Guess the Map (X edition, DONE)

[NuMetalManiak]

Previous threads: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

 

(I need a logo for this edition...)

 

Welcome to Guess the Map: X Edition! What does X mean? Well don't tell me you forgot your Roman numerals now, it's the tenth edition of this series! The idea is simple, you see screenshots of map layouts from the widest pool ever that is doom content, and you're free to guess as many maps as you can. Each and every map will belong to a different wad to make things varied and interesting, and they can belong to Ultimate Doom/Doom 2, Final Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, console versions of IWADs, commercial and non-commercial PWADs from those games, and even TCs as well. We are not gonna provide a tier difficulty curve, however things will gradually become more or less harder the further we go along, with random spikes in difficulty. Also I have edited many of the screenshots to remove junk like teleport closets, dummy sectors, and outside areas that lack gameplay to make things slightly easier on the eyes.

 

Like before, the screenshots will be accompanied by a hint for each one. TWO new hints will be revealed on the 10th of December (for this week and this week alone, happy birthday Doom!), and the answers on the 15th OR if we get the last two map layouts correctly guessed. So get guessing!

 

01.

Spoiler

-If you're scared of spiders, look away, as this is ALL SPIDERS.

-Why are the two pincers secrets with nothing on them?

-There's only one spider you don't need to kill to beat the level.

 

02.

Spoiler

-An IWAD level that had to be scaled heavily for console versions.

-What happened to the crushers?

-The upper rooms have plenty of goodies

 

03.

Spoiler

-The name of this level is translated to "slaughterhouse" and that's more or less what this map is.

-Everyone remembers that room with the circle path as a nasty room

-Apparently it used to be a butcher in its old life.

 

04.

Spoiler

-You do not wanna fall down in this work that is heavily inspired by something American McGee made.

-Features many enemies from Hexen

-Other notable things include moving bookshelves, a shrinking/growing pad, and a devious trap hall

 

05.

Spoiler

-The title of this level is the namesake for the whole WAD.

-It seems that they have landed in old, desert regions

-Might as well enter their ships and get their keys

 

06.

Spoiler

-Features a double 3D bridge.

-Nothing like blowing up a greedy corporation to end it all.

-Predates a level from a popular classic megawad with that bridge and the overall layout.

 

07.

Spoiler

-While you do see letters, that is actually NOT the name of the WAD in question.

-An episode ender

-Has a few custom textures for extra flair for something that's quite old.

 

08.

Spoiler

-Adam and Eve were warned...

-Though Doomguy doesn't need this warning and can just destroy what others have decided to eat.

-The square at the north end is something you've been using for a while.

 

09.

Spoiler

-A relatively lukewarm level in a famous megawad which is quite small.

-The sector at the bottom is a very familiar sector that is seen throughout the wad.

-Music track has weird bells and an interesting guitar tune.

 

10.

Spoiler

-The sequel to the screenshot in 04?

-The GZDoom madness is a sight to behold, would probably make the original feel like candy corn.

-See the many colors!

 

11.

Spoiler

-A guest mapper contributed this to a megawad, and adheres to the formula of not having too much meat.

-Invisible crushers? Seriously? They're a thing?

-Has a secret exit

 

12.

Spoiler

-Described as a Metroidvania-style level.

-I have to wonder if those "sectors" are a nod to Metroid Fusion somehow.

-One could say this author really likes some concepts, as the most recent release by this author is a large E4 map.

 

13.

Spoiler

-Someone forgot to water the plants, so it feels like they are "under death".

-Don't "concern" yourself with this one that much.

-But do note it is somewhat of a challenge when put up to other E1 replacement levels.

 

14.

Spoiler

-While it's not heavy on linedefs, it was heavy in theme as it is quite cold and frozen.

-The square at the east side is a lift battle to the exit.

-The northeast room has a 30-second door trap

 

15.

Spoiler

-A Cacoward runner-up from at least six years ago.

-One half of the level's title deals with a process done by fungi and bacteria, just imagine a world where that process wouldn't exist. We'd have a crisis of bodies on our hands!

-A techbase/cave hybrid single map

 

16.

Spoiler

-Why yes, you DO need to enter the garden hedge maze to get the key.

-The rooms in the SE hallway are more or less optional.

-This level was including in a 32-level compilation that has weird sound effects and a soundtrack by Shamus Young.

 

17.

Spoiler

-Based off of a popular limitation theme.

-Yes it's possible to enter the sector that says "YOU DO NOT BELONG HERE"

-2021 release and a sequel

 

18.

Spoiler

-A vanilla level with a ton going for it. Let's see, well the area on the left is basically Hunted-style since there's only arch-viles...

-The middle section is actually the last arena before the exit.

-At the right is more or less traditional Doom 2 gameplay, but there are tricky parts and a number of tricks used to make it more interesting.

 

19.

Spoiler

-The area on the right is a slaughter room with invulnerabilities and tons of monsters coming in and also where you start.

-The megawad this level is on is an old shame of the author, who just recently went on to win a cacoward for a GZDoom mapset.

-Those squares in the middle are Doomcute flags.

 

20.

Spoiler

-A 2021 level made by a rather detail and scale-happy author as a guest map.

-Southwest sector is an interesting Cyberdreams-style take

-East side is an interesting crusher pathway section

 

21.

Spoiler

-Ah shit, I landed in a Duke Nukem level again, didn't I?

-Why is everything in Spanish?

-Did this just win a Cacoward!?

 

22.

Spoiler

-A hub level that you visit multiple times and go to many, many other levels.

-Plains! Desert! Water! Forest! Mountains! Sky! Techbases!

-Wait a minute, the Hell hub is in another map...

 

23.

Spoiler

-An enormous 90s-style maze in a megawad featuring a couple of custom enemies.

-There are two definitions of the level's title, one on confusion and another on swampy things.

-Thankfully those who don't like mazes don't really have to play this level.

 

24.

Spoiler

-The layout may seem familiar to fans of Top 100 WAD levels, but there are a number of subtle differences.

-Hmm, I wonder what the 19 at the bottom is supposed to really represent?

-I'd say there's more polygons than I expected.

 

25.

Spoiler

-You go through mountains, a grass field, and a few more strange areas, including a dockside.

-Features rather calming yet somewhat silly folk music (though other maps in the set are sillier in music)

-The starting area is also where the exit will end up being.

 

Keep calm and good luck!

Edited December 15, 2021 by NuMetalManiak
***ANSWERS REVEALED IN LAST POST***

[Deadwing]

1 - HR map 7

2 - E2M2?

3 - That looks like plutonia

5 - Definitely Ancient Aliens

[Wavy]

Here:

Spoiler

2: Jaguar Doom - MAP10: Containment Area

17: Angry Quilt 2

It ain't much, but it's gonna be worth something.

 

Also, I want to play the map listed for 12. I don't know what it is but knowing that it's a metroidvania style map makes me interested.

Edited December 8, 2021 by Wavy

[SilverMiner]

1 hell revealed arachnophobia

2 doom e2m2

3 plut abbatoire

4 something from hg.wad by Eternal?

6 dystopia 3 map11

17 angry quilt?

[RHhe82]

Okay, here goes…

 

Spoiler

2. Looks like cut down version of E2M2, Containment Area.

 

3. Probably wouldn’t have identified, but the hint made me think of Abattoir(e), and isn’t that a Plutonia Map? Can’t remember which one, but somewhere in the first half of the wad. It sure looks like it.

 

 

*sigh*… I realize I hardly ever even look at automaps anymore…

[SiFi270]

Without hints:

Spoiler

1. Arachnophobia, and not the one from Requiem or 1 Monster. ...okay fine it's Hell Revealed map07.

2. Jaguar/etc. Doom map10.

3. Plutonia map09. Could also be Butcher, but probably not.

7. Eternity E2M8. I was looking at all the trilogy's maps just a few days ago to see which ones the unoffical CQ3 maps were based on, and spelling the name of the previous entry still almost threw me off.

8. Going Down map25. I'm guessing the hint's an explanation of why so much of it's cropped. IT WAS NOT.

With hints:

Spoiler

4. Void

5. Ancient Aliens map08

6. Dystopia 3 map11

22. Golden Souls 2 map100

24. Invasion II map19

 

[spineapple tea]

12. Bury My Heart Knee Deep?

[Captain POLAND]

Spoiler

#8 is Forbidden Fruit from Going Down. I just recently saw decino play it in a video.

#19 is that map with the flags from Chriswad (I forget the name of the map though). I know because I just played it recently.

 

[lokbustam257]

Spoiler

 

1. MAP07: Arachnophobia from Hell Revealed

2. Atari Jaguar, 3DO, Sega Saturn, Sega 32x, GBA, and PS1 version of E2M2: Containment Area

5. MAP08: Ancient Aliens from a popular megaWAD that was awarded a Cacoward in 2016 that was meant to be a parodied of a show with the similar name, made by Paul "skillsaw" DeBruyne, Ancient Aliens

17. Angry Quilt 2, that was easy heh

18. MAP11: Arch-Violence from Plutonia 2?

 

 

Wow, look at that 5 answers!

Edited December 8, 2021 by lokbustam257
no

[Dragonfly]

Without hints only :S

4: Void - MAP01: Void

5: Ancient Aliens - MAP08: Ancient Aliens 

8: Going Down - MAP25: Forbidden Fruit

 

Spoiler

23: No idea but this looks awful to play lmao :V

 

[Doomlover77]

Only know one map. 
2. Doom E2m2 - PSX Doom edit. 
3. Plutonia M9 Abattoire. 

Edited December 15, 2021 by Doomlover77

[pcorf]

2. MAP10 Containment Area PSX Doom

3. Plutonia MAP09 Abattoire / Butcher.wad by Milo Casali

7. Serenity Forever E2M8 Eternity

23. Morass from Twzone2.wad MAP31

Edited December 8, 2021 by pcorf

[pcorf]

 

1 hour ago, Dragonfly said:

23: No idea but this looks awful to play lmao :V

 

It will give you nightmares. Not even a dragonfly would know where to go.

[Michael Jensen]

9. Icarus: Alien Vanguard, Map06, P.E.T. Rescue by Gary Gosson

Edited December 8, 2021 by A.H. Sankhatayan

[vdgg]

I didn't take a look at the hints yet, I will edit my post later if they help

Spoiler

1.HR MAP07

17. excorpse

With hints

Spoiler

3. Plutonia MAP09

9. Who knows, maybe Dystopia 3 MAP11

18. AVJ MAP32 (no idea to be honest)

24. Invasion MAP19

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by vdgg

[NaZa]

1. Spoiler

    

   1. HR MAP07: Arachnophobia (played that map too many tiems)
   2. Some rendition of E2M2: Containment Area but it's missing a lot of areas
   3. Plutonia MAP09: Abattoire (played it recently enough so ik)
   4. Void? That's the only thing that comes to mind
   5. idfk
   6. That has to be the Iikka Keranen level in Requiem but idk its name... I think it's either MAP13 or MAP14... I recognize the central structure, the double bridge
   7. Eternity E2M8
   8. idk

    

idk anything else without hints... I will edit this with a new section having looked at the hints which I'll start reading in 12 minutes.

[DMPhobos]

I can recognize a few maps, so i'll post my answers

 

Spoiler

01.- Arachnophobia (Hell Revealed)

02.- Contaiment Area (Console doom)

04.- Void (Guessed with the hints)

05.- Ancient Aliens (Ancient Aliens.... duh)

17.- Angry Quilt 2 (Guessed due to the concept of the series)

18.- Among the Ash (Interception, guessed reading the hint and suddenly remembering how the map played heh)

21.- El Abismo (Doom in spain only)

 

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by DMPhobos

[Dragonfly]

36 minutes ago, pcorf said:

 

 

It will give you nightmares. Not even a dragonfly would know where to go.

 

Hah! I'm pretty directionally clueless at the best of times 😅

 

Seeing some answers here and surprised I didn't even remotely recognise them. I'm not a true Doomer I guess :P

[NuMetalManiak]

Just thought I'd mention that I highly recommend people be using spoiler tags for their guesses.

[galileo31dos01]

Please use spoilers for your answers, some of us don't want to be constantly covering half of the screen while writing.

 

Spoiler

01. Hell Revealed, MAP07

02. Doom, E2M2 (if it's a console version idk, actually I don't see the slow lifts so maybe it is from PSX)

03. The Plutonia Experiment, MAP09

04. eh

05. Ancient Aliens, MAP08 (took a bit though)

06. Dystopia 3, MAP idk the last one ... 11

07. ?

08. what

09. Yes, that's Icarus, now let me doomwiki the number ... *literally clicks on the right slot second time ... it's 06

10. no idea: the sequel to eh

11. from the hint I'm guessing it's 50 Monsters

12. pffff... Bury My Heart Knee Deep

13. not coming atm

14. Operation BIOWAR, damn these numbers... 11 ugh, at least I know the map for sure

15. interesting

16. :l

17. Angry Quilt? Exquis... no

18. mmm

19. nope

20. could it be the IG's map in fractured worlds? idk

21. lmao umm... D2ISO, MAP24 

22. I like that shotgun up there... Joy of Mapping? what was that oh yeah RAMP's hub? no idea

23. I already dislike that without ever having played it lol

24. (y)

25. maaaybe Avactor, maybe not even doom

 

EDIT: remembering...

 

Spoiler

08. I was thinking of apples, and the mess of triangles in the corner was making it worse... but yea, it clicked, it's Going Down's "The Forbidden Fruit", map 25 or something

18. Interception, MAP28 ... thanks to a blurry memory of such archvile part, and the final room

22. More like a wild guess, whatever is that Mario themed gzdoom wad...ah, The Golden Souls, the star at the top kinda tells me it is, just no idea which one of the three

 

Edited December 9, 2021 by galileo31dos01

[Deadwing]

25 could be something out of Avactor or Lost Civilization haha

[SiFi270]

Spoiler

10. Void and Rainbow

25. Is it cheating to have a look at Jimmy's Top 25 Sector Ships thread and seeing if anything rings a bell? If not, Khorus map05.

 

EDIT: 16 was bugging me so much that I did what felt a lot more like cheating and searched "hedge maze" on the wiki. I got my answer but I won't say what it is.

Worked out a couple more.

Edited December 8, 2021 by SiFi270

[RjY]

Category 1: blind recognised on sight
 

Spoiler

01 Hell Revealed map07
02 Doom E2M2, cut down to fit onto some console or other.
03 Plutonia map09
06 Dystopia3 map11 (I gif'ed this map for the microsoft buys zenimax thread)
09 Icarus, unknown map (only got this from shape of exit room at south)
13 Return to Hadron e1m4 (just replayed this in the summer)

Category 2: seen after reading the clues
 

Spoiler

02 oh you actually said it was a console version. I don't know which console, though. Except, well, not Doom64.

05 2nd/3rd clue: some map from Ancient Aliens?
11 50 monsters map31
17 It's one of those patchwork quilt levels like Exquisite Corpse, but not actually Exquisite Corpse
20 (guessing bemused had something to do with this)

21 2nd/3rd clue: transparent references to Doom 2 in Spain only
24 (not polygon base!)

Category 3: prepared researched (not to be counted as guesses)
 

Spoiler

05 Ancient Aliens map08, scrolled through the wiki
09 Icarus map06, knew it was Icarus but had to look up the map slot.
17 Angry Quilt 2, thanks to the wiki for having a list of all maps in this style on the exquisite corpse page.

21 Doom 2 In Spain Only map24, scrolled through the wad until I saw it

24 Invasion II map19, I did a whole-text search for "polygon base" on /idgames and this came up. I am greatly amused :).

 

So I think I have 6½ after the first round of clues. Anyway thank you and galileo for continuing to run this entertaining quiz.

Edit: 7½, added two more halves after second round of clues.

Edited December 10, 2021 by RjY

[Shepardus]

My answers:

Spoiler

1. Hell Revealed MAP07

3. Plutonia MAP09

11. 50 Monsters MAP31

12. Bury My Heart Knee Deep

20. Fractured Worlds MAP32

Now that I look at other people's guesses, I realize I really should have gotten #5 and #8...

Edited December 8, 2021 by Shepardus

[head_cannon]

Hey, I recognize a couple of these.

Spoiler

1: Arachnophobia from Hell Revealed
2: Well, it was Containment Area from The Shores of Hell before it was drastically scaled down.
3: Abattoire from The Plutonia Experiment
8: Forbidden Fruit from Going Down
18: Amongst The Ash from Interception
21: El Abismo from Doom 2 In Spain Only

 

Edited December 8, 2021 by head_cannon

[DSC]

6 hours ago, Dragonfly said:

 

Hah! I'm pretty directionally clueless at the best of times 😅

 

Seeing some answers here and surprised I didn't even remotely recognise them. I'm not a true Doomer I guess :P

I have played Twilight Zone II MAP 31 beforehand. I can tell you, its as fun to play as it looks. 

And the thing is, the rest of the wad is very 90's but still far, far away removed from that kind of level design. Its actually pretty solid! 

[NaZa]

With hints. Am hopefully looking at around 10 points. I might do the earlier ones as well later as edits to this post or each new thread in a different spoiler, this is super fun.

Spoiler

1. MAP07: Arachnophobia from Hell Revealed
2. E2M2: Containment Area from PSX Doom?
3. MAP09: Abattoire from Plutonia
4. MAP01: Void from Void. Mad that I recognized that by remembering it from 3 years ago when I saw the wiki article.
5. Still no clue
6. Well yes it's the Iikka Keranen level in Requiem. MAP13 I'd reckon.
7. E2M8: Serenity Forever from Eternity
8. I'm guessing the level has something to do with the Forbidden Fruit but where it's from and what map it is I've no idea.
9. No idea.
10. Void 2? I doubt it however.
11. I think that might well be an_mutt's MAP31 from 50 Monsters. Specific shapes from an_mutt and I recognize the crusher area. The guest mapper clue helped a lot.
12. No idea.
13. No idea.
14. No idea. Maybe something from Whitemare 2?
15. Same. Played too little Cacowards.
16. No idea.
17. No idea.
18. Shit, this one looks somewhat similar to some areas of Epic MAP03 but no it ain't...
19. No idea.
20. Probably a Bridgeburner map
21. E1M5: The Abyss from Duke Nukem 3D but idfk what Doom level that is
22. The Golden Souls 2 hub level I'd reckon. Never played it but ik it's somewhat super marioish or smth
23. No idea.
24. Reminded me of E1M9 from 2002:ADO but it isn't, I think
25. My spidey senses say Jimmy.

Edited December 9, 2021 by NaZa
Unintentionally counted guesses as points

[NuMetalManiak]

I have decided to put new hints in today instead of on the 11th. Happy Birthday Doom and today you all get TWO new hints to help with guessing! Furthermore, with a high turnout as well as a good amount of correct guesses, we will decide to reveal answers either on the 15th, or if all the maps have been correctly guessed at least once, whichever comes first. We only have two left unguessed! Place your bets and have a holly jolly birthday, Doom!

 

Oh and as a reminder PLEASE PUT YOUR GUESSES IN SPOILER TAGS!

[cannonball]

Spoiler

1) Hell Revealed map07

2) E2M2 

3) Plutonia Map09

5) Ancient Aliens Map08

8) Going Down Map25

13) Return to Hadron E1M4 (I might have to rescind my cacoward for not immediately spotting this)

18) Interception Map28 I believe.

Not really contributing anything new here. I guess at least I got one map correct that I should do….
 

Edited December 10, 2021 by cannonball

[galileo31dos01]

Continuing...

 

Spoiler

Ah, I should clarify, what's in bold is my definitive answer, so as long as the most possible wad first went through my head before doing quick researches to see the map number, because that's the part I less know/remember

 

04. The one thing the second hint brought to memory is of a titlepic that had this Hexen boss, think it was Void, so I'll go with that, if I also take into account question number 10...

07. well, if it isn't Serenity, then it's Infinity or Eternity, and so I'll go with the later, and it should be E2M8 if memory serves (serenity is an e3, infinity idk, eternity isn't e1, so yeah)

10. I'm then assuming it's Void and Rainbow, remembered reading about it being a sequel in doomwiki before

11. Hmm, then I'll add it's 50 Monsters, MAP31 (I'm actually refraining to check)

13. ConC.E.R.Ned huh (how many periods though?), I had to search the number, it's E1M4

17. Angry Quilt 2 (more like a slightly wild guess from the third hint)

24. wasn't there a map named Polygon Base? (yes there is, but it isn't the right answer technically speaking...), the 19 I guess it's the map slot

 

EDIT:

 

Spoiler

15. Recomposition/Decomposition, after some thinking and figuring out what you meant with the second hint, I searched for "decomposition" and this came first, so I checked it out and yeah, can confirm it is indeed this one, pretty eerie map huh, that transition midway legitimately scared me. Does this count as a valid guess though? I've only looked at the map IN the map itself...

25. Khorus, MAP05, I guess I remember the mountains, grass field, and the boat, that there was weird music in all the wad, and the ton of annoying camouflaged shotgunners and hell knights, but I required a little "assistance" to see map images and make the connection...

 

Edited December 11, 2021 by galileo31dos01