MAP14: Rat Race (Nerves of Steel)

Nerves of Steel maps
Ep.1: The Cyborg Solution 01 02 03 04 05 06
Ep.2: The Mutant Hive 07 08 09 10 11 12
Ep.3: Palace of the Red Moon MAP13: Venomous Villa MAP14: Rat Race MAP15: Inhuman Interrogation MAP16: Palacial Purge MAP17: Bathhouse Blitzkrieg MAP18: Gibbet Garden

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

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MAP14: Rat Race is the fourteenth map of Nerves of Steel. It was designed by Mike MacDee (Impie) and uses the music track "Chemicals Fuck Yer Spoon" from Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown.

Walkthrough

Map of Rat Race

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. At the south end, climb the steps and a vent opens to the west. Kill the Ashura inu and then return to the starting area where you can get a nuclear missile launcher in a compartment to the east. (sector 46)
2. In the room at the northeast end, head behind the northwest piles to get a nuclear missile. (sector 140)
3. After you get the blue key, go to the sewer at the north end and press on the north wall. Go through it to find a medikit and a switch teleporter to a megaarmor, energy cells, and hand grenades. (sector 180)
4. Go through the west sewer at the start to get a blur artifact. (sector 183)
5. At the northeast end, head through the northeast corner wall to get a plasma repeater. (sector 185)

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 June 30, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things	308
Vertices	726
Linedefs	882
Sidedefs	1309
Sectors	202

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ashura inu	1
Red Moon patriot (female)	5
Red Moon patriot (male)	6
Hazard worker	3
Red Moon stormtrooper	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6
Hellion	17	17	21	19	19	21	21	21
Wraith	5	5	7	14	14	14	14	14
Shinobi force (female)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Shinobi force (male)	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1
Cyborg enforcer	1	1	2	5	5	7	7	7
Zero guard	1
Aracnorb	3	3	1	4	4	6	6	6
Arachnorb queen	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
AA-12 shotgun	1
Redstone seeker	1
Pineapple hand grenade	12	12	10	10	10	14	14	14
Plasma repeater	1
Nuclear missile launcher	1
Ammunition	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Box of bullets	9
4 shotgun shells	1
Box of shotgun shells	1
Rocket	2	2	2	7	7	7	7	7
Box of rockets	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2
Energy cell	6
Health & Armor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Medikit	5
Armor	2
Megaarmor	1
Refreshing brew	3
Items	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Armor bonus	24
Supercharge	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3
Partial invisibility	1
Radiation shielding suit	8
Beer bonus	36
Keys	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Blue keycard	1
Red keycard	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Miscellaneous	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Exploding barrel	18	18	18	16	16	18	18	18
Teleport landing	1
Voodoo doll	1