E3M5: The Abyss (The Edge of Time)

The Edge of Time maps
E1 - Jungle Fever M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 SM1 SM2
E2 - Not Egypt Again! M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 SM1 SM2
E3 - Armies of Darkness E3M1: Lest Darkness Falls E3M2: Siege E3M3: The Confessor E3M4: The Impaler E3M5: The Abyss E3M6: Joyeuse E3M7: Corrupted Monastery E3M8: The End of Roads E3SM1: 2 Hectic 4 You E3SM2: Eternal Aliens Switcheroo

This level occupies the map slot E3M5. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M5.

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E3M5: The Abyss is the fifth map in the Armies of Darkness episode of The Edge of Time. It was designed by FireSeraphim and uses the music track "Equinox Medley" by Tim and Mike Follin, from Equinox.

Walkthrough

Map of The Abyss

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. Climb down the curved steps and just before the end, lower the south wall to get a Pojo Egg. (sector 12)
2. In the first field, head south to the fence and look up at the east wall. You will find a target to shoot. Shoot it and head to the blue rune key area to find a waterfall lowering, with argent cells, an argent channeler, and bottles full of health bonuses. (sector 84)
3. In the small town at the south end, jump to the southwest rooftop for lots of treasure. (sector 204)
4. In the small town at the south end, jump to the northwest rooftop for a Pojo egg, a golden medikit, and lots of treasure. (sector 210)
5. From Secret #3, destroy the window to the building to the east and go through to find several powerups. (sector 242)
6. Go to the pad where the heavy chaingun is and shoot the target on the south wall. Backtrack to the waterfall from before to find a doom sphere. (thing 1749)

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 March 21, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things	1788
Vertices	4028
Linedefs	4753
Sidedefs	7708
Sectors	823

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5
Zombieman	6	9	17	22	28
Shotgun guy	5	9	16	24	29
Heavy weapon dude	8	11	14	19	29
Imp	10	34	46	61	76
Lost soul	8	11	14	19	31
Spectre	8	14	20	26	32
Revenant	0	0	0	2	2
Cacodemon	2	5	8	11	13
Pain elemental	1	2	3	3	4
Hell knight	9	11	18	22	28
Baron of Hell	7	8	11	11	11
Arachnotron	3	4	4	4	4
Mancubus	3
Arch-vile	2
Cyberdemon	1
Fire gargoyle	4	13	19	26	40
Former lieutenant	19	30	44	51	62
Former demolitions expert	5	6	9	12	12
Dark disciple	0	4	8	12	14
Nail borg	4	4	6	7	9
Dark bishop	2
Weredragon	1	2	3	4	5
Ophidian	3	7	12	16	21
Undead knight	2	4	6	8	8
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5
Officer's pistol	1
Combat shotgun	7
Double barreled shotgun	2
Assault rifle	6
Heavy chaingun	1
Marksman's rifle	1
Nailgun	1
Missile launcher	1
Argent channeler	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5
Clip	14
Box of bullets	3
Box of shotgun shells	6
Box of rockets	1
Shotgun shells	25
Box of rifle cartridges	2
Box of nails	17
Cluster of rockets	2
Argent cell	19
Big argent cell	1
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5
Small heart	51
Heart	5
Light combat armor	2
Special ops. armor	1
Items	1	2	3	4	5
Health bonus	63
Backpack	2
Light amplification visor	13
Fléchette	13
Morph Ovum	1
Frost Ovum	20
Literal chaos device	2
Bronze coin	12
Silver coin	41
Golden coin	75
Golden goblet	19
Golden crucifix	8
Chest full of treasure	13
Crown	7
Blue money bag	14
Red money bag	4
Hell scepter	1
Bottle full of health bonuses	48
Armor shard	57
Helmet	17
Blade power	1
Armor backpack	3
Soulheart	1
Turbosphere	1
Doom sphere	1
Golden medikit	1
Pojo egg	2
Keys	1	2	3	4	5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Blue rune key	1
Miscellaneous	1	2	3	4	5
Teleport landing	64

Cooperative
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5
Zombieman	6	9	17	22	28
Shotgun guy	5	9	16	24	29
Heavy weapon dude	8	11	14	19	29
Imp	10	34	46	61	76
Lost soul	8	11	14	19	31
Spectre	8	14	20	26	32
Revenant	0	0	0	2	2
Cacodemon	2	5	8	11	13
Pain elemental	1	2	3	3	4
Hell knight	9	11	18	22	28
Baron of Hell	7	8	11	11	11
Arachnotron	3	4	4	4	4
Mancubus	3
Arch-vile	2
Cyberdemon	1
Fire gargoyle	4	13	19	26	40
Former lieutenant	19	30	44	51	62
Former demolitions expert	5	6	9	12	12
Dark disciple	0	4	8	12	14
Nail borg	4	4	6	7	9
Dark bishop	2
Weredragon	1	2	3	4	5
Ophidian	3	7	12	16	21
Undead knight	2	4	6	8	8
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5
Officer's pistol	1
Combat shotgun	7
Double barreled shotgun	2
Assault rifle	6
Heavy chaingun	1
Marksman's rifle	1
Nailgun	1
Missile launcher	1
Argent channeler	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5
Clip	14
Box of bullets	3
Box of shotgun shells	6
Box of rockets	1
Shotgun shells	25
Box of rifle cartridges	2
Box of nails	17
Cluster of rockets	2
Argent cell	19
Big argent cell	1
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5
Small heart	51
Heart	5
Light combat armor	2
Special ops. armor	1
Items	1	2	3	4	5
Health bonus	63
Backpack	2
Light amplification visor	13
Fléchette	13
Morph Ovum	1
Frost Ovum	20
Literal chaos device	2
Bronze coin	12
Silver coin	41
Golden coin	75
Golden goblet	19
Golden crucifix	8
Chest full of treasure	13
Crown	7
Blue money bag	14
Red money bag	4
Hell scepter	1
Bottle full of health bonuses	48
Armor shard	57
Helmet	17
Blade power	1
Armor backpack	3
Soulheart	1
Turbosphere	1
Doom sphere	1
Golden medikit	1
Pojo egg	2
Keys	1	2	3	4	5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Blue rune key	1
Miscellaneous	1	2	3	4	5
Cooperative start	8
Teleport landing	64

Inspiration and development

This level was inspired by the author's fascination with underground cities, especially those built over and buried after a cataclysm destroyed them. The final portion of the level is a loose homage to the end of Doom 64's MAP13: Dark Citadel.