[Epic 2] MAP05: Abu Gurab (UV-Max Demo)

time to finally get some fresh air and soak in some of that incredibly blue skybox. it's also an opportunity to do some bigger battles and the level wastes no time tossing you in to one. whether or not you want the partial invisibility is up to personal preference; i found it generally prevented enough damage to be worthwhile. although this time i got hit by a nasty homing missle and that doesn't affect it much either way. the revenants in this area are a big pain as you won't even have a chaingun yet. the subsequent indoor areas are somewhat less bad, although trapping you in an incredibly long and straight corridor with some chaingunners is pretty rude. the other side is one of those complicated rooms that defy explanation with switches and moving walkways and enemies tucked everywhere. pretty cool though. you wind up looping back to the central area and to one final brawl with four barons in the treasure room - not too bad if you're quick on the draw with the rocket launcher, but it's pretty easy to get trapped and there's no cell weapons to bail you out. there's an archvile chaser (that thankfully can't revive the barons) and a couple other demons blocking the way to the exit but it's mostly pretty straightforward from there.
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source port used: dsda-doom 0.27.5
sound font used: arachno.sf2
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