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Quake IV

Find a way out of the building and regroup with Rhino Squad at the Nexus Hub.

Walkthrough for Quake IV: Find your way out of the building, defeat the Gladiator, and regroup with Rhino Squad at the Nexus Hub. Includes tips and enemy details.

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Walkthrough for Quake IV: Find your way out of the building, defeat the Gladiator, and regroup with Rhino Squad at the Nexus Hub. Includes tips and enemy details.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Exit the current room through the door the Grunt came from, turn left into another door to find SHELLS and a CLIP.
  2. 2
    Exit this small room, turn left, kill three Strogg Marines.
  3. 3
    Find and ride the elevator to the upper level.
  4. 4
    Face two more Marines, then a Gunner. Use the Nailgun.
  5. 5
    Go through the door the Gunner came from and follow the hallway through another door.
  6. 6
    Follow the path around the room, picking up two boxes of NAILS behind some barrels.
  7. 7
    Go through the next unlocked door and follow the hallway to an elevator. Pick up SHELLS, a LARGE HEALTH PACK, and find a dead marine.
  8. 8
    Ride the elevator down and face five Strogg Marines.
  9. 9
    Exit the room into a hallway, kill the Grunt.
  10. 10
    Follow the hallway and leave through the only unlocked door.
  11. 11
    In the new hallway, reach a larger room and face a GLADIATOR. Shoot it in the head with your Nailgun while strafing.
  12. 12
    Before proceeding through the hallway the Gladiator came from, enter the other room on the right to find a CLIP.
  13. 13
    Head back and go through the door at the end of the short hallway to kill another Grunt.
  14. 14
    Grab the two MACHINEGUNS if needed.
  15. 15
    Backtrack towards the exit, ride the elevator to the surface level.
  16. 16
    Finish the level by clicking the exit panel.
  17. 17
    Upon exiting the building, Tech Holtz will upgrade your Nailgun with the FIREPOWER MOD.
  18. 18
    Ask Holtz to repair your armor, then ask Medic Morte to fix you up.
  19. 19
    Exit the building through the large orange door and board the HOVERTANK.
Tips
  • When facing the Gladiator, strafe to dodge its railgun shots.
  • Aim for the Gladiator's head with the Nailgun.
  • The Lightning Gun can temporarily disrupt the Gladiator's shield.
  • Destroying the Gladiator's railgun will deny it its strongest weapon.

Enemies:

  • Strogg Marine: Standard enemy, can be killed with Machinegun or Shotgun.
  • Grunt: Larger enemy, best dealt with using the Nailgun.
  • Gunner: Use the Nailgun.
  • Gladiator: Massive Strogg with a railgun, blaster, and energy shield. Weak points include its head and railgun. Its shield can be disrupted by the Lightning Gun.

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