MAP28: Bleak Cinders (2048 Units of /vr/)

2048 Units of /vr/ maps 21-30
MAP21: Tiny Fragment MAP22: The Wretched Scythe Hole MAP23: For They Defiled Our Waters MAP24: Badass Billy's Party Palace (formerly Good Boy's Club) MAP25: Maniacal Menstruation MAP26: The Dark Sanctuary MAP27: Welcome to the Peanut Gallery MAP28: Bleak Cinders MAP29: Black Crest MAP30: Tyrant's Starless Realms
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 Extra maps: 01 02 03 04 05 06

This level occupies the map slot MAP28. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP28.

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MAP28: Bleak Cinders is the twenty-eighth map of 2048 Units of /vr/. It was designed by ChopBlock223 and uses the music track "Soul Scream" by Derek Clay.

Walkthrough

Map of Bleak Cinders

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. In the southeast cave, lower a wall at the southwest end to get a box of shotgun shells, a box of rockets, a berserk pack, and an energy cell pack. (sector 0)
2. Flip the big switch in the room with the spider mastermind to lower the southeast wall. Go through the translucent wall there to pick up ammo, a backpack, and a soul sphere. (sector 163)
3. Head into the west hall from the hub and press on the second panel on the north wall to get a blur artifact. (sector 238)

Speedrunning

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	3:20.29	lirui1001	2025-04-07	2048vrc28-320.zip
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The data was last verified in its entirety on May 8, 2025.

Statistics

Map data

Things	358
Vertices	3780*
Linedefs	3145
Sidedefs	5392
Sectors	279

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2983.

Things

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

Single-player
Monsters	1-2	3	4-5
Zombieman	13	16	16
Shotgun guy	6	19	19
Heavy weapon dude	4	11	13
Imp	4	5	5
Lost soul	1
Demon	13	20	21
Spectre	8	9	9
Revenant	4	10	11
Hell knight	0	1	0
Baron of Hell	1	1	2
Mancubus	2
Arch-vile	5	7	7
Spiderdemon	1
Cyberdemon	1
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Combat shotgun	1
Defender of the faith	1
RPG66 individual rocket-launcher	1
FUG2048	2
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	7
4 shotgun shells	7
Box of shotgun shells	8	6	6
Rocket	11	11	6
Box of rockets	9	9	8
Energy cell	8
Energy cell pack	12
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	23	22	20
Medikit	9	9	7
Armor	1
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Supercharge	1
Megasphere	1
Backpack	1
Berserk	1
Partial invisibility	1
Keys	1-2	3	4-5
Blue skull key	1
Red skull key	2
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	4
Voodoo doll	6

External links

• 2048 Units of /vr/ demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive