E3M5: The Unbroken Pathway (The Joy of Mapping 4)

The Joy of Mapping 4 maps
Ep.1: Last Resort M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 FINAL
Ep.2: City of Dissidents M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 FINAL
Ep.3: The Verdant Reaches E3M1: Infernal Outback E3M2: Ill Church E3M3: Citadel of Pain E3M4: The Gatehouse E3M5: The Unbroken Pathway E3M6: Cathedral of Rot E3M7: If They Move, Shoot 'Em! E3M8: The Bonevault E3FINAL: Vinelord
Ep.4: Frontier of Chaos M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 FINAL

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

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E3M5: The Unbroken Pathway is the fifth map in episode The Verdant Reaches of The Joy of Mapping 4: Summer School. It was designed by boris and uses the music track "DOOM," originally composed by Robert Prince for Doom II. The par time defined in MAPINFO is 4:30.

Walkthrough

Map of The Unbroken Pathway

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. At the east side, go to the base of the south steps and find a button at the base of the north wall. Press it and quickly run up the steps, then west all the way to a lift. Ride up to get a green armor. (sector 197)
2. At the blue key, use the light to the south to reveal a switch. Flip it to lower a lift to the north. Take it up to get armor bonuses. (sector 441)

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 24, 2023.

Statistics

Map data

Things	401
Vertices	2539
Linedefs	2884
Sidedefs	4266
Sectors	479

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Shotgun guy	6
Heavy weapon dude	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Imp	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	22
Demon	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Revenant	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6
Mancubus	4
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Clip	17	17	17	19	19	19	19	19
Box of bullets	2
4 shotgun shells	30	30	30	39	39	39	39	39
Box of shotgun shells	4
Energy cell	2
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Stimpack	19
Medikit	5
Armor	1
Items	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Armor bonus	27
Health bonus	17
Keys	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Blue skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1