The Ruins of a Castle (Les Ruines du Chateau)

Level by Lambert Bouley (September, 2001)

Walkthrough by Harry Laudie


You started in a closed room near a closed gate needing two items. Go forward and pick up a large medipack and a laser sight. A gate opens in the east wall. Enter the open gate to pick up a revolver. Go down one step and pick up a crowbar (Pied-de-biche). Go down the steps and follow the path between the buildings to reach a locked gate. Shoot the lock and the gate opens. Enter the open gate and kill two wild pigs. There is a barricade in an opening to the north-east for later. Go west and pry a Golden Star (Etoile d'Or) off the wall between the two wall torches. Go north and climb a ladder to reach the top ledges. Search the ledges to the south and east for red shotgun shells, blue shotgun shells, Uzi ammo, revolver ammo, and three crossbow explosive ammo. The north ledge and walkway is for later.

Safety drop to the ground and go to the barricade. Shoot the barricade and enter the room. Pick up the crossbow, flares and destroy a skeleton. Go back to the area where you climbed to the ledges but do not climb the ladder. Go west and follow the corridor to the south for crossbow explosive ammo. Return and enter the archway to the north. Follow the corridors to a path with many barricades. Shoot the barricades and destroy three skeletons that appear. Search the five alcoves in the wall and pick up the Hathor Effigy in one of them. Now return to the ladder and climb to the upper ledges again.

Climb the north ledge and go down the north tunnel. You see a bridge over a deep valley. Go to the middle of the bridge and you can climb down to the ground. Go north and slide into a room. Destroy four skeletons and pry a Golden Star off the north wall. Hop into an east wall alcove for flares. Drop on the other side and enter a small simple maze. Destroy a skeleton and use flares to search the maze. You can find Uzi's on the floor in a corner. You can pick up the shotgun and blue shotgun shells from two crawl spaces. Exit this room and climb back up to the bridge. Go south to the ledges and safety drop to the ground. Go to the east side and follow the path to return to the starting room.

Use the two Golden Stars in the two receptacles and get two flybys of a gates opening and giving access to items. The gate in the west wall also opens. Go east and enter the open gates fro the Ornate Handle and a Token (Jeton). Enter the west gate and follow the tunnel to an outdoor area with two buildings on either side of a path. Pull up the north-west corner of the north building. Drop into a hole at the north wall and pick up Pharos Knot #1 (Noud de Pharos). Return to the path. Pull up the south-east corner of the south building. Drop into a hole at the north wall and pick up Pharos Knot #2. Return to the path and enter the tunnel in the east wall.

Follow the tunnel to pick up Pharos Knot #3 on the ground. To the south wall is a ladder. Go straight and follow the tunnel to the east. A gate will open for you if you just wait. Follow the tunnel to pick up Pharos Knot #4. Return to the ladder area. Go into the north tunnel. Use the token to open a gate behind you. Enter the gate and follow the tunnel for Pharos Knot #5. Return to the ladder area. Go west and turn the corner to the north. Make the Portal Guardian and use it to open the gate. Enter the gate and follow the tunnel for Pharos Knot #6. Return to the ladder area.

Climb the ladder and pull up at the top into a room. Place the six Pharos Knots in the six receptacles. I do not think that the order of placement is important. Enter the open gates in the north wall. Run down the tunnel and the level ends.

09-sep-2006