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The X-Files Hints

At the chamber door, how do I kill the alien?

  • 1 of 6: If you continue to die after successfully luring Mulder, restore an earlier game and handle your alien encounters differently.
  • 2 of 6: If you survive, you find yourself in front of the storage chamber with the alien and Scully.
  • 3 of 6: "X" told you how to destroy the alien.
  • 4 of 6: You are not correctly positioned.
  • 5 of 6: But someone else is.
  • 6 of 6: Throw the stiletto to Scully!