E3M15: Vitals Rising (The Joy of Mapping 6)

The Joy of Mapping 6 maps
Ep.1: Tech Gone Bad M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 M13 M14 M15 FINAL SCRT1 SCRT2
Ep.2: Anomaly Reborn M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 M13 M14 M15 M16 FINAL SCRT1
Ep.3: Doom Is Eternal E3M1: Chaotic Keep E3M2: Gluttony E3M3: A Passage Beyond E3M4: Apollyon Sunn E3M5: Deus in Absentia E3M6: Sanctuary of Nyx E3M7: Ex Nihilo E3M8: Inferno Incognito E3M9: Cinder Block E3M10: Erebus Towers E3M11: Hip Replacement E3M12: Gauntlet of Hell E3M13: The Fury E3M14: Fang Ridge E3M15: Vitals Rising E3M16: The River to Acheron E3FINAL: Mount Abaddon E3SCRT1: Distopia
Ep.4: All That Remains M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 M13 M14 FINAL SCRT1 SCRT2

This level occupies the map slot E3M15. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M15.

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E3M15: Vitals Rising is the fifteenth map in episode Doom Is Eternal of The Joy of Mapping 6: Joy Eternal. It was designed by Mark McGill-Smith (TheMisterCat), who also composed the level's music track, also named "Vitals Rising". The par time defined in MAPINFO is 8:30.

Walkthrough

Map of Vitals Rising

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. After raising the blood level twice, head to the southwest end and go east up the steps. Keep going to reach an exit portal. (sector 634)
2. After raising the blood level twice, return to the red key area and go to the south end. Surface to get energy cell packs and a soul sphere. (sector 664)

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 February 27, 2023.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains eight spawn points:

1. facing west. (thing 649)
2. facing north. (thing 650)
3. facing north-east. (thing 651)
4. facing west. (thing 652)
5. facing south. (thing 653)
6. facing west. (thing 654)
7. facing west. (thing 656)
8. facing north. (thing 657)

Statistics

Map data

Things	750
Vertices	2734
Linedefs	3456
Sidedefs	5742
Sectors	666

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Zombieman	6	6	10	10	10	10	10	10
Shotgun guy	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Heavy weapon dude	4
Imp	73	87	96	96	96	96	96	96
Lost soul	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Demon	9	15	17	17	17	17	17	17
Spectre	6
Revenant	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Cacodemon	16
Pain elemental	2
Hell knight	3	3	7	7	7	7	7	7
Baron of Hell	1
Arachnotron	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Mancubus	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
Arch-vile	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Clip	38
Box of bullets	23	23	25	25	24	24	24	24
4 shotgun shells	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Box of shotgun shells	11
Rocket	28
Box of rockets	3
Energy cell	10
Energy cell pack	3
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Stimpack	23	23	23	21	19	19	19	19
Medikit	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14
Armor	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Items	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Armor bonus	36
Health bonus	64	80	80	80	80	80	80	80
Supercharge	2
Backpack	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Berserk	1
Partial invisibility	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Keys	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Teleport landing	1