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Defeated 1 Smog
Silent Hill: Homecoming

Defeated 1 Smog

Guide to defeating the Smog in Silent Hill: Homecoming, including strategies and walkthrough steps for the Founders Garden and alleyway encounters.

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Guide to defeating the Smog in Silent Hill: Homecoming, including strategies and walkthrough steps for the Founders Garden and alleyway encounters.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the start, head north on River View Road, then east on Main Street.
  2. 2
    A Feral will attack near the police station. Find Pistol Ammunition behind the left side of the billboard and on the left side of the police station building.
  3. 3
    Continue east on Main Street to the Rose Heights Cemetery parking lot.
  4. 4
    Defeat the Feral in the parking lot.
  5. 5
    Enter the West Garden and then the Founders Garden.
  6. 6
    A Smog will appear. Shoot its lungs with your handgun. Find Pistol Ammunition up the stairs on the northeast side.
  7. 7
    Enter the Founders Row area via the pit and opening.
  8. 8
    Defeat the Feral that breaks through the gate to the north.
  9. 9
    Enter the Family Crypts Mid, follow the path west, and shoot the Smog past the iron gate by aiming for its lungs.
  10. 10
    Navigate through the crypts (Family Crypts Mid and North) and reenter the East Garden.
  11. 11
    The Bartlett Mausoleum gate is now open. Enter the Mausoleum courtyard and the Mausoleum itself.
  12. 12
    Examine the coffin to find a sliding block puzzle.
  13. 13
    Solve the sliding puzzle to open the casket.
  14. 14
    After a cutscene, you will be in the Streets of Silent Hill. Alex gains the Broken Watch.
  15. 15
    Look for a locked gate to the left, near the Grand Hotel.
  16. 16
    Proceed to the Grand Hotel entrance, which is boarded up.
  17. 17
    Find an alleyway to the right of the Grand Hotel entrance.
  18. 18
    A Smog will emerge from the alleyway corner. Defeat it by shooting its lungs.
  19. 19
    Follow the alley and climb down to a lower ledge.
  20. 20
    Turn around and follow the trail below the street. Duck under a truck to collect the Fire Axe.
  21. 21
    Equip the Fire Axe and return to the Grand Hotel entrance.
  22. 22
    Hack through the wooden board blockade to enter the hotel.
Tips
  • When fighting the Smog, aim for its exposed lungs.
  • Use the handgun for the Smog encounters.
  • The Fire Axe is obtained after the second Smog encounter and is used to break through the boarded entrance of the Grand Hotel.
  • Remember to collect Pistol Ammunition found throughout the area.

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