E2M8: Rotting Morass (The Joy of Mapping 5)

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The Joy of Mapping 5 maps
Ep.1: Tidings of Joy

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
M10 M11 FINAL SECRET

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

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
M10 M11 M12 FINAL SECRET

Ep.4: As Heavens Fall

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
FINAL SECRET

This level occupies the map slot E2M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M8.
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E2M8: Rotting Morass is the eighth map in episode It's Swamplicated of The Joy of Mapping 5: Winter Weekend. It was designed by Trotim and uses the music track "Blech," originally composed by Kevin Schilder for Hexen. The par time defined in MAPINFO is 2:30.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Rotting Morass
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 cave north of the start, head to the east side and use the switch at the southeast end. Head west and get the chainsaw. (sector 5)
  2. Use the switch where the rocket launcher is and head all the way to the west side through an open door. Head south and open the next door to get a green armor and shotgun shells. (sector 50)
  3. Head northeast from the north buildings on the north side of the fence to the blur artifact. You will teleport to a soul sphere. (sector 608)

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Speedrunning[edit]

Routes and tricks[edit]

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 eleven spawn points:

  1. facing north-west. (thing 354)
  2. facing west. (thing 355)
  3. facing north-west. (thing 358)
  4. facing south. (thing 359)
  5. facing east. (thing 360)
  6. facing south-east. (thing 361)
  7. facing north-east. (thing 362)
  8. facing north. (thing 363)
  9. facing north-west. (thing 364)
  10. facing south-west. (thing 365)
  11. facing south. (thing 380)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 422
Vertices 3023
Linedefs 3652
Sidedefs 6277
Sectors 700

Things[edit]

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

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