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	Message: : TOUR OF DUTY : 15 - Neither High Nor Low : Last time on Tour of Duty, we encountered Simulacrums, got hit with lava : (again), and had to take a leap of faith and jump off a ledge to a pillar. : The name of the level we enter is truly fitting: the elevation changes here : are quite large for an M1 map, and if you're not careful, you can find : yourself going from high all the way to low in an instant. In addition, : the enemy layout is devastating: Hunters and Wasps everywhere - the : ammo-sinks and respawning back-stabbers. Oh what fun! ;) : The first terminal we find is rather unhelpful, but quite adorable: : ***INCOMING MESSAGE FROM DURANDAL*** : Give me a D. : Give me a U. : Give me an R. : Give me an A. : Give me an N. : Give me a D. : Give me an A. : Give me an L. : What does it spell? : Durandal? : No. : Durandal? : No. : T-R-O-U-B-L-E. : T-Minus 15.193792102158E+9 years until the universe closes! : ***END OF MESSAGE*** : Indeed. It's especially troublesome for us, because we have no clue what : we're supposed to do here. Nevertheless, we will find that Durandal is : obsessed with the closure of the universe, even though ' : 15.193792102158E+9 years ' sounds like a long time. : Let's look at the map to get our bearings before we continue: : The level is centered around a circular stairwell guarded by Hunters, some : Lookers, and Wasps. The first time you exit it, you'll find a platform : going up and down from the ceiling. You'll have to be careful to not get : crushed, but that's actually not very hard. First, I think you have to : jump through it, come around a short stairwell leading back to it, thereby : activating more crusher platforms to allow you to continue, and then you : can jump through these to safety. Once again, it's not that hard: if you : wait until the platform on the other side of the first one is wide open, : you'll almost assuredly make it through. I don't even think the crushers : will fully crush you, just ding you up a bit and give you a migraine. : All throughout the level you'll be having to deal with Hunters. If you're : scratch-starting, this is a nightmare. If you're doing a complete : runthrough of the game, though, you'll already have an AR and Fusion : Pistol at this point. If you run out of Grenades (which are useful because : they make the Hunters explode, dealing extra damage to nearby enemies), : use the overcharge feature on your Fusion Pistol - it should deal the same : amount of damage as a direct hit with a Grenade. : There's a part with a few Wasps and a plethora of Hunters that attack from a : ledge and at the same time ambush you from behind by hiding in a monster : closet. Once everybody's taken care of, you'll find a small ammo stash on : the stairway leading up to the ledge (point A on the map above). You'll : then reach a mini-maze which contains two secrets: first, there's a raised : alcove with a Flamethrower that can be reached by grenade hopping (point B : on the map above); second, there's a hidden 3x Shield Charger that can be : revealed by tapping the walls in the segment to the far north-east. : Eventually you'll have to hit a switch that starts a platform in the middle : of the circular area that you'll have to quickly hop onto to get to a : point where you can leap across to a raised accessway that eventually : leads to the end. Be careful, though; there's a little more resistance : here. Once you get to the raised ledges, avoid reading the terminal until : you've grabbed the Rocket Launcher and ammo that's a short cross-ledge : jump away. You'll also want to save again and charge up. Now you can : read the terminal: ***INCOMING MESSAGE FROM DURANDAL*** : You are about to see what no human has ever seen. This is a : fact-finding mission. You should explore as much as possible. : Stop in front of a window. If you stop and are not : teleported, then either I can't lock onto your teleport : beacon, or else I feel you haven't explored the area : thoroughly enough. : I will be watching everything. : ***END MESSAGE*** : ***JUMP PAD ACTIVATION INITIATION START*** : ***TRANSPORT WHEN READY*** : Strangely, Durandal says we are about to see what no human has ever seen, : even though Leela previously mentioned other humans being brought aboard : the Pfhor ship: I have finished debriefing the civilian crew you rescued : a few : hours ago. They are the only group to survive prolonged : contact with the Aliens that I have been able to talk with. : They maintain that the Aliens were loading as many humans as : possible onto shuttle craft and flying them to the Pfhor : mother ship. I have watched many such shuttles bringing : supplies to the Aliens, but had no idea they were carrying : humans back to the alien ship. - Smells Like Napalm... (Term. 4, 'Finished') : Very unusual. : This level has a strange, slightly incoherent aesthetic. The enemies on here : will probably make you slightly paranoid, and the level is very dark and : kind of gloomy, but the action and the music suggest a lighter, more : 'progressive' tone. All in all, even the aesthetic is 'Neither High Nor : Low'. ;) : Next time on Tour of Duty, we'll explore an alien ship, gain access to the : final addition to our inventory, and find a new hazard more dangerous than : even lava! : Vale, : Perseus
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