E2M8: The Sea Where One's Home Planet Reflects (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 E2M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M8.

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E2M8: The Sea Where One's Home Planet Reflects is the eighth and final map in episode Strange Oriental Discourse of Tarnsman's Projectile Hell. It was designed by Richard Frei (Tarnsman) and uses the music track "Aliens, Say Your Prayers!" originally composed by Robert Prince for Duke Nukem 3D.

Walkthrough

Map of The Sea Where One's Home Planet Reflects

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 central building, head to the plasma gun at the west side and use the mural behind it. Quickly run back inside and get the megaarmor. (sector 130)
2. At the central building, jump south to the wall with candles and you will teleport to energy cell packs and a medikit. (sector 377)
3. In the building at the west side, use the south wall behind the boxes of rockets to lower the north wall which has more boxes of rockets. (sector 458)

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 May 7, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things	193
Vertices	3930*
Linedefs	4507
Sidedefs	7756
Sectors	550

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 3930.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Arachnotron	20	23	26
Arch-vile	4
Spiderdemon	1
Aracnorb	14	16	18
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Plasma gun	1
Standard issue rifle	1
Almost-super shotgun	1
Bullet dispenser	1
Missile launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	2
Box of bullets	10
4 shotgun shells	4
Box of shotgun shells	6
Rocket	3
Box of rockets	11
Energy cell	2
Energy cell pack	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	18
Megaarmor	3	3	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	20
Supercharge	1
Megasphere	1
Backpack	2
Invulnerability	1	0	0
Partial invisibility	1	1	0
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	2
Voodoo doll	1

Trivia

• The map is named after the stage 6 theme from Touhou 15 Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.