DOOM 64
10 Achievements
1,000
1-2h
Escape Artist
Finish 'No Escape' on Watch Me Die! skill level
125
4.7%
How to unlock the Escape Artist achievement in DOOM 64 - Definitive Guide
Here is a short video of how to do the level quickly on Watch Me Die!
Escape Artist - 18:00
Achievement Walkthrough - Quick/Easy Method:
Type in: YWW4 7HVD BCLG RKVB
This loads you on level 24 on Watch Me Die! with full ammo and weapons.
You can savescum through this. It's tricky but doable.
Hit the switch in front of you and go down any drop.
Use the BFG Ammo on the mobs and first Cyberdemon. This should clear everyone out.
It's a small map so you can't get lost. To get the final 2 Cyberdemons to appear, you have to drop into the toxic pit and follow the path to a teleporter. Be wary of a couple of enemies on the way. Once up there, drop off the ledge and land on the platform with a switch and hit it. Go back into the toxic pit and back through the teleporter and this time take the right path. This triggers the Cyberdemons to appear. Kill them and the level ends.
'No Escape' is level 24 in the main campaign. There are 3 Cyberdemons that appear in this level, so this is a great opportunity to also get Rip and Tear! if you haven't already. To start this level on 'Watch me die' difficulty with all weapons and max ammo, enter the password "YWW4 7HVD BCLG RKVB". Remember that the game has a save game function, if you are struggling, save scum your way through it. Save your Unmaker ammo for the Cyberdemons as it takes care of them reasonably well and keeps you well away from them as the firing range is much better than any other weapon. If you get low on health there is plenty of health packs in the central tower area you spawn in, simply take the lifts back up to collect them. Once the third Cyberdemon is destroyed the level will finish and the trophy will pop.
Below is a video of a playthrough of the level on 'Watch Me Die' difficulty:
From the main menu, select 'Options' then 'Password'. Type in YWW4 7HVD BCLG RKVB. You will spawn on 'MAP24: No Escape' on 'Watch Me Die!' difficulty with 200 Health, 200 Armor, all weapons and full ammo.
To end the level and unlock the achievement, you need to kill the two Cyberdemons who are behind a barrier in the main area of the level (the level is rather small). To free them, you need to step through a teleporter and interact with a series of switches. There are a lot of enemies in this level, including a third Cyberdemon and a lot of Mancubi, so it is recommended that you save your energy weapons (Plasma Gun, BFG9000 and Unmaker) as much as possible for the two Cyberdemons at the end. If you use your Unmaker throughout, you should try to have at least 375 ammo left when you finally release the Cyberdemons. There are plenty of rockets and bullets around the level to use for the other enemies if you decide to kill them all.
In the first room, the walls open up when you interact with the switch, so walk through the opening directly in front of the switch (the wall facing you when you interact with it). This will drop you on the side with the Cyberdemon, so use your Unmaker to kill it and the Nightmare Imps quickly. Turn around and drop down into the toxic stream and walk through the opening on the left (you will take minimal damage). There are Nightmare Imps in here so kill them quickly, follow the path to a teleporter and step into it.
Go up the stairs and stay to the left. You will encounter a Mancubus here overlooking the main area. Kill it then turn right and you will see a second Mancubus and a switch on a platform below. Kill the Mancubus, interact with the switch then drop down into the main area. Work your way back to the toxic stream and into the same cave as before. Step into the teleporter again, walk up the stairs, and when you enter the main room (with the toxic pool), you will see that a wall has disappeared. Walk into that room and interact with the switch to release the two Cyberdemons.
Here would be an excellent time to save your game, so if you die while battling the Cyberdemons, you won’t have to redo the entire level.
With the game saved, drop down into the main area and head to the left to encounter the Cyberdemons. Hopefully you have enough ammo in your Unmaker still, so if you do, get as close as possible and unleash upon them. With the Unmaker, they should be defeated quickly. If you run out of ammo, switch to your rocket launcher to finish them off, strafing back and forth to avoid their rockets. When both Cyberdemons are dead, the achievement will unlock.
Note that if you have not unlocked "Rip and Tear!" already, you will do so during this level.
Thanks to WhiteshirtGames for the video: