MAP05: Aggrovator (Valiant)

Valiant maps
A Different Breed MAP01: Bad Reception MAP02: No Rush MAP03: Tiers of Pain MAP04: Moonlit Stroll MAP05: Aggrovator MAP06: Engineering Disaster MAP07: The Mancubian Candidate
Abattoir of Thy Madness 08 09 10 11 12 13
Meet the New Corruption 14 15 16 17 18 31 32
Thou Art Annihilation 19 20 21 22 23 24
New Moon, Old Grudge 25 26 27 28 29 30

This level occupies the map slot MAP05. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP05.

MAP05: Aggrovator is the fifth map of Valiant. It was designed by Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw) and uses the music track "Core," originally composed by Stuart Rynn (stewboy) for Speed of Doom. The par time is 4:00.

Walkthrough

Map of Aggrovator

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

Head round the corner and kill the super imps on either side by blowing up the barrels, then walk forward to a shotgun and go outside; step back after walking on the grass, as there are mancubi, zombies and imps around and above you that can hit you when you are not looking. Once the general vicinity is clear, go to the north side of the map to find a building containing two super demons and two arachnorbs who are guarding the red keycard. Arm yourself before approaching the key as it will trap you in an enclosed area with three super demons (or six on Hurt Me Plenty (HMP) skill level; once they are dead, look behind the east column to find a switch (guarded by a revenant on Ultra-Violence or Nightmare) that will lower the south barrier and allow you to escape.

Go back outside and dispose of any imps, revenants and zombies that have teleported, then enter the gray brick building near the center of the map and head to the window to find a tan lever that will raise two lifts, letting you reach the buildings containing the yellow and blue keycards. Go back outside and press the east lift to lower it, then enter the north building and time your run past a crusher to find the yellow key being guarded by a revenant; taking the key will open a closet containing a second revenant, or an arch-vile on HMP or higher. Leave the building and fight off some imps and cacodemons that have teleported in, then step across the lifts to the west building where you must get past another arch-vile and some shotgun guys to reach the blue key.

Drop to the ground and head towards the east side of the map, passing some arachnorbs on the way, to enter a storage room. Kill the enemies hiding behind the crates and take the rocket launcher placed in the middle of the room if you need it, then open all three locked doors and step on the red X behind them to finish the level.

Other points of interest

A super shotgun and a super chaingun can be found inside the western-most structure.

Secrets

1. At the storage area near the exit, a target switch is tucked behind the tan crate on the west wall. Shoot it to lower the neighboring gray crate, then use the lift behind it to reach a plasma gun. (sector 198)
2. Look south from the blue key building to spot a target switch. Shoot it and go east to get an energy cell pack. (sector 383)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	0:41.54	Krankdud	2017-11-12	va05-041.zip
NM speed
UV max	1:58.94	Drew DeVore (stx-Vile)	2022-04-17	va05m158.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast	3:42.63	Mr. LBN	2015-05-14	va05f342.zip
UV -respawn
UV Tyson	9:48.29	Petyan	2022-03-29	va05t948.zip
UV pacifist	1:06.66	Napsalm	2022-07-21	Va05p10666.zip
NoMo	0:27.91	kvothesixstring	2023-05-24	va05o27.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on June 5, 2023.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains six spawn points:

1. facing west. (thing 152)
2. facing south. (thing 196)
3. facing south. (thing 197)
4. facing east. (thing 198)
5. facing east. (thing 199)
6. facing east. (thing 200)

Statistics

Map data

Things	562
Vertices	3593*
Linedefs	3018
Sidedefs	5145
Sectors	448

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2604.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	4	4	6
Shotgun guy	25	26	29
Heavy weapon dude	3	3	8
Spectre	1	1	2
Revenant	7	5	8
Cacodemon	2	2	4
Arachnotron	0	1	1
Mancubus	2	2	4
Arch-vile	1	2	2
Super imp	34	43	51
Super demon	9	13	13
Arachnorb	6	8	10
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Super chaingun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	1	2	3
4 shotgun shells	14	20	20
Box of shotgun shells	0	0	1
Rocket	16
Box of rockets	3
Energy cell	1
Energy cell pack	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	20
Medikit	7
Armor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	32
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	29
Teleport landing	7

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	4	4	6
Shotgun guy	45	46	49
Heavy weapon dude	9	9	14
Spectre	1	1	2
Revenant	7	5	8
Cacodemon	2	2	4
Pain elemental	2
Arachnotron	0	1	1
Mancubus	2	2	4
Arch-vile	2	3	3
Super imp	43	52	60
Super demon	9	13	13
Arachnorb	12	14	16
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Super chaingun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	5	6	7
4 shotgun shells	14	20	20
Box of shotgun shells	1	1	2
Rocket	29
Box of rockets	5
Energy cell	1
Energy cell pack	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	20
Medikit	16
Armor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	32
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
Deathmatch start	6
Exploding barrel	29
Teleport landing	7

External links

• Valiant demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive