The Quinary Conundrum

The Quinary Conundrum
Author	Vortale
Port	MBF21-compatible
IWAD	Doom II
Year	2023
Link	Doomworld/idgames
	This mod received an honorable mention at the 2024 Cacowards on Doomworld!

The Quinary Conundrum is a 32-level megawad for Doom II designed for MBF21-compatible source ports, created by Vortale. It is a sequel to The Lost Magic and was first released on December 11, 2023. The final version was uploaded to the idgames archive on March 17, 2024.

The Quinary Conundrum received an honorable mention at the 2024 Cacowards.

Content

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Custom items

Levels

Episode 1

• MAP01: The Beginning of the End
• MAP02: The Pumping Station
• MAP03: The Forge
• MAP04: Looming Threat
• MAP05: The Red Crystal

Episode 2

• MAP06: Downpour
• MAP07: Ancient Aqua Apparatus
• MAP08: Sunken City
• MAP09: Rapid Flow
• MAP10: The Blue Crystal

Episode 3

• MAP11: City Outskirts
• MAP12: Night at the Museum
• MAP13: Back to the Future
• MAP14: Cyberspace
• MAP15: The Green Crystal

Episode 4

• MAP16: Desert Treasure
• MAP17: Temple of Gaud
• MAP18: Golden Lake
• MAP19: The Great Pyramid
• MAP20: The Yellow Crystal

Episode 5

• MAP21: White Mountain
• MAP22: Cold Shoulder
• MAP23: Frigid Fortress
• MAP24: Sky Sanctuary
• MAP25: The White Crystal

Episode 6

• MAP26: The Chase
• MAP27: The Last Bastion
• MAP28: Power Trip
• MAP29: Spawning Evil
• MAP30: The Quinary Conundrum

Secret maps

• MAP31: City Escape
• MAP32: Atrium of the Elite

Soundtrack

 

• MAP01: "Shhh, the Shadows Are Near" by decino and "You're Winner" by Nathan Maxx (Lippeth)
• MAP02: "Shoot the Pianist" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy)
• MAP03: "Nuts and Bolts" by Eveline Fischer, from Donkey Kong Country 3
• MAP04: "Shotgun Shawarma" by Rouge Akai and Sumo
• MAP05: "Pluvious" by Brendan Bradley (Bucket)

 

• MAP06: "Home?" by EmperorSpoon and "Ocean Flute" by Stuart Rynn
• MAP07: "Revenant Capoeira" by Gustavo Rehermann (wallabra)
• MAP08: "Return of the Troubles" by Jeremy Doyle
• MAP09: "Minds Like Magents" by Tomás Soares (Deadwing)
• MAP10: "Abyssal Mystery" by Paul Corfiatis (pcorf)

 

• MAP11: "Home?" by EmperorSpoon and "Lunar Outbreak" by Deadwing
• MAP12: "The Berggren-Malde Complex" by Dallas Cox (DCG Retrowave) and continuum.mid
• MAP13: "Adversary" by Bucket and "Kaleidoscopic Array" by Mr. Freeze and Cammy
• MAP14: "Plug Ugly" by Bucket
• MAP15: "Slim Chances" by Sego, from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack

 

• MAP16: "Home?" by EmperorSpoon and "Cellar" by Konami Kukeiha Club, from Super Castlevania IV
• MAP17: "Sunset Over Babylon" by James Paddock (Jimmy)
• MAP18: "Featherfall" by Stuart Rynn
• MAP19: "Pissed Office Box" by Lee Jackson, from Duke Nukem 3D
• MAP20: "Path of the Pale Horse" by Lippeth

 

• MAP21: "Home?" by EmperorSpoon and "Blizzard" by James Paddock
• MAP22: "Voyage" by James Paddock
• MAP23: "Noirmire" by James Paddock
• MAP24: "Dreamgate" by James Paddock
• MAP25: "Phux Ache" by James Paddock

 

• MAP26: "Of Serpents Nailed to Fate" by Cammy and "Warlord Theme" by Alexander Brandon, from Unreal
• MAP27: "The Caco's Best" by Peter Lawrence (MegaSphere)
• MAP28: "Eternal Damnation" by Knightrider of Doom
• MAP29: "Stardust" by Tristan Clark
• MAP30: "Shhh, the Shadows Are Near" by decino, "Lucifer's Throne" by John Weekley (PRIMEVAL), "Memory" by EmperorSpoon, and "Mysterious Statue Chamber" by Kenji Yamamoto, from Super Metroid

 

• MAP31: "Funky Stars" by Quazar of Sanxion (arranged by Jimmy) and "Blood Red Shadows" by Aubrey Hodges, from Doom 64
• MAP32: "Bumfuzzled" by James Paddock

• Title screen: "Hail the Severed Head" by Lippeth
• Intermission screen: "Dread Factory" by Santtu Pesonen (MFG38)
• Text screen: "Guardian Angel Loses Their Will" by em essex (msx2plus), from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack

Built-in demos

This WAD features three built-in demos. All require Doom II with an MBF21-compatible source port to view them. The demo levels are:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	MAP02: The Pumping Station	4	2481	1:10.89
DEMO2	MAP17: Temple of Gaud	4	3123	1:29.23
DEMO3	MAP22: Cold Shoulder	4	3437	1:38.20

Speedrunning

Current records

The DSDA episode records for The Quinary Conundrum are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV max episode, MAP01-MAP10	09:45	BFGandorf	2024-05-20	tqce1-945.zip
UV max episode, MAP11-MAP20	12:23	BFGandorf	2025-12-02	tqce2m1223.zip
UV max episode, MAP21-MAP30	25:50	BFGandorf	2025-12-15	tqce3m2550.zip
UV Tyson episode, MAP01-MAP10	19:40	Petyan	2024-06-14	tqce1t1940.zip
NoMo episode, MAP01-MAP10	02:48	kvothesixstring	2024-05-16	tqce1o248.zip
NoMo episode, MAP11-MAP20	02:31	kvothesixstring	2024-05-22	tqce2o231.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on January 6, 2026.

External links

• The Quinary Conundrum at Doomworld/idgames
• The Quinary Conundrum at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• Release thread on Doomworld forums