MAP26: Dark Pulse (Necromantic Thirst)

Necromantic Thirst maps 21-30
MAP21: Chapel of Ghouls MAP22: The Void Watchers MAP23: Spectral Shift MAP24: Korzega Ruins MAP25: Freed From The Real MAP26: Dark Pulse MAP27: Neodammerung MAP28: Lyar MAP29: Netherborn Phalanx MAP30: Well of the Sacrificed Gods
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 MAP26. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP26.

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MAP26: Dark Pulse is the twenty-sixth map of Necromantic Thirst. It was designed by William Huber (WH-Wilou84) and uses an extended MIDI version of "Boss Bossanova" from Donkey Kong Country 2, with extensions by James Paddock (Jimmy), as its music track.

Walkthrough

Map of Dark Pulse

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. Open a door west of the start and get the megaarmor behind the switch. (sector 78)
2. Go to the northeast end of the map and head southeast to the large hole. A teleporter at the north end of this hole is on a tall rock with evil eyes. Jump from the northeast end to this hole to teleport to the northwest end of the map. (sector 421)
3. Go to the northeast end of the map and go to the southeast side of the long rock. Press the switch here to open the northeast wall. Drop in to get health bonuses, a berserk pack, a megaarmor, boxes of ammo, energy cell packs, and radiation suits. (sector 4042)
4. On the large platform south of the starting platform, head to the southwest end and jump to a thin rock. Go on it and take the teleporter to get a megasphere. (sector 4662)
5. Drop north of Secret #4 and immediately look west. Press the eyes and go towards the east teleporter. Take a different teleporter to the south to get to a cave with stimpacks, shotgun shells, a computer area map, boxes of ammo, a megaarmor, health bonuses, and a soul sphere. (sector 5236)
6. In Secret #5, go to the south end and use the yellow key switch to open the west side with energy cell packs and a teleporter. The teleporter takes you to an invulnerability. (sector 5434)
7. After getting the blue skull key, head northwest from the yellow key platform to a large rock in front of a larger rock wall. A switch is behind this rock, which requires the blue key. Use it and go northeast into a teleporter to get an invulnerability and energy cell packs. (sector 6353)
8. Go to the northwest end of the map and jump into the hole. Go through a slimefall to the west and take the passage to boxes of rockets, a backpack, a megasphere, a soul sphere, a radiation suit, and energy cell packs. (sector 6543)
9. When you leave Secret #3 via teleporter, you will be in a cave which leads out to a rock with a lot of revenants. Go to the south side of this rock, look for a green square, and use it to find a switch. Use it to open a wall to the east with an invulnerability and a soul sphere. (sector 6440)

Speedrunning

Current records

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed	0:13.91	Kyle McAwesome	2025-11-16	nt26p1391.zip	Cross-listed from Pacifist
NM speed
UV max
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist	0:13.91	Kyle McAwesome	2025-11-16	nt26p1391.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on November 21, 2025.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains five spawn points:

1. facing east. (thing 1792)
2. facing north. (thing 1793)
3. facing east. (thing 1795)
4. facing west. (thing 6940)
5. facing east. (thing 7198)

Statistics

Map data

Things	7207
Vertices	32938*
Linedefs	38118
Sidedefs	35329
Sectors	6545

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 32938.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	8	16	24
Shotgun guy	37	63	95
Heavy weapon dude	46	53	82
Imp	169	308	427
Demon	81	158	220
Spectre	8	16	25
Revenant	155	390	570
Cacodemon	180	482	890
Pain elemental	14	26	38
Hell knight	54	91	128
Baron of Hell	25	40	70
Arachnotron	13	26	39
Mancubus	21	43	57
Arch-vile	19	41	61
Spiderdemon	1	3	3
Cyberdemon	12	26	41
Hunter of Darkness	42	89	124
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	255	271	271
4 shotgun shells	19
Box of shotgun shells	65	77	77
Rocket	6
Box of rockets	650	697	699
Energy cell	16
Energy cell pack	202	254	263
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	19
Medikit	105	105	103
Armor	2
Megaarmor	8	8	6
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	4
Health bonus	43
Supercharge	1	1	3
Megasphere	15	15	13
Backpack	9
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Invulnerability	4
Partial invisibility	2
Radiation shielding suit	105
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	79
Voodoo doll	12

Cooperative
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	8	16	24
Shotgun guy	51	79	113
Heavy weapon dude	48	55	84
Imp	173	325	445
Demon	81	158	220
Spectre	8	16	25
Revenant	156	399	590
Cacodemon	244	589	1334
Pain elemental	25	48	71
Hell knight	56	92	129
Baron of Hell	27	42	73
Arachnotron	13	26	39
Mancubus	21	43	62
Arch-vile	31	68	100
Spiderdemon	1	3	3
Cyberdemon	14	30	53
Hunter of Darkness	63	132	183
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	494	510	510
4 shotgun shells	35
Box of shotgun shells	149	173	173
Rocket	12
Box of rockets	1145	1312	1314
Energy cell	31
Energy cell pack	340	407	418
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	23
Medikit	128	128	126
Armor	2
Megaarmor	8	8	6
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	8
Health bonus	43
Supercharge	1	1	3
Megasphere	15	15	13
Backpack	9
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Invulnerability	4
Partial invisibility	2
Radiation shielding suit	106
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	1
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	4
Teleport landing	79
Voodoo doll	12

Deathmatch
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	8	16	24
Shotgun guy	51	79	113
Heavy weapon dude	48	55	84
Imp	173	325	445
Demon	81	158	220
Spectre	8	16	25
Revenant	156	399	590
Cacodemon	244	589	1334
Pain elemental	25	48	71
Hell knight	56	92	129
Baron of Hell	27	42	73
Arachnotron	13	26	39
Mancubus	21	43	62
Arch-vile	31	68	100
Spiderdemon	1	3	3
Cyberdemon	14	30	53
Hunter of Darkness	63	132	183
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Super shotgun	2
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	2
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	494	510	510
4 shotgun shells	35
Box of shotgun shells	149	173	173
Rocket	12
Box of rockets	1145	1312	1314
Energy cell	31
Energy cell pack	340	407	418
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	23
Medikit	128	128	126
Armor	2
Megaarmor	8	8	6
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	8
Health bonus	43
Supercharge	1	1	3
Megasphere	15	15	13
Backpack	9
Berserk	1
Computer area map	1
Invulnerability	4
Partial invisibility	2
Radiation shielding suit	106
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Deathmatch start	5
Teleport landing	79

External links

• Necromantic Thirst demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive