E3M3: A Passage Beyond (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 E3M3. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M3.

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E3M3: A Passage Beyond is the third map in episode Doom Is Eternal of The Joy of Mapping 6: Joy Eternal. It was designed by Lord_Z and uses the music track "Flummox" by Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo). The par time defined in MAPINFO is 6:30.

Walkthrough

Map of A Passage Beyond

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. South of the super shotgun, use the wall with a candle in front of it to get a chainsaw and a megaarmor. (sector 377)
2. In the wooden room, take the lift up and use the skull wall to the north to find health bonuses and a soul sphere. (sector 385)

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.

Statistics

Map data

Things	363
Vertices	3448*
Linedefs	3465
Sidedefs	5829
Sectors	523

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2969.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	9	8	8
Shotgun guy	10	7	7
Heavy weapon dude	4	6	6
Imp	31
Demon	2	3	3
Spectre	2	4	4
Revenant	8	12	12
Cacodemon	4
Hell knight	5	4	5
Baron of Hell	2	3	3
Arachnotron	1
Mancubus	3
Arch-vile	0	0	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	8
Box of bullets	5
4 shotgun shells	15
Box of shotgun shells	5
Rocket	7
Box of rockets	4
Energy cell	4
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	8
Medikit	5
Armor	1
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	33
Health bonus	24
Supercharge	2
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	9

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	9	8	8
Shotgun guy	10	7	7
Heavy weapon dude	4	6	6
Imp	31
Demon	2	3	3
Spectre	2	4	4
Revenant	8	12	12
Cacodemon	4
Hell knight	5	4	5
Baron of Hell	2	3	3
Arachnotron	1
Mancubus	3
Arch-vile	0	0	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	8
Box of bullets	5
4 shotgun shells	15
Box of shotgun shells	5
Rocket	7
Box of rockets	4
Energy cell	4
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	8
Medikit	5
Armor	1
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	33
Health bonus	24
Supercharge	2
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Teleport landing	9