[Doom 2] Perdition's Gate Map 12: Ancient Gate (UV-Max 4:50)

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Published on February 22, 2015 9:47:14 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRutqb5tE4

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Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994)

Duration: 5:11

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Note: Only 50% secrets are possible (1/2).

If the last bit of the run seems a bit sluggish, it's because I was genuinely surprised that (1) not only did I survive that far (this was only my second exit in several days), but also (2) I reached the red door about half a minute earlier than with any previous attempt and (3) it was late, I was tired and not really expecting any actual exits. I immediately realised that the odds were heavily in my favour to get a good time (I heard a lot of infighting sounds throughout) so I couldn't afford to blow this one.

Well, to be sure it's a pretty hard map, especially to speed run, I would say it was harder than map 10 still. It's no slaughter map, but monster placement is such that you have to be very careful. It's pretty open, and there are some interesting effects such as the raising bridges in the two main rooms.

I ended up not using 4 rockets towards the end, so it's improvable. However, I think you need some luck for sure. Some other things could be improved as well, I missed some shots for example, had faster starts, etc. So I think something closer to 4:30 would be a really good competitive time, but extremely hard to achieve unless there is a dramatic route change or such.

Lessons learned:
- Don't let other monsters shoot the pain elementals. Just freaking kill them first, preferably with rockets, BFG or a fist. Holy crap a room can fill up fast in the blink of an eye.
- Keep archviles away from dead Barons. (OK I knew that one already.)
- Don't be daft, pick up that medkit if you're low on health, you're not Superman. (Yeah, I know.)
- (specific to this level) Don't wake up the barons behind the red door until you're ready to fire your BFG. This can happen even if you just enter the room and fire your gun at the specters.
- Apparently I need to practise picking up blue keys.

Thanks to Monakhov Vladimir whose demo made it easier for me to figure out a way to beat this.

Also - thanks for watching.

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This demo was recorded using the PrBoom Plus port (v. 2.5.1.3), captured on video using Screenflick v. 2.5.3 and edited using Windows Live Movie Maker v. 15.4.

EDIT (4 Dec 2016): The demo pack mentioned previously has been finished. Here is a thread with links to demos including to the original WAD download.

https://www.doomworld.com/vb/doom-speed-demos/87341-perditions-gate-demo-pack-released/

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22 February 2015

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