E3M8: Brains! (The Ultimate NMD)

The Ultimate NMD maps
Anomaly Zero M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Hell's Door M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Abandon Hope E3M1: Atrium E3M2: Submystic E3M3: Bag of Bones E3M4: Primary Suffering E3M5: Pain Summit E3M6: Modestly Priced Monster Living Units E3M7: Malebolge E3M8: Brains! E3M9: Barrens

This level occupies the map slot E3M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M8.

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E3M8: Brains! is the eighth and final map in episode Abandon Hope of The Ultimate NMD. It was designed by Fiend.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Brains!

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]

Just before the teleporter leading to the main arena, the last rock before the teleporter has a side with blood on it. Open this side to get a green armor. (sector 61)

Bugs[edit]

Demo files[edit]

Areas / screenshots[edit]

Starting room
Green armor secret
Killing the two spider masterminds
Automap view

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
UV speed	0:57.31	Revved	2021-09-02	n3d8-057.zip
NM speed
UV max	2:47.63	Vladimir Monakhov (skepticist)	2009-05-04	nmdulmps.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on June 2, 2022.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains five spawn points:

facing north. (thing 93)
facing south. (thing 94)
facing west. (thing 95)
facing west. (thing 96)
facing north-west. (thing 97)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things	100
Vertices	358*
Linedefs	341
Sidedefs	476
Sectors	62

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 287.

Things[edit]

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun guy	0	2	2
Imp	3	3	5
Demon	2	4	6
Cacodemon	6	8	8
Baron of Hell	4	5	5
Spiderdemon	1	2	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	0	2	2
Box of bullets	3
4 shotgun shells	0	2	2
Box of shotgun shells	3
Box of rockets	10
Energy cell	10
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2	2	4
Medikit	4	4	0
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	11

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun guy	0	2	2
Imp	3	3	5
Demon	2	4	6
Cacodemon	6	8	8
Baron of Hell	4	5	5
Spiderdemon	1	2	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	4
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	0	2	2
Box of bullets	3
4 shotgun shells	0	2	2
Box of shotgun shells	3
Box of rockets	10
Energy cell	10
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2	2	4
Medikit	4	4	0
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	5
Teleport landing	11

Technical information[edit]

Inspiration and development[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

The Ultimate NMD demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive