Palace of Shadows

Palace of Shadows is a Single Player and Multiplayer level. This was the fourth and final level made by Darren Stabler.

This level leads to another level, The Forsaken Citadel, that was an earlier level made by Darren Stabler.

This level includes a custom texture used on the Gold Door to make a Yin-Yang symbol.

Quick Level Completion

 * Turn around, then head through the upper right doorway while turning right.
 * Turn right at the end, then proceed forward to a ledge.
 * Hug the right wall and jump to the platform straight ahead.
 * Head to the middle of the area, then turn left.
 * Cross the bridge to reach the far side.
 * Go through the Teleporter while stepping left to prevent dropping.
 * Proceed down the balcony to collect the Silver Key.
 * Turn right, then drop to the lower floor.
 * Cross the bridge once more, then head through the Silver Door to your left.
 * Proceed forward to an intersection, then turn right.
 * Head down the corridor before turning right.
 * Head down the stairs before turning right.
 * Proceed down the stairs to reach an underground cave.
 * Turn right to drop into the Water, then swim to the far side.
 * Turn right, then proceed forward to reach a platform with a Rune.
 * Retrace your steps to the intersection, then head down the corridor you previously ignored.
 * Turn right to reach another intersection.
 * Ignore the corridor to your left, which leads to the Rune Door, and instead continue forward.
 * Turn right at the intersection and head down the corridor.
 * Turn left onto a staircase, then head down it to reach the next room.
 * Head down either corridor on the opposite side of the room.
 * Follow a small ramp that extends away from the other corridor, then turn towards the direction of the other corridor.
 * Proceed down the corridor to collect the Rune.
 * Return to the corridor with the Rune Door, then head down it.
 * Turn left to reach the wall, then turn right to reach the next wall.
 * Turn right, then cross the corridor to go through the Door that is now unlocked and up an Elevator.
 * Proceed forward to the wall, then turn right and head down the next corridor.
 * Head to your right to reach a balcony.
 * Turn left and follow the balcony to the wall, then turn left.
 * Cross the balcony and head through the Teleporter.
 * Head up the ramp and drop into the hole to collect the Gold Key.
 * Drop to the floor below.
 * Head to the opposite side of the structure to go through the Gold Door.
 * Step into the doorway to exit the level.

Walkthrough
Turn around as you spawn into the level to kill an Ogre. Collect the two 25 Health and Shells in the lower right corner and the Nails in the upper right corner, then head through the doorway in the upper right corner while turning right. As you reach the opposite end, kill the Ogre on the balcony above you and the 2 Knights that will charge down the corridor you are in. Turn right to pass the ramp to your right, then turn around and head up to reach the balcony the Ogre was on. Collect the 25 Health, then turn left and follow the length of the balcony to collect the Double-Barrelled Shotgun. Retrace your steps to the bottom of the ramp, then proceed forward to collect the Shells. Head to your right to collect the Nails and Rockets, then head to your left to reach a ledge. To your left is a river of Lava, hug the right wall before performing a jump to reach the next platform. Proceed forward while killing a Knight that patrols to your right. To your right is the Silver Door, ignore this for the time being and instead continue forward. Turn right, then cross the area to collect 2 Nails while killing 2 Scrags. Return to the Silver Door, then head across the bridge to your right. Collect the Yellow Armor at the halfway point, then continue to the far side. Collect the Shells to the left of the Teleporter straight ahead, then head through the Teleporter. Step sideways to prevent falling, then turn left to kill the Fiend. Head down the balcony to collect the Nailgun and Silver Key. Drop to your right to reach the area with the Teleporter, then proceed forward to collect the two 25 Health. Turn right, then hug the left wall while running towards the Lava river to reach an invisible Wind Tunnel  (#1) . Return to the Silver Door and head through it. Kill the 3 Knights in the room. Collect the two 25 Health to your left and 2 Shells to your right, then proceed forward to reach an intersection.

Turn right and head down the corridor, then turn right at the end. Head down the stairs before turning right once more, then head down another flight of stairs to reach an underground cave. Kill the Ogre on the ledge running to your right, then follow the ledge to collect the Super Nailgun. Turn right to drop into the Water, then head to the right to collect the 2 Cells. Turn left to cross the room, then turn right before killing 4 Rotfish. Swim to the far side platform to collect the Rune, one of the two needed to continue to the next area. Collecting the Rune causes a Movable Wall to drop in the Water, revealing a previously hidden alcove  (#2) . Retrace your steps to the intersection, then head down the previously ignored corridor. Turn right, then proceed forward to reach another intersection. Kill the Ogre on the balcony above you and the Knight to the left. Proceed into the area you killed the Knight, then turn left to kill another Knight. Head down the corridor, then turn right at the end. Proceed down the next corridor while collecting the Nails and Shells, then turn right once more. At the far end of the corridor is a Door with the message that the player must "Seek the runes!", meaning they must find both Runes to continue. Head into the doorway halfway down the corridor, then turn left into it. Kill the Scrag to your left and Scrag to your right, then head to the middle of the large mound to collect the 100 Health. Retrace your steps to the intersection, then turn left and proceed forward to another intersection. Proceed forward before turning left, then head down the small corridor before turning right. Head up the ramp before turning right to head up another ramp, then turn left to head down the small corridor. Turn right to head up a ramp, then turn right to head up another ramp and reach the balcony where you killed the last Ogre. Proceed forward to collect the Grenade Launcher, then turn right and drop to the ground below.

Return to the last intersection you were at, then head down the corridor you previously ignored and follow it to the end. Turn left onto a small staircase, then kill the 2 Knights. Proceed down the stairs into the next room, then kill the Death Knight patrolling to your left. Head around the Crates straight ahead to collect the Rocket Launcher, then return to the main portion of the room. Look down the length of the room, then cross to the far side, ignoring two corridors to your right. Collect the Rockets in the alcove to your left and the Red Armor in the alcove to your right, then proceed forward onto an Elevator. Turn around, then move forward to avoid hitting your head on the light directly above you. Head down the wooden balconies, collecting the two 25 Health, one on each side, and the Quad Damage on the far side from the Elevator. Drop to the lower floor, then head down the nearest corridor you previously ignored. Turn right to head down a small ramp, then turn left to reach the wall before turning left once more. Collect the Nails, then cross the series of Platforms to reach the Rune. Cross the small platforms while avoiding the Lava to reach the far side, collecting the Shells. Turn left to reach a wall, then turn left to head up a ramp before turning right. You are now back in the large room prior to the Rune room, retrace your steps to the locked Door that required gathering the Runes to pass. Head onto the Elevator just behind the doorway, then turn around upon reaching the top to kill the Spawn.

Proceed forward to the wall before turning right, then kill the 2 Knights before heading down the next corridor. Proceed forward to a wall, then turn left to look towards an intersection. Kill the Ogre on the open balcony to your right, then proceed forward to the intersection. Turn left and head through the doorway. Straight ahead is the Gold Door, ignore this and instead head to your right to kill the 2 Knights. Return to the balcony you previously ignored, then head forward to collect the Yellow Armor. Turn right, then follow the balcony to the end before turning right. Kill the Death Knight, then cross the balcony to collect the two 25 Health and Cells. Return to the middle portion of the balcony and cross it to the opposite side. Turn left to kill the Death Knight, then cross the balcony while collecting the Shells and Nails. Head through the Teleporter in the upper right corner. Proceed forward up a ramp to reach a hole, kill the Fiend patrolling the far side of the roof before dropping into the hole. Collect the Gold Key, then drop to the ground below. You are now standing beside the Gold Door structure, head to the opposite side to open the Gold Door. Proceed forward, through the newly opened doorway, to exit the level.

Glitches

 * The Silver Key Teleporter deposits the player too far forward, meaning they will drop to the lower floor unless they move in some manner away from the edge.
 * The Platforms spanning the length of the Rune near the pit of Lava is supposed to slide once the Rune is taken, requiring the player to jump on the small remaining platforms to return. The Moving Platforms fail to function immediately most of the time, meaning it remains easier to return than intended. Eventually the Moving Platforms will trigger as intended, the amount of time can widely vary.

Spawn Locations

 * Single player start.
 * Beside balcony of  (#1) . (corrupt)
 * Nailgun balcony.
 * Dead end of outer courtyard.
 * Interior of palace, just beside the Silver Door.
 * Ramp to Water of underwater cave.
 * Corridor leading to Rune Door, near Grenade Launcher balcony.
 * Under Grenade Launcher balcony.
 * Quad Damage room, near Crates.
 * Outer balcony, Cells side.
 * Outer balcony, Nails side. (corrupt)
 * Outer balcony, beside Yellow Armor.
 * Quad Damage room, near Rockets. (corrupt)
 * Roof (corrupt)
 * Beside Gold Door structure.