Doom Speed Demos Archive

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PWAD: HEXDD.WAD (Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel)
Hub: 1
Skill: 5
Category: NMSpeed
Port: DSDA Doom v0.29.0

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Author: Squashua Gonzalez
Attempts: 241
Time: 24:45

Comments:

Definitely could have been faster. I believe a sub 17 minute run on this hub
with Paladin is possible. I avoided using exploits such as level skips
whenever possible on these runs and instead focused more on a more epic looking
attempts (both things leading to epic time waste). I also learned these levels
are packed with way more, super broken secrets than I was expecting. I feel the
only secret that would have mattered though was a hidden Icon of the Defender in the
Catacombs corner of Blight.

The route is good. Pyre can be skipped, you don't need anything from there unless
you're aiming to run the whole expansion (only thing I would change in this run if that
were the goal). After attaining the green gem in Badlands you have to go East. I didn't 
though. There's a shortcut that takes you directly to the end of Catacombs. From that 
point you can grab 3 fire masks then chaos device back to the start of the Catacombs 
(or fall down a certain hole near the top landing of the elevator) for the final mask
challenge. Would save a minute or 3.

This run only applies to Paladin. The other classes would have to take a different
route in order to acquire their 3rd and 4th weapons. It just so happens the Paladin's
2nd Wraithverge section is in front of the switch needed to access the last fire mask
I grabbed in Catacombs. With the above route (shortcut from Badlands) in mind, it routes
perfectly with the early visit to that map. 

Hope you enjoy the run. Thank you for reading. Have a nice day!

