MAP24: Shortest Day in Hell (Blitz: Race Against Time)

Blitz: Race Against Time maps
Ep.1: City 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Ep.2: Techno 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ep.3: Grand Final MAP21: 'o' will be destroyed MAP22: Wake Up MAP23: SpinOnIt MAP24: Shortest Day in Hell MAP25: Citadel Farewell MAP26: NEFERTITIES MAP27: Blessed by the Wicked MAP28: Fly, you fools! MAP29: Last Battle for Ear1h MAP30: Absolute Winner!
Secret maps 31 32

This level occupies the map slot MAP24. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP24.

MAP24: Shortest Day in Hell is the twenty-fourth map of Blitz: Race Against Time. It was designed by Slavius and uses the music track "The Art of War" MIDI rendition from Team Fortress 2. The par time defined in ZMAPINFO is 30 seconds.

This level is set on a battlefield along the seashore, with the player's objective being to reach a citadel primarily guarded by chaingunners.

Walkthrough

Map of Shortest Day in Hell

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

At the start of the level, allied shotgun marines will begin attacking nearby enemies. Pick up the super shotgun, a box of shells, and green armor. Make your way to the northern part of the map, navigating around fences and rock formations. Avoid prolonged exposure to chaingunners fire, as many enemies can quickly drain your health. Once you reach the entrance to the citadel, press the switch located at the northern wall, doing so will end the level.

Other points of interest

Before climbing the staircase leading up to the citadel, you will find several corpses nearby, along with a plasma rifle and an energy cell pack.

Inside the citadel, head to the western section and ascend the stairs, where you will encounter several chaingunners. At the top, you will find two boxes of bullets and a medikit.

In the eastern section of the citadel, proceed down the corridor and climb the stairs. Similarly, you will find more boxes of bullets and another medikit.

Secrets

There are no official secrets on this map.

Speedrunning

As this level does not contain official secrets, the NM 100S category is redundant.

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
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on July 2, 2025.

Statistics

Map data

Things	338
Vertices	6018*
Linedefs	5384
Sidedefs	9421
Sectors	1040

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 4504.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Heavy weapon dude	2
Imp	0	8	8
Spectre	4
Double chaingunner	8	16	16
Mech demon	6
Shotgun marine	3
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Super shotgun	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	4
Box of shotgun shells	1
Energy cell pack	3
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Medikit	16	14	14
Armor	0	1	1
Megaarmor	1	0	0
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Health bonus	1

Trivia

• The level references the historical event of the 1944 Normandy landings (D-Day), one of the largest military operations of World War II.