Ultimate Doom - Episode 4 - Nightmare! 100% Secrets Speedrun in

Runner: Zero-Master
Date: 2023-01-22
IWAD: Doom.wad
Category: Nightmare! 100% Secrets
Map: Episode 4 (E4M1-E4M8)
Source Port: DSDA-Doom v0.25.4
Time: 8:36

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Level - Map | Time | Dif | :)
E4M1 - Hell Beneath | 0:45.97 | -00:05 | :)
E4M2 - Perfect Hatred | 0:36.57 | -00:04 | :)
E4M9 - Fear | 0:35.86 | 00.00 | :|
E4M3 - Sever the Wicked | 1:03.00 | 00:04 | :(
E4M4 - Unruly Evil | 0:52.06 | -00:06 | :)
E4M5 - They Will Repent | 0:50.46 | -00:15 | :)
E4M6 - Against Thee Wickedly | 1:49.89 | -01:01 | :)
E4M7 - And Hell Followed | 1:02.51 | -00:14 | :)
E4M8 - Unto the Cruel | 1:04.46 | -00:12 | :)
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Description:
1 minute and 53 seconds faster than the previous record by Vincent Catalaa which was set 21 years ago.

E4M3 and E4M7 have secrets that are either impossible or nearly impossible to get, so only 90% for E4M3 and 50% for E4M7 are required.

While the other episodes have had somewhat recent records, episode 4 has been ignored for over 2 decades. Episode 4 is surprisingly not crazy difficult for nightmare all secrets, but that only means the route could take more risk and be faster somewhere.

Anyways 2 years ago I did Nightmare all secrets for Doom II which I have no plans on improving at the moment, but I've made a new playlist for that and these episode runs here:    • All Doom IWAD Nightmare! 100% Secrets...  

Recently I've been routing/practicing for another run that's going to be significantly more challenging, I'm not sure when I'll be able to complete it though, but eventually it will happen. I've been working on some other runs at the same time so maybe I'll do ep2 and ep3 uv-speed again for example meanwhile.

Map comments:
E4M1: I wasn't close enough to the fence for a while there so the key grab was a bit slow, otherwise it went ok.

E4M2: Could probably do the start a bit faster if I have enough health, but there's a few shotgunners coming up and you just never know what damage you'll take.

E4M9: Decent chance I die on this level, didn't look into going directly to the yellow key which would be faster.

E4M3: Getting all secrets here is much easier since you grab a mega armor, backpack and a soulsphere. Could potentially run directly over to the exit area after the last teleporter, but with all the random monsters around it would be very risky, not to mention missing out on cells.

E4M4: Just hope I don't get blocked going for the invulnerability, easy level.

E4M5: Need to conserve as much armor as possible for the next level so I take it a bit easy here and don't rush the start.

E4M6: Perhaps the hardest ultimate doom level, but with enough cells and health/armor from the previous levels it was no problem here. Could of course go for the much faster route which is to hope the cyberdemon infights, but I'll save that for some other time. Would be faster to skip getting the soulsphere after triggering the secret too. Here though I drop down and BFG the cyberdemon from below, it will usually push him back so I need to move out of his line of sight so he'll come forward before I can hit him again.

E4M7: As long as I have some health left over from the previous level than this one is really easy. Biggest problem would be missing the exit jump which is a bit precise.

E4M8: Since you have so much health and armor from the previous level and get double soulsphere + mega armor this is also very easy. Probably possible to take some more risk here and get away with it, but for now this will do.