MAP21: Niven's Ravine (Down the Drain)

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Down the Drain maps 21-30

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This level occupies the map slot MAP21. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP21.
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MAP21: Niven's Ravine is the twenty-first map of Down the Drain. It was designed by Benjogami and uses the music track "Climbing Up the Walls" by Radiohead.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Niven's Ravine
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. Drop into the lava at the start and go behind the building you start in to get a radiation suit. (sector 138)
  2. While still in the lava, head southwest into a cave entrance. Go through to medikits and open the door to get a super shotgun, shotgun shells, and the red key. (sector 62)
  3. With the red key, head back to the starting point and open the red door to get boxes of rockets and a rocket launcher. (sector 6)
  4. When you arrive at the southeast end, after going past the west end of the nearby building, quickly run back north to a compartment that has a soul sphere. (sector 131)
  5. Open the north wall in Secret #4 and head east at the fork. Open the next wall to get a megaarmor. (sector 146)
  6. Go back to the fork and head west, opening the wall there to get energy cells. (sector 147)
  7. At the southeast end, enter the building and enter the lava pool. Go through the east wall to get an invulnerability. (sector 158)

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Speedrunning[edit]

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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 1:26.49 Billa 2022-01-21 drn21p126.zip Cross-listed from Pacifist
NM speed
UV max 4:43.54 Pseudonaut 2022-11-21 drn21m443.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist 1:26.49 Billa 2022-01-21 drn21p126.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on April 18, 2023.

Deathmatch[edit]

Player spawns[edit]

This level contains six spawn points:

  1. facing north-west. (thing 323)
  2. facing south-east. (thing 324)
  3. facing south-east. (thing 325)
  4. facing east. (thing 326)
  5. facing north-east. (thing 328)
  6. facing north-west. (thing 329)

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things 334
Vertices 937*
Linedefs 884
Sidedefs 1368
Sectors 171
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 714.

Things[edit]

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

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