Guide to Getting the Red Key (16) in Duke Nukem 3D, including secrets, items, and enemy encounters in the Improbable Mission Facility.
Walkthrough
- 1Begin in an outdoor clearing. Avoid staying still to prevent lightning strikes and fire from Mounted Guns.
- 2To the side, climb a ledge to destroy a Mounted Gun in a cave. Collect the Pistol found there.
- 3Descend and eliminate two Mounted Guns firing from below.
- 4Locate a Large Medikit near the main facility doors.
- 5SECRET 1: On a cliff, find a tiny ledge with a Pistol. Climb it to enter a cave containing Pipebombs and a Holoduke.
- 6SECRET 2: From the main ledge facing the doors, walk right across a small bridge. A bloody handprint on the rock face opens a door under the bridge. Enter this cave to find Night Vision Goggles and Atomic Health.
- 7Enter the facility through the main doors. Engage three Troopers (one with a Jetpack) and a fourth in a nearby hallway. Defeat the Captain behind the central column.
- 8Near the computers at the entrance, find two Small Medikits. On a desk, collect a Pistol and Shotgun Shells. Be aware that using the tape recorder on the desk triggers an explosion.
- 9Destroy the cracked large column in the room to reveal three Large Medikits.
- 10Proceed to the Briefing Room to arm yourself before facing tougher enemies for the Red Key.
- 11In the Briefing Room, defeat three Enforcers and a Trooper. Collect the Shotgun behind the desk, a Large Medikit behind the podium, Body Armor from the second locker from the left, and a Pistol and Large Medikit on top of the lockers. Find Pipebombs and Pistol Ammo on the middle counters.
- 12Exit the Briefing Room through the door on the same wall as the lockers.
- 13Advance down the hallway, fighting two Troopers.
- 14Open the next door, which triggers three Sentry Drones. You can attempt to close the door to see if they destroy themselves.
- 15In this room, find three Laser Tripbombs on a box, RPG Ammo in a corner, and two Microwave Expander Ammo and two Small Medikits inside a box to the left of the IMF logo on the wall.
- 16Proceed to the elevator at the far end of this room to continue.
Tips
- The outdoor area has several Mounted Guns that can be destroyed from specific vantage points.
- Secret areas contain valuable items like the Holoduke, Night Vision Goggles, and Atomic Health.
- The tape recorder in the entrance area is a trap.
- The cracked column in the entrance room hides a significant amount of health.
- The Briefing Room offers ample ammo and health to prepare for upcoming challenges.
- In the Red Key Door Room, consider using the door to potentially damage the Sentry Drones.
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