Detailed walkthrough for Duke Nukem 3D's 'Getting the Blue Key (9)' level. Find items, secrets, and navigate through the building interior, Alpha Transport, and Research Room.
Walkthrough
- 1Entrance: Start in a small room. Open the door to find a Pistol and a Large Medikit. Proceed down the hallway to a small dome containing two Enforcers and Slimer Eggs. Take the elevator and fight two Troopers; a Shotgun and a dead Pig Cop are in this room.
- 2Building Exterior: Fight an Enforcer, two Sentry Drones, and a Trooper. A Large Medikit is located near the entrance.
- 3Building Interior: Near the entrance, find a large computer, Body Armor, and a Freezer. To the right is a Yellow Key door with Shotgun Shells. To the left is the path to the Alpha Transport, with a Small Medikit beside it.
- 4SECRET 1: Interact with the big computer monitor in the center of the building. A hidden nook will reveal two Atomic Health pickups. Enter the nook for the secret credit.
- 5Alpha Transport: At the entrance to the Alpha transport cart, defeat two Troopers and collect Pipebombs. Activate the switch to bring the cart to you.
- 6SECRET 2: Find a crack in the wall opposite the cart entrance. Inside, defeat a Trooper and collect a Devastator and two Small Medikits. Board the cart, defeat the Troopers inside, and use the switch to travel to the other side. At the destination, defeat Captains. Open a compartment near the exit for two Freezer Ammo and a Large Medikit.
- 7Alpha Transport Corridor: Enter the doorway and follow the cavern. Enter the next doorway; retreat quickly to avoid damage from an explosion. New Enforcers are present. Find an Atomic Health in this room. Near ground level, a cave contains an Enforcer, Slimer Eggs, a Chaingun Cannon, and a Large Medikit.
- 8Research Room: This room has many Troopers across three sections: left (most enemies), middle (few enemies), and right (one Trooper). The Chaingun Cannon is effective here. After clearing the left section, find Steroids on a counter and Shrink Ray Ammo on another. The middle section has two Shrink Ray Ammo and a Laser Tripbomb. The right section contains a Holoduke and a Portable Medikit on shelves, with Pipebombs on the floor.
- 9SECRET 3: Near the end of the Research Room, by the water-filled canisters and the Holoduke counter, find a hidden wall section in the upper right. Open it and take the elevator. Emerge on a catwalk where Captains and Slimer Eggs await. Enter the water-filled canisters; the second from the left leads to a Shrink Ray.
- 10Conveyor Belt: In the left portion of the room, use the conveyor belt on the right counter to progress. Avoid the crushing doors, which requires precise timing. Descend the shaft at the end.
- 11Waste Area: Land on an acid pool and immediately fight an Octabrain. More Octabrains are located under the acid, easily dealt with using Pipebombs. Find more Pipebombs and a Small Medikit under the acid.
- 12Examination Room: Use the elevator in the waste area to go up. A dead Pig Cop lies on a table with a Small Medikit beside it. Near a computer, find the Blue Key, Chaingun Cannon Ammo, and two Small Medikits. Upon reaching the Blue Key, a previously locked door will open, and wall compartments will release Slimers. The upper two compartments contain Body Armor and an Atomic Health. Return through the now-unlocked door and back to the Alpha Transport entrance via the cart.
Tips
- Use the Chaingun Cannon in the Research Room for efficient enemy clearing.
- Be cautious of the crushing doors on the conveyor belt; timing is crucial.
- Pipebombs are effective against the Octabrains in the acid pool.
- The Devastator found in SECRET 2 is powerful against tougher enemies.
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