STR13: Inferno (Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos)

Stronghold maps 11-20
STR11: Tunnel STR12: Dangoo Desert STR13: Inferno STR14: Orbit STR15: Armageddon STR16: Frozen STR17: Slaughtered STR18: Delta Bunker STR19: Tarstone Fortress STR20: Dusk
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 (11 - 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 STR13. For other maps with a non-standard slot, see Category:Non-standard map slots.

STR13: Inferno is the thirteenth map of Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos. It was designed by Brett Harrell (Mechadon) and Daniel Gimmer (Tormentor667), and uses the music track "The Ultimate Challenge" by Robert Prince, from Wolfenstein 3D (remixed by Damian Lee (Lexus Alyus)).

This level uses the "Deadline" mode, where the objective is to prevent any monsters reaching the deadline.

Walkthrough

Map of Inferno

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

You start in an open area near the center of the level - the deadline is the green circular pad in this middle of this area, and the four item pads can be found around it. The bars blocking access to the south side of the level will open just before the first wave starts, while the bars leading to the north side will open later on.

There are three passages at the south side of the level - the monsters will initially spawn from the middle passage, but from wave three they will also spawn from the east and west passages. On wave five the monsters will switch to spawning from three locations on the north side, and on wave seven they will switch back to the south passages. From wave nine, monsters will attack from both directions.

As with most Deadline levels, prioritize the demon-type enemies first as they will quickly reach the deadline if left unchecked. A smart bomb powerup will appear on the south side of the level just before wave nine starts - it can destroy monsters over a wide radius but can easily kill players as well.

A shotgun and two boxes of shotgun shells are placed in front of player one as the level starts.

Wave	Enemies	Weapons and ammo given	Armor and powerups given
1	12 shotgun guys Eight zombiemen Six imps	-	Two stimpacks Medikit
2	12 shotgun guys 12 imps Four demons	Four shotgun shells Box of bullets Shotgun	Three stimpacks Medikit Armor
3	12 imps Eight shotgun guys Six demons Four chaingunners	Box of bullets Box of shotgun shells Shotgun shells	Four stimpacks Medikit
4	Six demons Six imps Four spectres Four catharsi	Two clips Box of bullets Box of shotgun shells Shotgun shells Super shotgun	Two stimpacks Two medikits Backpack
5	12 imps Six demons Four Hell knights	Four rockets Three shotgun shells Two clips Box of bullets Box of shotgun shells	Four stimpacks Two medikits
6	12 imps Six demons Four knights	Four rockets Three boxes of bullets Two boxes of shotgun shells Two shotgun shells Energy cell Landmines	Six stimpacks Two medikits Megaarmor
7	20 imps 12 catharsi Six spectres	Four rockets Three boxes of bullets Three boxes of shotgun shells Two energy cells Shotgun shells Landmines	Six stimpacks Three medikits
8	Eight knights Six blood demons Four spectres	Four boxes of shotgun shells Three rockets Three energy cells Two boxes of bullets Box of rockets Rocket launcher	Six stimpacks Four medikits
9	Eight knights Four barons of Hell	Five boxes of shotgun shells Four energy cells Three rockets Two boxes of bullets Box of rockets Plasma gun	Eight stimpacks Four medikits
10	16 imps Six barons Three bruiser demons	Five boxes of shotgun shells Three rockets Two boxes of bullets Box of rockets Energy cell pack Energy cell Homing rocket launcher	Ten stimpacks Four medikits Megaarmor

Completing this level will award 1,200 bonus credits.

Other points of interest

There is a red skull switch in the south-west corner of the level - press it to open a door to the east, then quickly run through the door before it closes to find a quad damage powerup.

Secrets

There are no official secrets on this map.

Speedrunning

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

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
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	180
Vertices	7673*
Linedefs	8968
Sidedefs	16595
Sectors	1097

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 7673.

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
Box of shotgun shells	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Quad damage	1
Smart bomb	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	10

Cooperative
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of shotgun shells	2
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Quad damage	1
Smart bomb	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	8
Teleport landing	10