MAP10: The Praetorium (Threshold of Pain)

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This level occupies the map slot MAP10. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP10.

MAP10: The Praetorium is the tenth and final map of Threshold of Pain. It was designed by John Gourley (scalliano) and uses the music track "Steadfast Extermination," composed by Aubrey Hodges for the Sony PlayStation port of Doom. The par time defined in MAPINFO is 3:00.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of The Praetorium
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]

There is only one objective in this level: kill the Cyber Prototype. This large black variant of the cyberdemon has 15,000 health and is highly aggressive, attacking whenever it can see you; using the large octagonal columns around the arena is vital to avoid a swift death. The prototype has three main attacks:

  • A stream of pink plasma projectiles which are easily avoided.
  • Five rapid-fire rockets which can be avoided by strafing.
  • Three black homing rockets that deal heavy damage; hide behind the columns to avoid them.

When the prototype reaches 10,000 health it will start firing its projectiles at angles as well as summoning guardian cubes which pursue you and fire projectiles. When the prototype reaches 5,000 health, it will start using the bruiser demon's floor-hugging fireballs which are released in all directions. The prototype's health is displayed as a percentage in the top-right of the screen to help you.

Use every weapon in your possession to destroy the prototype; weapons and supplies can be found around the square columns at the edges of the arena. Once the prototype is killed, any surviving guardian cubes are automatically destroyed and the game will end.

Secrets[edit]

There are no official secrets on this map.

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Speedrunning[edit]

As this level does not contain official secrets, the NM 100S category is redundant.

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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
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on February 21, 2022.

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 180
Vertices 806*
Linedefs 566
Sidedefs 1060
Sectors 79
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 511.

Things[edit]

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

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