Quake HIP2M1: Ancient Realms Walkthrough (All Secrets)

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At the start of this mission you will want to grab the Double-barreled Shotgun and Secret #1. When you open the doors to the building you'll be greeted by two Gremlins, they're a new type of enemy in this expansion pack. Defeat them and grab the Grenade Launcher before continuing deeper into the castle.

In the next room that you come across you'll find a Nailgun along with Secret #2 and Secret #3. Go through the door and make your way through the next two hallways. You'll want to go up the first set of stairs that you find on your left, on the landing you'll find a button that you can press and at the top of the stairs you'll find a locked Silver Key Door.

When you press this button you'll get a message about there being two more. For this next part you'll need to find the two remaining switches, once all 3 are pressed you'll lower the pillar with the Silver Key. At two of these buttons you will find secrets as well, one has Secret #4 and the other has Secret #5. All three of these buttons can be found in the stairwells around this dungeon.

Once you have pressed all 3 it's time to grab the Silver Key and then return to the locked Silver Key Door. Use the key to unlock the door and then grab Secret #6; ride the elevator up to the next area and get Secret #7 after clearing out the monsters. The next area you come across is a large outside area, down below you'll find a Pentagram of Protection along with a Vore.

My advice is to grab the Pentagram and use that to defeat the Shambler blocking the exit and the Fiend hanging out behind the exit door. If you're planning on getting Secret #8 and using the alternative exit you'll want to do that now.

 

Secret #1

Secret #1: Our first secret is found at the start of this mission, go up to the front door and look behind the column on the left. You'll see a red button here which is kinda hard to miss, shoot it and you will open a path underwater in the pool nearby.

 

Secret #2

Secret #2: The first large room you come across in this castle has three secrets, two are on the first floor and one is above us on the 2nd floor which we can't reach yet. In order to get the first secret you'll need to pick up the Nailgun, doing this will spawn some enemies and open up a nearby door. Look around inside of this small room and you'll see a portion of the wall with iron rivets, it will stand out amongst the rest of the room. Shoot this wall and you will reveal a secret with a suit of red armor.

 

Secret #3

Secret #3: After collecting Secret #2 you'll want to open the door to continue deeper into the level - but before you pass through the door you'll want to jump ontop. There is a button you can press up here which will open up a secret area right next to it. Jump into this secret area and you can grab the Proximity Gun. Behind the Proximity Gun you'll notice a button, but it's blocked off until we complete Secret #8 later.

 

Secret #4

Secret #4: In order to obtain the Silver Key you will need to press a total of three buttons; near two of these buttons you'll find secrets. The first secret is found in the hallway pictured below, you'll need to shoot the button that is found just across from the button you press. Doing this will open a door nearby which reveals a Quad Damage.

 

Secret #5

Secret #5: You'll find this secret near one of the three buttons you must press to obtain the Silver Key. Look at the ceiling and you will see a button just above the arch of beams; when you shoot the button it will open a secret door below the stairs with a +100 Health Crate inside.

 

Secret #6

Secret #6: Immediately after you go through the Silver Key Door you'll want to keep an eye out for the arch pictured below. This arch is found right next to the elevator that you must ride up; if you shoot it with a Rocket or a Grenade you will destroy it and reveal the secret location. Inside is an Empathy Shields power up.

 

Secret #7

Secret #7: The very next room after Secret #6 will have Secret #7. This room is also the same room from earlier with Secret #2 and Secret #3 (they are down below). To reveal Secret #7 you'll want to shoot the window up here, it will open the wall right next to it and inside you'll find Ring of Shadows.

 

Secret #8

Secret #8: Above the mission's exit you'll find another button (pictured below). Shoot this and you'll unlock the next secret location which is the secret exit for this level. To reach the secret exit you'll need to return to Secret #3 from earlier, press the button in this hole. Ride the elevator down and use the slipgate portal down here to exit to HIP2M6: The Gremlin's Domain.