Navigate the treacherous Dark Woods of the Serpent in Shadow Warrior 3. This guide details finding keys, activating switches, and defeating the serpent boss.
Walkthrough
- 1Start by sliding down a ramp into a training area. Use the dojo if needed.
- 2Climb the ladder and stay there, eliminating enemies.
- 3Go to the East and West rooms, hit the switches at the end of each.
- 4Return downstairs and enter the room between the katanas. Hit switches 1 and 3 (skip the middle one).
- 5Go back upstairs to the East and West rooms and hit the newly revealed switches.
- 6Obtain the BRONZE KEY.
- 7Return downstairs and proceed through the bronze door using the BRONZE KEY.
- 8Enter the Dark Woods and proceed to a house. Kill the rippers.
- 9Find a crack in the upper right of the house entrance. Blow it open and enter to find and hit a switch, deactivating fire traps.
- 10Re-enter the house and grab the GOLD KEY.
- 11Return to the area near the bronze key door. Find a tree with a hole and enter it.
- 12Use the GOLD KEY on the large doors leading to Peasant Village. Follow the path.
- 13When the path splits left and right, take the left path to a well. Dive in and surface on the other side.
- 14You are now in a red key house. Hit the switch next to the picture to reveal the RED KEY.
- 15Take the RED KEY and exit the house.
- 16Head left, then right, and find another red key door. Use the RED KEY to enter.
- 17Enter the house labeled "Chin Sikki's Forest Fresh Rabbit Farm". You can find Uzis and rabbits here.
- 18Head back out and take a left, then the first entrance to the left to find a fortune cookie.
- 19(Optional) If you need a REPAIR KIT: Head back out, take a left, then a left again, then turn right. Look through a window, blow up the barrel to create a crack in the door. Go back around, enter through the cracked door, and use the lever. A northeast door will open, leading to the repair kit. You can dive into the pool for shurikens.
- 20Proceed through the semi-circular tunnel into an open space with a steamed vehicle.
- 21Use the repair kit on the vehicle. Defend yourself from incoming enemies.
- 22Position the tank and use it to blow open the wall in front of you (requires 4-5 blows).
- 23Go through the opened wall, kill the Coolies, and blow up the entrance crack to enter the house. (Optional: Collect ammo and items by going around the house).
- 24Inside, collect grenade ammo. A teleporter will be revealed. Go through it.
- 25You'll arrive in Ripper Valley. Turn right and proceed to a climbable mini-waterfall.
- 26Kill all rippers in the area and jump out the wide opening on the left.
- 27Turn right and jump on the carpet.
- 28Ride the carpet until you reach an area with Coolie Ghosts and Rippers. Kill them along the way.
- 29Get off at the last stop and head up the path, killing Rippers and Coolies.
- 30Use the lever to reveal two remote-controllers for the arrow pillars. Adjust the pillars to allow passage from the left to the northwest.
- 31Once across, go down the path, kill the ripper, collect items, and jump down the opening into the Serpent's Lair.
- 32To defeat the serpent boss: Strafe frequently and maintain distance, especially with the Missile or Grenade Launcher.
- 33After defeating the serpent, a cinematic will play.
Tips
- Use the dojo in the training area to recover health if needed.
- When fighting the serpent, strafing and keeping your distance is crucial.
- The optional repair kit section allows you to acquire a repair kit and shurikens.
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