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Similar to my level 10 walkthrough, this shows the fastest route for level 7 (Ex Cathedra) in M2 Durandal, making use of a hidden panel to skip about 2/3 of the level. This is played on normal difficulty. I start with the level select method so I only have a single pistol, in a normal playthrough you would have much better guns that will make this level quite a bit easier. I tried to make my actions clear in this video but with all the trigger happy fellas around I usually don't have much time to hang around. Basically, it boils down to this: - waste the trooper hiding in the corner when you first enter. - go left and grab the ammo - take out the 2 troopers guarding the side entrance, taking care not the get blown to bits by their grenades - enter the structure and open the hidden door right at the back, grab the alien weapon and activate the switch. This switch is exactly the same as the one at the end of the water maze. This little secret saves you a lot of time. It opens the doors to the center room. - Enter the center chamber and grab the upload chip, take out as many baddies as you can. - Back outside, go the hallway adjacent to the main hallway and leave the structure. You will be surrounded by all kinds of shooting maniacs, take em out to make your life easier. - On the right side is the entrance to the pool. To enter this, you need to pick up speed and use the highest step to run onto the lowest part of the ridge. This may take a few tries - Once in the water, immediately press the swim/run key to avoid sinking to the bottom where f'lickta run around, enter the center passage, open the cover and insert the chip. - Go back to the center chamber, recharge, pick up any final items and take the lift on the back wall, walk around and go up to the altar like room - Take out the troopers and hop on the other lift going down (beware, does single crushing damage at the top) - Once down either take it slow and nuke all the troopers that literally drop in or make a run for the terminal and mash through it and hope no one starts shooting. That's it! I'll make a full exploration video of this and other levels later on.