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(text copied from E1M1: Hangar)
 
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It gets a little harder here. Grab the goodies and open the door. There are lots of enemies in this room; you'll be assailed immediately by an Imp and a shotgun marine, and around the corners there are lots more enemies including two new ones, a Demon and a Spectre (look them up on the enemy page if you don't know what they are). Your new chaingun will help here, otherwise continual pummeling with the shotgun will best them. Once they're all dead grab the goodies and go to the left. Open the door at the end of the path around the central slime pit.
It gets a little harder here. While the easier difficulties will provide you with an early shotgun, you will be swarmed with monsters as soon as you open the door. 
 
== Walkthrough ==
[[Image:Doom E1M3 map.png|thumb|right|Map of E1M3]]
 
Grab the goodies and open the door. There are lots of enemies in this room; you'll be assailed immediately by an Imp and a shotgun marine, and around the corners there are lots more enemies including two new ones, a Demon and a Spectre (look them up on the enemy page if you don't know what they are). Your new chaingun will help here, otherwise continual pummeling with the shotgun will best them. Once they're all dead grab the goodies and go to the left. Open the door at the end of the path around the central slime pit.


In this next room, quickly blast the central barrel to take out the two marines on either side, and then let the several Imps and marines/shotgun marines come into your field of view and blow them away with your shotgun. There are a lot of them. Head to the window on the right by the stairs, and you can shoot some more Imps and marines from up here. Go around and kill any Imps that come up the stairs, then go down and clear the place out. There's some ammo and armour up the lift, but otherwise go left at the bottom and you'll find a switch. Throw it and head back up. You can open the wall section in the random alcove up here and shoot some enemies in the room beyond, but that's if you choose to go to the secret level or not (it's difficult, but fun). Anyway, go around back to the door and you'll find a wall section has opened, with a long staircase beyond it. At the top, snipe the shotgun zombies and Imps with your weapons, and head up. Clear the place out (there are some more Imps and shotgun marines, as well as a Demon and a Spectre at the back), and grab the goodies. In a small tunnel into the central section of the room you'll find the yellow keycard.
In this next room, quickly blast the central barrel to take out the two marines on either side, and then let the several Imps and marines/shotgun marines come into your field of view and blow them away with your shotgun. There are a lot of them. Head to the window on the right by the stairs, and you can shoot some more Imps and marines from up here. Go around and kill any Imps that come up the stairs, then go down and clear the place out. There's some ammo and armour up the lift, but otherwise go left at the bottom and you'll find a switch. Throw it and head back up. You can open the wall section in the random alcove up here and shoot some enemies in the room beyond, but that's if you choose to go to the secret level or not (it's difficult, but fun). Anyway, go around back to the door and you'll find a wall section has opened, with a long staircase beyond it. At the top, snipe the shotgun zombies and Imps with your weapons, and head up. Clear the place out (there are some more Imps and shotgun marines, as well as a Demon and a Spectre at the back), and grab the goodies. In a small tunnel into the central section of the room you'll find the yellow keycard.
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You now have a choice. The raised platform allows you to access a secret wall section at the far end of the slime pit which leads to the secret exit of the level. If you do, simply follow that path to the end (you'll have to escape another monster ambush). If you go to the "proper" exit you'll not go to the secret level, not to mention having to tear through a lot more enemies (loads of shotgun marines and imps). This guide will assume you go to the secret level, as you go to level 4 once you complete it anyway. Head across the platform and open the wall at the end. Kill the Imps and the Demon, and head through to the exit door. Before throwing the switch, check the lift, as you can go up to a platform overlooking a previous section of the level which has a box of rockets on it.
You now have a choice. The raised platform allows you to access a secret wall section at the far end of the slime pit which leads to the secret exit of the level. If you do, simply follow that path to the end (you'll have to escape another monster ambush). If you go to the "proper" exit you'll not go to the secret level, not to mention having to tear through a lot more enemies (loads of shotgun marines and imps). This guide will assume you go to the secret level, as you go to level 4 once you complete it anyway. Head across the platform and open the wall at the end. Kill the Imps and the Demon, and head through to the exit door. Before throwing the switch, check the lift, as you can go up to a platform overlooking a previous section of the level which has a box of rockets on it.
== Secrets ==
# In the yellow key area, quickly run up the stairs and head to the left.  Quickly reach the lowered platform to reach a supercharge; the secret involves taking one step.
# In the yellow key area, quickly run up the stairs and head to the right.  Quickly reach the lowered platform and enter to reach a rocket launcher. 
#* In both of the above two secrets, the trigger to lower the platform is the highest-most step on the first set of stairs. 
# From the right secret near the yellow key area, dive into the nukage and head to the right to reach a backpack and medikit.  The switch will raise the bridge in the nukage area at the start.
# From the north-west nukage secret, exit by the secret door.  This leads to a chaingun. 
# Behind the blue key door, look for the wall on the right of the first room for a misaligned texture. Open it to collect a chainsaw and other items.  If you have the yellow key, you can also obtain a supercharge and blue armor.
# Cross the slime pit at the start of the map; this leads to the secret exit.
# Use the north wall in the secret exit, to reach a box of rockets.
== Deathmatch ==
This level is initially difficult to navigate, with players needing to cross the southern area to reach other locations in the map.  However, players will generally open up deathmatch routes to make movement easier; however, there will still be a centralized movement path along the southern portion of the map.


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