STR35: The Final Stand (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 STR35. For other maps with a non-standard slot, see Category:Non-standard map slots.

STR35: The Final Stand is the thirty-fifth and final map of Stronghold: On the Edge of Chaos. It was designed by Daniel Gimmer (Tormentor667) and Icytux, and uses the music track "Morpheus3" by Kevin Riepl, from Unreal Tournament 2004.

This level combines the "Goals" and "Core" modes. You must prevent the monsters destroying two goals and a computer core placed throughout the level.

Walkthrough

Map of The Final Stand

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

Players start inside the bar in the main hub's entrance area; Lt. Carmack will brief you on the approaching threat. Immediately head south past the marines (who will assist you as long as they remain alive) and head outside to the training area to find a shotgun, chaingun, backpack and all four item pads; from here you can follow the path south and west to a ramp, leading down to the monsters' spawn point and additional ammo and health pads. There are also two small buildings on the path that contain weapon, powerup, health and ammo pads.

The monsters are targeting two orange goals near the top of the ramp; if both of these goals are destroyed then the monsters will begin targeting the core outside the main building, and will also start spawning halfway up the ramp. This mission has twenty waves featuring large numbers of monsters making it a test of endurance; retreating at low health is preferable to losing lives. The final wave will pit you against an Overmind and three Molochs which will spawn at the top of the ramp; throw every powerup you have at them, especially if they reduce damage received. Once the last monster is dead, you have completed Stronghold!

Wave	Enemies	Weapons and ammo given	Health, armor and powerups given
1	48 zombiemen 32 shotgun guys 24 rocket zombies	Three clips Box of shotgun shells Box of bullets Shotgun shells	-
2	36 shotgun guys 16 chaingunners Eight zombie tanks	Three boxes of bullets Two boxes of shotgun shells Two shotgun shells Clip	Four stimpacks Armor
3	40 imps 32 demons 16 blood demons	Six boxes of shotgun shells Four boxes of bullets Four clips Two shotgun shells Autoshotgun	Six stimpacks Megasphere
4	24 Hell knights 16 spectres 12 barons of Hell Bruiser demon	Eight boxes of shotgun shells Six boxes of bullets Two clips Super shotgun	Eight stimpacks Megaarmor
5	12 arachnotrons Eight mancubi Two hectebi	Nine boxes of shotgun shells Eight boxes of bullets Three shotgun shells	Ten stimpacks Five medikits Supercharge
6	16 knights 12 barons Eight cybruisers Two cyberdemons	12 boxes of shotgun shells Nine boxes of bullets Four shotgun shells Three clips Two energy cells Plasma repeater	Eight stimpacks Medikit
7	30 guardian cubes 24 lost souls Eight pain elementals Eight wickeds	12 boxes of shotgun shells Nine boxes of shotgun shells Four shotgun shells Three mines Three clips Two energy cells Landmines	Six stimpacks Two medikits
8	48 shadows 16 nightmare demons Terminator	12 boxes of shotgun shells Nine boxes of bullets Four shotgun shells Four mines Three clips Three rockets Box of rockets Rocket launcher	Four stimpacks Three medikits Megaarmor
9	80 suicide bombers 28 revenants	12 boxes of shotgun shells Nine boxes of bullets Five mines Four shotgun shells Three clips Two boxes of rockets Two rockets	Four medikits Two stimpacks
10	32 knights 16 barons Four archons of Hell	Nine boxes of shotgun shells Eight boxes of bullets Six mines Three boxes of rockets Three rockets Three shotgun shells Homing rocket launcher	Six medikits Two stimpacks Time freeze
11	96 Hades spheres 24 hectebi	Seven mines Six boxes of bullets Six boxes of shotgun shells Four boxes of rockets Two clips Two shotgun shells	Six medikits Two stimpacks Backpack
12	64 enhanced cacodemons 32 cacodemons	Eight mines Six boxes of bullets Six boxes of shotgun shells Four boxes of rockets Four rockets Two clips Two shotgun shells Energy cell Plasma gun	Six medikits Two stimpacks Megaarmor
13	64 hellions 12 arch-viles	Eight mines Six boxes of bullets Six boxes of shotgun shells Six boxes of rockets Two rockets Two clips Two shotgun shells Two energy cells	Six medikits Two stimpacks Quad damage
14	48 blood demons Eight diabloists Two pyrodemons	Nine boxes of rockets Eight mines Six boxes of shotgun shells Five boxes of bullets Three rockets Three energy cells Two shotgun shells Clip Flamethrower	Six medikits Two stimpacks
15	96 suicide bombers 48 wickeds 48 imps 32 catharsi 24 spectres	12 boxes of rockets Eight mines Six boxes of shotgun shells Four boxes of bullets Four rockets Four energy cells Two shotgun shells Gas canister	Six medikits Two stimpacks Time freeze
16	56 shadows 32 spectres 24 phase imps Three Azazels	12 boxes of rockets Eight mines Six boxes of shotgun shells Four boxes of bullets Four rockets Two shotgun shells Two gas canisters Energy cell pack BFG9000	Six medikits Two stimpacks Megaarmor
17	192 Hades spheres Four Hades elementals	Nine boxes of rockets Eight mines Six boxes of shotgun shells Four boxes of bullets Three rockets Two shotgun shells Energy cell pack Gas pack Energy cell	Six medikits Two stimpacks
18	56 arachnotrons Three spiderdemons Three demolishers	Eight mines Six boxes of shotgun shells Six boxes of rockets Four boxes of bullets Two energy cell packs Two shotgun shells Two rockets Gas pack Energy cell Gas canister Pyrocannon	Six medikits Two stimpacks Backpack
19	192 hellions 24 arch-viles Eight diabloists Eight cyberdemons	Eight mines Six boxes of shotgun shells Four boxes of bullets Three boxes of rockets Two energy cell packs Two gas packs Two shotgun shells Two gas canisters Rocket Devastator	Six medikits Two stimpacks Quad damage
20	Three Molochs * Overmind *	Nine boxes of rockets Eight mines Six boxes of shotgun shells Five gas packs Four boxes of bullets Four energy cell packs Three rockets Two shotgun shells Gas canister Pyrocannon	Six medikits Two stimpacks Time freeze
* This number of monsters will always spawn, regardless of skill level or number of players

Other points of interest

Just before you reach the item pads at the bottom of the ramp, look at the west wall to see a tunnel. Jump into it to find a super shield 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	977
Vertices	12726*
Linedefs	16192
Sidedefs	30165
Sectors	3650

* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 12726.

Things

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

Single-player
Other characters	1-2	3	4-5
Marine (shotgun)	2
Marine (chaingun)	7
Marine (SSG)	1
Marine (rocket launcher)	1
Marine (plasma rifle)	2
Sentry turret	4
Static scientist	4
Static marine 5	1
Static marine 7	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Super shield	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Backpack	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Teleport landing	10
Orange goal	2
Power core	1

Cooperative
Other characters	1-2	3	4-5
Marine (shotgun)	2
Marine (chaingun)	7
Marine (SSG)	1
Marine (rocket launcher)	1
Marine (plasma rifle)	2
Sentry turret	4
Static scientist	4
Static marine 5	1
Static marine 7	2
Weapons	1-2	3	4-5
Shotgun	1
Chaingun	1
Health & Armor	1-2	3	4-5
Super shield	1
Items	1-2	3	4-5
Backpack	1
Miscellaneous	1-2	3	4-5
Cooperative start	8
Teleport landing	10
Orange goal	2
Power core	1