WARNING!!!

This file contains solutions to all of the puzzles, and instructions
on reaching all of the secret ares, of Basilica.

If you read this without trying your hardest to finish the level
and/or find all the secret areas, then you are lame!!!

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                                   V

WALK-THROUGH OF THE LEVEL

To finish Basilica, you first need to get the key to the Sanctuary,
then you need to find each of the three lion switches that lower the
pegs in the vault room which will allow you to get to the exit.

To get the key: Go in the front door, go through the door on the
right, go through the door on the far wall, turn left, go up the
stairs on the right-hand side and go out the door on the right
(this door is hard to see because that area is quite dark). Go along
the edge to the North, and go in the other door. The key is in this
room. The switches raise or lower the metal guard to the key, although 
even with the guard down, you can get the key from the far side and then
use the guard as cover when the imps come after you.

After you get the key: go to the Sanctuary, behind the locked
door on the North side of the very first room. When you step on the
Blue space in the centre of the room, a bunch of bad guys will
attack. Kill them all. To get out of the sanctuary, hit the switch
on the north side of the west wing of the Sanctuary (the door to this
switch opens whenever you step on the blue space). Then quickly
run to the north side of the east wing, where a door will have opened
to a second switch. Hit this one as well. Now, the platforms at the
North and South ends of the Sanctuary will have lowered, when you get
on one it will take you up so that you can exit. You will need to
repeat this process whenever you have to go through the Sanctuary.

You will also have to fight two more waves of monsters in the Sanctuary.
The first one will attack you the first time you go into the
Sanctuary after hitting one of the three lion switches. The final
one is at the very end of the level (see below). 

The three switches (these can be done in any order).

White switch: After going up to the T-intersection to the North of the
Sanctuary, go back through to the first room (south of the Sanctuary)
and go west through the arch, then south. Follow this hallway to the
end where you can now see a switch at the end of the hallway. Hit it.
Then go back down the hallway until you see a small raised wooden
platform. Get on this and then go out the window. Then take a running
jump down to the platform with the torch on it. Go through the secret
passage to the west (press on the wall), then follow the stairs up
around to the west side of the cathedral. Now there are three switches
which correspond to the three lifts on the east side. Hit the three
switches (north, then middle, then south) and get on the first lift,
ride it up and when you are high enough, jump on the second lift, ride
it up and jump on the third lift, then jump off to the north platform
where you can get the white lion switch.

Red switch: Go east at the T-intersection north of the Sanctuary.
Then go north and go outside. To the east are three gravestones.
Shoot the brown one. The earth in front of it will rise. You can press
the sides of this earth after it has risen to activate it as a lift.
Jump over the brown gravestone into the chimney. You will be
teleported to a dark underground cavern. Here, you need to climb and
jump around the earth on the sides of the cavern until you work your
way up to where the red switch is. There are no lifts or other
special tricks anywhere. It is easiest to figure out the correct
path by trial and error, but here is my attempted explanation:
Go to the 5-sided sector on the south wall, south and just a bit
east of the starting position. Now, instead of jumping east, jump
across to the west, to the ledge going to the blue potion. Then
climb up a bit to the long, sort of rectangular sector which is
south of the starting position and just north of the high ledge with
the box of rockets. From here, take a running jump to the east. Be sure
to land on the higher of the two attainable ledges, which you can
follow along to the east wall and then step across to the North
section of the room. Now go to the five-sided sector which is just
touching the north wall and is north of the starting position.
From here you need to take a running jump to the southwest, to the
triangular ledge sticking out which is the closest triangular sector
northwest of the starting position. Careful not to jump too far or
you'll fall off (this is the hardest part). Then climb up to the ledge
in the northwest corner of the room. From here you can see two pillars,
jump to these in turn and you will then be able to jump across to
where the red switch is. Whew!

Blue switch: From the gravestones, go back inside and follow the
passage south. Go into the room with the fountain. Notice that the
door to the east opens when you step on the first step but closes when
you get off onto the bottom floor. So to get to this, you need to press
the columnar section of wall to the south. This will open a secret
passage to the key room. Go back out of this room to the west
(thus leaving the door to the east open), go all the way back to the
key room, and come through the secret passage - you can now go
through the door into the sewers. Go north, you'll find a room with
three ledges - you'll need to jump from one to the next to get to the
switch at the bottom.

After you've gotten all three switches, go to the library (west of the
T-intersection which is north of the Sanctuary). Kill everyone. After
stepping on the central area with the candle, the wall to the North
Tower will open. Kill the cacodemons. Then go into the North tower
and stand on the very top of the sculpture in the centre of the room.
This will cause a door to open in the south of the library which leads
to the underground vault where the three posts are. (The East entrance
to the library becomes blocked when you step in the central candle
area. To unblock it, simply go into the north tower, or south into the
vault).

After jumping across the posts, you will eventually arrive at the exit
room. Hit the lion switch - the exit door will then open, although you
can't get to it now since you jumped down to hit the lion switch.
Therefore, you have to jump into the pit, which will send you back to
the sanctuary for one final battle royale with the bad guys.
Finally, go back through the library and vault to the exit room where
you can now run through the exit.

That's all!

SECRET AREAS

There are 17 secret areas. Here they are, categorized in order of
difficulty.

EASY

1. Outside, along the very east wall, in the dark area is a passage
   that's hard to see leading to health and rockets.

2. Outside, on the east wall of the cathedral, west of the pond 
   between the two little grey cross squares. Stepping here will take
   you down to a shotgun and box of shells.

3. Outside, in front of the front door, along the very south wall.
   Stepping here will take you down to some ammo and health.

4. After going to the first room, go east, then keep going east
   until you get to the ledge where you can see the pond. Hit the
   switch on the south wall. Quickly go back west, you can now
   go through the door south and up the stairs to the south tower.
   After stepping on the ledge where the imps are, you will
   release a cacodemon. As he comes out, he will trip a line which
   lowers the central post in the centre of the room, revealing
   a box of rockets and a launcher.

5. Go west from the first room. Then go south, and go down the hall
   into the door to the "living quarters". Jump on the "beds" in the
   west of the room, jump over to the counter, then step in the 
   "sink"; this will lower the bookcase revealing a rocket launcher.

6. From the first room, go west, then north. Along the hallway is
   cross on the north wall. Press it to reveal some rockets, ammo, 
   and health, and a view of the vault.

7. In the sewers, go through the northeastern waterfall to get
   a box of shells and some health.

8. In the northeast corner of the library, hit the east dresser to
   lower it; there is a secret door behind it to some health and
   some ammo.

MEDIUM

9. Outside, in the eastern courtyard, hit the northeast side of one
   of the cross monuments. This will lower a wall to the west for
   some green armour.

10.In the first room, stepping under one of the eastern cross ornaments
   opens a secret door in the west to some health and shells.

11.From the first room, go east, then east, then north, then west so that
   you are on the ledge with all of the imps. Go to the very west edge
   of the room and shoot the brown cross on the south wall. This opens
   a secret door to some blue armour to the north.

12.At the T-intersection north of the Sanctuary, shoot any of the four
   crosses to open the door to the North to the balcony, for rockets,
   a launcher, and health.

13.In the library, go to the centre area with the candle. Jump southeast
   and you can make it to the bookcase ledge. Work around to the
   southeast corner of the room on the ledges. Pressing the metal
   strip reveals a box of rockets.

14.Outside, on the west side of the Cathedral, pressing on the
   southernmost outcropping reveals a box of rockets.

HARD

15.From the green armour ledge of #8 above, jump off onto the gray
   cross square to the northeast. Jump to each of the other three
   cross squares so that you reach the discoloured one (partly
   shadowed). Stepping on this square lowers the water conduit,
   allowing you to get to the supercharge behind the fence. Press
   the north wall to get back out.

16.Outside, by the stained glass. Pressing the north side of the
   eastern pillar lowers the southeast corner of that pillar. Ride
   up and shoot the top of the cross on the water-statue to the
   south. This opens the westmost stained glass window, revealing
   a plasma gun and cell pack.

17.From the balcony in #13, jump southwest into the lower window.
   You will be teleported behind the gate east of the sewers,
   allowing you to get a supercharge and have a nice view of
   the ocean. Returning, you will be teleported back to the 
   balcony.

That's it.

Hope you enjoyed the WAD!

Robert Kry
September 1997







