MAP14: Public Castration Is A Good Idea (512 Linedefs of /vr/)

512 Linedefs of /vr/ maps 12-20
MAP12: Electrical System MAP13: You're Not The Kind That Needs To Tell Me About The Birds And.. MAP14: Public Castration Is A Good Idea MAP15: Shirikodama Salad MAP16: Helter Smelter MAP17: Cordova Town MAP18: Assyrian Drive MAP19: Maybe you dance MAP20: Touchplate Trouble
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 (12 - 20) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Secret maps: 31 32

This level occupies the map slot MAP14. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP14.

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MAP14: Public Castration Is A Good Idea is the fourteenth map of 512 Linedefs of /vr/. It was designed by washingmachinewashingmachine and uses the music track "Suicide Is Painless" by Johnny Mandel, from M*A*S*H.

Walkthrough

Map of Public Castration Is A Good Idea

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. Head on the path at the start until you get to two barrels. Quickly run back to the start to a megasphere. (sector 5)
2. Use an arch-vile jump to get on the northwest ledge in the arena to get a megasphere, a plasma gun, and energy cell packs. (sector 30)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on September 13, 2022.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains eight spawn points:

1. facing west. (thing 221)
2. facing west. (thing 223)
3. facing north-west. (thing 225)
4. facing south-east. (thing 227)
5. facing north-west. (thing 229)
6. facing north-east. (thing 231)
7. facing north-east. (thing 233)
8. facing south-west. (thing 235)

Statistics

Map data

Things	239
Vertices	644*
Linedefs	512
Sidedefs	892
Sectors	51

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 482.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Heavy weapon dude	1	4	6
Imp	79	87	120
Revenant	1	3	4
Mancubus	1	1	2
Arch-vile	1	2	2
Spiderdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1	0	0
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	10
Box of bullets	1
4 shotgun shells	9
Box of shotgun shells	3
Rocket	11
Box of rockets	3
Energy cell pack	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	6	6	4
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Megasphere	2
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	8
Teleport landing	6

Cooperative
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Heavy weapon dude	1	4	6
Imp	79	87	120
Revenant	1	3	4
Mancubus	1	1	2
Arch-vile	1	2	2
Spiderdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1	0	0
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	10
Box of bullets	1
4 shotgun shells	9
Box of shotgun shells	3
Rocket	11
Box of rockets	3
Energy cell pack	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	6	6	4
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Megasphere	2
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Exploding barrel	8
Teleport landing	6

Deathmatch
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Heavy weapon dude	1	4	6
Imp	79	87	120
Revenant	1	3	4
Mancubus	1	1	2
Arch-vile	1	2	2
Spiderdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	9
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	2	0	0
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	10
Box of bullets	1
4 shotgun shells	9
Box of shotgun shells	3
Rocket	11
Box of rockets	3
Energy cell pack	2
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	6	6	4
Armor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Megasphere	2
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Deathmatch start	8
Exploding barrel	8
Teleport landing	6

Trivia

• Public Castration Is a Good Idea is the name of a live album released by the band Swans.