Sentinel Command Station
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Sentinel Command Station is the twelfth level of Doom: The Dark Ages. The demons launch an assault on Commander Thira’s airborne station just as the Doom Slayer and Bishop Kreed arrive separately.
The Auto Turret rune is introduced in this level, along with the ravager weapon.
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Lore[edit]
Thira’s command station drifts over the frozen tundra of Argent D'Nur's northern frontier. It was built decades ago during the Crimson Uprising, bristling with defensive batteries and energy disruptors and encased in reinforced Wraithsteel. Originally built to counter the Ironclad Tribes, it has become the nerve center of Thira’s operations in the war against Hell.
Summary[edit]
Objectives[edit]
- Defend the command station
- Find a way out
- Get to Serrat
- Unlock the hangar
- Find the hangar key card
Challenges[edit]
The first and third challenges award 50 gold each, while the second challenge awards a ruby.
- Punching Bag
- Strike a battle knight with a melee attack 10 times
- Wait For It
- Kill 10 demons with explosive barrels
- Skeleton Key
- Open two secret key doors
Collectibles[edit]
Areas / screenshots[edit]
The start
The hologram room, showing the rift forming above the station
The hangar entrance hall
Tank bays
The hangar
Inspiration and development[edit]
According to id Software concept artist Ethan Evans, the station or as some concept art refers to it, the "Sentinel Command Center", during concept exploration stages, was originally intended to be in planetary orbit, and some of Evans' concept art depicts the station orbiting Mars. This was changed to a mountain setting in the final game.[1]
Following a request to add an extra area to the start of the level, id Software's environment lead artist Kevin Dunlop built the Atlan lab that the player passes through in a couple of days. Dunlop himself requested a couple of narrative elements for the lab, such as a moving Atlan hand that was inspired by Patlabor 2.[2]
Also according to Dunlop, the airlock that the player enters immediately after passing through the lab was created a couple of weeks before production of the map started. The level was initially going to be much more sci-fi in style, but the airlock was designed as a mix of Sentinel and military bunker styles. This shift in style allowed the design team to complete this map well within budget and finish on a very short production time.[3]
Trivia[edit]
- The “Wait For It” challenge is identical to a challenge from the Necropolis level in Doom (2016).
References[edit]
- ↑ Evans, Ethan (30 June 2025). "DOOM : The Dark Ages | Sentinel Command Station A - Facility Ideation." ArtStation. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Dunlop, Kevin (1 August 2025). "DOOM : The Dark Ages | Sentinel Command Station Lab." ArtStation. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Dunlop, Kevin (1 August 2025). "DOOM : The Dark Ages | Sentinel Command Station Airlock." ArtStation. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
| Levels from Doom: The Dark Ages | |
|---|---|
| Single player: | Village of Khalim • Hebeth • Barrier Core • Sentinel Barracks • The Holy City of Aratum • Siege - Part 1 • Siege - Part 2 • Abyssal Forest • Ancestral Forge • The Forsaken Plains • Hellbreaker • Sentinel Command Station • From Beyond • Spire of Nerathul • City of Ry'uul • The Kar'Thul Marshes • Temple of Lomarith • Belly of the Beast • Harbor of Souls • Resurrection • Final Battle • Reckoning |
