MAP23: Hell's Cavern (Hell To Pay)

Hell To Pay maps 21-30
MAP21: Planet Hell MAP22: Vile Temple MAP23: Hell's Cavern MAP24: Hell's Park MAP25: Hell's Gauntlet MAP26: Circle of Hell MAP27: Hell Squared MAP28: Neophyte Reception MAP29: Initiation MAP30: Sky High
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 31 32 16 17 18 19 20 (21 - 30)

This level occupies the map slot MAP23. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP23.

MAP23: Hell's Cavern is the twenty-fifth map of Hell To Pay. The discrepancy between map slot and progression number is because the MAP31 and MAP32 are inserted between MAP15 and MAP16 as part of the regular progression, instead of being secret levels.

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Walkthrough

Map of Hell's Cavern

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. The room beyond the red x doors counts as a secret. (sector 8)
2. Press the pillar in the middle of the north area to lower a BFG9000. (sector 25)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	0:24.40	E.M.	2021-04-02	hell2paymap23-024.zip
NM speed
UV max	1:07.97	Vladimir Monakhov (skepticist)	2010-06-11	hp23-107.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist
NoMo	0:15.91	E.M.	2021-04-02	hell2paymap23o015.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on January 16, 2022.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains four spawn points:

1. facing west. (thing 44)
2. facing west. (thing 45)
3. facing east. (thing 46)
4. facing north. (thing 47)

Statistics

Map data

Things	62
Vertices	385*
Linedefs	371
Sidedefs	582
Sectors	49

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 308.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Imp	5	7	7
Demon	2	3	3
Spectre	3	3	5
Revenant	0	0	1
Cacodemon	1	0	0
Pain elemental	1
Arachnotron	1
Mancubus	2	4	3
Arch-vile	1
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Super shotgun	2
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	4
Box of shotgun shells	4
Box of rockets	2
Energy cell pack	1	1	0
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	5
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Berserk	1
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red skull key	1
Yellow keycard	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Imp	5	7	7
Demon	2	3	3
Spectre	3	3	5
Revenant	0	0	1
Cacodemon	1	0	0
Pain elemental	1
Arachnotron	1
Mancubus	2	4	3
Arch-vile	1
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	2
Super shotgun	2
Chaingun	2
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	4
Box of shotgun shells	4
Box of rockets	2
Energy cell pack	1	1	0
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	5
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Berserk	1
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Red skull key	1
Yellow keycard	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Deathmatch start	4

External links

• Hell To Pay demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive