DM-DE-GrendelKeep

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Overview

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"Prieth Callas was a hard, cruel man, fond of torturing his enemies before sending them to their deaths. He raised creatures of great size and ferocity, setting them against his prisoners in arenas of his own creation. Grendelkeep is the last of his diabolical constructions, left to fall into ruin after Callas was dragged from the battlements by his own men and fed to the creatures he bred in the dark kennels below. The rain has washed away the blood, but the evil that bred here has left a much deeper stain."

– Map description

DM-DE-GrendelKeep is a Deathmatch map for Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004. In the former game, it's part of the DE Bonus Pack, while in the latter it's one of the stock maps.

Map description[]

An ancient castle in ruins during a rainstorm. It contains a big, multi-story area at the east, the Great Amp Hall. It's connected at mid-level to the Great Room via a small corridor, the Great Room Hall. Above this area there's a hall, Upper Rocket Hall. At north and south, the Great Amp Hall is connected to these areas via corridors. One of these, the Mini Hall, is located south of the map, and connects to the upper bridge over the Great Room and the upper level of the Great Tower, located at the southwest of the map and comprised of two corridors in the upper and lower level, and a curved staircase uniting both. The northwest area in the upper level is the Sniper Nest, and, as expected, it houses the Lightning Gun. From the lower level of the Great Tower to the Great Amp Hall there's a corridor, also called Great Room Hall. Finally, northwest of the map, but in the lower level, there's another corridor, the Lower Flak Hall.

Weapons and pickups[]

Weapons[]

Weapon	Count	Location
Assault Rifle	W: - A: 2	Weapon: - Ammo: 1x Great Hall, upper level ledge, near the entrance to the Sniper Nest. 1x Great Amp Hall, near the staircase to mid level.
Shock Rifle	W: 1 A: 4	Weapon: 1x Great Hall, lower level corridor. Ammo: 2x Great Tower, lower level, near entrance from the Great Hall corridor. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Great Hall, upper level bridge.
Link Gun	W: 2 A: 6	Weapon: 1x Great Hall, upper level, near north entrance from the Great Amp Hall. 1x Great Amp Hall, below the staircase to the mid level. Ammo: 1x Lower Flak Hall, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Great Hall, mid level, near the platform from the lower level. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Great Hall, mid level, between the north and mid entrances from the Great Amp Hall. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the northeast corner. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the southeast corner.
Minigun	W: 1 A: 6	Weapon: 1x Mini Hall, at the crossroads. Ammo: 1x Great Amp Hall, near the staircase to mid level. 1x Great Hall, upper level ledge, near the entrance to the Sniper Nest. 1x Great Hall, mid level, between the north and mid entrances from the Great Amp Hall. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the northeast corner. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Lower Flak Hall, near entrance from the Great Hall.
Flak Cannon	W: 1 A: 4	Weapon: 1x Lower Flak Hall, at the entrance to the Great Tower. Ammo: 1x Great Hall, mid level, near the platform from the lower level. 1x Great Hall, upper level bridge. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Lower Flak Hall, near entrance from the Great Hall.
Rocket Launcher	W: 1 A: 4	Weapon: 1x Upper Rocket Hall. Ammo: 1x Great Tower, lower level, near entrance from the Great Hall corridor. 1x Great Hall, upper level bridge. 1x Great Hall, mid level, near the platform from the lower level. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the southeast corner.
Lightning Gun	W: 1 A: 2	Weapon: 1x Sniper Nest. Ammo: 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the northeast corner. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the southeast corner.

Weapon	Count	Location
Assault Rifle	W: - A: 2	Weapon: - Ammo: 1x Great Hall, upper level ledge, near the entrance to the Sniper Nest. 1x Great Amp Hall, near the staircase to mid level.
Shock Rifle	W: 1 A: 4	Weapon: 1x Great Hall, lower level corridor. Ammo: 2x Great Tower, lower level, near entrance from the Great Hall corridor. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Great Hall, upper level bridge.
Link Gun	W: 2 A: 6	Weapon: 1x Great Hall, upper level, near north entrance from the Great Amp Hall. 1x Great Amp Hall, below the staircase to the mid level. Ammo: 1x Lower Flak Hall, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Great Hall, mid level, near the platform from the lower level. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Great Hall, mid level, between the north and mid entrances from the Great Amp Hall. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the northeast corner. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the southeast corner.
Minigun	W: 1 A: 6	Weapon: 1x Mini Hall, at the crossroads. Ammo: 1x Great Amp Hall, near the staircase to mid level. 1x Great Hall, upper level ledge, near the entrance to the Sniper Nest. 1x Great Hall, mid level, between the north and mid entrances from the Great Amp Hall. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the northeast corner. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Lower Flak Hall, near entrance from the Great Hall.
Flak Cannon	W: 1 A: 4	Weapon: 1x Lower Flak Hall, at the entrance to the Great Tower. Ammo: 1x Great Hall, mid level, near the platform from the lower level. 1x Great Hall, upper level bridge. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Lower Flak Hall, near entrance from the Great Hall.
Rocket Launcher	W: 1 A: 4	Weapon: 1x Upper Rocket Hall. Ammo: 1x Great Tower, lower level, near entrance from the Great Hall corridor. 1x Great Hall, upper level bridge. 1x Great Hall, mid level, near the platform from the lower level. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the southeast corner.
Lightning Gun	W: 1 A: 2	Weapon: 1x Sniper Nest. Ammo: 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the northeast corner. 1x Great Amp Hall, lower level, at the southeast corner.

Pickups[]

Pickup	Count	Location
Health Vial	14	5x Great Hall, upper level ledge, near the entrance to the Sniper Nest. 5x Great Amp Hall, in front of the staircases. 4x Great Tower, upper level ledge.
Health Pack	4	1x Great Hall, upper level, near north entrance from the Great Amp Hall. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Lower Flak Hall, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Great Tower, lower level, near entrance from the Great Hall corridor.
Shield Pack	1	1x Great Tower, upper level ledge.
Super Shield Pack	1	1x Great Hall, mid level, near the platform from the lower level.
Double Damage	1	1x Great Amp Hall, at a ledge in front of the Upper Rocket Hall, above the entrance from the Great Room.
Adrenaline	5	3x Upper Rocket Hall, at the crossroads. 2x Great Tower, upper level ledge.

Pickup	Count	Location
Health Vial	14	5x Great Hall, upper level ledge, near the entrance to the Sniper Nest. 5x Great Amp Hall, in front of the staircases. 4x Great Tower, upper level ledge.
Health Pack	4	1x Great Hall, upper level, near north entrance from the Great Amp Hall. 1x Great Amp Hall, mid level, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Lower Flak Hall, near entrance from the Great Hall. 1x Great Tower, lower level, near entrance from the Great Hall corridor.
Shield Pack	1	1x Great Tower, upper level ledge.
Super Shield Pack	1	1x Great Hall, mid level, near the platform from the lower level.
Double Damage	1	1x Great Amp Hall, at a ledge in front of the Upper Rocket Hall, above the entrance from the Great Room.
Adrenaline	5	3x Upper Rocket Hall, at the crossroads. 2x Great Tower, upper level ledge.

Tips and tricks[]

The platform in the Great Hall allows you to reach the upper level ledge and the bridge by lift-jumping, allowing you to bypass the Super Shield area and the stairs to it.
A properly placed Shield Jump allows you to reach the Double Damage without having to go through the Upper Rocket Room. Wall jumps and boost jumps from the platform area also allows you to reach it while avoiding the Adrenaline corridor.

Trivia[]

Popularity[]

Main article: Annex:Unreal Tournament 2004 Final Stats

Until the stats for the game were shut down, the map held the distinction of being the fourth most played UT2004 map of all-time, with over 703.000 matches, with a Revised Edition adding nearly 73.000 more matches.^[1]

Easter eggs[]

Main article: Easter eggs

References to other works:
- The name of the map, and part of it's description, are taken from Beowulf.

External links and references[]

↑ "Unreal Tournament 2004 Stats - Maps". UT2004 Stats. Archived from the original on Nov 25, 2018. Retrieved Aug 25, 2024.