E3M6: Somber Io Promenade (The Lost Episodes of Doom)

From DoomWiki.org

The Lost Episodes of Doom maps
Massacre on Callisto

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8

The Killing Fields of Io

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8

This level occupies the map slot E3M6. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M6.

E3M6: Somber Io Promenade is the sixth map of Hell's Gate - The Red Spot of Jupiter, the third episode of The Lost Episodes of Doom. It was designed by Bob Carter, and originally called B21.

Under construction icon-yellow.svgThis article about a map is a stub. Please help the Doom Wiki by adding to it.


Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Somber Io Promenade
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. Head southeast in the outside field, jumping the gap. Run back to the starting point to find a stimpack, a medikit, and a chaingun. (sector 3)
  2. In the outside field, the soul sphere at the south end counts as a secret. You can lower the platform it is on from the north side. (sector 16)
  3. In the area with moving platforms, go to the scrolling wall section and use the switch there. Return to the moving platforms and at the south end, go east to get a rocket, a rocket launcher, an energy cell pack, a medikit, and the blue key. (sector 72)
  4. In the area with moving platforms, go to the scrolling wall section and use the switch there. Return to the moving platforms and there will be an opening to the east with a medikit, an energy cell pack, and a switch. After using it, return to the crushers to the north and go to the easternmost crusher. Head north and take the lift to get energy cells, boxes of rockets, a BFG9000, partial invisibility, and a health bonus. (sector 227)

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 December 16, 2021.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains five spawn points:

  1. facing east. (thing 230)
  2. facing east. (thing 231)
  3. facing east. (thing 232)
  4. facing east. (thing 233)
  5. facing west. (thing 374)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 445
Vertices 1440*
Linedefs 1458
Sidedefs 2075
Sectors 276
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1187.

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]