E3M3: A Popular Location (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 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Episode 3: Catastrophe in Bhavaagra E3M1: Bhavaagra As Seen Through a Child's Mind E3M2: Love-colored Master Spark E3M3: A Popular Location E3M4: The Centennial Festival for Magical Girls E3M5: Dr. Latency's Freak Report E3M6: The Doll Maker of Bucuresti E3M7: Strange, Strange Instruments E3M8: This Dull World's Unchanging Pessimism E3M9: Dimension of Reverie
Episode 4: Hopeless Masquerade M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9

This level occupies the map slot E3M3. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M3.

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E3M3: A Popular Location is the third map in episode Catastrophe in Bhavaagra of Tarnsman's Projectile Hell. It was designed by Richard Frei (Tarnsman) and uses the music track "Junction" by James Paddock (Jimmy). The par time defined in MAPINFO is 6:00.

Walkthrough

Map of A Popular Location

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.

Other points of interest

Drop down into the nukage in front of the exit door, and before taking the teleporter, lower the wall to the right to find the blue keycard. Now go back to the entrance of the cinema at southeasternmost area and open the blue door. There you will find numerous soul spheres.

Secrets

1. After you get the yellow key, return to the starting point and open the door. Climb the steps in this area and jump southeast. Maneuver around the trees to get a soul sphere. (sector 404)
2. Pick up the yellow key, then head south as the ground lowers. Head up the steps to the east when you can and enter the teleporter. You will then see the secret, which has stimpacks and energy cells. (sector 1811)
3. Open the red door at the north end and head for the lift, but turn around to enter the chaingunner closet. Lower the south wall there to get a blur artifact. (sector 1905)

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	1360
Vertices	8223*
Linedefs	10113
Sidedefs	16439
Sectors	1909

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 8223.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun guy	3
Heavy weapon dude	17	18	27
Imp	49
Spectre	6	8	10
Revenant	24	30	33
Pain elemental	2	4	4
Arachnotron	4	5	5
Arch-vile	1	2	3
Bomber	12	16	21
Opium devil	29	37	45
Chaingun spider	3
Mini cyberdemon	6	15	20
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Plasma gun	1	0	0
Standard issue rifle	1
Almost-super shotgun	1
Bullet dispenser	1
Missile launcher	1
HE gauss shotgun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	7
Box of bullets	21	21	20
4 shotgun shells	15	15	17
Box of shotgun shells	13	11	8
Rocket	45	43	43
Box of rockets	9	8	7
Energy cell	5	6	6
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	25	26	20
Medikit	22	20	21
Armor	1	1	2
Megaarmor	3	4	3
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	44	45	41
Health bonus	0	0	4
Supercharge	10
Megasphere	1	0	0
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	20

Trivia

• The map is named after one of the pre-battle themes from Touhou 13.5 Hopeless Masquerade.