E5M8: Like Rotten Meat (Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodes)

DtWiD: The Lost Episodes maps
Knee-Deep in the Dead M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
The Shores of Hell M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Inferno M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Thy Flesh Consumed M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9
Base Instinct E5M1: Landing Zone E5M2: Observatory E5M3: Recycling Plant E5M4: Phobos Garrison E5M5: Science Facility E5M6: Disposal Area E5M7: Sanguine Refinery E5M8: Like Rotten Meat E5M9: Wayward Outpost E5M0: Starport (Bonus secret map)
The Final Gate M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9

This level occupies the map slot E5M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E5M8.

E5M8: Like Rotten Meat is the eighth and final map of the Base Instinct episode in Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodes. It was designed by Jeff Shark (Marnetmar) and uses the music track "Sign of Evil". The par time defined in MAPINFO is 30 seconds.

It features 25 barons of Hell as bosses.

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Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Like Rotten Meat

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]

There are no official secrets on this map.

Bugs[edit]

Demo files[edit]

Areas / screenshots[edit]

Speedrunning[edit]

As this level does not contain official secrets, the NM 100S category is redundant.

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
UV speed
NM speed
UV max
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on December 7, 2021.

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things	112
Vertices	311*
Linedefs	288
Sidedefs	419
Sectors	37

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 244.

Things[edit]

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Demon	4	4	7
Baron of Hell	25
Cyberdemon	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	7
Box of shotgun shells	6
Box of rockets	15
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	7	7	3
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	1	0	0
Invulnerability	1	0	0
Partial invisibility	1	1	0
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Demon	4	4	7
Baron of Hell	25
Cyberdemon	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	7
Box of shotgun shells	6
Box of rockets	15
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	7	7	3
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	1	0	0
Invulnerability	1	0	0
Partial invisibility	1	1	0
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Teleport landing	1

Technical information[edit]

Inspiration and development[edit]

Trivia[edit]

The title comes from the end text for Knee-Deep in the Dead in the original Doom.

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodes demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive