ISLAND04: Dark Coast (Heretic: Quest for the Crystal Skulls)

Quest for the Crystal Skulls maps
ISLEHUB: Celestial Hub ISLAND01: Quayside ISLAND02: Umber Keep ISLAND03: Azure Canals ISLAND04: Dark Coast ISLAND05: Dismal Convent ISLAND06: The Dreadhold ISLAND07: The Undercrypt ISLAND08: Final Showdown ISLAND09: Realm of Chaos

This level occupies the map slot ISLAND04. For other maps with a non-standard slot, see Category:Non-standard map slots.

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ISLAND04: Dark Coast is the fourth map of Heretic: Quest for the Crystal Skulls. It was designed by Captain Toenail and uses the music track "Something In The Cave?" by Bjørn Lynne.

Walkthrough

Map of Dark Coast

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 to the west side where the yellow door is and open the door south of there. Open the southwest wall to find a crystal geode and a torch. (sector 41)
2. At the northeast end of the town area, find a switch east of the north building and flip it. Quickly run south and west to an open door to find a hellstaff, lesser runes, and a quartz flask. (sector 100)
3. Enter the building west of the one with the green door. Inside, head to the end and open the east wall to get claw orbs, a crystal geode, and a mystic urn. (sector 151)
4. At the southeast end, head to the beach and find the teleporter to get a map scroll. (sector 166)

Speedrunning

Current records

The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
SM speed
SM max
BP speed
BP max
NM speed
NM 100S
Tyson
Pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on January 22, 2024.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains ten spawn points:

1. facing east. (thing 690)
2. facing north. (thing 691)
3. facing south. (thing 692)
4. facing east. (thing 693)
5. facing south. (thing 694)
6. facing west. (thing 695)
7. facing north. (thing 696)
8. facing south. (thing 697)
9. facing south-west. (thing 698)
10. facing west. (thing 699)

Statistics

Map data

Things	715
Vertices	3300*
Linedefs	3055
Sidedefs	4816
Sectors	419

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2645.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Gargoyle	28
Fire gargoyle	10	14	14
Golem	1	2	2
Golem ghost	36	44	44
Nitrogolem	2
Sabreclaw	6	7	7
Disciple	3	4	4
Undead warrior	29	33	33
Undead warrior ghost	8	9	9
Weredragon	14	18	18
Iron lich	3	2	2
Prism	5	7	7
Chaos serpent	0	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Gauntlets of the Necromancer	1
Ethereal crossbow	1
Dragon claw	1
Hellstaff	1
Phoenix rod	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Crystal geode	5
Ethereal arrows	13
Quiver of ethereal arrows	7
Claw orb	10
Energy orb	12
Lesser runes	3
Flame orb	6
Inferno orb	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Crystal vial	25
Enchanted shield	1
Silver shield	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Bag of Holding	1
Map scroll	1
Morph Ovum	2
Mystic urn	2
Quartz flask	13
Shadowsphere	1
Time Bomb of the Ancients	8
Torch	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue key	1
Green key	1
Yellow key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Key gizmo (blue)	2
Key gizmo (green)	2
Key gizmo (yellow)	2
Teleport glitter (red)	1
Teleport landing	6
Crystal skull	1
Ambient sounds	1-2	3	4-5
Fast footsteps	2
Growl	2
Heart beat	2
Slow footsteps	2
Waterfall	9
Wind	18

Cooperative
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Gargoyle	28
Fire gargoyle	10	14	14
Golem	1	2	2
Golem ghost	36	44	44
Nitrogolem	2
Sabreclaw	6	7	7
Disciple	3	4	4
Undead warrior	29	33	33
Undead warrior ghost	8	9	9
Weredragon	14	18	18
Iron lich	3	2	2
Maulotaur	2
Prism	5	7	7
Chaos serpent	0	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Gauntlets of the Necromancer	1
Ethereal crossbow	1
Dragon claw	1
Hellstaff	1
Phoenix rod	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Crystal geode	5
Ethereal arrows	13
Quiver of ethereal arrows	7
Claw orb	10
Energy orb	12
Lesser runes	3
Flame orb	6
Inferno orb	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Crystal vial	25
Enchanted shield	1
Silver shield	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Bag of Holding	1
Map scroll	1
Morph Ovum	2
Mystic urn	2
Quartz flask	13
Shadowsphere	1
Time Bomb of the Ancients	8
Torch	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue key	1
Green key	1
Yellow key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Key gizmo (blue)	2
Key gizmo (green)	2
Key gizmo (yellow)	2
Teleport glitter (red)	1
Teleport landing	6
Crystal skull	1
Ambient sounds	1-2	3	4-5
Fast footsteps	2
Growl	2
Heart beat	2
Slow footsteps	2
Waterfall	9
Wind	18

Deathmatch
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Gargoyle	28
Fire gargoyle	10	14	14
Golem	1	2	2
Golem ghost	36	44	44
Nitrogolem	2
Sabreclaw	6	7	7
Disciple	3	4	4
Undead warrior	29	33	33
Undead warrior ghost	8	9	9
Weredragon	14	18	18
Iron lich	3	2	2
Maulotaur	2
Prism	5	7	7
Chaos serpent	0	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Gauntlets of the Necromancer	1
Ethereal crossbow	1
Dragon claw	1
Hellstaff	1
Phoenix rod	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Crystal geode	5
Ethereal arrows	13
Quiver of ethereal arrows	7
Claw orb	10
Energy orb	12
Lesser runes	3
Flame orb	6
Inferno orb	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Crystal vial	25
Enchanted shield	1
Silver shield	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Bag of Holding	1
Map scroll	1
Morph Ovum	2
Mystic urn	2
Quartz flask	13
Shadowsphere	1
Time Bomb of the Ancients	8
Torch	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Deathmatch start	10
Key gizmo (blue)	2
Key gizmo (green)	2
Key gizmo (yellow)	2
Teleport glitter (red)	1
Teleport landing	6
Crystal skull	1
Ambient sounds	1-2	3	4-5
Fast footsteps	2
Growl	2
Heart beat	2
Slow footsteps	2
Waterfall	9
Wind	18