VEGA Central Processing/Walkthrough

This page contains a detailed walkthrough for VEGA Central Processing, the twelfth level of Doom (2016).

Objectives

 * Close The Well
 * Gain access to VEGA main security terminal
 * Turn off security switches (0/2)
 * Access Cooling Room
 * Destroy cooling coils (0/4)
 * Access VEGA's Core
 * Destroy VEGA's neural processors (0/2)
 * Overload the VEGA core

Essentials
Head into the booth in front of you and go through a door to find a tunnel leading to an airlock. Cycle the airlock to get outside then climb up the structure in front of you and head forward down some wreckage to find a wall opening leading inside the building. Head forward to a shaft and follow the yellow catwalks down to the bottom, killing any imps that climb up from below, then go through a maintenance door to find a hatch leading down to the security area, which contains one berserk and one invulnerability powerup that you may want shortly. VEGA will explain that you must turn off two switches to disable its security networks; pull the switch in front of you then turn round to dispose of some imps and possessed soldiers followed by revenants and mancubi. Once the area is clear, head down to the bottom floor to throw the second switch underneath the stairs then go back up to the entry point and use the console to make VEGA's key systems vulnerable. Kill the cacodemons, Hell razers and cyber-mancubus that appear then go through the door on the top floor to reach the "clean area".

Head round the corner and go through the split door in front of you, ready to face some possessed scientists, pinkies and mancubi that are lying in wait, then head forward and turn left to see three elevators - one is inoperable while the others contain possessed security and a BFG core. Use either elevator to go down to the cooling area, then head through the next door to enter the chamber containing VEGA's four coolant generators which must all be destroyed by shooting their blue power cores; more demons will appear after you destroy each generator, but there is a berserk powerup in a tunnel at the back of the room that can help you. Once the last generator is destroyed, kill any remaining enemies then head for a loading bay at the back of the room and use its panel to lift yourself up to an overhead doorway leading to a massive ice tunnel. Drop down to the train that arrives below and let it take you into the next room which initially contains cacodemons and barons of Hell that will be followed by imps, cyber-mancubi, revenants and a summoner which will produce plenty more monsters - use the Haste powerup above the train and the BFG cores in the room to kill them all more easily.

Once the room is clear a forcefield at the back will drop - go through it to find an elevator leading up towards VEGA's core. Once the elevator reaches its destination, head straight forward to a large pair of doors which will open as you approach to reveal the core chamber. Approach the spherical objects either side of the core and pull out their energy cells, then go to the console on the elevated platform to destroy the core and automatically finish the level.

Classic level
Follow the directions in the "Other items" section below to find the second elite guard, then check behind the boxes it is sitting against to find a lever and pull it. Go back down the hatch you used to reach the blue key area to find that a wall has opened leading to the blue keycard chamber from Doom's. Take the chaingun and health bonuses here if you need them.

Challenges

 * Variety is the Spice of Death III
 * Perform five different glory kills on imps.
 * Approach imps from different angles, including from above, to perform different glory kills.


 * Gore Piñata
 * Kill three demons with one frag grenade.
 * Use the Equipment Power rune to increase the grenade's explosive potential.


 * My Teeth are Sharper
 * Kill a cacodemon with the chainsaw.
 * A cacodemon requires three units of chainsaw fuel to kill. Getting it to come down to ground level first is advised.

Other items
On entering the clean area, go round the first corner but do not go through the split door in front of you; instead, turn right then left to go down some steps and then left again to find a windowed door. The automap station can be found behind this door.

Arcade Mode
In Arcade Mode you will start at the wreckage in the outdoor area and finish at the elevator leading to VEGA's core.

Mines

 * 1) Floating around the center platform in the security station.
 * 2) Hovering in front of the coolant core.
 * 3) A mine can be found floating towards the back of the cooling room.
 * 4) Floating towards the back of the train stop.

Doomguys

 * 1) Enter the room with the second elite guard then climb up to the upper window on your right. Turn round to see a collectible in mid-air.
 * 2) On entering the coolant room, approach the central core and use the jump pad here to propel yourself up to a ledge on your right. From here you can jump to a collectible placed next to the core.