THE TOP SECRET SCROLL

Level by Osvaldo

Walkthrough by Treeble

Run down the tunnel to the next room and straight into the pathway on the opposite side to find a chamber with two pools. The one on the left side is empty, but before diving through the underwater tunnel on the right hand one, proceed to the NW corner to spot a tiny square on the floor (1/5). There are five tiles like these spread throughout the level, and we need to step on all of them for a secret. Swim through the tunnel and pull the chain to open a gate near the beginning, step on the spotted tile (2/5) behind the column and backtrack to the open gate.

In the next room, get the CROWBAR from the center of the room. There's a keyhole to the right hand side of the room, that's our final goal. None of the buttons in the level are working just yet, but go ahead and press all of them anyway so all doors open up when we get the place up and running again.

Head down the North tunnel and find the next spotted tile (3/5) between a column and the wall. Press the button by the ladder and go down the next tunnel to reach a huge suspended cauldron. Climb down the ladder and jump into the oil below — it's not deadly, yet — to wade beneath the cauldron into some sort of dungeon.

Again, push any buttons as you see them. Ignore the first passage to the right as that's your way back up, for later, and head all the way to the end of the East passage. Kill the two tiny wasp-like things and find a shootable brass ball on the alcove to the left. It opens a door on the alcove to the right. Go inside and pull open the trapdoor on the floor.

Underwater, take the first branch to the left for an underwater lever, then either go back for air or make a swim for it; if you swim on a straight line towards the closed gate you'll find an air pocket, right in front of it. In this underwater room, on the upper level, find another lever between the columns in the NW corner, then swim through the hole to the lower level and find the open gate North. Swim inside for an air pocket, as well as the REVOLVER and goodies, plus a coin (SECRET #1).

Swim back out and all the way to the opposite wall to find another underwater lever near the central gap, then swim through the gap and look for the next open gate on the left hand wall. Climb out of the water and time your strides past the swinging chains, dealing with a tin man in the next chamber. Pull the switch at the end and return to the underwater passage, swimming towards the open gate near the entrance to the secret room.

About halfway through the lengthy tunnel you'll notice an underwater lever, pull it to open the trapdoor at the end, and climb out of the water. Throw the switch. The nearby gate would lead back to the oil beneath the cauldron but it won't open just yet, so drop back into the water and swim all the way back to the two-story underwater room, and find the open gate in the upper South wall for yet another switch. This one opens a gate in the dungeons, so swim through the North tunnel all the way back and find the open gate between the alcove with the fountain and the one with the brass ball.

Activate the jump switch inside to get the oil burning, and as the water in the cauldron heats up, the entire place gets powered up. A fly-by will show you the several gates by the buttons opening up. In the dungeons, kill two tin men and explore the small cages for supplies, then head up the side opening near the pathway to the burning oil to get back on the rim of the cauldron.

Kill another pair of tin men on your way to the area where you found the crowbar (ignore the ladder for now), and you can take either of the two open gates. Let's start with the one on the left, head down the pathway to find yourself locked in. A mounted tin man comes from the right, kill him to claim his HORSEMAN'S GEM and use it on the receptacle in the corner he came from. Before climbing the ladder inside, kill another tin man rushing towards you. There are a few supplies scattered in this room.

Climb past the gear trap, press a button hidden behind the vase, and go through the South passage. Right before the step, locate a jump switch just above the drain on the floor to open the next gate. Kill the two wasps and crawl through the passage to another button, then backtrack to the area where you killed the mounted tin man and go to the opposite corner to find an open gate housing the first GOLDEN STAR.

Exit South and now enter the passage behind the door on the right to reach a library-like area. There isn't anything you can do in this first room yet, so head through the opening in the back and, when you get to the patterned floor, pay close attention to spot the deadly spike trap tiles. Kill the tin man and drop into the shallow water pit below the lion head on the right for another spotted tile (4/5), then run through the hallway on the opposite side of the central pool.

Kill another tin man and locate the final spotted tile (5/5) between the shatterable vase and the bookcase. We'll get to it shortly. Press the button by the bookcases for a timed run to a hidden passage in the very first room of this library area. Sprint your way back there, minding the spike tiles, and pry the second GOLDEN STAR off the painting. Shoot the vase and climb the ladder to exit, the button opens the next trapdoor which is just above the pathway leading back to the beginning of the level.

With both stars in our possession, head down the the North tunnel one more time and now climb the ladder we ignored before. Watch for the gear trap at the top and kill another tin man (possibly aided by a wasp, which is tucked away into one of the vases) before placing the stars where they belong. Get the KEY TO THE SUPER SECRET SCROLL and backtrack to the previous area to use it.

Get the large medipack and the SUPER SECRET SCROLL¹ from the pedestals. The closure theme plays as the camera pans out to the beginning of the level, but before going back there, enter the revealed passage behind the bookcase to finally claim SECRET #2: more goodies and another coin. As you retrace your steps, a tin man shows up, so dispatch him and take the East passage and then a right turn to end the level exactly where it started.

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Footnotes:

1. The message on the scroll reads something to the effect of: "What a shame, this super secret scroll is too deteriorated, it cannot be understood."