MAP08: Audience Chamber (Strife)

The Audience Chamber is an area in Strife that is accessed from the castle during the Front's attack against the Order. It is located directly across from the hospital, just west of the entrance to the Programmer's keep. It uses the music track "Slide".

The player begins the area behind a door. On the two highest skill levels, he is greeted by a Crusader and a Reaver when the door is opened. Beyond the enemies, there are several semi-hidden Acolytes lying in corridors behind doors that are locked by the silver key. Some of the enemies are translucent. After dealing with the Acolytes, the player can access one of the doors on either side of what appears to be a throne.

However, when the player enters a door, he triggers an instant-death trap in the hallway in front of him. At the same time, switches lower around the trap, and one can be pressed to raise the floor back and disable its lethality. It is noticeable, that there are two such traps and they work independently of each other. When the player continues forward, he finds one of the false Programmers.

He will tell the player that he is not the true Programmer and will give the player the silver key, which allows one to open the doors containing the hidden Acolytes and access the Programmer's keep.

Secrets

 * 1) There is a bedroom at the end of the area. A small crate has been placed in contact with the eastern wall. When you jump on it and cross its western side, you will make the posterior half of the adjacent bed descend as an elevator. At the bottom, there is a chamber with a surgery kit and a shadow armor.
 * 2) East of the bedroom, there is a computer chamber. With accuracy, you can see that the northwestern side of the control table has its texture misaligned. Press the section to temporarily open a room with a grenade launcher, medical supplies and ammunition. There is a Stalker as well so beware.
 * 3) The silver key can also be used to open the back of the throne. Behind, there is a room that holds poison bolts, an ammo satchel and fifty pieces of gold.