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Getting to the Blue Key Slot (12)
Duke Nukem 3D

Getting to the Blue Key Slot (12)

Navigate Duke Nukem 3D's Barrel Storage, Downstairs Hallway, and Down Center Room to find the Blue Key slot and unlock the elevator.

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Navigate Duke Nukem 3D's Barrel Storage, Downstairs Hallway, and Down Center Room to find the Blue Key slot and unlock the elevator.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Enter the Barrel Storage area, which contains many Troopers and a Captain. Their blasts will destroy barrels, allowing you to grab the Chaingun Cannon.
  2. 2
    After defeating the enemies, collect the Holoduke on a box and the Microwave Expander Ammo and a Large Medikit behind it.
  3. 3
    Proceed through one of the two doors, which lead to the same area: the Downstairs Hallway.
  4. 4
    In the Downstairs Hallway, you will face three Captains and two Troopers. Two doors, on the right and left ends, are locked and require switches to open; these lead outside the ship.
  5. 5
    Locate the room in the center of the hallway.
  6. 6
    Enter the Center Room, where you will find several Troopers and Captains among barrels. Defeat them to collect a Large Medikit and the Chaingun Cannon on the back wall, plus two Devastator Ammo in front of the monitor.
  7. 7
    Find the switch on the center column in this room. Activating it opens the column, revealing an Atomic Health.
  8. 8
    This column also grants access to another Center Room and, with a Jetpack (a special item that allows flight), the Navigation Room above.
  9. 9
    Exit the Center Room and return to the Downstairs Hallway.
  10. 10
    The Blue Key slot is located to the right in the Downstairs Hallway. Use the Blue Key on the slot to deactivate the Forcefield in front of an elevator.
  11. 11
    Enter the elevator and take it down.
Tips
  • The initial blasts in Barrel Storage can be used to your advantage to clear barrels and reveal the Chaingun Cannon.
  • The two doors in the Downstairs Hallway lead to the same area, so choose either one.
  • The switch in the center column of the Down Center Room opens it up to reveal an Atomic Health and provides access to other areas if you have a Jetpack.
  • The Blue Key is required to progress past the elevator in the Downstairs Hallway.

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