kyoto

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.

Other points of interest

Open the west wall in the normal exit room to find a light amplification visor and a message.

When you teleport to the area with the red key (see secret 1), try to run west to the ledge with chaingunners by using the very edge of the teleporter, so you can pass it without teleporting. From the ledge, jump northwest to a hidden area with another light amplification visor.

Secrets

1. Head east of the exit door and use the blue skull switch to reveal a teleporter. Take the teleporter to get armor bonuses, energy cells, and a plasma gun. If you look at the north wall, you will see a face, which lowers the ground where the plasma gun is to a red key. (sector 368)
2. Head east of the exit door and use the blue skull switch to reveal a teleporter. Afterwards, go to the east side of the map, then head north and climb the steps. Head west and south to a teleporter, which takes you to medikits. If you have the red key, you can head southwest to get the secret exit. (sector 424)
3. Head to the southwest side and climb the ledges to the east walkway. Head north and look at the skull switch. Shoot it and drop down. Head northwest now, but immediately turn southwest and you will find energy cells and a megaarmor. (sector 438)
4. At the southeast area, get to the high ledge on the west side and press on the southwest wall to find rockets and a backpack. (sector 662)
5. At the southwest end of the map, go through the west wall where the candle is to find health bonuses, rockets, a box of ammo, and a box of shotgun shells. The teleporter will let you run north to get more rockets, a blue key, and either a megazerk or a soul sphere (or neither of these on Ultra-Violence or higher). (sector 747)

Bugs

A box of shotgun shells (Thing 1499) in the northeast has no flags set for any of the three difficulty classes, so it does not actually appear in the level.

Speedrunning

Current records

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 June 19, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things	1604
Vertices	5515*
Linedefs	6359
Sidedefs	10415
Sectors	779

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 5515.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun guy	20	19	20
Heavy weapon dude	32	40	48
Imp	41	42	43
Lost soul	2	0	0
Demon	13	16	23
Revenant	15	17	19
Cacodemon	6	9	11
Arachnotron	10	10	12
Mancubus	14	16	18
Arch-vile	1	2	2
Opium devil	27	29	30
Mini cyberdemon	2	3	5
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Plasma gun	2	2	1
Standard issue rifle	1
Almost-super shotgun	1
Bullet dispenser	2	1	1
Missile launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	13
Box of bullets	14	13	13
4 shotgun shells	31	31	30
Box of shotgun shells	6	6	8
Rocket	33
Box of rockets	5	5	4
Energy cell	7	7	6
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	19	22	23
Medikit	26	22	22
Armor	3
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	49	49	51
Health bonus	34	23	23
Supercharge	0	1	1
Megasphere	2	2	1
Backpack	2
Light amplification visor	2
Partial invisibility	2	2	1
Megazerk	1	0	0
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	80
Teleport landing	38
Voodoo doll	1

Trivia

• The map is named after photo theme 4 from Touhou 09.5 Shoot the Bullet.