E3M5: Putrescent Dirge (2022 A Doom Odyssey)

From DoomWiki.org

2022 A Doom Odyssey maps
Starbase Antipathy

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10

Gateway to Jigoku

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10

Al Dante
Tormented Suffering

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10

Incendio Crucio

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10

This level occupies the map slot E3M5. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M5.
Under construction icon-yellow.svgThis article about a map is a stub. Please help the Doom Wiki by adding to it.

E3M5: Putrescent Dirge is the fifth map in the Al Dante episode of 2022 A Doom Odyssey. It was designed by Kristian Aro (Nebula) and uses the music track "Hell Braiser" by Paul Corfiatis.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Putrescent Dirge
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]

  1. In the entrance room of the building, head west and open the second door. Head up the steps and head to the southeast to get a megaarmor and a chaingun. (sector 2263)
  2. In the area with the fenced walkways, head to the southeast side and find an opening into the blood. Head north to get a plasma gun, energy cells, a stimpack, and a backpack. (sector 1683)
  3. In the crusher hall, go to the blue door and head north, then open the east door. Use the switch, head east, then south to the candle. Open the wall to get a computer area map. (sector 1154)
  4. In the red key area, enter the blood to the south and head to the southwest end. Climb up and keep going south to get boxes of rockets, a box of shotgun shells, an energy cell pack, and a soul sphere. (sector 252)
  5. In the red key area, enter the blood to the south and east, north, and all the way around to get armor bonuses and an energy cell pack. (sector 459)
  6. At the east end with the megaarmor in the middle, get to the south ledge with the switch. Enter the dark alley to find a medikit and an invulnerability. (sector 779)
  7. In the area north of the one with the previous secret, head to the steps and head behind them on the east side to find a megaarmor. (sector 2777)

Bugs[edit]

Demo files[edit]

Areas / screenshots[edit]

Speedrunning[edit]

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
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 13, 2023.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains eight spawn points:

  1. facing west. (thing 1334)
  2. facing west. (thing 1335)
  3. facing west. (thing 1336)
  4. facing west. (thing 1337)
  5. facing west. (thing 1338)
  6. facing west. (thing 1339)
  7. facing west. (thing 1340)
  8. facing west. (thing 1341)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 1371
Vertices 21221*
Linedefs 21277
Sidedefs 37303
Sectors 3173
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 17399.

Things[edit]

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

Technical information[edit]

Inspiration and development[edit]

Trivia[edit]

See also[edit]

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]