MAP10: Crimson Tide (Eternal Doom)

Eternal Doom maps 01-11
MAP01: Genesis MAP02: Tower of Hell MAP03: Inter-Base MAP04: Nucleus MAP05: Time Gate MAP06: Pathos MAP07: The Abbey MAP08: Woodhead MAP09: Forlorn Fortress MAP10: Crimson Tide MAP11: Dawn of the Dead
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This level occupies the map slot MAP10. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP10.

MAP10: Crimson Tide is the tenth level of Eternal Doom. It was designed by David & Kathy Bruni (their only contribution), and uses the music track "Suspense Reprise" by Rich Nagel.

Walkthrough

Map of Crimson Tide

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

The blue key requires a secret. Once inside the building, explore to the left (west) side of the map. You'll see the key through a window to your right when you reach a section with some slime. Go down the first (not second) set of stairs into the next room. Turn left and press the demon face wall under the flashing light. Turn around and look for an opened door to your right on the opposite site of the room; go inside. At the top of the stairs behind this opened door is another unmarked door you can open to reveal the key.

In the outdoor courtyard with overlooks beyond the yellow door (near the end of the map), you must flip the switch next to door you came in to open the door on the other side. (The switch next to the far side door will simply re-open the door you entered through.)

Secrets

1. From the lobby, climb the steps up and go left, through a small corridor all the way to the next door. In the next room you come across, look north and open the wall for the secret. Go all the way down the steps, then backtrack a bit, taking either side path so you can go onto the balcony where the soul sphere is. (sector 455)
2. In the small room on the left side with the bodies on the table, press on the marking on the left side of the room to briefly open a wall to the southeast. Enter this small passage, ignoring the skull switch, and open the wall at the dead end to find the blue key. Use the skull switch to leave. (sector 349)
3. In the same room, press on the marking on the right side of the room this time to open up a wall nearby. Inside is a spectre (two on Ultra-Violence or higher) and a chainsaw. (sector 597)
4. After getting the yellow key, return to the bridge over nukage, just south of the small room with the bodies on the table, then open the yellow door on the left side for a teleporter. (sector 633)
5. The teleporter from Secret #4 takes you to the left balcony overlooking the room just before the exit teleporter. You can find a soul sphere and a teleporter to Secret #6 here. (sector 604)
6. The teleporter in the previous secret takes you to the right balcony, where you can collect a megaarmor. (sector 609)

Bugs

Two teleport landings (Things 534 and 535) are placed far north-east of the playable map but have no flags set for any of the three difficulty classes anyway, so they do not actually appear in the level.

Only 90% items is possible, as the soul sphere you see at the end is not accessbile normally (it is part of the next level).

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	1:35.46	TimeOfDeath	2007-03-13	et10-135.zip
NM speed
UV max	8:23.11	lirui1001	2022-03-30	et10-823.zip
NM 100S	5:53.66	j4rio	2015-02-08	et10s553.zip
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson	32:57.63	j4rio	2018-06-13	et10t3257.zip
UV pacifist
NoMo 100S	2:57.86	Michael Grube (migru)	1997-09-19	e3demos.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on June 3, 2022.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains seven spawn points:

1. facing north. (thing 4)
2. facing north. (thing 5)
3. facing north. (thing 6)
4. facing north. (thing 7)
5. facing north. (thing 554)
6. facing south. (thing 555)
7. facing north. (thing 556)

Statistics

Map data

Things	646
Vertices	2777*
Linedefs	2807
Sidedefs	4056
Sectors	664

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2118.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	84	89	43
Shotgun guy	37	41	70
Heavy weapon dude	3	3	8
Imp	18	19	26
Lost soul	14	14	0
Demon	15	12	24
Spectre	6	6	21
Revenant	2	3	5
Cacodemon	12	12	26
Hell knight	3	6	2
Baron of Hell	0	0	4
Arachnotron	0	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1	1	0
Super shotgun	0	0	1
Chaingun	0	0	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	3	5	7
4 shotgun shells	0	5	5
Box of shotgun shells	11	12	14
Box of rockets	6	9	9
Energy cell	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	30
Armor	1
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Health bonus	6
Supercharge	3
Backpack	0	0	1
Computer area map	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	2
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	3
Teleport landing	10

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	84	89	43
Shotgun guy	37	41	70
Heavy weapon dude	3	3	8
Imp	18	19	26
Lost soul	14	14	0
Demon	15	12	24
Spectre	6	6	21
Revenant	2	3	5
Cacodemon	12	12	26
Hell knight	3	6	2
Baron of Hell	0	0	4
Arachnotron	0	1	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1	1	0
Super shotgun	0	0	1
Chaingun	0	0	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	3	5	7
4 shotgun shells	0	5	5
Box of shotgun shells	11	12	14
Box of rockets	6	9	9
Energy cell	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	30
Armor	1
Megaarmor	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Health bonus	6
Supercharge	3
Backpack	0	0	1
Computer area map	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	2
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	7
Exploding barrel	3
Teleport landing	10

External links

• Eternal Doom demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive