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Part 17
Painkiller

Part 17

A complete walkthrough for Part 17 of Painkiller, detailing enemy encounters, secrets, tarot conditions, and strategies to overcome challenges and collect all souls.

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A complete walkthrough for Part 17 of Painkiller, detailing enemy encounters, secrets, tarot conditions, and strategies to overcome challenges and collect all souls.

Walkthrough
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    Destroy the boxes at the top of the area to clear a path into the tunnel. Head down the tunnel, eliminating zombie warriors carrying morningstars that spawn in front and behind you. (Tarot Condition: 5 Monsters Killed)
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    Reach Checkpoint 1. In this room, practice with the stakegun. Prioritize eliminating zombie warlords first, as they can resurrect warriors whose souls haven't been collected. Find armor upstairs to the right.
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    Secret 2: Locate a holy item atop one of the pillars. Climb the rope on the pillar diagonally opposite the one that fell. Walk off the top of the rope, moving forward, to rise into the air and hit a vine. Jump off the vine's branch to bounce to the relic.
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    Proceed to the far end of the room. Walls will explode, releasing two more zombie warriors carrying explosive barrels. Eliminate them from a distance. Go through the gap and use your stakegun to pick off the four vamps on the stone pillars.
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    Use the Painkiller's warhead to pull the vamps from their perches to collect their souls.
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    Pick up nearby ammo, including freezer ammo, and the stakegun. Cross the bridge, being cautious of its bouncing. Eliminate the vamp at the far end of the bridge with the stakegun if possible.
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    Before the next checkpoint, enter the tomb to the right for shotgun ammo. Doors will close, and a zombie warrior will appear. Kill it and the three others that appear behind the door.
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    Reach Checkpoint 2. (Tarot Condition: 29 Monsters Killed)
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    As you descend the tunnel, switch to the stakegun. Eliminate zombie warriors and destroy the large boxes blocking the tunnel to the left. Behind them are two vamps; kill them with the stakegun to prevent them from becoming big vamps. If they transform, freeze and shotgun them. (Tarot Condition: 35 Monsters Killed)
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    Reach Checkpoint 3. Ahead are more barrel zombies and zombie warlords. Destroy coffins in alcoves for gold. In the third upper left alcove in the right corridor, a holy item can be reached by quick-jumping off the opposite coffin.
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    Pick up shotgun ammo and proceed through the checkpoint. (Tarot Condition: 45 Monsters Killed)
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    Reach Checkpoint 4. The tunnel ahead is blocked by barrels and boxes. Jump over the blockade, and monsters will spawn, including a zombie warrior behind you.
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    Secret 3: Before engaging monsters, push a large box to the coffin corridor. Quick-jump off the box to reach the secret area.
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    Return to the blockade, clear it and the monsters, and advance to the small bridge.
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    Secret 4: More monsters will appear. Wait for a clear moment, then drop off the bridge onto the secret area ledge below to collect super-health. Return by quick-jumping along the walls of the well to a slope near the bridge's end.
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    Lure minions over the edge of the bridged pit to make them fall, saving ammo.
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    Go into the dead-end ditch to spawn extra monsters; otherwise, you will miss a tarot card.
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    Clear the rest of the long tunnel, collect ammo packs, and reach the checkpoint. (Tarot Condition: 68 Monsters Killed)
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    Reach Checkpoint 5. The road splits. Take the right tunnel for armor, ammo, and two zombie warriors. Return to the left tunnel. (Tarot Condition: 70 Monsters Killed)
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    Reach Checkpoint 6. This area contains only ammo and gold. (Tarot Condition: 70 Monsters Killed)
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    Reach Checkpoint 7. If you haven't used Demon Morph mode, this is the place to do so. Monsters will attack from all sides. With only 112 monsters in the level, you get one Demon Morph. Prioritize killing enemies over collecting souls unless critically low on health. This is also a good spot to trigger gold cards.
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    Whether Morphed or not, stay on the upper levels and use the shotgun for the initial waves. Switch to the stakegun for the remaining vamps and warlords. Collect ammo and mega ammo packs. (Tarot Condition: 111 Monsters Killed)
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    Reach Checkpoint 8. The last remaining monster indicates a miniboss.
Tips
  • Use the stakegun for precise kills on distant enemies like vamps on pillars.
  • The freezer weapon is effective against groups of enemies, especially big vamps.
  • Explosive barrels carried by some zombies can be used to your advantage by shooting them from a distance.
  • Be mindful of the bridge's movement; it can throw you off.
  • Secret areas often require precise platforming, including quick-jumps and using environmental elements.
  • Ensure you trigger all monster spawns, especially in dead-end ditches, to meet tarot card conditions.
  • Conserve Demon Morph for large waves of enemies if possible.
  • Destroying coffins can yield extra gold.

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