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The Citadel of Despair — Pathways into Darkness Walkthrough
Pathways into Darkness

The Citadel of Despair — Pathways into Darkness Walkthrough

Navigate the Citadel of Despair in Pathways into Darkness. This walkthrough covers puzzles, combat strategies, and item locations to help you defeat the Dreaming God.

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Navigate the Citadel of Despair in Pathways into Darkness. This walkthrough covers puzzles, combat strategies, and item locations to help you defeat the Dreaming God.

Walkthrough: The Citadel of Despair is a 25-level pyramid filled with monsters, puzzles, and secrets. You must reach the bottom level and detonate a nuclear device to stun the Dreaming God before it fully awakens in five game days. The path is fraught with danger, and you start with minimal equipment.

Tips
  • Conserve ammunition; it is scarce.
  • Use the yellow crystal to talk to the dead for clues about puzzles and strategies.
  • Health can only be regained by resting (which speeds up time and leaves you vulnerable) or by finding rare blue potions.
  • Blue potions are crucial for curing poison, so save them for later levels.
  • Not all monsters can be killed conventionally, and they respawn over time.
  • Movement speed is similar to monsters, so direct confrontation is often not the best strategy.
  • Picking up certain objects grants points, with every two points awarding one health point.

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