MAP14: The Puzzle (Hell Revealations)

Hell Revealations bonus maps
MAP01: Introduction MAP02: I Smell Barons MAP07: Cacomorphobia MAP14: The Puzzle MAP15: Anti-Static II MAP16: The Chapel of Black Granite II MAP29: Trapped in Kalisto MAP30: Heisenberg MAP31: Goodman MAP32: SLOTTER VULT
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Secret maps: 31 32 33 Bonus maps Cut map: 28

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

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MAP14: The Puzzle is the fourth bonus map of Hell Revealations. It was designed by Andrik Powell (Arsinikk) and uses the music track "Spray" by Lee Jackson. The par time is 2:00.

Description

According to the Hell Revealations infopack:

A set of challenges awaits you. Can you solve the puzzles that await you under pressure? ...or will you succumb to the hordes of hell? >:)

"The Puzzle" was originally part of the map "Stonehenge" in the main megawad. I decided to break both sections into separate maps as they both play very differently from each other as "The Puzzle" felt like a slog to play before the much faster paced "Stonehenge" segment.

Size: ???

Difficulty: Puzzle

Walkthrough

Map of The Puzzle

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. Solve the tower puzzle in the middle of the north room to access a berserk pack. (sector 18)

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 May 5, 2024.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains four spawn points:

1. facing south. (thing 568)
2. facing south. (thing 569)
3. facing south. (thing 570)
4. facing south. (thing 571)

Statistics

Map data

Things	572
Vertices	343*
Linedefs	329
Sidedefs	559
Sectors	41

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 269.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5	4*
Imp	0			81
Baron of Hell	56	62	66	66
Arch-vile	0	2	4	5
Cyberdemon	4			4
Illuminati	65	73	77	77
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5	4*
Super shotgun	2			2
Rocket launcher	0	1	1	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5	4*
Box of shotgun shells	6	4	4	4
Box of rockets	0	10	10	16
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5	4*
Megaarmor	1			1
Items	1-2	3	4-5	4*
Supercharge	2	5	5	5
Megasphere	4	1	1	1
Berserk	1			1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5	4*
Red keycard	1			1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5	4*
Exploding barrel	183	183	191	191
Teleport landing	4			4

* Custom skill level that enables SpawnMulti.

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Imp	0	0	81
Baron of Hell	56	62	66
Arch-vile	0	2	5
Cyberdemon	4
Illuminati	65	73	77
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Super shotgun	2
Rocket launcher	0	1	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of shotgun shells	6	4	4
Box of rockets	0	10	16
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	2	5	5
Megasphere	4	1	1
Berserk	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	4
Exploding barrel	183	183	191
Teleport landing	4

Trivia

• Since the SLOTTER II Demo (Hell Revealations Demo), a gate was added in front of the exit at the start to force the player to solve the puzzle in the south to beat the level.
• The start of the map looks very similar to MAP12: Stonehenge, as this map used to be the first half of MAP12, before it was cut into a separate map.
• After beating the puzzle and teleporting, looking to the west area from above, the candles can been seen forming the word "SLOTTER".