STR07: Sandstorm (Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos)

Stronghold maps 01-10
STR01: Introduction STR02: Too Young to Defend STR03: Swamp STR04: Asteroid STR05: Twilight STR06: Downtown STR07: Sandstorm STR08: Tropical Paradox STR09: Volcanic Installation STR10: Skyfire Research
(01 - 10) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 99 Secret maps: 50 52 54 56

This level occupies the map slot STR07. For other maps with a non-standard slot, see Category:Non-standard map slots.

STR07: Sandstorm is the seventh map of Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos. It was designed by Ronald Lubbelinkhof (Dutch Devil) and Daniel Gimmer (Tormentor667), and uses the music track "Oceanos" by Chris Huelsbeck, from Tunnel B1.

This level uses the "Core" mode, where the objective is to prevent demons from attacking and destroying a computer core.

Walkthrough

Map of Sandstorm

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

The core is at the end of a long passage on the west side of the level. Monsters will initially spawn at the north end of the level - from here they will head south to a set of steps, follow these south to enter the core building then head west and north to the core. After wave six a second spawn point will appear behind a door that opens in the south-east corner of the building, and after wave eight a third spawn point will appear behind a door that opens in the south-west corner of the building.

Some barrels have been placed in the level and can be blown up to kill some enemies; the narrow paths and corridors provide an opportunity to use portable barrels and barrier kits. Watch out for the dune warriors that appear on wave seven; they can disappear when injured, then re-appear without warning and fire rockets at you.

The weapon, ammo and health pads are found inside a blue room at the south end of the building, while the powerup pad is found outside in a pool of water by the steps. A shotgun and shotgun shells can be found by the north gate.

Wave	Enemies	Weapons and ammo given	Armor and powerups given
1	Four zombiemen Four shotgun guys Four imps	-	Four stimpacks
2	12 shotgun guys 12 imps Eight zombiemen	Two shotgun shells Box of bullets Shotgun	Four stimpacks Armor
3	16 imps 12 shotgun guys Eight demons	Box of shotgun shells Box of bullets	Five stimpacks
4	24 imps 20 shotgun guys 16 demons	Three shotgun shells Two clips Box of shotgun shells Box of bullets Chaingun	Five stimpacks Armor
5	10 demons 10 chaingunners Eight Hell knights	Two boxes of shotgun shells Two clips Box of bullets	Six stimpacks Backpack
6	16 spectres Eight knights Two demons	Two boxes of shotgun shells Two shotgun shells Box of bullets Super shotgun	Six stimpacks Armor
7	10 spectres Eight barons of Hell Six imps Four dune warriors	Four boxes of shotgun shells Two boxes of bullets Two rockets Mines Landmines	Two medikits Two stimpacks
8	20 imps Eight revenants Eight spectres	Four boxes of shotgun shells Four shotgun shells Four rockets Two clips Mines	Four stimpacks Two medikits Megaarmor
9	12 revenants 12 barons 10 blood demons	Five boxes of shotgun shells Four shotgun shells Four rockets Two boxes of rockets Two clips Mines Energy cell Rocket launcher	Five stimpacks Two medikits
10	16 blood demons 12 catharsi Four arch-viles	Nine boxes of rockets Four boxes of shotgun shells Three rockets Two energy cell packs Two boxes of bullets Railgun	Five stimpacks Three medikits Megasphere

Completing this level will award 600 bonus credits.

Secrets

1. East of the entrance to the building is a pool of water. Enter this pool then jump up the east wall to enter a cavern with a sentry turret powerup. (sector 71)
2. Look through the west window next to the core to see a portable super medikit. You can reach it by jumping up the rocks west of the gate where the monsters first appear. (sector 640)

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
NM 100S
UV -fast
UV -respawn
UV Tyson
UV pacifist

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on February 21, 2022.

Statistics

Map data

Things	166
Vertices	4569*
Linedefs	5507
Sidedefs	9396
Sectors	1099

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 4569.

Things

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

Single-player
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Portable super medikit	1
Sentry turret item	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Exploding barrel	13
Teleport landing	14
Power core	1

Cooperative
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Portable super medikit	1
Sentry turret item	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	8
Exploding barrel	13
Teleport landing	14
Power core	1