MAP04: Relentless (The Darkening)

The Darkening maps
MAP01: Scary MAP02: Bloody Hell MAP03: Entropia MAP04: Relentless MAP05: Hand of Doom MAP06: The Mines of Death MAP07: Dead Simple II MAP08: Discordia MAP09: Military Complex MAP10: Under Earth MAP11: Stone Tyrant

This level occupies the map slot MAP04. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP04.

MAP04: Relentless is the fourth map of The Darkening. It was designed by Travers Dunne (traversd) and uses the music track "Anger's Reprise" by David Shaw (Tolwyn) from MAP26: Base Exposure (Memento Mori II).

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Walkthrough

Map of Relentless

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. On the high ledge where you can jump east to the red key or south to the other ledge, go along the wall to the northeast until you find an opening with a soul sphere. (sector 224)
2. Grabbing the red key reveals two closets with monsters to the north and south. Enter the north closet and press on the arrow pointing downward to lower into a secret area containing two boxes of ammo, a computer area map, two stimpacks, a green armor, and a super shotgun. (sector 149)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	1:38.57	Andromeda	2022-07-05	dk04-138.zip
NM speed
UV max	3:40.09	Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)	2023-03-10	dk04-340.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast	5:18.11	Jim Leonard (Xit Vono)	2022-06-07	dk04f518.zip
UV -respawn	3:51.43	Jim Leonard (Xit Vono)	2022-06-07	dk04r351.zip
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on March 17, 2023.

Statistics

Map data

Things	332
Vertices	947*
Linedefs	1004
Sidedefs	1495
Sectors	227

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 779.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	8	11	12
Shotgun guy	21	27	40
Heavy weapon dude	3	6	8
Imp	23	34	49
Lost soul	0	1	3
Demon	3	5	7
Spectre	3	6	5
Cacodemon	1	3	5
Pain elemental	1	1	2
Hell knight	2	2	5
Baron of Hell	0	2	4
Arachnotron	1	0	0
Arch-vile	0	0	1
Spiderdemon	0	1	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1	0	0
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	6
Box of bullets	6
4 shotgun shells	12
Box of shotgun shells	6
Rocket	17
Energy cell	7
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	13
Medikit	16	14	16
Armor	3
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	40
Health bonus	28
Supercharge	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	2

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	8	11	12
Shotgun guy	21	27	40
Heavy weapon dude	3	6	8
Imp	23	34	49
Lost soul	0	1	3
Demon	3	5	7
Spectre	3	6	5
Cacodemon	1	3	5
Pain elemental	1	1	2
Hell knight	2	2	5
Baron of Hell	0	2	4
Arachnotron	1	0	0
Arch-vile	0	0	1
Spiderdemon	0	1	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1	0	0
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	6
Box of bullets	6
4 shotgun shells	12
Box of shotgun shells	6
Rocket	17
Energy cell	7
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	13
Medikit	16	14	16
Armor	3
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	40
Health bonus	28
Supercharge	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red keycard	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Teleport landing	2

External links

• The Darkening demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive