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Level 38: Tricks and Traps
Doom

Level 38: Tricks and Traps

Navigate Doom's Level 38: Tricks and Traps with our detailed walkthrough. Discover secrets, find powerful weapons like the BFG9000, and overcome challenging enemies to reach the exit.

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Navigate Doom's Level 38: Tricks and Traps with our detailed walkthrough. Discover secrets, find powerful weapons like the BFG9000, and overcome challenging enemies to reach the exit.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start in a small room. Turn around to face a Yellow Door. Open the door to the right of the Yellow Door and proceed.
  2. 2
    In the next room, reach the far wall and activate the switch. Collect the Plasma Gun and Energy Cell Pack. Exit the room, eliminating any Cacodemons.
  3. 3
    Return to the starting area and open the second door to the right of the Yellow Door.
  4. 4
    In this room, pick up the 2 Boxes of Rockets and the Rocket Launcher. Turn around to see stairs rising to a platform, with Imps emerging. Defeat the Imps (Chainsaw and Super Shotgun are effective) before ascending.
  5. 5
    At the top of the stairs, hit the switch to your right. A new room will open where the Rocket Launcher was. Enter this room and head for the Soulsphere.
  6. 6
    After collecting the Soulsphere, turn around. Walls to your left and right will open, revealing Imps. Defeat them.
  7. 7
    With your back to the Soulsphere's location, turn left. Approach the walls and shoot the wall with a candle in front of it. This will reveal a BFG9000. Collect it to complete your weapon collection.
  8. 8
    Return to where the Soulsphere was. Collect all 5 Backpacks and exit the room.
  9. 9
    Head straight and ascend the stairs. At the top, hit the left switch to open the door leading back to this area, then leave.
  10. 10
    Back in the level's starting room, open the second door to the left of the Red Door and enter.
  11. 11
    Turn right to face a Cyberdemon and a large group of Barons of Hell. Allow the Cyberdemon's rockets to damage the Barons, and let them fight each other. Eliminate any remaining enemies. Collect the Yellow Key, Invincibility Sphere, and Soulsphere. Hit the switch to open the door.
  12. 12
    Open the Yellow Door and proceed. Follow the left wall to find the Red Key.
  13. 13
    Upon picking up the Red Key, turn around. Pillars will lower, revealing Hell Knights and Imps. Use the Invincibility Sphere if needed to clear the room. Hit the switch to raise the bridge. Exit the room.
  14. 14
    Open the Red Door and enter. Navigate the falling pillars over the lava carefully to reach the exit door.
  15. 15
    Open the exit door and proceed to hit the exit switch.

Secrets:

  • After grabbing the Soulsphere (step 5), shoot the wall with the candle to reveal the BFG9000.
  • After collecting the Red Key, the pillars will lower revealing Hell Knights and Imps.

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