MAP07: The Boardwalk (Community Chest)

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This level occupies the map slot MAP07. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP07.

MAP07: The Boardwalk is the seventh map of Community Chest. It was designed by Gene Bird, and was originally released standalone as part of his Blind Alley series.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of The Boardwalk
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]

Go upstairs to the north, and flip both switches. Walk back down, and go through the next four doors to the west. Head to the northern room, and go under the arch to be teleported to the platform behind it. Grab the red key, jump down, and head to the now revealed southern door. Open it, and use the eastern computer. This will cause one of the bookshelves to the south to lower; grab the blue key, and backtrack to the start of the level. Open the blue door to the south, and walk in. Wait until the wall has lowered, and go east across the boardwalk. At the end, grab the box of shells and box of rockets (or at least walk into where they sit), and the northern wall will lower. Grab the yellow key at the bottom of the stairway, and return to the beginning of the map. Go through the yellow door to the east, hit the switch nearby, and go through the eastern teleporter before the wall rises again. Press the next switch.

Other points of interest[edit]

Secrets[edit]

  1. In the red key room, step onto the eastern platform with a rocket on it You will be taken to a platform with a super shotgun and a plasma rifle. (sector 20) Step off the platform to return to the red key room.
  2. In the blue key room, use the computer to the northwest to lower the nearby mainframe, with a rocket, a box of rockets, and an energy cell pack on it. Doing this will also reveal an outdoor area (sector 87) to the north, with another rocket, another energy cell pack, and a box of shells.
  3. After grabbing the blue key, remain on the bookshelf with it until it rises back. After this, jump south to the bookshelf with a rocket launcher. (sector 78)
  4. In the final room of the level, there is a stone wall north of the yellow door covered in grime/moss. Press on it to reveal a secret room with a lift. (sector 56)
  5. Use the lift in secret #4 up to the wooden door, and open it to find a soul sphere behind it. (sector 16)

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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 5:09.94 Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531) 2024-01-19 cc07-509.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on January 27, 2024.

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Player spawns[edit]

This level contains four spawn points:

  1. facing north-east. (thing 397)
  2. facing south-west. (thing 398)
  3. facing south. (thing 399)
  4. facing south. (thing 400)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 489
Vertices 920*
Linedefs 902
Sidedefs 1323
Sectors 145
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 772.

Things[edit]

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

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