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The next mission in Blackwater City is to find Captain Qwark. To do that, we first have to go through the underground of the city by exploring the waterworks.
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From the shuttle pad at the entrance to the level, go to the left past the hover-taxi and heli-glide to the barge out in the water. Load the swingshot and trazan swing to the next barge. From the barge, point the swingshot to the single versa-target inside the sewerpipe on-shore and shoot over. Once inside the pipe, take the elevator all the way down to the waterworks.
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The first chamber has 2 large water pools. Load the hydrodisplacer, stick it in the drain tap, and suck the water from the first pool. The drain tap will lock into the floor when done. This tap position means the connected water source is now empty. Jump to the floor and collect all the stray bolts. In the corner is a step platform. Heli-jump to the step then to the upper narrow platform. Find the drain tap in the middle. The next pool is empty. Collect all the stray bolts first, then load the hydrodisplacer. Fill the pool.
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EXTRA STRATEGY: The hyrdodisplacer can only be filled once then it has to be emptied. Rachet cannot empty or fill 2 water pools in a row. If you have to use this tool anywhere in the game, there will be always be one pool to empty and then a nearby pool or lake to fill.
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Off to the right, just above the waterline, is an open waterpipe in the wall, connecting to another chamber. Swim over and them jump into the waterpipe. Load the blaster and break the metal grates blocking the way. Walk to the other end and load the hydrodisplacer. Suck the water out of this pool and jump down to the floor. On the right is another waterpipe. Load the blaster and clear-out all the metal grates to the next circular chamber. You can't climb out at the end, because the walls are too high and there are no ladders.
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Go back to the last chamber, climb the ladder in the middle of the pool and up top reload the hydrodisplacer. Fill the pool back to its original level. The drain tap will now return to the open position. The water level now covers the pipe accessing the next chamber. Rachet has to swim through the waterpipe to the next chamber. Watch your oxygen while swimming. You'll have just enough time to surface in the circular chamber. Jump out and catch your breath.
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Around the circular pool are lots of red crates and lots of goodies. Be careful how you detonate the red crates. Leave yourself lots of room to step back and then clean-up. Don't go into that cave entrance just yet. That's a one-way water-slide tunnel that goes deep underground. Make sure you have everything done first and then walk into the cave. Rachet is sucked down a long tunnel by the force of the rushing water. Hang on!
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Welcome to your worst nightmare. This will be one of the most difficult challenges of the game. This room controls the floor drains for all that raging water you just slid down in the tunnel. Once you activate the flashing floor grate, the floor drains will close and the far doors will open.. You have just triggered a massive flood. The water will start to rise everywhere and you have just enough time to run and swim through the next long series of tunnels and chambers to reach the far end without drowning.
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Once the door opens, run like mad. Use your running super heli-glide jump to quickly move through the tunnels. Once you get bogged down trying to run in rising water, you'll lose precious time and will probably drown. The trick to winning this race is to keep your feet dry for as long as possible. Ok... run-heli-jump to the first series of circular drains and then run-heli-jump to the far platform. Run-heli-jump to the ramp and then run-heli-jump to the upper narrow catwalk.
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Avoid running into or fighting with any of the ameboids. As you get close to the first ameboid, run-heli-jump first to the left, land back on the catwalk, then run-heli-jump to the right and to the right again. You can zoom by all 3 of them before they have a chance to react. Run-heli-jump to the island platform inside the big tank, and again to the next platform, then into the tunnel out the other side. You should still be dry or maybe just starting to get your feet wet.
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Run up the tunnel ramp and then dive into the water. Swim down the next tunnel and back up. You should be able to breath some air. Climb the ladder and run-heli-jump past the ameboid to the next island platform. Jump to the next platform and then swim down the next tunnel. You should have just enough air to swim all the way down then all the way back up. If you don't, you'll have to start all over again by the flashing floor grate. Don't worry.. I had to do this 5 times.
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Once you swim up the last inclined tunnel and have found air at the top, you can take a breather (literally). You've made it!. I would celebrate. Job well done! Up the next elevator, is a city courtyard where you'll find Captain Qwark's trailer.
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After buying the hydro-pack upgrade from Ed, return to the waterworks. The entire lower section is now flooded. Rachet can scuba-dive and explore at his leisure.
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In the waterworks catwalk section where the 3 ameboids were, there is hidden waterpipe down below. Dive down to the pipe and take the passageway all the way up to a hidden cave. There, inside the cave is a secret gold bolt. There are also a nmber of crates to break. Take all the goodies and return to the waterworks. Swim through the tunnels and emerge back to the elevator to Captain Qwark's trailer. From there, take the hover-taxi back to your ship.
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