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"Born Again" is the third and final level of Jewel of the Nile.
Plot[]
The control room that houses the switch which activates the Time-Lock was not in Abu Simbel, so Sam travels to the tomb of Sethirkopshef. He enters the temple and is successful in activating the Time-Lock. Once he makes it out, Mental sends a massive Scrapjack to stop him. He must now kill this colossal beast and await extraction from Wilson.
Hieroglpyhic tablets[]
- In the room after the player's starting point. When translated, it reads: "`I am Amunhirkopshef, Fanbearer of the King's Right Hand, Royal Scribe, Commander of the Troops, Wielder of the Arrow. I bring freedom and prosperity to all Egypt".
- Next to the left side of the pylon. When translated, it reads: "I am Amunhirkopshef, Whisperer to the Oracle, Wielder of the Arrow, Commander of the Troops. By my powers, Egypt rules the known world".
- Opposite the entrance to the tomb of Sethirkopsherf. When translated, it reads: "I am Sethirkopshef, Master of the Oracle, Wielder of the Arrow. Fear me father, for my reign shall reach to the stars and beyond".
- Inside the tomb of Sethirkopshef. When translated, it reads: "I am the Oracle. My allegiance is to the gods alone. From this day forward, I shall sleep in the tabernacle and shall wake for no one, save a child of true love".
Graffiti[]
Several graffiti can be found in this level.
- On the first dam the player needs to get over. When translated, it reads: "All cover. No man".
- At the second dam, just above the locked round hatch. When translated, it reads: "Say NO to space-travel!".
- At the hydro plant, above the partially open door where the player needs to obtain a keycard to open the door connected to the pipe. When translated, it reads: "The corporations have bought the curse from the space".
- Just next to the pipe's exit. It says the same as #3.
Secrets[]
- At the starting area, dive into the small pool all the way down to find a minigun.
- As you exit the starting cave, look to your right, you will notice an enormous rock pillar. After acquiring the jetpack, fly over behind it and walk/fly up to the top to discover an SBC Cannon along with some cannonballs.
- In the area with the jetpack, behind some rocks over the small ruined temple lie some items. You have to pick up either the health or the armor for the secret to register.
- At the first highway you see with the Scrapjack, Adult Arachnoid, and/or Common Aludran Reptiloid on it, the leftmost/farthest end has a locked gate, and a panel to the left. After acquiring the keycard, use the panel to open the gate and collect some supplies.
- After sliding down the pipe and losing the jetpack, when you hit the ground, shoot the Kamikaze running right to left on the top of the first bridge before he teleports out. Then continue towards the second bridge, where you will trigger the "Revenge of the Kamikaze" secret and get attacked by many more Kamikazes.
- At the end of the level, before entering the temple with the control room (and starting the Scrapjack Boss fight), go all the way to the end of the valley behind the temple. Inside some bushes is some armor. (You can do this after you've started the final boss fight as well, but it's easier to do so before.)
- At the final area, in the center, you will be between two pylons with rubble in front of them. Jump on the rumble of either of the pylons, if you can't jump to the left, jump to the right. If you can't jump on the right, jump to the left. Repeat the process until you have reached the top and press a switch. Repeat this sequence for the opposite pylon and a teleporter will appear between them on the ground, which will teleport you back to the starting area, where an enormous Beheaded Kamikaze will be standing in front of you and then rapidly charge at you. Kill him quickly to register the secret, or else you will die or take a lot of damage from his explosion.
Trivia[]
- The secret Kamikaze has 200 health, which is 10 times more than that of a normal Kamikaze.
- The "Revenge of the Kamikaze" secret is scripted to play "Final Fight", which was earlier used as the music theme for the Khnum boss fight in "Unearthing the Sun".
- The script that controls the Raahloom boss fight contains the line
worldInfo:ForceMusic("Continuous", gore), which is supposed to play new music, but it doesn't actually work in the game, instead making the level's fight music play instead. This is due to an oversight where a music file was not assigned to thegoreparameter in the script itself.- This was fixed in Serious Sam Fusion, where the music from the first Alcor Class Warship boss fight now plays.
- Sam's quote when Wilson arrives to extract him foreshadows the events that are yet to await him.