STR20: Dusk (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 STR20. For other maps with a non-standard slot, see Category:Non-standard map slots.

STR20: Dusk is the twentieth map of Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos. It was designed by KeksDose and uses the music track "lam_fina" 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 Dusk

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

This level is set around an oval stone walkway; players one to four will start at the east side, while players five to eight will start at the corners. Inside the walkway is a grassy area; the four item pads can be found at the west side of this area. The deadline is located behind players one to four as the level starts.

Monsters will initially spawn by the north-west and south-west corners of the walkway - the monsters in the north-west corner will head east along the north side of the walkway (sometimes heading south and east along a bridge running through the grassy area), while the monsters in the south-west corner will head east along the south side of the walkway.

• For wave three, the existing spawn points are removed and the monsters will spawn from the center of the grassy area, heading east to reach the deadline.
• From wave four, the monsters will return to their original spawn points and a third spawn point will open by the north side of the walkway.
• For wave six, two more spawn points will appear on the west edge of the level and north of the building containing the deadline.
• For wave seven, the spawn points on the north-west, south-west and north sides of the walkway will be removed, along with the spawn point north of the deadline building.

This level focuses on fast-moving enemies; ensure that all paths are covered and be ready to return to the deadline if the alarm sounds. Consider placing a couple of sentry turrets near the deadline to eliminate enemies that get too close.

A shotgun can be found in the deadline building along with three piles of shotgun shells.

Wave	Enemies	Weapons and ammo given	Armor and powerups given
1	24 imps Six demons	Box of shotgun shells Shotgun shells Shotgun	-
2	22 shadows Eight spectres	Two boxes of shotgun shells Chaingun	Stimpack
3	16 hellions Arch-vile	Four shotgun shells Three clips Box of bullets Autoshotgun	Two stimpacks
4	22 phase imps Six blood demons	Four clips Four energy cell Three shotgun shells Plasma gun	Three stimpacks Backpack
5	25 suicide bombers 15 shadows	Four shotgun shells Three energy cells Box of bullets Clip	Three stimpacks
6	45 cacodemons	16 boxes of rockets Energy cell pack Box of shotgun shells Shotgun shells Rocket launcher	Two stimpacks Medikit Armor
7	Four pain elementals Three Hades elementals	12 boxes of rockets Three shotgun shells Three clips Box of bullets Box of shotgun shells Energy cell pack Homing rocket launcher	Two medikits Megasphere

Completing this level will award 1,900 bonus credits.

Other points of interest

Use caution around the outer areas of the level, as falling off the edge of the map will result in instant death and the loss of a life.

Leave the deadline building and turn right, then turn right again and jump over the blue sloped sector in front of you. You will land on a brown floor with an octagonal hole - drop through the hole to land in a room with a chainsaw and two rockets.

A marine reinforcement powerup can be found on top of the archway in front of the deadline building. Ride the lifts either side of the archway up, then jump from the balconies to reach the powerup.

At the top of the slope near the north-west corner of the walkway is a depression in the floor. Step on it to be carried down to a hidden room containing a computer area map.

Secrets

1. Go to the south-east corner of the walkway and jump on to the outside wall, then look down to see landmines on top of a rock pillar. Run forward and immediately jump to get enough momentum to land on the pillar. (sector 794)

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.

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains six spawn points:

1. facing east. (thing 198)
2. facing west. (thing 200)
3. facing west. (thing 241)
4. facing east. (thing 246)
5. facing east. (thing 247)
6. facing west. (thing 282)

All six spawn points are located inside the jail, only with two deathmatch-only super shotguns.

Statistics

Map data

Things	818
Vertices	7286*
Linedefs	9134
Sidedefs	17273
Sectors	1288

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 7286.

Things

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

Single-player
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Land mines	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	13
Box of shotgun shells	1
Rocket	6
Box of rockets	1
Energy cell	2
Energy cell pack	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Health bonus	2
Computer area map	1
Marine reinforcements	1
Sentry turret item	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	8

Cooperative
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Land mines	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
4 shotgun shells	13
Box of shotgun shells	1
Rocket	6
Box of rockets	1
Energy cell	2
Energy cell pack	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Health bonus	2
Computer area map	1
Marine reinforcements	1
Sentry turret item	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	8
Teleport landing	8

Trivia

• The MAPINFO lump names this level Dust in V1 of Stronghold.