S RANK CRAZY CARNEVIL GUIDE

This guide mainly shows Dark Deception Chapter 3 level "Crazy Carnevil". It includes walkthroughs and some tactics to achieve the S rank. I will always suggest players to pass the level first then aim for the S Rank, getting the S rank takes time and some practice in order to earn it. I struggled a lot to get the S rank in Crazy Carnevil, this level is as stressful as Deadly Decadence ngl. But hopefully this guide helps you guys not only pass the level but to earn the S rank as well. Welcome!

S rank requirements

• Time: Less than 36 minutes
  
• Soul Shards: Collect all Soul Shards
  
• Bonus Shards: 2
  
• Secrets: 4
  
• Live Lost: 2 or less ( 200 shard streak to get an extra live)
  
• Shard Streak: 250

All secrets files locations (4 secrets)

All the secrets in this level can be collected during your time in the maze. There are total of 4 secrets in this level and 2 of them are hard to miss.

1. The first secret is located on top of the ladder once you entered the circus tent. Collect the secret first before you grab the hammer.
   
2. The second secret is located at bottom floor of Zone 1, from the starting point > head right (while collecting shards) > You will see a portal along the way to the right > get in and grab it
   
   
3. The third secret is located at the ring altar in a small tent, once the tent spins it will spawn one clown gremlin, run around until you see the secret at the door then use primal fear to stun the clown and grab it,
   
4. The fourth and last one is located in the edge of the funhouse at the tracks. Head to the tracks avoiding the clown cart and open the door and grab it. It is near the starting point, head to the back and you'll find the tracks.
   

Zone 1 Monsters and traps

Zone 1

In zone 1, you have to collect 60 soul shards. Zone 1 contains 2 floors (Map images by Dark Deception wiki):-

Traps:

There are 2 kinds of traps in Zone 1

1. Swinging Hammers
   
   
2. Jack-in-the box
   

• 1st floor map: 29 shards
  

  Monsters:

  • 2 Clown Cars containing 5 clown gremlins each
    
  • Total of 10 clown gremlins in this floor
  
  
  
• 2nd floor map: 31 shards
  

  Monsters:

  • 2 Clown Cars containing 5 clown gremlins each
    
  • Total of 10 clown gremlins in this floor
  

Zone 2 (Funhouse) Monsters and Traps

Zone 2 'The Funhouse'

After collecting all the shards in Zone 1, you will reach zone 2(Images in Dark Deception wiki):-

Traps

1. Cannons
   
   
2. Clown Cart
   

• Funhouse map: 220 shards
  

  Monsters:

  • 5 groups of Clown Gremlins containing 5 clown gremlins in each group
    
  • Total of 25 clown gremlins in the Funhouse
  

How to avoid death from traps and monsters in both zones?

The Crazy Carnevil map is huge and distance between each soul shard is far. Funhouse is abit harder compared to Zone 1. I'll try to keep the details short and simple.

Zone 1

1. 2 cars on each floors, the car will not move/camp you at the portal entrance and will not move unless you are at that floor.
   
2. The cars are slower than your running speed, try to use speed boost and teleport more often here.
   
3. If the car stopped and spawns the clowns, let it finish spawning and use primal fear, use stun orbs to reset the clowns.
   
4. It is best for both clown cars to be near you and use primal fear to stun them(do not wait until you hear a braking sound, it'll spawn clowns after they're not stunned), then the floor will be temporary save.
   
5. For the traps, the Jack-in-the box will play the classic music and it will have a warning sound before launching. The swinging hammers should be easy to avoid (wait/teleport through it)
   

In short for zone 1, don't let the clowns off the car then it will be easy, be faster than them. Always leave a shard near the portal to the next area to save time. Beware of traps.

Funhouse

In the Funhouse, you choose any route to collect the shards, it depends on you. But I will recommend collecting the shards in the mirror maze first because it is the most dangerous room in the funhouse. Once it is cleared, no worries on other areas.

Closest route to the mirror maze:

1. 5 groups of clown gremlins, total of 25 clowns in total. They will not chase you unless you are in their line of sight.
   
2. If you reach the mirror maze first, there will be 2 groups of clowns heading there, collect the shards quick and if they are near use primal fear and escape. Collect as many as you can before leaving, you can come back later when it is save to collect everything.
   
3. I recommend going to the track area and collect them then collect the insides, be careful of the clown cart.(but it's totally your choice, there are no correct routes)
   
4. To avoid the cannons, after they fired you can hear a reloading sound, when it is fired immediately run/teleport through the hallway. The canons are located in the square/rectangle rooms. Watch where the directions the canons are shooting.
   
5. Always use telepathy to check where the enemies are, if the area is too dangerous to go, avoid it and go other areas. Don't risk a live.

In short for zone 2, avoid where the clowns are gathered around, in the tracks teleport when you are reaching a hallway door to prevent being spotted by the clown. It is your choice to go wherever you want to collect. Remember to be fast you can't exceed 36mins, it will cost the S rank. Beware of traps and leave a few shards near the ring barrier so that it makes exiting easier.

Clearing Zone 2

Malak will spawn again upon collecting all the soul shards in the funhouse and all the clowns will disappear, he will spawn at the direction your character is looking, so be sure to spawn him behind you(look behind) to make your way to the portal easier. Speed boost your way to the exit.

Ring Altar

After clearing zone 2

You will be back to the ring altar after exiting the portal, collect the ring piece and the small tent will rotate and spawn 2 clown gremlins. Just run around and use primal fear once both clowns spawned.
Then wait for the exit portal.

Goliath Clowns boss fight

After you exit the Funhouse, you will be back at the circus, avoiding the Guillotine door should be easy so not going to explain.
When you reached the exit door, Malak will block it and here you will have a boss fight. The 4 Goliath Clowns:

Hit the hands of the Goliath clowns with the hammer and tips

1. Once the fight starts, head to the left for a free hit, the clown will not spawn gremlins when you are near, so use that chance to hit it. Too close you get hit and die, always keep a good distance to hit and run.
   
   
2. Goliath Clowns spawning clown gremlins, lure the clown gremlins in one place and let them chase you while you hit the goliath clowns. Speed boost and Teleportation is needed, primal fear is when the gremlins are close.
   
   
3. There are 4 Goliath Clowns, 2 hits per clown to kill it, total of 8 hits to finish the boss fight.

Escape!!!

After defeating the 4 Goliath Clowns, the escape exit will not be blocked. You will be able to go through it, BUT Malak will chase you while you're making your way to the exit.

Important

Be sure to look back instead of looking straight to the exit portal, if not Malak will spawn in front of you. Look back while you run, after Malak's voice line is finished he will spawn, Malak will spawn to the direction you are looking.
Then make your way to the portal :)

Congratulations,

Important tips (hope this is helpful)

Here's a screenshot to show that I have achieved the S rank.


The important things are:

• If you find a red bonus shard(reveals enemies), collect it before it disappears, you don't know when and where it will spawn next, finding it takes time and will costs you to lose time.
  
• Don't upgrade telepathy, it is useless to have it own a high level. Max out your speed boost and teleport instead, primal fear can be upgraded depending on you but telepathy imo its quite useless to upgrade since it only reveals where the enemies are. Just remember where are the enemies when you used the skill.
  
• The clown cart in the funhouse is faster than your speed boost+teleport, when you reach the tracks it is best to take the left direction, you can hear the cart coming from behind and you will have time to react and take cover at a corner.
  
• Do not waste primal fear on just one clown, if you are in danger, try to lure more clowns nearby and use primal fear to stun them then teleport through them, make your skill worth.
  
• For the 250 shard streak, if you died before collecting 250 in a row or the rest of the shards is not at 250 or more, you are FORCED to restart the level to get the streak, so be careful.

Thanks! Hope you can get S rank with this guide. It is fine to lose, you can always try again. Practice makes perfect. Youtube guides from other players will help a lot too.

[CRABSQUID]

I have another tip that helped me, not in s rank but when I struggled to beat the boss, when you have primal fear, bait a goliath clowns swing, then use primal fear to kill nearby clowns before hitting the hand, main issue was I was too close to the clowns when hitting the hands, which got me killed.

[Bonnie]

thanks that will help me a lot

[ajdavison12]

I m on decadence but when i get there to carnevil this might help Thanks