Rise of the Triad

Rise of the Triad

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"Head Hunter" Achievement Guide
By REBCART
How to find Scott's Mystical Head!
   
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Preface
I used Fly mode only to create this guide. I have already completed it legit so I wanted to make this guide to help others, and using it helped in getting a few screenshots which showed certain parts of the underground trials. Luckily you don't have to do the above ground trials just to open the door to this one, due to the convenient checkpoint.

Remember that you lose all horizontal momentum once you hit a jump pad. If this guide helped you, leave a comment saying how many tries it took you to complete!
Opening the secret door
Load the "Too Old For This ♥♥♥♥" checkpoint in E2M2, you will spawn in front of the open middle door.

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Go inside and turn around, look on the right side on the floor for a switch.

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Step on the switch to open the door.

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Head out of the room, turn 90 degrees counterclockwise and run off the ledge. Turn around and you'll see the open door.

Room 1: Lava/Spikes/Fireballs
Head inside and to the right to find a hole in the ground.

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Drop down to begin the first trial: the lava pit.

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Continue bouncing over the spikes.

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...and eventually getting over the next fire pit while dodging the fireballs.

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FALL DOWN THE LEFTMOST HOLE. The other two will kill you.
Room 2: Lava Wall
You will instantly be greeted by a fast-moving lava wall of death.

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If you are facing it turn around and head to the jump pad. If you are not facing it, just head to the jumppad, either way use the jumppad to bounce up to the next room.

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Room 3: Flame Pillars and the Head
You will see a series of many flame pillars spouting in this section.

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Carefully dodge them to successfully come to what you came here for: Scott's Mystical Head.

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Take the now active platform to the surface.
18 Comments
Seoman 19 May, 2023 @ 4:16pm 
Worst physics ever in a game....
Rondrian82 26 Feb, 2023 @ 2:54pm 
And by the way: Great guide! Thank you :-)
Rondrian82 26 Feb, 2023 @ 2:54pm 
Does anyone know if it's safe to use quicksave in this section? I ruined my run of the level before with it, so I avoided it up to this point. Is it safe to use quicksave before jumping into the first room (after killing the enemies) and between the rooms? I really don't want to destroy my progress again... I want to get 100% of E2L2 :-)
SA†AN 18 Feb, 2021 @ 10:13pm 
Took so many tries but finally beat it :steamthumbsup:
Waaabafet! 6 Nov, 2020 @ 2:33am 
just a warning if you quicksave at the moving platform and fireballs and quickload ur run is ruined as any quickload here turns fireballs into a single line of fire as opposed to rotating outer middle fireballs. only way to get past it is reload checkpoint and get past that bit in a single run. :masterVan:
Khodyrov 6 Jul, 2017 @ 12:47pm 
Thanks! :Koin:
Squizur 28 May, 2014 @ 3:58am 
Thanks! It took me 13 tries (with quicksave) to get it :)
REBCART  [author] 1 Feb, 2014 @ 3:43pm 
Are you saying you wouldn't do the impossible for a little head?
PathologicalFrolic 1 Feb, 2014 @ 9:57am 
ALL THIS FOR A FRICKING HEAD?!?!?1
Yanka 29 Jan, 2014 @ 5:40am 
Thanks for the guide, took me 7 or 8 times. :Koin: :Koin: :Koin: :Koin: :Koin: :Koin: