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Getting the Red Key (20)
Duke Nukem 3D

Getting the Red Key (20)

A complete walkthrough for Duke Nukem 3D's 'Getting the Red Key' level, detailing enemy encounters, item locations, secrets, and puzzle solutions.

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A complete walkthrough for Duke Nukem 3D's 'Getting the Red Key' level, detailing enemy encounters, item locations, secrets, and puzzle solutions.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Foyer: Start by fighting a Captain and a Trooper. An Enforcer is behind a counter. Find two Freezer Ammo on a couch and two Pistol Ammo near a computer. A Pig Cop guards a switch combination, but ignore it for now.
  2. 2
    SECRET 1 (Timed): Activate the computer near the Enforcer to open a wall near the large doors. Inside, grab a Portable Medikit quickly.
  3. 3
    Crate Room: Go down the ramp, fighting a Trooper. Collect the Large Medikit beside the ramp. Behind crates, find another Trooper and two Large Medikits. Three Laser Tripbombs are on shelves. Note the small symbol on the wall above computers in the hallway.
  4. 4
    Computer Room: Fight two Captains. Find Night Vision Goggles on a keyboard and a Holoduke on more computers. Read the monitors carefully for command codes needed later.
  5. 5
    SECRET 2 (Timed): In the hallway to the crate room, jump in front of the symbol on the wall to open a computer in the Computer Room, revealing an Atomic Health.
  6. 6
    SECRET 3: Open the wall behind the Holoduke to find Steroids.
  7. 7
    Elevator: Return to the main room and head to the large doors with the combination switches (O X 0). Save your game. Jump down the elevator shaft. If you have low health, aim to land on a beam to grab a Portable Medikit. Continue falling to the base of the shaft to find a Devastator and a Large Medikit. Proceed through the broken door to the Hub.
  8. 8
    Hub: This area connects to various parts of the level. Fight the initial Trooper and Enforcer. Use the elevator to find switches 1 and 2, which open their respective Forcefields. A third Forcefield's button is broken. Activate Switch 1 first.
  9. 9
    Examination Room: Enter the room guarded by the first Forcefield. Fight an Alien Drone immediately (exploit the Forcefield glitch). Fight two more Drones as you proceed. An Alien Drone in a capsule can be released or left alone. Find a Freezer on a table, two Devastator Ammo on a ledge. Press a switch to reveal Shotgun Shells. Standing where the shells were will lower a wall near cadaver trays, revealing the Red Key.
  10. 10
    Red Key Room: Enter the revealed area. More Alien Drones will attack. Hide in the Red Key hole to avoid damage. Find two Large Medikits in the room where the Drones emerged. Return to the Hub.
Tips
  • Save your game before jumping down the elevator shaft.
  • Exploit the Forcefield glitch in the Examination Room against the Alien Drone.
  • The timed secrets (SECRET 1 and SECRET 2) require quick movement.
The Red Key is obtained in the Examination Room. The level likely continues from here, possibly back to the Hub to open the third Forcefield. The guide does not specify further progression after obtaining the key.

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