This comprehensive guide is dedicated solely to the process of obtaining the Boar Key in DreadOut. It intentionally omits the locations of optional items found throughout the school.
DreadOut: How to Acquire the Boar Key
Step 1: Stun the Boar
Upon your first encounter with the boar, it is crucial to equip your camera. Direct it toward the creature and take a photograph as soon as you observe any distortions. For those well-versed in survival horror games, keep the camera trained on the boar and carefully back away to evade its attacks. Repeat this photo-taking process until the boar decides to flee.
Step 2: Ascend to the Second Floor
Navigate to the stairs located at the hallway’s end where you first encountered the boar. Ascend to the second floor, and at the top, turn around and proceed through the opening on your left. Beyond lies a hallway encroached by a tree. Walk ahead to reach a narrow corridor framed by a curved wall.
Step 3: Defeat Sundel Bolong
In the narrow corridor, a red vignette will alert you to Sundel Bolong’s presence. While viewing through the camera, locate and photograph her when distortions emerge. Use the following strategy to dispatch this ghost:
- Retreat into the open area before the corridor entrance, keeping your camera fixed on Sundel.
- When she moves into the center of the open area, snap another photo to stun her.
- Quickly hide the camera and dash to position yourself behind her, as she will not appear on your screen with the camera deactivated.
- Once in position, pull out the camera again; if executed correctly, you’ll spot a red sore on Sundel’s back. Capture this image to defeat her.
Step 4: Head to the Office Cabinet
Continue along the corridor until you encounter a black cat and a metal gate. Note that there are different stairs along the journey that do not lead back to the second floor.
Approaching the metal gate, you’ll discover a set of double doors to your left. Follow these steps:
- Pass through the double wooden doors.
- Continue through the single wooden door ahead.
- Turn right and proceed through the next single wooden door.
You will enter a small office with a cabinet in the corner. For now, simply pass through the unopened door back into the hallway near the metal gate.
Step 5: Photograph the Hanging Girls
Now, open the metal gate to access a ledge overlooking the school entrance. Upon aiming your camera down towards the ledge, you’ll notice blood streaks. Position yourself on these stains, focus your camera at the open room ahead, and you’ll uncover blood stains shaped like hanging figures. Capture this photo for a clearer view.
Step 6: Acquire the Small Key
The detailed image obtained will reveal a key inside a desk located on the first floor. Follow this path to reach the room housing the desk:
- Head back to the metal gate, retracing your steps to the corridor where you confronted Sundel Bolong.
- Proceed through the hallway back to the stairs you initially descended.
- Upon reaching the bottom, proceed straight and take the left hallway.
- At the end, find the destroyed wall room where the desk with the key lies in the back-left corner.
Step 7: Stun the Boar Again
With the Small Key in hand, it’s time to face the boar once more, using your camera to stun it.
Step 8: Access the Office Cabinet
Return to the cabinet visited before photographing the hanging girls. For a clear path:
- Start at the room with the Small Key and retrace your steps to the stairs.
- Ascend the stairs, turn around, and pass through the opening forward and to the left.
- Navigate through the hallways and narrow corridor to reach the small office before the metal gate.
Upon arriving at the office, interact with the cabinet, and enter the newly accessible room. Trigger a short cinematic by interacting with the crib, which will lead into a battle with the Scissor Phantom.
Step 9: Defeat the Scissor Phantom
The confrontation with the Scissor Phantom can be intense, and players may find themselves dying multiple times. However, victory is achievable with this suggested strategy:
- Dart to the side of the room opposite the Scissor Phantom.
- Quickly draw your camera and snap a photo to stun him.
- When the ghost disappears, run to the room’s center and spin your camera to locate the Scissor Phantom’s new position.
- Repeat the first three steps until the phantom is vanquished — he falls after being photographed eight times.
Note that your response to death leads to an increasingly lengthy limbo. Fortunately, you can mitigate this through System -> Settings -> Experience Settings -> Fixed Limbo Distance.
Step 10: Collect the Scissors and Retrieve the Boar Key
After defeating the Scissor Phantom, collect the Scissors he drops and head back to the boar on the first floor. The boar will be resting in a room next to the one where you found the Small Key. Approaching it will prompt you to cut the keys from its neck, akin to experiences in games like Fatal Frame. Follow this path:
- Begin at the metal gate and maneuver through the hallways back to the narrow corridor where Sundel Bolong appeared.
- Pass through the corridor and navigate to the stairs you first climbed.
- At the stairs’ base, proceed straight into the left hallway.
- The boar will be asleep in a room with a destroyed wall, right before the room where you initially obtained the Small Key.
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