Get quick and convenient access to just the hints you need for Quake 4, without staying on our website. Just download a free trial
version of our UHS Reader software and
a copy of these hints. You will get the
same gradual hints you see here -- unlike ordinary cheats or a
walkthrough that can spoil your game.
You can also buy the full version of the UHS Reader
for Windows or macOS. For just $14.95, you get full access to hints for
hundreds of games and 1 year of free updates. You can also search, decode, or print an entire
game's worth of hints at once.
Ask the Author
If you have questions about a puzzle that aren't answered
anywhere in these hints,
you may contact the author.
Quake 4 Hints
How do I work the walker?
1 of 5: You enter it the same way you did the hovertank you drove in earlier levels -- walk up to it and click when you get the "enter" prompt.
2 of 5: The movement and weapon systems also work the same way as in the tank, and so does the searchlight.
3 of 5: The rockets you can fire are each less powerful than one shot from the tank's cannon, but you can fire a full clip of six rockets very rapidly. (And don't worry -- the rockets are as unlimited-ammo as the cannon was.)
4 of 5: TIP: The rockets move fairly slowly and are *really* easy to dodge at a distance, so only use them on fairly close-up targets. Even then, it's very easy to miss with a full clip, so you may find the machinegun to be faster for you even against tougher enemies like hovercraft and floating missile-launching guys. (Keep your distance and strafe while using the machinegun on them.)
5 of 5: You also have the same kind of armor and shield setup the hovertank had, so use the same strategy of pausing in or retreating to a safe area whenever your shields need to regenerate. In fact, use that strategy a lot more, since the walker's wimpy shields disappear almost instantly whenever you come under attack.
