For the Doom 2 pwad "Squares" by Costa Lappas

File required: 1squares.wad (included in 1squ-228.zip)

Map01

Skill: UV Max

Kills       100%
Items        48%
Secrets     100% and Time 12:06

Recorded with PrBoom 2.2.3 (-complevel 1). Also plays back with Doom2.exe (v. 1.9) and Eternity 3.29.
PrBoom download link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/prboom

Description: Having done a speedrun, I thought I might as well use a few of the ideas from it in a Max run (also borrowed the idea for dealing with most of the cyberdemons from magikal's demo). It's not such a difficult demo, but it's easy to get yourself killed if you make a mistake or two.

The eight minutes I save over magikal's time are mostly due to provoking infighting thanks to the route I use. Also I make use of the invulnerabilities, which maybe saves about a minute (or maybe not - it might be more efficient just to kill them the "safe" way). It would be nice to provoke even more infighting, but things can get messy then, and there may not be much of a saving. I make a point of killing all the PEs before getting the blue key, since up until that point they are harmless.

And where did I die most often? Surprise surprise, the room with 35 revenants had a slight edge in that category. ;) The viles might have been the biggest problem, but I already had a fair amount of experience with them from the speedrun, so dealing with them was just like another day at the office.

Graham "Grazza" Burgess
GKBurgess@compuserve.com
