MAP21: The Hero's Return (Community Chest 3)

Community Chest 3 maps 21-30
MAP21: The Hero's Return MAP22: Second Entry MAP23: Hard Attack MAP24: Amalgamation MAP25: Fate in Blood MAP26: Hybrid Envy MAP27: Ruby Abyss MAP28: Token Arch-Vile MAP29: For We Are Many MAP30: Leviathan
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (21 - 30) Secret maps: 31 32

This level occupies the map slot MAP21. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP21.

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MAP21: The Hero's Return is the twenty-first map of Community Chest 3. It was designed by Thomas van der Velden and uses the Duke Nukem 3D music track "In Tents".

Walkthrough

Map of The Hero's Return

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 southeastern part of the outdoor blood lake, there is a circular mark on the skin wall. Press it to reveal a chainsaw and a supercharge. (sector 189)
2. At the north of the tunnels after the yellow key door, the southern wall bears snakeskin instead of warped faces. You can walk through it to find a rocket launcher and a chainsaw. (sector 162)
3. Immediately after said tunnels, the southernmost room has a candle set into the wall. Press the alcove it's in to open access to a nearby elevator, leading to seven armor bonuses, a backpack, and a berserk pack. (sector 42)

Areas / screenshots

• 

  The start of the level.

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	0:39.11	Aleksey Kamenev (4shockblast)	2026-02-27	c321-039.zip
NM speed
UV max	2:39.91	Andrea Rovenski	2023-08-28	cc321-239.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist	1:07.69	Adolf Vojta (Gusta)	2008-01-13	c321p107.zip
NoMo	0:34.60	Doomdaniel95	2014-07-19	c321o034.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on March 10, 2026.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains four spawn points:

1. facing north. (thing 141)
2. facing south. (thing 142)
3. facing south-east. (thing 143)
4. facing north-west. (thing 144)

Statistics

Map data

Things	152
Vertices	1938*
Linedefs	1870
Sidedefs	2870
Sectors	196

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1571.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Imp	10	13	13
Lost soul	14
Demon	3	4	4
Revenant	3	3	4
Cacodemon	5	7	8
Pain elemental	1	2	2
Hell knight	3	5	5
Arachnotron	3	4	4
Arch-vile	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	10
4 shotgun shells	8
Box of shotgun shells	6
Box of rockets	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2
Medikit	11
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	7
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Imp	10	13	13
Lost soul	14
Demon	3	4	4
Revenant	3	3	4
Cacodemon	5	7	8
Pain elemental	1	2	2
Hell knight	3	5	5
Arachnotron	3	4	4
Arch-vile	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	10
4 shotgun shells	8
Box of shotgun shells	6
Box of rockets	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	2
Medikit	11
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	7
Supercharge	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	4
Teleport landing	1

Trivia

• This level is likely named after the famous song of the same name by Pink Floyd from their album The Final Cut.

External links

• Community Chest 3 demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive