## Hints & Tips #### No handholding – but we won’t leave you in the dark Blade of Agony rewards those who think, explore, and adapt. If you're stuck, these hints offer just enough insight to keep you moving without spoiling the thrill of discovery. Use them wisely – the resistance is counting on you. ### [Prof. Gutenberg's Lab](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=21:prof-klaus-gutenberg&catid=12) ![Prof. Klaus Gutenberg](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/tip_gutenberg.png) Visit Prof. Klaus Gutenberg in the laboratories at HQ. He might have some goodies for you, and perhaps even a special operation... ### [Lt. Laz Rojas' Armory](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=22:lt-laz-rojas&catid=12) ![Lt. Laz Rojas](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/tip_lazrojas.png) Collect money by finding treasure during missions. See Lt. Laz Rojas at the armory, where you can spend all that hard-earned cash! ### [Training Course](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=24:training-course&catid=12) ![Training Camp](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/tip_training.png) Feeling overwhelmed by the controls and features? The training course at HQ will help you learn the mechanics. ### [Quick Kick](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=38:kick&catid=12) ![Kick it like Müller](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/kickit.png) Low on ammo? Bored with your combat knife? Use your stamina and kick some ass — kick it like Müller! ### [Stealth mode activated](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=35:stealth&catid=12) ![You are the intruder!](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/stealth.png) Some missions feature stealth gameplay where you have to sneak around. Keep an eye on the visibility indicator on your HUD! ### [Quest Items](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=129:quest-items&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/questitems.png) Some objects require a specific item before they can be used. If you collected the necessary quest item, hold *use* for interaction. ### [Characters at the HQ](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=23:npcs&catid=12) ![NPCs](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/tip_npcs.png) Talk to the characters at headquarters; some of them have useful information and tips for you. ### [Text Papers](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=150:text-papers&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/tip_textpaper.png) Occasionally you will find text papers with valuable information. They are not necessary to beat the game, but are story-relevant. ### [Mission Summary](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=101:mission-summary&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/missionsummary.png) Allied High Command evaluates your success or failure accurately. Check the mission summary for your details in the briefing room. ### [Medical Units](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=82:medics&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/medic.png) The Reich has sent in medics, who are able to revive dead soldiers. Do not kill them: if pinned down, they will surrender. ### [Gestapo](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=84:gestapo&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/gestapo.png) The Wehrmacht may be oblivious, but the Gestapo are not! Stay away from them when you are disguised, or they blow your cover. ### [Allied Spies](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=149:allied-spies&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/tip_spies.png) Allied spies are involved in later missions to support you. Don't be too quick shooting them, they might be able to help you. ### [Barrels'o'fun](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=37:barrels&catid=12) ![Barrels'o'Fun](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/barrels.png) The krauts have hidden equipment in some barrels — and explosive gunpowder in others! Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. ### [Interactive Props](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=36:interactivity&catid=12) ![Interactive Objects](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/interactive.png) The environments and locales feature many interactive items. An orange arrow indicates a thing you can use or interact with. ### [Resource Chests](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=20:resource-chests&catid=12) ![Resource Chests](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/tip_chests.png) The Nazis have locked and hidden away many chests filled with loot. Find them — just make sure to bring a key! ### [Totale Gier](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=168:totale-gier&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/totalegier.png) Time to beat up those greedy Nazis like fat piñatas made of gold. For one minute, this powerup makes Nazis drop money when you kill them. ### [Mine Detector](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=25:mine-detector&catid=12) ![Mine Detector](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/tip_minedetector.png) Always carry a mine detector with you — it's often essential! You may buy one from Lt. Laz Rojas at the armory. ### [Different boss types](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=54:bosses&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/bossicon.png) Health bars indicate stronger enemies — normal ones are grey, unique ones are gold, end bosses are red. ### [Dodging](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=83:dodging&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/dodge.png) German infantry are not only smarter, but also more agile. They can dodge some of your attacks and take cover. ### [Explosive Hazards](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=130:explosive-hazards&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/explohazards.png) Easily inflammable and high-explosive objects are scattered around. They are dangerous - use them to your advantage. ### [Totale Macht](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=167:totale-macht&catid=12) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/tips/totalemacht.png) Too many enemies to deal with? This will give you an edge by making you invincible, and recovering your health for a few seconds. ## Did you know that...? #### Behind the pixels lie secrets, nods, and hidden gems Blade of Agony is packed with subtle references, easter eggs, and behind-the-scenes facts that connect it to gaming history, pop culture, and the legacy of classic shooters. Dive into the trivia and discover the stories that didn’t make it into the briefing. ### [Fate of Wolfenstein](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=34:c2m0-astro-relics&catid=9) ![Fate of Atlantis](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/indy4.png) you can find & collect special Mayan artifacts to unlock a secret mission in Chapter II? Sophia Hapgood even wears one as jewelry — doesn't she look charming? ### [Under Müller's thumb](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=224:stierlitz-fate&catid=9) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/stierlitz.jpg) Max Otto von Stierlitz is the main character in the most famous Soviet book and TV spy fiction series? His incredible luck did not follow him to Blade of Agony's world... ### [Rest in Peace](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=12:intermap-ty-haldermann&catid=9) ![Ty Halderman, R.I.P.](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/halderman.png) Lt. Ty "Bones" Halderman was named after the leader of TeamTNT who passed away during Blade of Agony's development? An homage to a major figure in the history of Doom modding. ### [Commander Keen](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=226:ck-rotations&catid=9) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/keen.jpg) there were no enemy rotations in the original Commander Keen games? They were made specifically for Blade of Agony by pixel masters of Keen modding community. ### [The Umbrella](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=227:the-umbrella&catid=9) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/residentevil.jpg) one of the secret missions in Chapter III implements many ideas from the Resident Evil series? ### [Indiana Blazkowicz](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=7:c1m6-intiana-jones&catid=9) ![Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/indiana.png) there's not only an homage to *Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail* but a complete replica of a famous scene in C1M6? ### [Operation: Astrostein](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=127:operation-astrostein&catid=9) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/astrostein.png) there's a secret mission in Chapter II inspired by another WolfenDoom original that you can access by collecting all the Ancient Artifacts? ### [Chef Team](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=228:chef-team&catid=9) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/cooks.jpg) the Chefs cooked a great game for you? Have some mercy upon them! ### [Saving Private Ryan](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=9:intermap-characters-from-private-james-ryan&catid=9) ![Private James Ryan](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/jamesryan.png) Cpt. James Ryan and General John H. Miller are named after characters from a well-known WW2 movie? ### [Wolfen Commander](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=13:intermap-shotglass&catid=9) ![Wing Commander's Shotglass](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/shotglass.png) Juliette Bertrand's callsign comes directly from Wing Commander? "Shotglass" also works as the barkeeper, if you're missing the reference! ### [Back to the Future](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=30:intermap-jukebox&catid=9) ![Jukebox of Ages](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/jukebox.png) the jukebox not only survived WWII, it ended up being used in a space station built by the Union Aerospace Corporation! ### [Wolfendoom Origins](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=11:maps-laz-rojas&catid=9) ![WolfenDoom by Laz Rojas](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/wolfendoom.png) Blade of Agony's biggest inspiration is WolfenDoom by Laz Rojas, who is also an actor and director? Just in case you wonder where you get your extra supplies from... ### [Operation: Eisenmann](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=8:c1m0-eisenmann&catid=9) ![Operation Eisenmann](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/eisenmann.png) there's a secret mission in Chapter I inspired by another WolfenDoom original that you can access by collecting all the Eisenmann files? ### [Castle Wolfenstein](https://www.boa.realm667.com/info/hints?view=article&id=225:c3m6b-rtcw&catid=9) ![](https://www.boa.realm667.com/images/didyouknow/rtcw.jpg) interiors of the last map were strongly inspired by the beginning of a popular early-2000s Wolfenstein game? 266