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~ MAIN GATE ~
Quake II

~ MAIN GATE ~

Your mission: destroy the security grid and penetrate outer jail defenses. Follow this guide to navigate the Main Gate, grab secrets, and defeat tough enemies in Quake II.

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Your mission: destroy the security grid and penetrate outer jail defenses. Follow this guide to navigate the Main Gate, grab secrets, and defeat tough enemies in Quake II.

Alright, let's get through this first real hurdle in Quake II, the Main Gate. Your main objective here is to destroy the security grid surrounding the industrial region, and a secondary goal is to penetrate the outer jail defenses. There are also two secret areas to find if you're feeling brave!

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    You'll start off with a Flak Jacket sitting on a crate right in front of you. To get it, don't shoot the barrel next to it. Instead, go through the door on your right.
  2. 2
    You'll enter a short corridor. Take out the couple of Gunners in here. Try not to fall into the water below.
  3. 3
    Keep following the corridor, passing some Armor Shards. You'll come to some slamming doors. Go through them.
  4. 4
    You'll emerge into a room filled with cyborgs. Clear them out.
  5. 5
    Head outside to your left and drop into the water.
  6. 6
    Swim through the tunnel ahead. It's best to swim along the surface to conserve your Rebreather if you have one.
  7. 7
    You'll surface in a large circular room. There's a tunnel beneath you, but it's blocked by spinning blades.
  8. 8
    Surface again, climb out of the water, and grab the Silencer.
  9. 9
    There's a Gunner positioned through some slats. Take him out.
  10. 10
    Look for a red bar on the wall and shoot it. This will stop the spinning blades in the tunnel below.
  11. 11
    Now, swim through that tunnel. You might need to crouch to get between the blades.
  12. 12
    Surface again, get out of the water, and follow the corridor to your left. You'll find a good amount of Armor Shards, health, and ammo here.
  13. 13
    You'll see a ladder. Shoot the grate above it to clear the way, then climb the ladder.
  14. 14
    At the top, there's a Gunner waiting for you. Take him out from behind and step onto the elevator directly ahead.
  15. 15
    Ride the elevator up. You'll find a switch. Stand on it to open a large door beneath you.
  16. 16
    Look down and take out the Enforcer who's manning a massive cannon.
  17. 17
    Drop down to where the cannon was and head through the door that just opened.
  18. 18
    Press the button inside, and ride the elevator up to finish this level.
Tips
  • There's a corridor to the right of the final elevator that just leads back near the start. It's crawling with Strogg and has nothing useful, so save yourself the trouble and don't go down that path.

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