How to detect Wolfenstein 3D secret area

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It has been passed many years since the last time I played to Wolfenstein 3D. Is there a visual trick to detect secret area or should I try to press open on all walls?

Best Answer

Well there are secret rooms and secret levels...

Secret Rooms

Although there are no strict guidelines to where a secret room might be, there are subtle hints that might help you find them. It helps to map out the level since the layout of the levels are accurate (no magical warped spaces), gaps between areas could hint at secret rooms.

As for secret room markers, first try the obvious places on the walls (e.g. Hitler paintings, Nazi banners, and other wall decorations).

Some secret panels seem to be in the corners of a room, while others can be found in the middle(point) of a wall (usually in a room).

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W                       W
W                       ]
W                       W
@                       W
W@WWWWWWWWWW@WWWWWWWWWW@W

Also, be on the look out objects placed against walls between sets of twos (such as plants or barrels). 

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Wo                      W
@                       W
Wo                      ]
W                       W
W               o o     W
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW@WWWWWWW

Some secret panels can also be found by walking in a straight line from (either side) a object (such as an overhead light), or in narrow alcoves. 

WWWWWWW@WWWWW....Corridor
W
W
[      O <-- Light
W
W
WWWWWWW@WWWWW....Corridor

Take note that certain secret rooms have secret rooms within themselves(!!) and sometimes the movable panels of secret rooms can block off access to other secret rooms (this why you sometimes don't a get 100% secrets even though you've searched every nook and cranny).

Secret Levels

In every Episode, there is a secret (10th) level you can access by taking a secret elevator. There are pretty hard to find if you don't have a map to help you. It is usually accessible though a series of secret doors/panels within the secret rooms and usually located in the last room of that level (the room with the regular elevator).

Here is a list of what levels the secrets levels are on by Episode.

Episode 1: level 1
Episode 2: level 1
Episode 3: level 7 (This is the secret Pac-Man level! Crazy Nazis!)
Episode 4: level 3
Episode 5: level 5
Episode 6: level 3

Here is a list of all the secrets in the PC version.

Also everything you would typically want to know about Wolfenstein 3D.

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