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Prologue Completed
I Hate This Place

Prologue Completed

Follow our comprehensive guide to successfully complete the Prologue in I Hate This Place, including boss strategies, item locations, and essential tips for progression.

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Prologue Completed

Follow our comprehensive guide to successfully complete the Prologue in I Hate This Place, including boss strategies, item locations, and essential tips for progression.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head northwest in the Forest, then north to a gate. Use the key to enter.
  2. 2
    Engage the Broodmother and smaller spiders. Use ranged weapons like the Submachine Gun or Riot Shotgun. Keep distance and focus fire on the Broodmother if it grabs you.
  3. 3
    After the fight, head north to find a bunker entrance leading to tunnels.
  4. 4
    Navigate the tunnels, using the map for guidance. Fight spiders and tentacle men.
  5. 5
    Find a path split; head northwest, then northeast to a locked door. Loot containers west of the door.
  6. 6
    Head southwest, burning obstacles with Molotov Cocktails or explosives.
  7. 7
    Follow the path east, then crouch under supports and break another obstacle.
  8. 8
    Head southeast, through an electrified area, defeating a large enemy. Find a first-aid kit and a Minecart Brake Lever. Turn off the switch to make the electrified zone safe.
  9. 9
    Loot containers guarded by a hazmat enemy and a tentacle man.
  10. 10
    Return to a previous path split and head west. Use the Minecart Brake Lever on a broken minecart, then use Fuel to activate it.
  11. 11
    Enter the activated door to find a Workbench, save point, and containers.
  12. 12
    Use the minecart to reach a previously locked door with a green light.
  13. 13
    Follow the path, fighting ambushing spiders. The path splits northwest (dead end with loot) and northeast.
  14. 14
    Head northeast, fighting a large enemy and looting a first-aid kit.
  15. 15
    Continue, looting a box. Deal with tentacle men to the southeast and a large spider to the southwest.
  16. 16
    Follow the southern paths, which merge. Fight large spiders and find a trapdoor. Loot a box north of the trapdoor. Open a shortcut northwest of the trapdoor.
  17. 17
    Go through the trapdoor, following the path southeast. Fight a large spider and find a first-aid kit.
  18. 18
    The path splits east and west. Head east to find a save point, a Crank, and a lootable box.
  19. 19
    Return to the split and head west, crouching under supports. Find two boxes near a ladder.
  20. 20
    Go back up the ladder. Head northeast, sticking to the left wall to find another ladder.
  21. 21
    Climb the ladder and defeat a tentacle man. Loot a box southwest of the trapdoor.
  22. 22
    Head south of the trapdoor, defeating a large spider and finding a box.
  23. 23
    Head east of the trapdoor, defeating a tentacle man. Take the north path, defeating a large enemy. Loot boxes and crates. Use the Crank on the machine to open doors below.
  24. 24
    Return to the trapdoor and go down. Head northeast, then northwest, then northeast through the opened door. Climb the final ladder to exit.
  25. 25
    Head northwest to the Druid’s Hut. Loot a box to the left and use the Workbench to the right.
  26. 26
    Inside the Hut, loot boxes and find a Stove. A note is on the north table.
  27. 27
    In the next room, find a save point and a bed. A trapdoor with a button is present but inaccessible.
Tips
  • Bring Fuel x2 and an Electric Grenade before starting.
  • Crafting at the Ranch might be more reliable than finding items during exploration.
  • The achievement “Arsenal” requires crafting every weapon at the Workbench.
  • The spider battlefield is required for the “Full picture” achievement.
  • Molotov Cocktails are effective for burning obstacles.
  • Keep distance from the Broodmother during the boss fight.
  • The tunnels contain several shortcuts and save points.
  • The Minecart Brake Lever and Crank are key items for progression in the tunnels.
  • Achievement: “That’s a hell of a spider” for defeating the Broodmother.
  • Achievement: “Full picture” can be completed after the spider battlefield.

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