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Part 38
Painkiller

Part 38

Complete walkthrough for Painkiller Part 38: Docks. Find all secret areas, holy items, and defeat enemies. Includes tips for Tarot Cards and Nightmare difficulty.

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Complete walkthrough for Painkiller Part 38: Docks. Find all secret areas, holy items, and defeat enemies. Includes tips for Tarot Cards and Nightmare difficulty.

Walkthrough
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    Start by heading to the upper room with glass display cases, then descend the staircase and onto the bridge.
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    Secret 1: Turn right, climb the crane, and run along the top cables to drop onto electro ammo and heavy armor.
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    From Secret 1, you can see several holy items, but reaching them is challenging.
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    Secret 2: Drop off the control room roof, walk forward, turn right at the railings, jump over onto a yellow beam, turn right again. You'll see mega ammo and a super-health pickup in a secret area. Jump off the edge to land on a tiny platform. This requires practice. If successful, you'll land on a diagonal beam on the crane. Stake bikers below and jump onto the back of the ladder to descend. Alternatively, use the elevator cubicle to descend safely.
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    After descending, clear the upper level enemies first, then drop down. Use the chaingun or driver, utilizing boxes for cover. Enemies fire in bursts of four. Collect ammo and gold.
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    Checkpoint 1: This area has drunk Hell Bikers. Shoot the blockade of boxes when they are close, then use the chaingun. Grab ammo and armor after defeating the truck driver and the sniper on the crane.
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    Checkpoint 2: Run to the right and hide by the dead end to bait monsters into your chaingun's line of fire. Work through the alleys, being wary of angels with rocket-launchers. Aim for around 65 souls, but avoid morphing here as it might trigger just as the last monster dies. Pick up mega ammo packs on the dock.
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    Checkpoint 3: Watch out for rockets. Perform your first Demon Morph here and grab pickups before the checkpoint. (Tarot Card Condition: 1 Demon Morph Used)
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    Checkpoint 4: Go up the lift to the top of the crane. You have three choices:
    • To miss holy items and sections: Run to the end of the beam with the checkpoint, drop down beside the building near ammo boxes, and skip to the paragraph after Checkpoint 7.
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    To get monsters and powerups but ignore holy items: Drop onto the checkpoint, then onto the box hanging underneath, and then to the top deck of the ship. Skip to Checkpoint 5.
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    To get five holy items and hidden monsters/powerups: Continue reading. You can return to the checkpoint if needed.
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    Secret 3: Run to the end of the crane above the beam with the checkpoint, onto the sloped part. Quick-jump up the sloped beam, then across the top part to the back right corner. Quick-jump off the edge towards the two large, grey, cylindrical things hanging on the end of the crane to the right. Catch the edge of the bottom cylinder and jump to the top of this second crane for two holy items in the secret area. This requires starting the quick-jumps from the diagonal beam on the first crane.
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    Secret 4: You are now on top of the huge crane, between two holy items.
Tips
  • The level design is brilliant, with secret areas providing an absorbing challenge.
  • Try beating 33:27 on Nightmare, collecting all holy items and visiting all secret areas.
  • The Tarot Card 'Last Breath' (Silver) is achievable without Dark Soul, but Soul Catcher is advised. Use Dark Soul only if needed (198 from 259 is doable).
  • The Tarot Card condition for this level is 'Morph into Demon at least 3 times'.
  • Recommended Card Selection: Silver: Soul Catcher / Vitality. Gold: Dexterity / Double Time Bonus / Iron Will.
  • Collecting souls is important; kill enemies on the upper level first, then drop down.
  • Be careful of angels with rocket-launchers on boxes.
  • Don't waste a Demon Morph before the last few monsters in the alley section (Checkpoint 2).
  • Tarot Card: Last Breath (Silver)
  • Secret Areas: 10
  • Holy Items: 9

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