MAP03 (Vae Victus)

Vae Victus maps
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This level occupies the map slot MAP03. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP03.

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MAP03 is the third map of Vae Victus. It was designed by Derek Braun (Dittohead) and uses the music track "Stalker" by Lee Jackson, from Duke Nukem 3D.

Walkthrough

Map of MAP03

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. Climb the steps at the east side, then head west and north. Shoot the north UAC wall, then head back to the steps, then north to a room with energy cells and a soul sphere. (sector 346)
2. At the entrance to the large hangar, go to the north end and flip the switch to open the northeast door. Take the teleporter to get shotgun shells, two backpacks, and a megaarmor. (sector 573)
3. In the room with the teleporter leading back to the start, flip the switch west of the teleporter and go to the west door. Beyond that door, head through to another door to an area with ammo. Down the road, you will find stimpacks and a green armor. The tops of the crates in this area are inaccessible secrets. (sector 560)
4. See secret #3. (sector 732)
5. See secret #3. (sector 733)
6. See secret #3. (sector 734)
7. See secret #3. (sector 735)
8. See secret #3. (sector 736)
9. See secret #3. (sector 737)
10. See secret #3. (sector 738)
11. See secret #3. (sector 739)
12. See secret #3. (sector 740)
13. See secret #3. (sector 741)

Bugs

Though the text file included in the Vae Victus release states it is for limit-removing source ports, it is specifically designed for ZDoom and the game mechanic alterations this port applies by default. There are some issues when playing on other limit-removing engines, such as Doom 1.9 emulation in DSDA-Doom.

• The blue door has an invisible use-blocking trigger placed 16 units in front of it. Since even standing completely flush against the door with squeeze glide precision is not sufficient to surpass the trigger line, this makes the level unplayable unless playing in ZDoom or another source port that has supports use passing through such lines. This can be enabled for casual play in DSDA-Doom by enabling the option "Use passes thru all special lines".
• The door to the south-west piston room similarly has a use-blocking trigger placed in front of it. It is spaced 32 units away from the door, noticeably blocking some use presses but giving enough room for the player to get closer to the door and open it.
• In Doom 1.9 emulation, entering the piston room will cause the health and armor bonuses lining the sides of the room to snap up on top of the unreachable watching platforms also on the sides of the room. Fortunately, due to the thing flickering glitch, walking under the items will snap them down and collect them regardless.

In the north, it is possible to arch-vile jump over the north wall and get stuck.

The tops of the boxes in secret #3 are inaccessible and mistakenly marked as secret sectors, making it impossible to get a 100% secrets score on this level.

A multiplayer-only shotgun (thing 425) has no flags set for any of the three difficulty classes, so it does not actually appear in the level.

Speedrunning

Current records

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

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on October 19, 2024.

Statistics

Map data

Things	502
Vertices	4890*
Linedefs	4524
Sidedefs	7274
Sectors	776

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 3850.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	7
Shotgun guy	22
Heavy weapon dude	4	4	6
Imp	44
Demon	21
Spectre	5	5	7
Revenant	6	7	6
Cacodemon	13
Pain elemental	1
Hell knight	4	4	5
Baron of Hell	5
Arachnotron	3	3	5
Mancubus	6	6	7
Arch-vile	1	1	2
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	7
4 shotgun shells	7
Box of shotgun shells	6
Box of rockets	7
Energy cell	2
Energy cell pack	5
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	17
Medikit	8
Armor	2
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	52
Health bonus	39
Supercharge	1
Backpack	2
Berserk	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	69
Teleport landing	5

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	7
Shotgun guy	22
Heavy weapon dude	4	4	6
Imp	44
Demon	21
Spectre	5	5	7
Revenant	6	7	6
Cacodemon	13
Pain elemental	1
Hell knight	4	4	5
Baron of Hell	5
Arachnotron	3	3	5
Mancubus	6	6	7
Arch-vile	1	1	2
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Super shotgun	2
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	7
4 shotgun shells	10
Box of shotgun shells	6
Box of rockets	7
Energy cell	2
Energy cell pack	6
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	17
Medikit	9
Armor	2
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	52
Health bonus	39
Supercharge	1
Backpack	2
Berserk	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
Exploding barrel	69
Teleport landing	5

External links

• Vae Victus demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive