MAP14: Hell Freezes Over (Project Einherjar)

Map14: Hell Freezes Over is the fourteenth map of Project Einherjar, and the final map of Episode 2, Deep Into White Hell.

Essentials
Juno can enter the mansion from the front door or back door, but either way she's up against an entire army by herself. If she has collected enough Ballistic Knives, she can stealth her way through the first onslaught before grabbing the red key, so long as she avoids the courtyard windows.

The red key is on a pedestal on the second floor, visible from the north side of the house. Once you grab it, a battalion of Block Docs and Ghosts appear in the front yard and courtyard to swarm the house. Smart use of spring mines will neutralize them. Take the red key to the switch by the front door and raise the stairs to the yellow key, which opens the dog-infested garage. Hitting this switch opens the path to the backyard: kill all the Ghosts, then hit the switch, revealing the blue key plinth...but no blue key.

You are then sealed in the yard with a pair of Thors. Kill them both to reopen the door and return to the house in search of the blue key. A familiar voice suddenly startles you...

Boss: Bloody Althea Rourke


Now that your ammo supply is all but dwindled, Bloody Althea is waiting for you in the courtyard, initiating a game of cat-and-mouse. Unless you managed your ammunition exceptionally well, you may have to scrounge for supplies while avoiding her gunfire from the windows. Kill her to get the blue key and end the episode.

Althea uses a pair of auto-shotguns and fires them very aggressively. She can shred Juno's health and armor in seconds, so keeping under cover is imperative. Normally Althea is slow, but she is prone to sudden and surprising bursts of speed to get the drop on you. She drops the blue key when killed.

Other Points of Interest

 * You can disable the heating units for Veidt's courtyard to access a cache of items. Flip the switch in the pool house and watch the environment change.

Secrets

 * The fountain in the side yard lowers to reveal a Ballistic Knife.
 * A crate of Gungnir ammo is hidden on a ledge by the jacuzzi.
 * Walk onto the sofa in the living room to open the fireplace and collect several spring mines. You can also walk into the fire to grab a missile pod as an additional secret.
 * There are two super stims hidden behind the bushes in the south-west corner of the map.