Episode 7 Optional: Roots of evil - Part 1(1) | Episode 7 Alone in the Dark Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
I guess you won't be surprised to hear that you will be allowed to explore Central Park and to destroy the roots in any order. Check my maps, as well as additional info, if you want to find out how to get past this segment of the game. You should know that you won't have to destroy all roots to succeed. The game will require you to gather 30 points, however if you decide to destroy all roots, you will be able to score 47 points.
Important! Don't forget to save your progress each time you've been able to destroy a root, especially if you've visited a more isolated area of the map.
SECTOR 1
Maximum reward: 6 points (2+2+2)
You've had an opportunity to visit this location earlier during the course of the game. I assume that you've ignored it and decided to head on to the ambulance. Thankfully, you won't have to repeat the jump, because you will be allowed to choose between two new passageways (screen). Approach the area from the north or from the north-east.
Park your car in front of the main entrance to the southern building (screen). Ignore some of the nearby monsters and head on forward right away. Watch a short cut-scene and use the stairs to get to the flooded cellar. It's very important that you explore the first corridor. Pick up a spray and ignore explosive bottles for the time being.
Start moving towards a much darker room. Ignore some of the nearby bugs and focus on destroying a nest (screen). Once this is done, use the flashlight and your gun to get rid of all hostile creatures.
You've probably noticed by now that you'll have to be dealing with unpleasant distortions. This means you're very close to the first root of evil. You can find it near the nest and it looks like a small tree (screen). Use the spray to destroy it, however you could also throw an explosive bottle at the root.
Once you've destroyed the root, your vision should go back to normal. There's a fuse box nearby and you'll have to interact with it. This is going to be a simple mini-game. Choose two violet cabels and draw them together for about two seconds (screen). Notice that the power is back on and you can use an elevator. BEFORE you head over to the elevator, find an explosive bottle and use it to create fire bullets. Once this is done, use the panel and decide to go up.
Once you've arrived at your new destination, leave the elevator and proceed to your right QUICKLY. A fissure monster will start chasing you, however you should be safe once you've reached a new room. Turn around and use fire bullets to defeat the beast (screen).
The area is much safer right now, so you'll be allowed to look around. There are two additional roots in this area and you'll have to find them. Each time you've found a root, use a spray to destroy it (screen). As for means of leaving the building, you may go back to the elevator or you can head over to the balcony and use a garden hose to get to the ground safely.
