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EGO BOOSTS AVAILABLE: (33)
Duke Nukem Forever

EGO BOOSTS AVAILABLE: (33)

Navigate Duke Nukem Forever's treacherous Laser Trip Mines and find Ego Boosts like A Dirty Magazine (+1 Ego) and Bulls-Eye! (+2 Ego).

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Navigate Duke Nukem Forever's treacherous Laser Trip Mines and find Ego Boosts like A Dirty Magazine (+1 Ego) and Bulls-Eye! (+2 Ego).

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Grab the Ripper off the floor.
  2. 2
    Turn on the Hovercraft and float through the huge corridor.
  3. 3
    Dodge the first set of horizontal Laser Trip Mines (Laser Trip Mines) by ducking and jumping.
  4. 4
    When the Hovercraft stops, you will be ambushed. Defeat Wave 1: 2 RPG Super Pigcops and 1 Ripper Pigcop.
  5. 5
    Defeat Wave 2: 5 Octabrains (maximum of 2 on the field at a time). Use the Ripper and constantly move, avoiding their blasts.
  6. 6
    Knock debris out of the way to continue.
  7. 7
    Dodge six sets of Laser Trip Mines, ducking and working your way around them. Sets three and four are close together; watch for gaps to the left and right off-centre.
  8. 8
    Proceed through unlocked doors to a locked door.
  9. 9
    You will be ambushed by three Ripper Pigcops. Fight from behind the indestructible crates.
  10. 10
    After defeating the first three, five more Ripper Pigcops will replace them. Defeat all eight.
  11. 11
    An elevator will descend with an RPG Super Pigcop inside. Defeat him before he fires. Warning: Do NOT stand under the elevator as it descends.
  12. 12
    Climb inside the elevator and press the red button.
  13. 13
    Ride the elevator up, filling up on the Explosives Cache.
  14. 14
    As you travel forward, defeat two Assault Troopers with Pipe Bombs.
  15. 15
    Turn around and defeat an Assault Trooper Captain.
  16. 16
    The elevator will break and fall slightly. Climb out and up the ladder. Pick up the RPG Launcher if desired.
  17. 17
    Enter the door in front of you.
  18. 18
    In the next room, find a Muddy magazine (Ego Boost) and a computer. Do not flip the switch yet.
  19. 19
    Proceed to the next room and defeat two Ripper Pigcops (the Devastator works well).
  20. 20
    Underneath the catwalk, you can grab/reload the Devastator.
  21. 21
    At the far end of the room, find a dart board (Ego Boost) and a Railgun and Pipe Bombs. Warning: An Assault Trooper will spawn behind you if you walk to the dartboard.
  22. 22
    Head back and flip the switch. This opens the large door and a nearby smaller door, creating a shortcut back to the Hovercraft.
  23. 23
    Engage and defeat three Assault Troopers attacking Captain Dylan.
  24. 24
    Land on your Hovercraft and get it moving again.
  25. 25
    Dodge the next set of Laser Trip Mines, including two swinging back and forth. Time your movements through the middle gaps.
  26. 26
    A line of Laser Trip Mines appears on a bridge. Target the red barrels above to blow open the bridge, creating a gap.
  27. 27
    Dodge two more sets of swinging Laser Trip Mines by walking through the middle gaps.
Tips
  • Laser Trip Mines (Laser Trip Mines) are invincible and cannot be shot. You must dodge them.
  • On DiG difficulty, you can survive only one Trip Mine hit if your Ego (health) is full. A second hit will be fatal.
  • If you saved the Devastator from the last level, it is effective against regular enemies.
  • When Octabrains are on the field with an ally, they may throw explosive projectiles at your ally instead of you.
  • The crates near the Ripper Pigcop ambush are indestructible and provide good cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects).
  • The energy barrier around the elevator platform lowers when docked, creating a risk of falling into the instant-death area below.
  • The Muddy magazine Ego Boost does not appear on the main menu's master list.
  • The dartboard provides an Ego Boost.
  • A Dirty Magazine (+1 Ego)
  • What's on the Computer? (+1 Ego)
  • Bulls-Eye! (+2 Ego)

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