To decide which level to speedrun I started off by looking at the world records on speeddemosarchive.com, I looked into the levels that could be beat really quickly. Initially, I was going to speedrun E1M4 because it looked so easy in the record videos but when I tried it myself I realized it required a strafe jump and I practiced it for awhile but I just could not make the jump from the staircase to the platform. So then, I went back to the speed demos archive website and tried E2M7 but similarly, it required a rocket jump which I also practiced for awhile but could not do. Finally I ended up speedrunning E3M3, a level that doesn’t required any special jumps or strafing but could still be completed under thirty seconds.
I chose not to straferun when I was speedrunning because I couldn’t control my movement very well when I was moving at an angle. I actually noticed I had better times when I ran with only shift because I ran into less walls and monsters. It took me around 25 runs to get to my personal best and then my times just began to land one or two seconds behind so I ended up with a PB of 30 seconds.
Looking forward to start modding next week!