MAP27: Back and Forth (SlaughterMAX)

SlaughterMAX maps 21-30
MAP21: The Outhouse MAP22: Electro Wizard MAP23: Pandemonium Unveiled MAP24: Dead Ringer MAP25: Castle of Hell MAP26: Eviscerate MAP27: Back and Forth MAP28: The Eclipse of Betelgeuse MAP29: Skindustrial Sector 04 MAP30: Bugger This
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (21 - 30) Secret maps: 31 32

This level occupies the map slot MAP27. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP27.

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MAP27: Back and Forth is the twenty-seventh map of SlaughterMAX. It was designed by Bdubzzz and uses a MIDI rendition of "White Reflection" by Two-Mix, from Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, as its music track.

Walkthrough[edit]

Map of Back and Forth

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[edit]

Other points of interest[edit]

Secrets[edit]

There are no official secrets on this map.

Bugs[edit]

A huge number of Things have no flags set for any of the three difficulty classes, so they do not actually appear in the level:

31 arch-viles (3257, 4474, 6006, 6009, 6018, 6021, 8672 through 8675, 8678 through 8681, 8698, 8858, 8859, 8865, 8866, 9086 through 9091, 9219 through 9224)
six barons of Hell (8893 through 8899)
98 cacodemons (9229 through 9326)
four cyberdemons (8885 through 8888)
44 energy cell packs (9014 through 9057)
38 heavy weapon dudes (8700 through 8737)
18 Hell knights (9399 through 9416)
six lost souls (9187 through 9190, 11343, 11344)
28 pain elementals (9058 through 9085)
72 revenants (9327 through 9398)
38 shotgun guys (8738 through 8775)

Demo files[edit]

Areas / screenshots[edit]

Speedrunning[edit]

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

Routes and tricks[edit]

Current records[edit]

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

Run	Time	Player	Date	File
UV speed
NM speed
UV max	28:57.51	Crusador560	2024-08-04	smax27m2857.zip
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist
NoMo	6:48.06	Ingramatt	2024-09-20	smax27o648_06.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on October 3, 2024.

Statistics[edit]

Map data[edit]

Things	14434
Vertices	4903*
Linedefs	5828
Sidedefs	10015
Sectors	1748

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 4240.

Things[edit]

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	280	76	76
Heavy weapon dude	56	0	0
Imp	36	1389	1389
Lost soul	2219	0	0
Demon	110	233	233
Revenant	5001	3136	3249
Cacodemon	18	355	495
Pain elemental	2	30	734
Hell knight	150	286	298
Baron of Hell	150	22	22
Arachnotron	3	39	35
Mancubus	112	62	75
Arch-vile	91	20	68
Spiderdemon	8	28	28
Cyberdemon	278	212	221
Wolfenstein SS	76	0	0
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	0	1	1
Super shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Plasma gun	1
BFG9000	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	3
Box of shotgun shells	9	7	7
Box of rockets	261	250	250
Energy cell pack	996	882	882
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	10	18	18
Medikit	83	73	69
Armor	7
Megaarmor	5
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	7
Megasphere	46	41	41
Backpack	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	36
Voodoo doll	8

Technical information[edit]

Inspiration and development[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

SlaughterMAX demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive