Quake 2
9 Achievements
Assassinate the Makron
Neutralize Strogg leader's communication system
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How to unlock the Assassinate the Makron achievement in Quake 2 - Definitive Guide
You have to do 2 sets for this one, and the beginning level set is a Bitc.... I mean really annoying. It's easy to get lost. So if you do, the first level set starts in video 3 at 3:50-7:23 Start watching in re-cam from 21:00-24:55. As long as you follow the guide, you can skip a few levels.
It's important that you have at least 1 invulnerability, and 1 quad damage for an easy last boss (as well as an easier time in the first level set), but luckily 1 of each can be found in the first level set. (if you followed the guide you should have both at 2, or at least both at 1. As I said, save those power-ups.)
When you start If you bunny hop fast, you can jump into the gate before it closes. (watch at the time for both videos above in the beginning. You'll see what I'm talking about) If you jump on the flying strogg, the gate won't start closing untill you hit the floor, making it easier. If you can't make it just take a left once you go out of the door. then climb the rock stairs. Then step on the button across the balcony. It will open the gate, then just walk on the sides of the wall at the trap floor. When the floor opens up and tries to drop you in the lava, you'll be on the side of the trap door instead of falling.
After the trap thur the gate, keep on taking lefts in-till you fall into a giant hole filled with water. Once there take a right, you'll see a grate around the corner. Shoot at it with any weapon, (use the blaster, it has unlimited ammo) Make you're way up the stairs, up the ramp in-till you can walk straight into a room. You'll see a CD behind glass, shoot the glass, grab the cd, and run out of the room. Take a right and jump across into the door way, and again drop into the water. This happens at 4:08-4:35 in video 3, and in Re-cam at 21:17-21-27
Once in the water, go the other way this time, and take the elevator on
the left. Once there you'll enter the next level. There is A invulnerability power up in the level that is not show in the video. In video 1 at 4:53, instead of rushing in, go up the ramp in front of you and turn around. Kill the 2 baddies behind a railing and then head up the stairs on the right. If you shot the barrel behind them you will notice an opening, if not you will see a gate, Shot the gate if it's there and crawl under it. Keep on climbing the ladders in-tll you reach the very top, you will see an invulnerability power up on the left in front of some bars. Then go back down from were you came , crawl back under the vent and follow the video.
Ok back from were you came. Save, then with you're back to the door, take a right. If you're decent you can easily rush like he did (if you're rushing set quad damage on quick select, and have you're chain gun or supper shotgun out), if not take you're time. and head all the way to the other side of the level.
Once you're at 5:17 in video 3 (Re-cam at 22:26) get ready for a fight. Once passed the door use a quad damage if you have it (anothers coming up soon so it doesn't matter), then use the supper shotgun, or the chaingun to slice thur the baddies like warm butter, without quad damage, it's a lot harder. You can also use invulnerability instead (or use both if you want, recommend that you do) if you have 2, as it's best to save one for the final boss. If you don't have 2 invulnerability or 1 quad damage. You will have to take you're time on both sections, (or use the invulnerability away, this part is way harder then the last boss) as you need as much health as you can get once you go up the elevator.
Once there all dead, or the elevator comes down, grab all the health and armor if you're hurt. Theres a few packs up the elevator as well. If you don't have around 50-60 health by the time you have the med packs before going up the elevator, theres one on the right, you'll see a door, enter it. theres a med pack right in front of it, just don't jump down. To see all this watch it from video 3 at 5:17-5:37 and in re-cam at 22:26-22:48)
Ok time for lots of loading screens but, you're around the end of this level set. Once up take out everyone in the front, and use the door on the right. It's important that you do not get damaged much here. As you need to rocket jump soon. Head down and you'll come across a corner that leads up a ramp Save before you go around it. Just pop in and out around it using the grenade launcher or you're favorite weapon and kill. Once most of the baddies are down save, then rush in using an supper shotgun. If you rush around the right.You can avoid the sentry gun from spotting you early, avoiding it. (the baddies blocking the hallway at 5:47 in video 3 won't be there (Re-cam 22:58), as they will rush out when you're killing the others in the room.
Once up the stairs and past the door, theres med kits and ammo for bullets type weapons in some of the cells. If it's clear, save. After that use the supper shotgun, go into one of the cells, stay there, turn around, and look up.There are two stroggs on the catwalk that will come to you, you can kill them without them being able to really hit you. Once dead. Rocket jump onto the platform take the CD then go back down to the elevator. You can see him rush this section (not recommended) in video 3 at 5:35-6:05 and in Re-cam at 22:51-23:20
Once down the elevator head left. Enter the door and jump down into the pit. Kill the two baddies and push all 3 keypads/buttons on the computer. A cd will pop up in front of it. take it. head left (facing the super computer) grab some med kits and climb up the stairs, and rush back to the elevator. (you can rocket jump up to the cat walk like in the video, but it's far from needed.) See it happen in video 3 at 6:07-6:47 and in Re-cam at 23:25-24:20.
Ok time for the quad damage power up pick up. Head back to the end of the level were you picked up the CD on the catwalk, but stop before the sentry gun. Face the sentry gun but backpetal into the lava then rush out of it, there will be a quad damage pick up and some health packs in front of you. See it at 6:55 in video 3, and 24:29 in Re-cam.
After you go up the elevator, go up and thru the door to under the catwalks. Rocket jump back up on the cat walk and a wall should open up. (see video 3 at 7:01-7:06 and from the Re-cam at 24:23-24:40) then go thur the door on the right coming out of the keyboard room. once past the door take another right, then go straight. Then keep on going to the Keypad on the wall. Hit it and a bridge right next to it will fall down in a few seconds. Be sure to grab the med packs next to the keypad and rush to the exit switch. See it happin from Video 3 at 6:50-end of video, and in Re-cam at 24:24-24:55
Level set: Palace
Outer courts
Lower Palace a Invulnerability power up
Upper Palace a
Lower Palace b
Upper Palace b Quad Damage power up
Again there this amount of levels if you follow the guide and skip the levels.
After that last level set, you would think the last boss would be hard, but nope. His level set consist of 2 levels. 1 being 40 seconds long. with no short cuts. The other just being the boss fight. Remember when I said to save those power ups and the BFG? Well get ready to use them. To watch both levels in about a minute check out video 4, or 25:02-end video
The first level is just getting some ammo and health, nothing hard. Just some easy switch puzzles. this level is about 40 seconds long so just get any extra ammo you need and/or heath packs.
Now time for the final boss. Again the begging is just getting extra ammo and heath. once you make it to the boss turn on quad damage and invulnerability. Then take out you're BFG, and kill both his forms (you can kill him before you're power up even go away!).
If you don't have to BFG, the chain gun works well also. If you don't have the power ups, use the BFG and run around like mad. If you only got the chain gun/other weapons it will be a harder fight, so run around, and shoot with all you got.
After he's dead walk on one of the switch on the sides and go down the elevator on the same side as the switch you hit. Then enter the escape pod thats open. Push the button in the pod and beat the game. Watch you're ending scene and obtain you're last achievement. I think I just achieved carpel tunnel syndrome.
level set: Makron
Pre-boss
Boss
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