MAP26: Hell's Playground (NOVA: The Birth)

NOVA: The Birth maps 21-30
MAP21: Beta Base MAP22: Broken Confluence Point MAP23: Immaterium MAP24: Ring of Gyges MAP25: Vile Arterium MAP26: Hell's Playground MAP27: Sensorium MAP28: The Seventh Circle MAP29: Extorta Nova MAP30: Megiddo
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: Hell's Playground is the twenty-sixth map of NOVA: The Birth. It was designed by Ilya Lazarev (joe-ilya) and uses the music track "Becoming," by Pantera, arranged for MIDI by RazTor.

Walkthrough

Map of Hell's Playground

Letters in italics refer to marked spots on the map. Sector numbers in boldface are secrets which count toward the end-of-level tally.

Secrets

1. Head into the lava north of the starting building and look south to spot a hard-to-see switch. Flip it to lower the soul sphere on the blue pillar nearby. (sector 83)
2. In the room with the red carpet, use the metal wall to lower a lift. Hug the southwest corner as it rises and you will end up getting a backpack. (sector 121)
3. On the steps with the super shotgun pillar, go all the way down, then look back up the steps. You will spot a skull switch. Use it to lower a nearby megaarmor. (sector 161)
4. Open the yellow door, but before going down the steps, open the wall with the lion face on it. Enter this empty room, and you will pick up a rocket launcher via voodoo doll. (sector 287)

Speedrunning

Current records

The records for the map at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive are:

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed
NM speed
UV max
NM100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

Miscellaneous demos

Style	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
				.zip

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains five spawn points:

1. facing south. (thing 326)
2. facing north-west. (thing 327)
3. facing west. (thing 328)
4. facing west. (thing 329)
5. facing north-east. (thing 330)

Statistics

Map data

Things	338
Vertices	1686*
Linedefs	1651
Sidedefs	2637
Sectors	427

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 1283.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	29
Shotgun guy	27
Heavy weapon dude	10
Imp	44
Lost soul	25
Demon	4
Spectre	2
Revenant	3
Cacodemon	10
Pain elemental	2
Hell knight	8
Baron of Hell	2
Mancubus	6
Cyberdemon	1
Romero's head	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Super shotgun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	4
Box of bullets	6
4 shotgun shells	28
Box of shotgun shells	15
Box of rockets	7
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	23
Medikit	14
Armor	1
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	14
Health bonus	13
Supercharge	2
Backpack	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Yellow skull key	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Voodoo doll	1

Multiplayer
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	29
Shotgun guy	27
Heavy weapon dude	10
Imp	44
Lost soul	25
Demon	4
Spectre	2
Revenant	3
Cacodemon	10
Pain elemental	2
Hell knight	8
Baron of Hell	2
Mancubus	6
Cyberdemon	1
Romero's head	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	3
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Clip	4
Box of bullets	6
4 shotgun shells	28
Box of shotgun shells	15
Box of rockets	7
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	23
Medikit	14
Armor	2
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Armor bonus	14
Health bonus	13
Supercharge	2
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	5
Voodoo doll	1

External links

• NOVA: The Birth demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive