MAP01: The Gate (Baker's Dozen)

Baker's Dozen maps
MAP01: The Gate MAP02: Lunar Anomaly MAP03: Forgotten Vaults MAP04: Wrong Way MAP05: Through Premises MAP06: Fatal Boldness MAP07: Under Moon MAP08: Brutality MAP09: Firing MAP10: Change of Mood MAP11: Checkpoint of Hell MAP12: Paramental MAP13: The Tower

This level occupies the map slot MAP01. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP01.

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MAP01: The Gate is the first map of Baker's Dozen. It was designed by Alexander S. (Eternal) and uses the music track "Cacophage" by Rich Nagel (Weeds), originally from Eternal Doom.

Walkthrough

Map of The Gate

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. In the blue key room, open the wall in the east alcove to get a backpack. (sector 112)
2. In the southeast area, enter the north room and go to the alcove to the east. Lower the lift to pick up a box of shotgun shells and a computer area map. (sector 223)
3. After opening the west door in the central hall, go there and take the steps up. Break the cracked wall at the top to find health bonuses, a medikit, and a megaarmor. (sector 446)
4. In the easternmost room, go to the northeast wall and break it open to get an invulnerability and a green armor. (sector 542)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	4:23.74	Nikolay Kamnev (Heretic)	2007-09-17	bd01-423heretic.zip	Plays back with bd_old.wad
NM speed
UV max	6:54.20	Veinen	2017-02-10	bd01-654.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist
NoMo	2:10.63	David Spring (Springy)	2013-04-03	bd01o210.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on August 28, 2022.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains seven spawn points:

1. facing south. (thing 17)
2. facing south. (thing 99)
3. facing north. (thing 119)
4. facing west. (thing 582)
5. facing east. (thing 585)
6. facing east. (thing 586)
7. facing north. (thing 588)

Statistics

Map data

Things	597
Vertices	5062*
Linedefs	4951
Sidedefs	7346
Sectors	583

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 4000.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	53	59	55
Shotgun guy	18	25	28
Heavy weapon dude	6	4	4
Imp	113	140	153
Lost soul	6	6	4
Demon	23	36	44
Spectre	4	5	6
Revenant	4	10	11
Cacodemon	8	10	11
Pain elemental	2	2	3
Hell knight	2	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	2
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	3
Box of bullets	1
4 shotgun shells	35
Box of shotgun shells	12
Rocket	24
Box of rockets	3
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	38
Medikit	18
Armor	2
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	11
Health bonus	21
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Invulnerability	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	11

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	53	59	55
Shotgun guy	18	25	28
Heavy weapon dude	6	4	4
Imp	113	140	153
Lost soul	6	6	4
Demon	23	36	44
Spectre	4	5	6
Revenant	4	10	11
Cacodemon	8	10	11
Pain elemental	2	2	3
Hell knight	2	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	2
Super shotgun	4
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	3
Box of bullets	1
4 shotgun shells	35
Box of shotgun shells	12
Rocket	24
Box of rockets	3
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	38
Medikit	18
Armor	2
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	11
Health bonus	21
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Invulnerability	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	7
Teleport landing	11

External links

• Baker's Dozen demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive