E4M4: Border of Life (Tarnsman's Projectile Hell)

Tarnsman's Projectile Hell maps
Episode 1: Eternal Night Vignette M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Episode 2: Strange Oriental Discourse M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Episode 3: Catastrophe in Bhavaagra M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Episode 4: Hopeless Masquerade E4M1: Lullaby for a Deserted Hell E4M2: Necrofantasia E4M3: Interdimensional Voyage of a Ghostly Passenger Ship E4M4: Border of Life E4M5: Septette for the Dead Princess: E4M6: Scarlet Beyond a Crimson Dream, E4M7: Crimson Beyond a Fleeting Eternity, E4M8: For all the Debts You Have Accumulated ~ Now Until the Moment... E4M9: U.N. Owen Was Her?

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

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E4M4: Border of Life is the fourth map in the Hopeless Masquerade episode of Tarnsman's Projectile Hell. It was designed by Richard Frei (Tarnsman) and uses the music track "The Dim Lake of Auber" by James Paddock (Jimmy). The par time defined in MAPINFO is 4:30.

Walkthrough

Map of Border of Life

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.

Other points of interest

To the left of the hallway leading to the exit, lower the wall with the UAC logo to find a light amplification visor.

Secrets

1. At the west structure, head west of the building and jump west into an area containing health and armor bonuses. If you go through the south wall, you can pick up a light amplification visor. (sector 1570)
2. South of the west structure, find a lift in the lava and take it up. This passage leads to backpacks and a door. The next area has medikits, a HE gauss shotgun, and boxes of rockets. (sector 3061)
3. Head east from the hub and jump into the lava north of the bridge. Go north and east onto the platform, then head up for the secret. North of there, you can get shotgun shells, armor bonuses, and a box of ammo. The teleporter at the northwest end leads to ammo clips and a bullet dispenser. (sector 3168)
4. In the second area, enter the lava at the west side and keep going northwest to get a backpack and a megasphere. (sector 4275)

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 May 7, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things	701
Vertices	13886*
Linedefs	18746
Sidedefs	28619
Sectors	4279

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 13886.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun guy	2
Heavy weapon dude	16	18	18
Imp	78	65	72
Demon	18	19	20
Spectre	5
Revenant	23	33	40
Cacodemon	8	5	5
Arachnotron	6	7	8
Mancubus	2	6	8
Arch-vile	20	22	29
Bomber	5	4	7
Driller	1	9	13
Chaingun spider	1	3	3
Mini cyberdemon	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Plasma gun	1
Standard issue rifle	1
Almost-super shotgun	1
Bullet dispenser	1
Missile launcher	1
HE gauss shotgun	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	16
Box of bullets	12
4 shotgun shells	13
Box of shotgun shells	9
Rocket	10
Box of rockets	26
Energy cell pack	4
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2
Medikit	17	16	14
Armor	0	0	2
Megaarmor	2	2	0
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	31
Health bonus	15
Supercharge	1
Megasphere	7
Backpack	5
Light amplification visor	2
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1	0	0
Megazerk	1	0	0
Sunscreen	4
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	79	79	81
Voodoo doll	4

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun guy	2
Heavy weapon dude	68	70	70
Imp	78	65	72
Demon	18	19	20
Spectre	5
Revenant	23	33	40
Cacodemon	8	5	5
Arachnotron	6	7	8
Mancubus	2	6	8
Arch-vile	22	24	31
Bomber	5	4	7
Driller	1	9	13
Chaingun spider	1	3	3
Mini cyberdemon	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Plasma gun	1
Standard issue rifle	1
Almost-super shotgun	1
Bullet dispenser	1
Missile launcher	1
HE gauss shotgun	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	16
Box of bullets	12
4 shotgun shells	13
Box of shotgun shells	9
Rocket	10
Box of rockets	26
Energy cell pack	4
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2
Medikit	17	16	14
Armor	0	0	2
Megaarmor	2	2	0
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	31
Health bonus	15
Supercharge	1
Megasphere	7
Backpack	5
Light amplification visor	2
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1	0	0
Megazerk	1	0	0
Sunscreen	4
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Teleport landing	79	79	81
Voodoo doll	4

Trivia

• The map is named after Yuyuko's theme, stage 6 boss from Touhou 07 Perfect Cherry Blossom.