E2M8: The Rocket Man's Lair (TGTBTA)

The Good, The Bad & The Architectural maps
E2M1: El Rancho de la Mara E2M2: The Road to Hell E2M3: Angst E2M4: Old Town E2M5: You Can't Fight City Hall E2M6: Madhouse E2M7: Jobsite E2M8: The Rocket Man's Lair E2M9: Funhouse

This level occupies the map slot E2M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M8.

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E2M8: The Rocket Man's Lair is the eighth and final map of The Good, The Bad & The Architectural. It was designed by Douglas A. Campbell and uses the music track "".

Walkthrough

Map of The Rocket Man's Lair

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. In the northwest hall with the red carpet, go through the bloody wall to the east to get an energy cell pack and a box of ammo. (sector 283)
2. On the northeast balcony, open the door to the right of the face and use the switch in that room. Head out and west to get a medikit, a BFG9000, and a rocket. (sector 378)

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

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on September 4, 2025.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains eleven spawn points:

1. facing south. (thing 39)
2. facing south-west. (thing 40)
3. facing north-east. (thing 41)
4. facing north. (thing 42)
5. facing north. (thing 43)
6. facing north-west. (thing 44)
7. facing north-east. (thing 45)
8. facing east. (thing 49)
9. facing north-east. (thing 260)
10. facing north-west. (thing 261)
11. facing south-west. (thing 262)

Statistics

Map data

Things	395
Vertices	2016*
Linedefs	2190
Sidedefs	3032
Sectors	505

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1655.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	21	9	16
Shotgun guy	5	27	37
Imp	31	38	51
Lost soul	3	12	20
Demon	1	10	11
Spectre	0	0	4
Cacodemon	0	3	9
Baron of Hell	2	3	4
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	2
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	0	1	2
Box of bullets	6	8	8
4 shotgun shells	4	4	7
Box of shotgun shells	4	6	6
Rocket	2	4	4
Box of rockets	1
Energy cell	0	1	1
Energy cell pack	4
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	8
Medikit	10
Armor	3
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	3
Health bonus	5
Supercharge	3
Backpack	1
Light amplification visor	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	18
Voodoo doll	2

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	21	9	16
Shotgun guy	5	27	38
Imp	36	49	66
Lost soul	6	19	33
Demon	2	11	12
Spectre	0	1	5
Cacodemon	1	4	10
Baron of Hell	2	4	6
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	2
Chaingun	3
Rocket launcher	3
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	0	2	3
Box of bullets	7	9	9
4 shotgun shells	4	4	7
Box of shotgun shells	5	8	8
Rocket	2	4	4
Box of rockets	1	2	2
Energy cell	0	1	1
Energy cell pack	4
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	9
Medikit	11
Armor	5
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	3
Health bonus	5
Supercharge	3
Backpack	1
Light amplification visor	1
Radiation shielding suit	2
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	11
Exploding barrel	18
Voodoo doll	2