MAP17: Heaven's Throat (The Box of a Thousand Demons)

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Box of a Thousand Demons maps 12-20

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(12 - 20)
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Secret maps: 31 32

This level occupies the map slot MAP17. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP17.
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MAP17: Heaven's Throat is the seventeenth map of The Box of a Thousand Demons. It was designed by Thelokk and uses the music track "Within You" by David Bowie.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Heaven's Throat
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]

Other points of interest[edit]

Secrets[edit]

  1. Head back to the start area from the east side and stay on the high ledge. Head south to the rising and lowering pillar that has the soul sphere. (sector 44)
  2. At the end of the starting path, go up the ledges and find an eye switch on the east side. After you open the way to the northwest path with the platforms over the damaging liquid, make it to the second platform and to the west is a berserk pack. (sector 163)

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Speedrunning[edit]

Routes and tricks[edit]

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
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on March 20, 2023.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains four spawn points:

  1. facing north. (thing 216)
  2. facing west. (thing 217)
  3. facing north-east. (thing 218)
  4. facing north-west. (thing 219)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 220
Vertices 3156*
Linedefs 2675
Sidedefs 4741
Sectors 220
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2531.

Things[edit]

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

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