STR33: Antlion Nebula (Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos)

Stronghold maps 31-35
STR31: Black Gold STR32: Snake Corridors STR33: Antlion Nebula STR34: Three Ways to Die STR35: The Final Stand MAP99: Intermission
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (31 - 35, 99) Secret maps: 50 52 54 56

This level occupies the map slot STR33. For other maps with a non-standard slot, see Category:Non-standard map slots.

STR33: Antlion Nebula is the thirty-third map of Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos. It was designed by Björn Ostmann (Vader) and uses the music track "Against All Odds" by Ari Pulkkinen, from Shadowgrounds.

This level uses the "Milestone" mode, where the objective is to stop monsters passing through a series of milestones on their way to the deadline.

Walkthrough

Map of Antlion Nebula

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

Monsters will spawn from a cavern in the south-east corner of the map and follow a rock tunnel to enter the base - once inside, they will follow a single path up a series of bridges and ramps until they reach the top level and pass through the deadline. This map spans multiple levels and has overlapping bridges, so it is important to familiarize yourself with the layout.

• The first milestone is at the exit from the rock tunnel. Once this milestone is breached, monsters will start teleporting in just beyond it.
• The second milestone is at the end of the bridge on the bottom level. Once this milestone is breached, monsters will start teleporting into the passage beyond.
• The third milestone is at the top of the second ramp. After this milestone is breached, monsters will start teleporting in behind it.

All players start on the top level in front of the deadline. Head straight forward to find a chaingun and two boxes of bullets in front of a weapon pad; there are two numbered holes here that will let you drop straight down to the lower levels, but #3 will put you closest to the monsters' starting point.

A shotgun can be found in the outdoor area, a rocket launcher can be found at the bottom of the hole numbered 2, and a chainsaw can be found behind a column at the bottom of the hole numbered 3. Ammo and health pads can be found by the third milestone and at the bottom of the hole numbered 3, while a powerup pad can be found near the bottom of the hole numbered two.

Wave	Enemies	Weapons and ammo given	Armor and powerups given
1	12 shotgun guys Eight chaingunners Three mancubi	-	-
2	14 shadows Ten demons Six Hell knights	Two boxes of shotgun shells Two clips Box of bullets Super shotgun	Six stimpacks Two medikits
3	24 shotgun guys 16 chaingunners Three hectebi	Two boxes of bullets Two boxes of shotgun shells Two shotgun shells	Eight stimpacks Two medikits Backpack
4	20 shadows 12 nightmare demons Ten Hell warriors	Four shotgun shells Four rockets Two boxes of bullets Two boxes of shotgun shells Landmines	Eight stimpacks Two medikits
5	30 shotgun guys 12 blood demons Ten mancubi	Three boxes of shotgun shells Two boxes of bullets Two clips Box of rockets Plasma gun	Six stimpacks Two medikits Supercharge
6	16 nightmare demons Ten chaingunners Five hectebi	Four boxes of shotgun shells Four boxes of rockets Three boxes of bullets Energy cell pack Rocket launcher	Four stimpacks Four medikits Megaarmor
7	30 shadows 16 Hell knights 14 Hell warriors	Six boxes of rockets Four rockets Three boxes of shotgun shells Box of bullets Energy cell pack Energy cell Landmines	Six stimpacks Four medikits
8	20 blood demons 14 mancubi Eight hectebi	Nine boxes of rockets Four boxes of shotgun shells Four clips Three rockets Two plasma cell packs Homing rocket launcher	Eight stimpacks Four medikits Megasphere
9	22 knights 16 Hell warriors Eight cybruisers	13 boxes of rockets Three boxes of shotgun shells Three energy cell packs Three energy cells Three clips Rocket Three shotgun shells BFG9000	Eight stimpacks Six medikits
10	20 shadows Six hectebi Two terminators	15 boxes of rockets Five energy cell packs Four boxes of shotgun shells Four rockets Three energy cells Plasma repeater	Ten stimpacks Six medikits Invulnerability

Completing this level will award 3,200 bonus credits.

Other points of interest

A megaarmor can be found in the larger room north of the first milestone, while a backpack can be found just before it.

On the west side of the level is a switch that will temporarily activate a forcefield to the south. While active, the forcefield will damage or kill enemies trying to pass through it.

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	572
Vertices	8929*
Linedefs	12794
Sidedefs	23144
Sectors	3959

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 8929.

Things

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

Single-player
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	3
4 shotgun shells	4
Box of shotgun shells	1
Rocket	8
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	3
Medikit	3
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Backpack	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	14

Cooperative
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Chainsaw	1
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Rocket launcher	1
Ammunition	1-2	3	4-5
Box of bullets	3
4 shotgun shells	4
Box of shotgun shells	1
Rocket	8
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Stimpack	3
Medikit	3
Megaarmor	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Backpack	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	8
Teleport landing	14