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Getting the Red Key (2)
Duke Nukem 3D

Getting the Red Key (2)

Find the Red Key in Duke Nukem 3D by breaking a toilet, using Pipebombs, and clearing out the bar.

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Find the Red Key in Duke Nukem 3D by breaking a toilet, using Pipebombs, and clearing out the bar.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Break the vent cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) and crawl to the bathroom.
  2. 2
    Drop a Pipebomb in the bathroom and the next room over to blow up enemies.
  3. 3
    Break the toilet in the bathroom to unlock a door.
  4. 4
    Enter the unlocked door, which is right behind the toilet.
  5. 5
    Rig the door with a Pipebomb before entering to kill the two Pig Cops immediately inside.
  6. 6
    Go down the ramp and kill the next Pig Cop.
  7. 7
    Collect the Jetpack, Steroids, and Holoduke on the shelf.
  8. 8
    In the sewer area, follow it to the end to find a babe, an Atomic Health, and your first Octabrain.
  9. 9
    Kill the Octabrain with the Shotgun at close range.
  10. 10
    Return to the bathroom.
  11. 11
    From the bathroom, go into the room with the phones.
  12. 12
    Collect Shotgun Shells from the garbage can.
  13. 13
    From this room, snipe the remaining Troopers near the pool table.
  14. 14
    Collect Shotgun Shells and Pistol Ammo in this room.
  15. 15
    At the end of this room, take the right ramp first.
  16. 16
    A Pig Cop guards the way to the bar.
  17. 17
    Throw a Pipebomb into the bar to kill the Pig Cop and Trooper inside, and kill other Troopers in the room without going behind the counter.
  18. 18
    Before going behind the counter, drop a few Pipebombs near the entrance.
  19. 19
    When you go behind the counter, three Pig Cops will appear; use the Pipebombs to kill them.
  20. 20
    Collect Chaingun Cannon Ammo and a Pistol with ammo from behind the counter.
  21. 21
    At the back of the bar, under all the shelves, find a cupboard containing the Red Key.
  22. 22
    Go to the second ramp.
Tips
  • Break the vent cover to access the bathroom.
  • Use Pipebombs to clear out groups of enemies efficiently.
  • Breaking the toilet unlocks a secret area.
  • Rigging doors with Pipebombs can eliminate enemies before engaging.
  • The Octabrain is best defeated with the Shotgun at close range.
  • The garbage can in the room with phones contains Shotgun Shells.
  • You can snipe enemies from the room with phones before proceeding.
  • Take the right ramp first when presented with two ramps.
  • Throwing a Pipebomb into the bar before entering clears it of enemies.
  • Use pre-placed Pipebombs to deal with Pig Cops that spawn behind the bar.

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