Stuck On E2M5

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Stuck on The Haunting. I know you can get the moon key at the beginning by jumping through the window but I don't have jump boots. I have all the keys besides the moon and skull key. According to the wiki page on the level, the skull key is near the eye key door. The eye key door is a tiny room with nothing to interact with inside so I'm confused by that and for the life of me I can't find the skull door key. I watched a video waltkhrough and he just used the jump boots to get the moon key so that didn't help.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

So basically I have to restart. I blew up the TNT that blocked the pathway again from the eye door because there's the skull key in there but apparently I missed it. There's a hole in the roof from the other TNT except once you've dropped down you can't jump back up without jump boots. And since there's no level restart option I have to restart the episode.

Well, I WAS enjoying the game...

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Nevermind I just noclipped to get it but now I don't get achievements.

[mr.deadshot]

Had the same error. I am sure I picked up the skull key, but maybe I reloaded and didn't pick it up again and left the basement without the key :-\

EDIT: Nevermind the elevator is right across the kitchen OR in the library, depending which one you chose to leave the basement ...

EDIT2: Well, getting back in the basement doesn't help, because you still can't go back to the key. Restarted the mission as well.

[devious goon]

Had the same problem. I just dynamite jumped to the key and then went straight to the end of the level

[screaming_chicken]

Same problem here. When all the zombies jumped me, I ran over their heads (yay for Build engine jank) and ended up in the elevator without the skull key, now I can't get back into that room.

Kind of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ level design.

[Hunzber]

Weird. I never had an issue in the skull key room but I guess I never missed it. Y'all should be able to loop around, I don't think elevators take you out to the backyard area, it should be before the backyard door (which I think is restricted by a key) or into near the library, and basement should still be open with the zombie trap corridor opening exposed for the elevator. Or you guys are suggesting it gets sealed when the rats and hands pop out? I never noticed.

[screaming_chicken]

The problem is that once you've entered the rats/hands room, there's a TNT barrel next to the stairs which can be blown up. But if you shoot it, it brings down a rockfall preventing you from going back up the stairs.

Then at the other end of the zombie-trap corridor when you're in the elevator, it deposits you into a secret room behind a bookcase and promptly disappears, so you can't get back down to the zombie room via that way either. I've tried running around in that secret room hitting space, but the elevator is gone.

[Judge_Doom_Guy]

You could damage boost with TNT to jump onto the hedge below the window to get the moon key. It's also beginning of the path to finish the level in under 0:40.

[Rayden]

The skull door is the first door that you see when you start the level, after you open you will find the moon key

edit: video for reference (18:20):
https://youtu.be/NR06nI4R0MI?t=1100

[Hunzber]

I tested this skull key problem you guys kept talking about on NBlood, and I strongly disagree, you can absolutely get back in there, just need to run around a bit. Went to the eye door room, did not take the skull key, went into the TNT barrel blown hole with a corridor full of the undead. Tested both elevators. And from both I was able to return to the eyedoor room and return to the key. Didn't even need to reload a save to use the other elevator.

The return path is from sword door in the dining room where chandeliers move out from walls once to the flame door to the eye door. One of the elevators should take you to the dining room, I forgot where the other one does, maybe near the eye door.

[Max]

I had the same problem I just used TNT to get the key through the window.

[Tresses]

The Haunting is such a good mission when made thoroughly... One of my very favorites. A pity that it is able to be skipped with jumping boots... :(

[Fleur]

I thought I had the same problem, but I managed to get the moon key near the beginning without jump boots.

You can stand on the railing in the front of the building, then jump onto the hedge to get to the window.

It took a few tries, but if you strafe jump, you can make it.