Get the keys in Doom II map 13, Downtown (original) (raw)

How to get the keys in Doom II level 13, Downtown:

(Note: To view a video demonstration of acquiring the keys on this level, click here.)

BLUE KEY

There's a couple of different paths you can take to get to the blue key. Here's one of them. Go to the gray brick building in the northeast corner of the map. The bottom half of the building has no walls, just thick pillars at each of the four corners. At ground level, centered between the pillars, are four teleport pads arranged in a flashing square. Step on any one of them. You'll appear on the southwest corner of a raised ledge that runs around the top of a building located near the center of the map. You'll be facing north. Turn 90 degrees to face west, and put your back against the low wall that's now behind you. You'll be facing towards one of the black buildings; it's southeast corner will be in view. Run forward (west) off the ledge you're on, and you'll land on another low ledge that runs part way around that black building. (Run in PC Doom games is typically enabled by holding down the Shift key.) On this ledge you're now on, you'll have access to a metal door near the southeast corner of this building. (This ledge also leads north, then west, to a backpack.) Step through that metal door, turn right, and go down the steps ahead. You'll be in a room which has a locked wooden door in the northwest corner, and a metal door in the southwest corner. Go through the metal door and then follow the short passage south and east, as far as it goes. When you get to the far end, you'll cross an invisible trigger line that will open that wooden door back in the other room. Go back to that room, and head towards where the wooden door was. You'll see the blue key there on the floor, and behind it are a couple of teleport pads. Both pads will deliver you back to the level's starting point, near the southeast corner of the map.

RED KEY

In order to get the red key, you'll first need the blue key (see above). There's a couple of different paths you can take to get to the red key. Here's one of them. Go to the gray brick building in the northeast corner of the map. The bottom half of the building has no walls, just thick pillars at each of the four corners. At ground level, centered between the pillars, are four teleport pads arranged in a flashing square. Step on any one of them. You'll appear on the southwest corner of a raised ledge that runs around the top of a building located near the center of the map. You'll be facing north. Turn 180 degrees to face south. You'll be facing towards a light brown building; it's northwest corner will be in view, just left of center. Run forward (south) off the ledge you're on, and you'll land on another low ledge that runs all the way around the bottom of the brown building. (Run in PC Doom games is typically enabled by holding down the Shift key.) On this ledge you're now on, you'll have access to a metal door in the middle of the west side of this building. You need the blue key to get through this door. Go through the door and turn left. Drop down into the room and go to the red teleporter on the floor in the northwest corner, and step on. You'll appear on an upper level of the building that is just west of the building at the northeast corner of the map. You'll be facing south, and the red key should be in view, just ahead and to the left.

YELLOW KEY

The key is located in the building at the southeast corner of the map. You'll need a red key to gain access. Walk through the entrance of this building and approach the tall lift you'll see ahead of you against the east wall. As you approach, it slowly drops down. Once at the bottom, it'll pause for a few moments, then begin to rise again. Get on and ride to the top. As you're riding up, turn and look to the northwest. You will eventually see the yellow keycard come into view... It's at the top of a stair-stepped structure that's against the north wall. When the lift has taken you all the way to the top, back up a pace or two to get a running start, then Run to jump to the yellow key. (Run in PC Doom games is typically enabled by holding down the Shift key.)

PC Doom II players can click here to access a demo that shows how to access all the keys on this level.

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