Lake4

Lake4
The starting area
Author	Neal Ziring
Port	Vanilla Doom
IWAD	Doom
Year	1994
Link	Doomworld/idgames

This level occupies the map slot E1M1. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E1M1.

Lake4 is a single-level PWAD for Doom that was released in 1994. It was designed by Neal Ziring. It was released as a bonus level along with BLT.

This level appears on Maximum Doom as LAKE42.WAD.

Walkthrough

Map of Lake4

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

This is a fairly simple level with a circular layout. It is a plasma-fest with a few enemies to face. You start the map in a kind of lake. Pick up the plasma rifle and clear the area. Go to your right to the east side, across a small river of nukage. At the bottom there is a switch which lowers the platform that allows you to continue. Take the portal and you will be back at the lake. Now go to the west side to pick up the red key. Once you have it, go back through the platform you just went down and go up. At the top go to the right side and you will see the red door at the bottom. Go and you will find the blue key. Next to it is a small teleporter that takes you to a trap with several demon nukage, so don't take it. Now with the blue key, just turn around, go back the way you came and you will see the exit door. Open it and press the final switch. That's it, you have finished the map.

Secrets

1. The building in the north-east of the main outdoor area has a secret door on its southern side (marked with a misaligned texture) leading to a room with a box of rockets and a teleporter. (sector 10)
2. Take the teleporter in #1 - you will reach a room with a rocket launcher. (sector 12)
3. Heading east from the main outdoor area, there is a section of wall of the left with some black markings. This indicates a secret door leading to four stimpacks and a BFG9000. On medium and hard skills, there is also a spectre here. (sector 31)

Areas / screenshots

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  The eponymous lake

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  The switch that lowers the platform to the exit

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  Red key room

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  Blue key area

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  The exit room

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	0:23.71	Napsalm	2023-04-24	lake4p2371.zip	Cross-listed from Pacifist
NM speed
UV max	1:06.29	Kyle McAwesome	2011-02-22	l4-106.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist	0:23.71	Napsalm	2023-04-24	lake4p2371.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on April 26, 2023.

Statistics

Map data

Things	68
Vertices	281*
Linedefs	297
Sidedefs	394
Sectors	53

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 248.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	6
Shotgun guy	0	2	2
Imp	7	6	6
Lost soul	0	0	3
Demon	0	5	5
Spectre	0	1	2
Cacodemon	0	8	8
Baron of Hell	0	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	1
Box of shotgun shells	1
Box of rockets	1
Energy cell	1
Energy cell pack	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	5
Medikit	2	2	1
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Partial invisibility	0	0	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	1	2	2
Teleport landing	5

External links

• Lake4 at Doomworld/idgames
• Lake4 at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews