ISLAND06: The Dreadhold (Heretic: Quest for the Crystal Skulls)

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This level occupies the map slot ISLAND06. For other maps with a non-standard slot, see Category:Non-standard map slots.
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ISLAND06: The Dreadhold is the sixth map of Heretic: Quest for the Crystal Skulls. It was designed by Captain Toenail and uses the music track "The Enchanted Cathedral" by Kevin Schilder, from Hexen II.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of The Dreadhold
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 waterway, enter the southwest area and go behind the crate and barrels to get a torch. (sector 238)
  2. In the southeast cave, shoot the pods to the south, go there, and use the switch to lower a teleporter. Take it to get a Bag of Holding. (sector 104)
  3. Head west and south from Secret #2, going on the upper wall to get to a switch. This will open the southwest wall in the hub, which has piles of mace spheres and a Tome of Power. (sector 180)
  4. At the east side, go through the northeast painting to get crystal vials, Time Bombs of the Ancients, and a Morph Ovum. (sector 167)
  5. Head out the west window from the east side. On this ledge, go through the south wall to find an energy orb. (sector 156)
  6. In the lava at the north end, head to the southwest platform to get a quartz flask, a quiver of ethereal arrows, and a shadowsphere. (sector 281)
  7. Head to the water southwest of the blue key and open the east wall to find a map scroll. (sector 222)
  8. After getting the blue key, head to the east room again and go between the north steps and the upper platform. Open the east wall to find a teleporter to Wings of Wrath and a firemace. (sector 323)
  9. Use the Wings of Wrath to fly all the way to the north to get another Wings of Wrath, piles of mace spheres, and a firemace. (sector 436)

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Speedrunning[edit]

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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
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[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains nine spawn points:

  1. facing east. (thing 715)
  2. facing south-west. (thing 716)
  3. facing south-east. (thing 717)
  4. facing north-west. (thing 718)
  5. facing north. (thing 719)
  6. facing west. (thing 720)
  7. facing north. (thing 721)
  8. facing west. (thing 722)
  9. facing east. (thing 723)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 726
Vertices 2845*
Linedefs 2815
Sidedefs 4485
Sectors 469
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2333.

Things[edit]

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

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