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- This level occupies the map slot E2M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E2M8.
E2M8: Tower of Babel is the final map of The Shores of Hell in Doom. It features a boss battle with the Cyberdemon. This level was named after a tower to the heavens that God destroyed in the Bible. It was designed by Sandy Petersen and it uses the music track "Nobody Told Me About Id".
Strategy
Map of E2M8
Walkthrough
You start the level in a small octagonal room containing combat armor with a pillar of switches in front of you. Press one or more of the switches to raise stairs up to the crucified Barron's]], the wall will raise as you approach allowing you access to the outside of the building.
Walk around the building until you find the Cyberdemon -- or he finds you.
For tactics about how to defeat this foe, see it's page.
Secrets
There are no official secrets in this level.
Areas / screenshots
Speedrunning
Routes and tricks
Records
The Compet-N records for the map are:
| Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV speed | |||||
| NM speed | 00:30 | Laszlo Vecsei | 2002-02-07 | Template:Competnftp | |
| UV max | 00:31 | Laszlo Vecsei | 2000-10-25 | Template:Competnftp | |
| NM100S | |||||
| UV -fast | 00:31 | Laszlo Vecsei | 2000-10-27 | Template:Competnftp | |
| UV -respawn | 00:42 | Thomas "GoDfAtHeR" Zajic | 1996-10-20 | Template:Competnftp | |
| UV Tyson | 28:10 | Xit Vono | 2002-03-23 | Template:Competnftp | |
| UV pacifist |
Statistics
Map data
| Things | 66 |
| Vertices | 216 |
| Linedefs | 218 |
| Sidedefs | 278 |
| Sectors | 27 |
Things
| Monsters | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberdemons | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lost Souls | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Powerups | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
| Soul spheres | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Blue armors | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Weapons | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
| Rocket launchers | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ammunition | ITYTD and HNTR | HMP | UV and NM |
| Rocket boxes | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Trivia
- On the Episode 2 intermission screen, the tower can be seen being built as the player progresses through the episode.
- The "Tower of Babel" is an ironic Biblical reference (Genesis 11:1-9), told in the Bible as a physical pathway to the Heavens. In Doom, the level is the pathway to Hell, as explained in Episode 2's ending text. See Wikipedia:Tower of Babel.
- Some console ports (except the SNES, PlayStation, Saturn, Xbox and Xbox 360 ports) use a different map that does not include the cyberdemon.
- This is the first level in Doom to not include any imps; while E1M8 includes imps, they are only behind the teleporter.
- This is also the only level in the episode to not have a plasma gun available.
