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Getting the Yellow Key (6)
Duke Nukem 3D

Getting the Yellow Key (6)

Follow this Duke Nukem 3D walkthrough to find the Yellow Key. Includes details on Octabrains, Enforcers, Sentry Drones, and secret areas.

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Follow this Duke Nukem 3D walkthrough to find the Yellow Key. Includes details on Octabrains, Enforcers, Sentry Drones, and secret areas.

Walkthrough
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    Entrance: Open the compartment behind you for Scuba Gear and a Large Medikit. Go to the crack on the left wall for an RPG. Follow the pipe down, go down the waterfall, and fight the Octabrain. In a small nook, find Shotgun Shells. Continue to a rocky ledge, grab the Pistol and Large Medikit. You will be attacked by Enforcers and Sentry Drones; use the Chaingun Cannon if needed. Jump into the water.
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    Underwater: Sharks are present but not initially troublesome.
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    SECRET 1: Behind sea weeds on the wall is a crack. Blow it up to enter a shark farm. Defeat the sharks and collect Devastator Ammo, Chaingun Cannon Ammo, and Scuba Gear. Surface and prepare to fight Slimer Eggs and Octabrains on a ledge using RPG or Devastator rounds. Collect Devastator, Shrink Ray Ammo, Pistol Ammo, and a Large Medikit from the ledge.
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    Underwater (Continued): Collect Freezer Ammo on a rock. Near the rock, fight Octabrains and Slimer Eggs with the RPG. Collect Freezer Ammo and Body Armor. Between the building and the rock, fight Sharks and Octabrains. Enter a crack in the rock to find an RPG and Atomic Health. Swim up at the Atomic Health location.
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    Building Top: Use the Chaingun Cannon to fight Troopers and Captains. Find a Chaingun on a wall ledge. Ascend the ledges, collecting Chaingun Cannon Ammo, RPG Ammo, and a Large Medikit. At the very top, find the Blue Key and two Devastator Ammo.
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    SECRET 2: Jump into the back wall for a vantage point across from you on another building top, allowing you to take out Enforcers.
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    Blue Key Door: Underwater, near the building, find the Blue Key door behind foliage. Upon opening, prepare for many Octabrains; use the RPG or Pipebombs. Inside the room, find a Freezer and Portable Medikit near the entrance. Collect Devastator Ammo and Shotgun Shells on the ground. Further in, find the Yellow Key.

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