Swift Death

Swift Death

Author	Franck Livolant et al.
Port	Boom-compatible
IWAD	Doom II
Year	2015
Link	Doomworld/idgames
	This mod received one of the 2015 Cacowards on Doomworld!

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MAP28 in Swift Death

Swift Death is a 32-level megawad for Boom-compatible ports, created by Franck Livolant (franckFRAG). The levels are very small, but also exhibit a very high level of difficulty that can kill unprepared players quickly, giving the WAD its name. It was uploaded to the /idgames archive on 12 November, 2015, and later named as one of the winners of the 22nd Annual Cacowards.

Content[edit]

Levels[edit]

All levels designed by franckFRAG unless noted otherwise.

Secret maps:

MAP31: Fleshopolis
MAP32: Violence Mechanix by JC Dorne

Soundtrack[edit]

MAP01: "And Blood Will Spill" by David Shaw (Tolwyn) (from Memento Mori II)
MAP02: ? by Paul Corfiatis (from 1994 Tune-up Community Project)
MAP03: "The Imp's Song" by Robert Prince (from Doom)
MAP04: "Adrian's Asleep" by Robert Prince (from Doom II)
MAP05: MIDI rendition of "Halloween theme" from Halloween
MAP06: "No fear!" by Paul Corfiatis (from 2002 A Doom Odyssey)
MAP07: "Sinister" by Robert Prince (from Doom)
MAP08: TNT: Evilution MAP01/09 theme
MAP09: "Infuscomus" from Blood
MAP10: "Replica" by Fear Factory
MAP11: "Kitchen Ace (and Taking Names)" by Robert Prince (from Doom)
MAP12: "CCCool" by Lee Jackson (from Rise of the Triad)
MAP13: "Party in Hell" by Paul Corfiatis (from 2002 A Doom Odyssey)
MAP14: "Double, Double, Toil & Trouble" from Blood
MAP15: "Reason for Nothing" by Mark Klem (from Requiem)
MAP16: "Oort Cloud" by Paul Corfiatis (from Scythe X)
MAP17: "Technownage" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
MAP18: "Anchor" by Mark Klem (from Memento Mori II)
MAP19: "The Demons from Adrian's Pen" by Robert Prince (from Doom)
MAP20: MIDI rendition of "Magmoor Caverns theme" from Metroid Prime
MAP21: Descent - Europa Mining Colony
MAP22: "Into the Darkness" by Paul Corfiatis (from Whispers of Satan)
MAP23: Remix by silentzorah of "The Demons from Adrian's Pen" (from Doom)
MAP24: MIDI rendition of Ken's Stage theme from Street Fighter II
MAP25: MAP04 theme from 1994 Tune-up Community Project
MAP26: MIDI version of "SA-X Samus Arrival Theme" from Metroid Fusion by Kenji Yamamoto, sequenced by Tsu Ryu and Takeuchi Yuka
MAP27: “Intolerance” from Trials of Mana
MAP28: Part of “Dancing Mad” from Final Fantasy VI
MAP29:
MAP30: MIDI rendition of "Descending" by Lamb of God
Title screen: "Sinister Contact" by John Weekley (PRIMEVAL) (from Unholy Realms)
Intermission: MIDI rendition of "Carneous Cacoffiny" by Carcass
Text screen:

Secret maps:

MAP31: Remix of "Somebody Pick Up the Gryphone" originally by Alexander Brandon from Tyrian
MAP32: "Water World" by Robert Prince (from Duke Nukem 3D)

Built-in demos[edit]

This WAD features three built-in demos. All require Doom II with Boom-compatible v2.02 (DEMO3) or v2.14 (DEMO1-2) source port to view them. The demo levels are:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	MAP07: Nevrose	4; 2-player coop	3206	1:31.60
DEMO2	MAP18: Incarnaville	2-player deathmatch	4990	2:22.57
DEMO3	MAP25: Nevada Trash	4	456	0:13.03

Speedrunning[edit]

Current records[edit]

The DSDA episode records for Swift Death are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV max episode, MAP01-MAP10	16:44	cryoniq	2023-10-28	swe1m1644.zip
UV max run	1:56:22	cryoniq	2024-03-29	swallm15622.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on March 31, 2024.

External links[edit]

Doomworld forums thread
Swift Death at Doomworld/idgames
Swift Death at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews