Quake E2M3: The Crypt of Decay Walkthrough (All Secrets)

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When the mission begins head up the elevator and across the bridge to get the armor. If you want some extra Nails turn around and go back to the entrance room that's down the elevator. Otherwise continue through the hallway on the right and press the button near the water. Follow the bridges and press the other button to open a locked door.

Return to the fork in the road on the bridge from earlier and this time go left. Continue along the new path until you find the locked Gold Key Door and a pair of zombies on a nearby ledge. Blast the zombies and collect Secret #1 as well as Secret #2 that's in the water. Go through the slipgate after collecting Secret #2 and you'll be facing down the exact hallway that we need to go down next.

Press another button to make some more bridges and this time go left at the four way intersection. You'll be lead to a dead end room that contains the Gold Key. Defeat the enemies that attack you after picking it up and then shoot the back wall of the right alcove to unlock Secret #3. This is also the location of the secondary level exit - which is why I am pointing it out to you.

Now that we have the Gold Key, let's return to the door and open it! A Shambler will be waiting at the door to greet you, defeat it and go upstairs to hit another button at the end of a hallway with many traps. This will create a final bridge which will lead you straight to the exit.

If you're interested in the secondary exit for this level, grab Secret #4 and press the button in that room. Return to Secret #3 and use the secondary exit portal there to access the next level.

 

Secret #1

Secret #1: Next to the Gold Key Door you'll find a ledge with zombies; when you blast them apart with a Grenade you will open a secret door to a hallway. This Hallway connects the zombie ledge to the ledge that goes to the door.

 

Secret #2

Secret #2: From the ledge with the previous secret you'll want to jump down into the water and go up the stairs under the bridge. This will lead you to a red suit of armor and a slipgate up top.

 

Secret #3

Secret #3: Shoot the back wall of the alcove to the right of the Gold Key and you'll reveal a secret area... Once we activate Secret #4 we'll be able to use the alternative exit in this room.

 

Secret #4

Secret #4: At the very end of the level you'll find a button on the ceiling in a room with a Shambler. Shoot this button and you'll reveal the final secret area of the mission. Press the button inside and you'll reveal the alternative exit to this mission which takes you to level E2M8. You can find this secret exit in the same location as Secret #3.