E2M8: Tower of Babel (Wonderful Doom)

Wonderful Doom maps
Knee-Deep in the Dead M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
The Shores of Hell E2M1: Deimos Anomaly E2M2: Containment Area E2M3: Refinery E2M4: Deimos Lab E2M5: Command Center E2M6: Halls of the Damned E2M7: Spawning Vats E2M8: Tower of Babel E2M9: Fortress of Mystery
Inferno M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Thy Flesh Consumed 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: Tower of Babel is the eighth and final map in episode The Shores of Hell of Wonderful Doom. It was designed by Eugene Guschin (Wraith777).

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Tower of Babel

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]

There are no official secrets on this map.

Bugs[edit]

Demo files[edit]

Areas / screenshots[edit]

Speedrunning[edit]

As this level does not contain official secrets, the NM 100S category is redundant.

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	0:59.91	Kristian Ronge	2007-11-28	w2d8-059.zip	Plays back with wd_old.wad
NM speed	1:16.71	DidierTranber	2011-11-17	w2d8n116.zip	Plays back with wd_old.wad
UV max
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on December 21, 2021.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains five spawn points:

facing north. (thing 85)
facing south. (thing 86)
facing north. (thing 87)
facing south. (thing 88)
facing south. (thing 99)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things	100
Vertices	310*
Linedefs	282
Sidedefs	444
Sectors	53

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 244.

Things[edit]

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun guy	4	8	8
Imp	8
Lost soul	16
Demon	6	10	10
Cacodemon	2	8	8
Baron of Hell	0	0	3
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	4
Box of rockets	8
Energy cell	10
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	3
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun guy	4	8	8
Imp	8
Lost soul	16
Demon	6	10	10
Cacodemon	2	8	8
Baron of Hell	0	0	3
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	4
Box of rockets	8
Energy cell	10
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2
Medikit	3
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	5

Technical information[edit]

Inspiration and development[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

Wonderful Doom demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive