E3M9: Pressure Point (The Joy of Mapping 5)

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The Joy of Mapping 5 maps
Ep.1: Tidings of Joy

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
M10 M11 FINAL SECRET

Ep.2: It's Swamplicated

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
M10 M11 M12 FINAL SECRET

Ep.3: State of Submergency
Ep.4: As Heavens Fall

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
FINAL SECRET

This level occupies the map slot E3M9. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M9.
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E3M9: Pressure Point is the ninth map in the State of Submergency episode of The Joy of Mapping 5: Winter Weekend. It was designed by Alex Scott (Scotty) and uses the music track "Tar" by James Paddock (Jimmy). The par time defined in MAPINFO is 2:30.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Pressure Point
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. At the south end, enter the southwest compartment and find a hidden button on the north end. Push it and head east, then south to a teleporter that leads to a soul sphere. (sector 122)
  2. On the ledge with the blue key door, look west and shoot a button to open a teleporter to the southeast. The area you teleport to has rockets, medikits, shotgun shells, and a megaarmor. (sector 237)

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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 February 26, 2023.

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 289
Vertices 1964*
Linedefs 2019
Sidedefs 3050
Sectors 331
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1636.

Things[edit]

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

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