MAP31: The Way Forward? (Three's a Crowd)
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| Three's a Crowd maps |
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| The First |
| The Second |
| The Third |
| Epilogue |
Secret maps
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This level occupies the map slot MAP31. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP31.
MAP31: The Way Forward? is the first secret map of Three's a Crowd. It was designed by Scypek2 and uses the music track "Wishlist" by Zachary Stephens (Ribbiks).
Contents
Walkthrough[edit]
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]
- In the nukage south of the start, head to the south tunnel and flip the switch in the middle. Head south onto the platform with medikits for the surrounding walls to lower. Get the stimpacks and green armor, then head south to get a box of ammo, a box of shotgun shells, partial invisibility, medikits, and a soul sphere. (sector 224)
- Enter the main nukage area and climb the first rock structure, being sure to press the switch at the northwest end. At the top, jump north and enter the cave, then jump down to the west to get a BFG9000. (sector 294)
- Fall north from Secret #2 and enter the north cave to find a radiation suit, a box of shotgun shells, and a backpack. (sector 288)
- Head into the cave south from the first rock structure and take the lift up. At the top, use the switch to lower the two lifts. Ride the east lift all the way up to a blur artifact. (sector 466)
- Take the lift back down and take the west lift all the way up. Head southeast to the teleporter, but jump north from the teleporter onto a ledge with an invulnerability and a megasphere. (sector 467)
- East of Secret #5 is a platform with a cyberdemon. Go northeast of the platform and lower the column to get a radiation suit. (sector 263)
- Teleport to the east cave in the main area and take the steps to a teleporter. Head through a wall east of the teleporter to get a rocket launcher, a rocket, and a switch. The switch lowers a platform south and southwest of the secret with a berserk pack and more rockets. (sector 328)
- In the main area, go through the building northeast of the cyberdemon platform (which has multiple lifts leading around it). Inside the building, use the south switch to lower the floor, then head into the southwest alcove. As the floor behind you rises, flip the north switch, then press the south switch and head south and southeast to get two rockets, a soul sphere, a medikit, and a box of ammo. (sector 770)
- At the northeast ledge of the main cave, jump southwest, then take the lift at the south end of the next ledge. Ride up and head south to the green armor, then use the south wall to find a lift lowering to a soul sphere. (sector 120)
- Head back north from Secret #9, and where the green armor is, jump east and southeast to an energy cell pack and a radiation suit. (sector 111)
- Take the triangular teleporter east of the north building to enter it and shoot the switches in the cage to get out of it. Leave the north building and head back to the northeast cave system. An area to the west will open, revealing a lift leading to an invulnerability. (sector 523)
- You need both the red key and a series of switches pressed in order to access the red area north of the cave section. Go there and take a series of lifts up, including a beige lift at the west side. Use the bloodfall in the back, which needs the red key, and go north through the next bloodfall to access ammo, a green armor, and medikits. (sector 562)
Bugs[edit]
Demo files[edit]
Areas / screenshots[edit]
Speedrunning[edit]
Routes and tricks[edit]
Current records[edit]
The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:
| Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
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| UV speed | |||||
| NM speed | |||||
| UV max | 19:25.77 | vdgg | 2026-04-08 | 3i31-1925.zip | |
| NM 100S | |||||
| UV -fast | |||||
| UV -respawn | |||||
| UV Tyson | |||||
| UV pacifist |
The data was last verified in its entirety on April 28, 2026.
Deathmatch[edit]
This level includes its own, separate deathmatch arena.
Player spawns[edit]
This arena contains four spawn points:
- facing north. (thing 67)
- facing east. (thing 68)
- facing east. (thing 69)
- facing north. (thing 70)
Things[edit]
The following things (per skill level) are placed in the arena:
| Weapons | 1-2 | 3 | 4-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun | 4 | ||
| Super shotgun | 1 | ||
| Chaingun | 1 | ||
| Rocket launcher | 1 | ||
| Plasma gun | 2 | ||
| BFG9000 | 1 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1-2 | 3 | 4-5 |
| Deathmatch start | 4 | ||
| Teleport landing | 1 | ||
Statistics[edit]
Map data[edit]
| Things | 1012 |
| Vertices | 4596* |
| Linedefs | 4553 |
| Sidedefs | 6799 |
| Sectors | 867 |
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 3732.
Things[edit]
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level:
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