E2M7: Citadel of Blight (The Joy of Mapping 5)

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Ep.1: Tidings of Joy

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Ep.2: It's Swamplicated
Ep.3: State of Submergency

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M10 M11 M12 FINAL SECRET

Ep.4: As Heavens Fall

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FINAL SECRET

This level occupies the map slot E2M7. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M7.
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E2M7: Citadel of Blight is the seventh map in episode It's Swamplicated of The Joy of Mapping 5: Winter Weekend. It was designed by Topi and uses the music track "Citadel" from GoldenEye 007, composed by Grant Kirkhope and sequenced to MIDI by MaikelChan. The par time defined in MAPINFO is 5:00.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Citadel of Blight
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. At the north end of the central building, shoot the switch and flip the next one that opens to open the window. Head there to get a medikit, shotgun shells, a box of shotgun shells, and a box of ammo. (sector 52)
  2. Use the south wall in Secret #1 to get another medikit, another box of shotgun shells, and a plasma gun. (sector 6)
  3. At the east valley, get on the east ledge and jump through the green wall at the north end. The rest of the wall will lower allowing you to access a BFG9000 and an energy cell pack (not on Hey, Not Too Rough or lower). (sector 142)
  4. Head southwest from Secret #3, climbing the rocks. Lower the green wall to the west and take the passage to get a medikit, a soul sphere and a box of rockets (not on Hey, Not Too Rough or lower). (sector 364)
  5. In Secret #5, use the blue torch to open some walls to the west. Leave to the west and enter the next compartment to the west to get a megaarmor, an energy cell pack, and a box of shotgun shells (the last two items are not on Hey, Not Too Rough or lower). (sector 363)
  6. At the south end above the nukage, go to the rocket launcher and jump to the northwest platform. Open the west wall and take the teleporter to get a medikit and a backpack. (sector 377)

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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
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 26, 2023.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains five spawn points:

  1. facing south-west. (thing 397)
  2. facing east. (thing 398)
  3. facing north. (thing 400)
  4. facing west. (thing 401)
  5. facing south-west. (thing 402)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 419
Vertices 1922*
Linedefs 2050
Sidedefs 3379
Sectors 389

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1665.

Things[edit]

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

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