E3M9: E4M9 - Dread (Switcheroom)
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E3M9: E4M9 - Dread is the ninth and secret map in the third episode of Switcheroom. It was designed by Magnusblitz and is based on the layout of E4M9: Fear. The par time defined in MAPINFO is 2:15.
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Walkthrough[edit]
Essentials[edit]
You begin in the courtyard in the center of the map, surrounded by a number of zombies and cacodemons who are guarding a shotgun and chaingun. Go up the steps at the south end of the courtyard to enter a room with two skull switches, press both to lower the green barriers near the starting point, then go back there and open the door here (a baron of Hell is waiting behind it on Ultra-Violence and Nightmare skill levels) to enter the northern corridor. Go to the east end and look south to see a fleshy ledge, which you can follow to a teleporter that goes to the southern area. You will telefrag the cyberdemon on the central platform as you land, and can take the yellow skull key it was guarding.
Press either of the green walls to lower them, drop into the damaging blood below then activate the lift on the north side of the pit (it has a rocket launcher on it) to climb out. Head north to get back to the courtyard, then open the doors at either end of the surrounding corridor and follow the hallway round to its north end to find two wooden doors. Open either door and kill any shotgun guys and spectres waiting in the exit room, then open the door at the north end to find the exit switch.
Other points of interest[edit]
You can find a BFG9000 in the structure in the northern courtyard. Taking it causes one to three barons to teleport in behind you.
Secrets[edit]
- In the blue room at the east side, head west and use the gargoyle switch before the steps. Climb the steps to get a berserk pack. (sector 145)
- In the blue room at the west side, a wall next to the door on the upper level is bluer than the rest. Lower it to get a backpack. (sector 337)
- In the exit room, go to the north-west column and flip the switch on its north-west side to reveal a supercharge at the south end. (sector 277)
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 |
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| UV speed | 0:30.40 | Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531) | 2015-04-19 | s3r9-030.zip | |
| NM speed | |||||
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| NM 100S | |||||
| UV -fast | |||||
| UV -respawn | |||||
| UV Tyson | |||||
| UV pacifist | |||||
| NoMo | 00:23 | Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531) | 2014-11-02 | s3r9o023.zip |
The data was last verified in its entirety on May 30, 2024.
Statistics[edit]
Map data[edit]
| Things | 263 |
| Vertices | 1749* |
| Linedefs | 1931 |
| Sidedefs | 2821 |
| Sectors | 339 |
Things[edit]
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level:
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