E4M4: Belly of the Whale (Prototype)

Prototype maps
E4M1: The Ark E4M2: Lion's Den E4M3: A Burning Bush E4M4: Belly of the Whale

This level occupies the map slot E4M4. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E4M4.

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E4M4: Belly of the Whale is the fourth map of Prototype. It was designed by Ashton Bahnmiller (molten_) and uses a MIDI rendition of "Mad Forest" from Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (sequenced by silentzorah) as its music track.

Walkthrough

Map of Belly of the Whale

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. Head south after dropping from the start and get the chaingun. Head south as the walls open up until they do not open up anymore on approach, then open the last one by pressing use to get a berserk pack. (sector 18)
2. In the pool with the cyberdemon, the switch here has two sides. Use the south side of the switch, then get on the high ledge around the room and to the east side. Head south, then jump west to get a soul sphere. (sector 114)

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 October 20, 2024.

Statistics

Map data

Things	487
Vertices	1534*
Linedefs	1691
Sidedefs	2591
Sectors	201

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1359.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	38	19	20
Shotgun guy	11	32	52
Imp	25	31	37
Lost soul	2	4	4
Demon	10	18	2
Spectre	1	1	22
Cacodemon	14	14	19
Baron of Hell	1
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	2	2	1
Chaingun	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	40
Box of bullets	19
4 shotgun shells	28	28	26
Box of shotgun shells	2
Energy cell	7
Energy cell pack	8
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	20
Medikit	20
Armor	2	2	3
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	46
Health bonus	11
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Invulnerability	2	1	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	7

Cooperative
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	38	19	20
Shotgun guy	11	32	52
Imp	25	31	37
Lost soul	2	4	4
Demon	10	18	2
Spectre	1	1	22
Cacodemon	14	14	19
Baron of Hell	1
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	2	2	1
Chaingun	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	40
Box of bullets	19
4 shotgun shells	28	28	26
Box of shotgun shells	2
Energy cell	7
Energy cell pack	8
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	20
Medikit	20
Armor	2	2	3
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	46
Health bonus	11
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Invulnerability	2	1	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Teleport landing	7