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• A Dark Room World Map

• Chapter 2 – Eastern Palace

2.1 Lost Woods and Kakariko Village

Progress at this point

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Characters:

Bottle Merchant, Hooded Shopkeeper (Kakariko Village), Flute Boy’s Father, Kakariko Inn Patron, Bug Catching Kid, Quarreling Brothers, 15-Second Game Operators, Syrup, Hooded Shopkeeper (Magic Shop)

Enemies:

Crow, Thief

Heart Pieces:

#1, #2, #3, #4

Items:

Mushroom, Bottle #1, Bottle #2, Bug Catching Net, Magic Powder, Blue Potion

Locations:

Lost Woods, Kakariko Village, Mysterious Hut, Kakariko Village Shop, Kakariko Inn, House of Quarreling Brothers, 15 Second Game, Hyrulian Cemetery, Magic Shop

At this point Link can journey straight to the Eastern Palace, located at the east end of the Overworld. However, there are tons of goodies to find beforehand. Upon exiting the Sanctuary, travel westward two screens to reach a building just north of the village. From here, head north and enter the Lost Woods.

Beware of the enemy Crow that is perched on one of the nearby trees. Further north you’ll find a hut along with nine small bushes above. Slash your way to the middle bush to find a secret hole that you can fall down. Inside collect the first Piece of Heart. Collecting four of these pieces will add a full Heart Container to your life. Jump off the ledge and exit the hut.

From the Thief’s Hut, travel northwest and you’ll find a Mushroom lying around in the woods. Collect the Mushroom, which you can later use to acquire some Magic Powder. That’s all there is to do in the Lost Woods for now, so go ahead and exit the way you entered. Beware of the enemy Thief that wanders around as he’ll try to bump into you and steal some of your goodies.

Back outside, head south and enter Kakariko Village. The first stop is at the northwest corner of town. There is an entrance to a cave and just to the west of it, there is a well. Standing on the higher ledge above, jump down and land inside of the well.

Inside of the cave, open the four treasure chests and lift the pots to collect some Bombs and 70 Rupees. If you look closely at the northern wall, there is a strange mark. This signifies that it can be blown up using a Bomb. Do so and head through. Collect some more Rupees and open the treasure chest to get Piece of Heart #2. Exit the cave to get back to town.

From the cave head directly to the east and you’ll find a small building with a green roof. Go ahead and enter the building and head down to the basement. There are four treasure chests here, each containing 20 Rupees. To acquire all 80 Rupees, push the blocks accordingly to the image above. If a mistake is made, simply walk up the stairs and come back down to find the blocks all back in their original positions. Look closely at the wall at the top part of the room to see a crack at the very center. Place a Bomb here to blow it open and head through to find Piece of Heart #3. Exit the hut to get back outside.

Just south and west of the green hut there is a merchant sitting on some carpet. The merchant will sell Link a Magic Bottle for 100 Rupees. Link should easily have this by now, so go ahead and purchase the Magic Bottle.

The next stop in town is at the southwest corner where Link will find a small shack. This Mysterious Hut does not appear to have an entrance, but Link can actually place a Bomb at its bottom wall to blow it open. Inside Link can replenish is Bombs and Arrows, as well as acquire some Rupees. Link can repeatedly re-enter this hut to stock up on goods.

Directly east of the Mysterious Hut, Link will find the Kakariko Village Shop. Just east of the Shop is the Kakariko Inn. There is a secret back entrance to the Bar that Link can access by simply walking into the back of the building. Do so and open the treasure chest found inside to collect a second Magic Bottle.

From the back entrance of the Bar, head into the building directly to the north. Speak to the Bug Catching Kid that is in bed. Since he is not feeling well, he will lend you his Bug Catching Net. In the building just to the west of the Bug Catching Kid’s house, Link can place a Bomb against the right wall. This leads to a chest containing some Arrows. However, Link can more easily replenish Arrows at the Mysterious Hut at the southwest part of town.

That’s all there is to do in the main part of town, so go ahead and exit to the south. Here you will find the House of Books and just south of there is the Quarreling Brothers home. Go ahead and enter it. Use a bomb to blow down the wall to the left to reach the next room and then exit the building.

Here you will find what is simply known as the 15 Second Game. Link has 15 seconds to journey through the maze and if he wins, he will get the Piece of Heart that is waiting for him. Slash the first five bushes as you make your way northward. Take the path to the left and slash three more bushes. Run over to the sign and you can jump over the wooden plank just south from there. Walk over to the end of the maze and claim Piece of Heart #4. This will increase your total life to five full Heart Containers.

The next stop is to trade in the Mushroom that Link acquired in the Lost Woods. Backtrack through the Village and return to the Sanctuary. Walk right two screens through the Hyrulian Cemetery. Continue down a screen, across the bridge, and back up a screen. Walk right a screen to find yourself at the Magic Shop. There is a witch named Syrup who resides just outside of the shop. Walk up to the Witch with the Mushroom equipped and give it to her. She tells you to come back to the shop later for something good.

After giving the Mushroom to the Witch, just walk left a screen and then return to the Magic Shop. This time head inside and next to the Hooded Shopkeeper you’ll find the Magic Powder! Grab it with A. This item can be sprinkled on top of enemies or other objects to cause some unique things to happen. While inside the shop, it might be worth picking up a Blue Potion, which will completely restore your health and magic.

After getting the Magic Powder. Link is now ready to tackle the next dungeon, the Eastern Palace. Link can get two optional Pieces of Heart, as well as the Ice Rod at this point in the game, but all of these things are somewhat out of the way at the moment. The Pieces of Heart won’t add to Link’s overall health and the Ice Rod has no practical uses in the first dungeon. Nevertheless, jump over to Chapter 3 of the walkthrough if you’d like to acquire these goodies right now.

2.2 Eastern Palace

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Characters:

Sahasrahla’s Wife, Sahasrahla’s Grandson

Enemies:

Octorok, Armos, Popo, Ball, Giant Ball, Blue Stalfos, Green Eyegore, Anti-Fairy, Gray Stalfos, Red Eyegore, Armos Knights

Items:

Dungeon Map, Compass, Big Key, Heart Container, Pendant of Courage

Locations:

Sahasrahla’s Cottage, Eastern Palace Compound, Eastern Palace

The Loyal Sage within the Sanctuary marks your map, indicating you should travel to Kakariko Village. The mark on the map corresponds to the village elder’s house. Upon arriving, you’ll find Sahasrahla’s Wife, but the elder is nowhere to be found. Elsewhere in the village you’ll find Sahasrahla’s Grandson who will mark Sahasrahla’s location on your map at the east end of the Overworld. Speaking to Sahasrahla will cause him to mark the location of the Eastern Palace on your map. None of this is actually required and Link can instead journey straight to the Eastern Palace.

From the Sanctuary, travel east two screens, down a screen, across the bridge, and down another screen. The enemy Octoroks found here serve as a good source of extra Rupees so go ahead and defeat them if you’d like. Continue down a screen, right a screen, and up a screen to reach the Eastern Palace Compound.

The Compound contains several enemy Octoroks as well as some enemy Armos. These Armos will appear as stationary statues, but once Link draws near, they will activate and hop towards Link. Navigate through the Compound to the northeast corner of this enclosed area. Enter the building to find yourself inside the Eastern Palace.

Lift the pot that is straight ahead and step on the switch to open the door. The enemy Popo found here can be defeated with a simple sword slash and they are a good source of Rupees. Step on the ground switch and continue on to the next room.

This room has a series of balls that are shot towards Link, including a giant ball that takes up the full width of the narrow passage. Travel through, carefully using the sides to protect yourself from the balls. Once you make it across, turn to the left and follow the passage up some stairs and across a bridge, eventually leading to a treasure chest. Open it up to get 100 Rupees! Backtrack to the north end of the room and continue up the stairs and up a screen.

The pathway to the right is completely optional and will lead to Link acquiring the Dungeon Map. Should you wish to acquire it, lift one of the pots and step on the floor switch to head right one screen. Avoid the enemies in this room and head through the entrance leading to the right at the north end of the room. Lift the center pot in this room, step on the floor switch and head down. Open the chest to obtain the Dungeon Map! Jump down and go up the stairs, then head left two screens to find yourself back in the central room. Take the pathway to the left. Lift the pots and step on the floor switch to open the door.

The Blue Stalfos found here will jump away when Link tries to use his sword. Corner them or use your Boomerang to defeat them. Continue on to the next room to find four more Blue Stalfos. The easiest way to get rid of these foes is to toss pots at them. Once they have been defeated, head up a screen and grab the Compass from the treasure chest. Continue down the stairs and right two screens to get back to the central chamber of the dungeon, this time on the lower floor.

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There are a pair of enemy Eyegores here but they are best avoided for now. Just run right through the room and exit to the right. Climb the steps and head down a screen to reach a dark chamber. The Anti-Fairies found in this room can be defeated by sprinkling some Magic Powder on them. This will cause them to turn into Fairies that will replenish Link’s health.

A Dark Room World Map

In the dark chamber, step on the floor switch that is found on the right side of the room and then head through the nearby door. There are a few Stalfos in this room, so defeat them by throwing pots at them if you’d like. Underneath the pot at the top-right corner of the room, Link will find a Small Key. Grab it and return to the previous room. Walk over to the left side of the room and use the Small Key to head left. Back in the ball room, just run across the platform and continue left a screen.

In this room, defeat the two Popos, as well as the two Blue Stalfos. The Green Eyegore is the next challenge for you. Once you draw near, the Eyegore will open its eye and start charging towards you. It will take eight sword slashes to defeat this enemy. Alternatively, you can toss a pot at it when it is awakened and this will kill it instantly.

With all the enemies defeated, the four Anti-Fairies will start to move about the room. Lift up the pot that they were previously surrounding and step on the switch. Open the treasure chest that appears to get the Big Key. Use the Big Key on the locked door above. Push the block and then head right to get back to the main chamber of the dungeon.

Now that you have the Big Key, go over and open the large treasure chest to get the dungeon item, the Bow. This will allow Link to shoot Arrows at enemies. Beware, as once you acquire the Bow, Gray Stalfos will drop from the ceiling, lifting their skulls and tossing them at Link. Dodge these enemies and head up through the locked door. Note: before heading through the locked door, you can jump off the ledges into the large white vases. This will lead to Link finding some fairies. These fairies can be captured with the Bug-Catching Net and stored in a Magic Bottle.

This dark room is filled with Popo and two green Eyegores. Light the torches in the bottom corners of the room to see and then defeat the Popo. Luckily, the Eyegores are easily defeated with a single Arrow to their open eyes. Defeat the Eyegore to the right to acquire a Small Key. You can head through the door on the right which leads to a room filled with Blue Rupees. Afterward, use the Small Key on the locked door to the left and head down the stairs.

Lift the bottom-left pot to find a switch that will open the door. In the next room defeat the three green Eyegores here and step on the bottom floor switch to open the door. Maneuver past all the moving balls and step on the top-left floor switch to unlock the door.

In this room you’ll encounter a Red Eyegore. Different than its green counterparts, this enemy cannot be harmed by Link’s sword. Instead, Link must hit it twice with direct Arrow shots to defeat it.

In this final room before the dungeon boss there are tons of Popo. They can all be defeated with a Spin Attack if you are quick enough to get it off. The two Red Eyegores can give you trouble since they are both next to each other. Deliver some Arrows to their eyes to defeat them. Lift up the pots to replenish your resources and then head up to take on the dungeon boss.

The bosses of the Eastern Palace are the six Armos Knights. These large Armos statues will come to life and begin jumping around the room. Initially, they will form a circle and rotate clockwise. Then, after a few seconds, they will line up horizontally at the top of the screen and jump downward.

Link will need to hit them sixteen times each with his Fighter’s Sword to defeat them. A much easier way is to use the Bow and Arrow, as it will take just three Arrows to kill each one. When the Armos are jumping around the room in a clockwise fashion, stand near the bottom-right corner of the room facing northward. You can repeatedly shoot Arrows and you’ll hit a number of the Armos Knights several times.

When only one Armos Knight remains, it will turn red and will hop directly to where Link is. As Link moves around the room, the red Knight will continuously jump around, trying to land on top of him. Once again the sword works here, but the Arrows are best. Move quickly around the room, and position yourself so that when he drops down you will be able to land an Arrow, or potentially a few sword slashes.

After the final Knight has been defeated, collect the Heart Container to increase your health to six hearts. Grab the Pendant of Courage and you’ll be transported outside of the dungeon.

Storage

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The Storage is a series of rooms that can be accessed via a side tunnel from the Back Hall.

InformationEdit

The Storage contains the Trinity Rod and Four-phase Amplitude Rod, which are needed in the Machine Room to activate the Elevator. However, this is not an easy task, as a heavy darkness has consumed the area (which makes the Lantern most needed), and many Gatherers wander around the Storage. Daniel even notes that the darkness feels 'strange and unnatural,' and the player will likely use up a couple of oil bottles in this area. This place is considered to be one of the most dangerous areas in the game.^{[citation needed]}

The flashbacks reveals that this is the place where Daniel killed the little girl (Zimmermann's daughter) who was trying to escape the castle. Sometimes you can hear the faint cries of the girl.

Collectibles Edit

TinderboxesEdit

• On the large shelf in the middle of the first room as you enter the storage, near a candle.⁽⁴⁸⁾
• To the first room on your left, where you find the first drill part, three tinderboxes can be found. Two of them on a shelf on the left, and one on a shelf on the right.^{(49, 50 & 51)}
• Heading out of the room, straight ahead and down the stairs into the 'Equipment' area, in the tiny room to your immediate right, on the floor underneath the note describing how to create the explosive, one tinderbox can be found.⁽⁵²⁾
• Exiting the room and following the wall to your right, you will find another small room. In this room, a whole four tinderboxes can be found - one on the shelf to the left, one on another shelf in the wall nearby, one on another shelf on the right side of the room, and one more in a small chest nearby.^{(53, 54, 55 & 56)}
• Exiting and following the wall further, to the right, around a corner to another small room, two tinderboxes can be found. One of them sits on a box, and another one sits on a shelf near the drill part.^{(57 & 58)}
• Exiting and following the wall to the right yet again and around another corner, yet another small room can be found. In here, two tinderbox can be found on a bookshelf to your right; one at the top of it, and one in the middle of it.^{(59 & 60)}
• Heading back to the starting area and up to the section labelled 'Machine Parts', a lonely tinderbox can be found on the ground near the rubble.⁽⁶¹⁾
• After you blow up the rubble using the explosive mixture, two tinderboxes can be found in a chest behind some barrels on the left of the shelf-like structure, and another one on a shelf on the right side.^{(62, 63 & 64)}
• Pressing on, you'll enter a large room labelled 'Food Storage'. A single tinderbox can be found in the large table or shelf in the middle of the room.⁽⁶⁵⁾
• At the left side of the room, near some sacks. ⁽⁶⁶⁾
• On a bookshelf at the right side of the room, between the two doors.⁽⁶⁷⁾
• In the first room at the right side of the room, the one with the hanging pig carcasses, a tinderbox can be found in a bookshelf to the right of the entrance.⁽⁶⁸⁾
• In the other room, three tinderboxes can be found. Two of the tinderboxes are on a shelf at the left side of the room, and the third is on the floor at the right side of the room, next to a couple of sacks. Be careful though, as there is a Servant Grunt in this room. If you die once to it however, it will de-spawn, giving you easy access to the room.^{(69, 70 & 71)}
• At the very end of the Storage, on the ground in the far back of the room where you pick up the rods.⁽⁷²⁾

Oil Canisters and BarrelsEdit

• One oil container can be found in a smaller sub-room of the room where you find the explosive liquids. Four tinderboxes and a Laudanum potion can also be found in the room.
• Another oil container can be found in the northernmost part of the large room you get to after blowing up the debris blocking your way.
• A third one can be found in the room with the pigs hanging from the ceiling.

LaudanumEdit

• In a chest in the small room adjacent to the room with the explosive liquids.
• In a chest located in the small room you get to after blowing up the rocks blocking your path, hidden behind a bunch of barrels.

Notes, Diary Entries, and Memory CapsulesEdit

• Regarding Explosive Mixture - On a table in the room to the right after going down the stairs to the 'Equipment' section of the Storage.
• In Case Of a Missing Rod - Can be found at the very end of the Storage, next to two of the rods needed to power the elevator.

WalkthroughEdit

After acquiring the first drill part, a Grunt will spawn. The best way to deal with this is to hide in a dark corner until it's gone.

After obtaining the first drill piece, go to the second expanse you can access, which is the chemical storage. Search all the rooms, as the two remaining drill pieces can be found in them. The rooms also have plentiful supplies, like tinderboxes, Laudanum, and oil. Once all three drill parts have been retrieved, all that need to be done is to open the inventory and combine them to create the Hand Drill.

Similar to the Refinery, there are large wine barrels everywhere. However, two barrels in the vertexes of the room (they look similar to the oil barrels and are marked as primary and secondary) contain volatile chemicals and need to be used to create an explosive. The taps are rusted shut however, so one will have to use the hand drill on each barrel to obtain the liquid with the chemistry pot from the Laboratory. As a result, you will obtain a pot of explosive liquid. Use this to demolish the rubble blocking the path to the rest of the Storage.

The explosive does not become active once deposited on the ground near the rubble. To set it off, an object has to be thrown at it. Be careful though, as the blast radius is very large, and standing near the explosive when it goes off can result in significant health loss.

It is now possible to progress all the way to the furthermost room in the Storage, where the rods can be found. It should be noted though, that a Servant Grunt hides in one of the smaller rooms that can be reached from the large, open area you end up in as you follow the hallway. To avoid this encounter, simply skip opening the door to the far room in the big, open area with the large working bench.

Continuing forward, a large room with a lone torch will soon be reached. As the room is entered, the torch is suddenly lit for an unknown reason, probably a hallucination. However, ignoring the event, you will find the rods in a small room that can be reached from this area. Be wary though, for as soon as you obtain them, a Servant Grunt will spawn outside and patrol the area. Hide behind the large crate in the far end of the room, as the beast is likely to break in, especially if it spots you behind the door.

When the music comes to a halt, advance to the Back Hall. You will pass the area where you unblocked the caved-in passageway. The Shadow will roar and rocks will fall: don't panic. However, as soon as you reach the top of the stairs, you need to be wary as there is a Grunt that spawns ahead. When you hear it growl, do not go up the stairs any further. Instead, sprint back and find a dark spot to hide in. Remain hidden until yet again the music has cut. After a tense moment, when all is clear, continue to run to the Back Hall. You can also dart straight past the monster - all that is left to do is escape the Storage, and the exit is not far ahead.

Note about enemies: The Storage is the first location in the game where former human enemies such as Grunts and Brutes are a major problem. Much of the time, they will spawn while you are in a room, often just after you picked up something, in which case you will have to hide in a dark corner of that room. If they spawn while you are out in a hallway or just leaving a brightly-lit room, one rule of thumb is to try to hide in a place that is in the opposite direction from where the enemy is walking. Counterintuitively, this also means that walking toward and past the enemy in the dark is consistently safer than trying to backtrack and hide in the exact area where the enemy will be coming to search.

TriviaEdit

• Although the two massive barrels have a rusted valve, they can in fact be spun if Daniel were to smash a box or barrel sideways onto the knob, it would begin to rapidly spin. This is most likely a glitch.
• There is a jammed door in the Storage near the cave-in. There is a trail of blood leading out of that room towards the blocked path. It's highly possible that this is the room where Daniel found the girl. This also may be the place where the Servant Grunt went after looking around the first room, as he is not found in the chemical storage or past the rocks.
• As Daniel enters the final area where he actually killed the girl, the fire in the middle of the room will ignite by itself, a terrified cry will be heard, and Daniel will lose some sanity. Even if the Lantern is on, Daniel will put it down by himself as this occurs.
• After clearing the rubble blocking the corridor with explosives, an area above that looks very similar to the Back Hall comes into view. However, this isn't technically possible because the storage extends away from the Back Hall and there is no hole to be found on the ground of the Back Hall to show the Storage.
• There are four Grunts. The first is triggered when Daniel picks up the drill part in 'Old Tools' (see map to the left), the second is hiding in the room marked 'Grain', the third when he picks up either of the two Machine Room rods in the final storage room, and the fourth shortly after he walks over the rubble he cleared with the explosive on his way out of Storage.
• Upon returning to the food storage area after collecting two rods, the door to the 'Grain' room will be open as if the Servant Grunt who had been there earlier has left. However, DO NOT enter the room and close the door - the door will become stuck and you will lock yourself in. If you end up doing just that, you have to go back to an older save to be able to continue the game.^{[citation needed]}
• Tinderboxes can be found all over the place. Oil can be found in the 'Meat' locker hidden among several barrels, in one of the rooms in the 'Equipment' area, and behind the long table in the 'Food Storage' area. Thankfully, the player should have enough oil by now to get through here since this is the first really dark area that requires the lantern since the Refinery.
• Upon Daniel successfully retrieving everything needed from Storage, the Shadow will foul the Back Hall with its fleshy deposits and the Back Hall's fountain with blood.
• The explosive is not required to get past the rocks as there are barrels nearby, and barrels explode when destroyed by a Gatherer. When the grunt appears, you can glitch yourself inside a barrel while against the rocks, so that when the grunt attempts to claw you, it will destroy the barrel instead, causing it to blow up the rocks.^{[citation needed]}
• The developers say in the commentary that the darkness of the level is not only meant to scare the player, but it's also meant to be symbolic of the dark parts of Daniel's past that the flashbacks of this area allude to.

PlaythroughEdit