MAP01: The Scientist (Scientist 2023)

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This level occupies the map slot MAP01. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP01.
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MAP01: The Scientist is the first map of Scientist 2023. It was designed by Roland van der Velden and uses the music track "". The par time defined in DMAPINFO is 1:06.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of The Scientist
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. In the room north of the red key area, press on the vent at the east side to get a computer area map. Press the east wall in this secret to reveal the author's avatar. (sector 113)
  2. In the area with the yellow key, look at the cracked wall on the western side and press it to find a chaingun. (sector 129)
  3. In the room with cages and a floor pattern near the blue key, you can go through the northwestern cage from its western side to get a partial invisibility. (sector 76)
  4. In the dark hall south of the area with Secret #3, press on the round wall at the southern end of the area to lower a berserk pack. (sector 95)

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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
UV speed
NM speed
UV max
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist
NoMo 0:28.31 paymentplan 2025-08-31 sci2301o028.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on October 4, 2025.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains five spawn points:

  1. facing east. (thing 176)
  2. facing south. (thing 179)
  3. facing east. (thing 180)
  4. facing west. (thing 183)
  5. facing south. (thing 184)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 186
Vertices 2682*
Linedefs 2728
Sidedefs 4511
Sectors 261
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2270.

Things[edit]

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

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