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Part 4
Painkiller

Part 4

Learn the Painkiller weapon's three modes: spinning blades, killer warhead, and boomerang blades. Discover how to use objects as catapults.

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Learn the Painkiller weapon's three modes: spinning blades, killer warhead, and boomerang blades. Discover how to use objects as catapults.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Primary Fire (Spinning Blades): Hold the primary fire button to spin the weapon's primary blades.
  2. 2
    Secondary Fire (Killer Warhead): Press the secondary fire button to launch the killer warhead. If the warhead hits a monster before anything else, the monster takes damage and the warhead returns to you. This can throw monsters into the air, sometimes killing them or sending them far across an area if hit from a great distance. This is useful for bringing unreachable enemies closer.
  3. 3
    Secondary Fire while Holding Primary Fire (Boomerang Blades): Hold the primary fire button and then press secondary fire to launch spinning blades a short distance. These blades return like a boomerang.
  4. 4
    Using World Objects as Catapults: World objects that can be moved with the Killer weapon's secondary fire can act as a catapult or personal elevator. Stand on the object, then hit its middle with the Killer's secondary fire. Smaller, lighter objects may launch you upwards immediately. For heavier objects, repeatedly use secondary fire to ascend. This can be used to reach secret areas or otherwise unreachable places. Examples include the cart in the Town level, light fittings in the Train Station level, and rubble from destroyed objects.
Tips
  • The Killer is a fantastic and satisfying weapon; mastering it can save ammo, especially when combined with later-game tarot cards that grant double or quadruple damage.
  • The Killer weapon's secondary fire can be used to interact with gold, as detailed in section 2.3.2.
  • The catapult trick is hard to control and its practical use is minimal but can be fun.
  • Tiny pieces of rubble from the cube-shaped things in the cathedral level can be used to reach a ledge with a holy item.
  • The cart in the Town level can be used to reach great heights, potentially allowing access to balconies or areas over walls. It is also useful for reaching the first secret area in that level.
  • In the Train Station level, light fittings can be used to reach a superhealth on a ledge where a maso commando is located, or a holy item atop a cantina-like room.
  • While the catapult trick can help reach secret areas, none are strictly unreachable without it.
  • The shotgun is available from the first level and is useful until the chaingun is acquired. Its primary fire is a basic shotgun blast effective at close to medium range against lesser enemies and can knock back larger ones.

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