In Carcassonne

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In Carcassonne
General information
Location	Cité de Carcassonne, Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France
Date	May 23, 2112
Objective	Main Find an entrance into the castle. Meet up with the team at the designated location. Optional Rescue the 'princess' from the tower. Neutralize the enemy portal for Professor Kiesel.
Game information
Par time	45 minutes
Secrets	26
Previous level	Vive la Résistance
Next level	Anathema Unto God

 

"A priest and a conspiracy theorist walk into a castle. Stop me if you've heard this one before..."

―NETRICSA mission quote

"In Carcassonne" is the twelfth level of Serious Sam 4.

Plot

Sam has arrived at the Cité de Carcassonne, a medieval castle in Carcassonne. This castle is, apparantly, the location of the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant, according to the ancient manuscript found in the Vatican Library. Since the rest of Sam's team are lagging behind, he instructs them to meet him at the castle. Meanwhile, Sam must find an entrance into the castle itself.

Side objectives

"The Princess and The Pie"

Progress through the castle until a cutscene plays, which shows a princess in a window who needs to be rescued and requests the player's help for assistance. The player needs to make their way up to the tower where she is residing. Rescuing the princess rewards the player with a master key that can be used to unlock any doors leading to supply depots.

"Portal Too"

After the arena where the player gets the XL2 Lasergun, they will see a side objective marker on their right, which will lead to an enemy portal. Just like with the side objective "Portal Kombat" in the level "The Die Is Cast", this mission involves deactivating five transdimensional anchors to overload a portal being used by the enemy and destroy it. Completing the side quest awards the player with three Black Holes.

It is recommended that the player does not rush when deactivating the anchors, as a large horde of enemies will spawn after deactivating each one, with each wave spawning tougher enemies.

S.A.M. locations

1. At the small Earth Defense Force outpost through the archway near an old bridge.

Secrets

1. From the beginning of the level, go under the bridge to find a L.I.F.E. gadget.
2. A little further on, jump on the concrete wall, on the statue and over the ramparts to find a Hacked Drone.
3. Jump on the edge of the alcove, on the head of the statue and then on the ramparts to reach the Rage Serum.
4. Near the previous secret, you will come across a glowing lamp on top of an archway. Shoot it to reveal a Companion Orb.
5. On the ramparts above the previous secret is a H.E.A.R.T. gadget.
6. Go behind the ramparts and enter through the window to find a L.I.F.E. gadget.
7. At the previous secret, reach the top of the ramparts by jumping on the walls to find an ammo depo containing sniper bullets and FRPCL ammo.
8. Climb on the low wall and jump on the statue above to find a L.I.F.E. gadget.
9. In the yard where you fight Beheaded Kamikazes, male Gnaars and Kleer Skeletons, go up the steps of the tower and jump on the low wall, then turn around and jump on the projector. Then, jump on the statue and then reach the ramparts to find a black hole gadget.
10. Close to the previous secret, climb on the concrete slabs and jump on the facing platform. Climb on the sandbags and jump on the wall where there is a statue. Climb on the head of the statue and jump over the wall to get a Time Warp gadget.
11. In the open courtyard where you fight a large horde of Scythian Witch-Harpies, stand on the bench and jump to reach the roof of the kiosk. On the roof is a Psychotropic Grenade. In case the bench is missing, you have to jump off from an opened door nearby.
12. Reach the ramparts in front of the previous secret to find a Holodecoy.
13. In the next area, there is a ledge sticking out of a wall. Go up to the end of the wall and take the ammunition from under the alcoves.
14. In the same area as the previous secret, go back and go forward for a bit until you seen an opening in a building. Go up the stairs and go to end of the building to find an SBC Cannon. Beware of the Zubenhakrabian Spider Nymphs that will spawn after picking up the cannon.
15. Reach the ramparts by jumping over the metal barriers above the S.A.M. box to find a L.I.F.E. gadget.
16. Go up the stairs and go through the first window on the right. Climb the ramparts and take the gadget at the very end where there is a H.E.A.R.T. gadget.
17. Behind the concrete slabs before climbing the steps is a L.I.F.E. gadget.
18. Starting from the previous secret, let yourself fall and search the concrete walls to find a L.I.F.E. gadget.
19. Follow the side quest where you have to rescue the princess. At the very top of the building, jump on the roof to find a L.I.F.E. gadget.
20. In the large open area where you get the lasergun, enter the tower in the center to find a L.I.F.E. gadget.
21. Climb up the stairs, jump over the low wall and then reach the last stairs to get a time warp.
22. On the ramparts in front of the second side mission, there is a L.I.F.E. gadget behind the sandbags.
23. From the ramparts, reach the tower, walk along the ramparts and jump on the prefabricated building to reach the L.I.F.E. gadget.
24. Follow the second side mission waypoint, then jump on the ramparts and enter the tower to find a hacked drone inside.
25. Still in the area of the second side quest, walk along the fortress, climb the ramparts on your left and reach the roof of the building to get a H.E.A.R.T. gadget.
26. Continue around the fortress and climb the concrete wall. Up there is a L.I.F.E. gadget.

Behind the scenes

• In a cut piece of dialogue, Professor Kiesel was to give Sam a side objective after receiving a transmission from Charlie, which involved finding an artifact hidden in the castle.
• In earlier versions of the game, the knights in the castle would stand in the T-pose. This was fixed in the 1.04 patch.

Related achievements

	Hard Science Fiction 15
	Get a weaponized black hole, using science.

	Classic Hero Stuff 15
	Save a princess. Doesn't get more classic than that.

	Class Reunion 10
	Navigate the citadel of Carcassonne. Start reassembling your team.

Trivia

• The name of the first side quest, "The Princess and The Pie", is a play on the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea.
• The name of the second side quest, "Portal Too", is a play on the popular puzzle-platform video game Portal 2.
• This level, along with "Anathema Unto God" and "Roadside Picnic", has the most secrets out of all levels in the game, as well as the entire series.
• Sam's quote when he kills the Scrapjack after it kicks down the door is a reference to "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan.