Wolfenstein: The Old Blood - Chapter 1: Prison, Find Wesley, Restore Power to the Barge

Find a Way Out

First things first, walk up to the metal grate and interact with it to actually begin the first objective the chapter. Now that the actual mission has begun, cross over to the pipes in the wall and climb up them until Blazkowicz falls back into the cell. Once you regain control, look down and pick up the Pipes to gain your first item.

With the Pipes in hand, turn and cross to the broken piece of wall, and interact with it to begin climbing up. You’ll find quite a few of these areas as you move through the coming chapters, so keep an eye out for them.As you climb someone will move into Wesley’s cell. You won’t see it actually happening, but after listening to the encounter your mission objective will update and you’ll need to find Wesley.

Find Wesley

Finish climbing to the top of the cell, and make note of the patrolling Supersoldier ahead of you. These guys are strapped to power cables in the ceiling, which means you’ll need to turn the power off if you want to get past him.

Look to your right, and interact with the power switch here to disable the power to the Supersoldier. Once he is kneeling, it’s time to perform a Takedown on him, and put him out of commission for good. Always perform Takedowns on the Supersoldiers, otherwise they’ll get back up after the power reboots.

Once the Supersoldier is down, move forward and use the power switch to turn off the power to the door, and then open it with your Pipes.

The next switch is directly to your right as you enter the next area. Crouch behind the generator to hide from the soldier, and switch it off before taking him down. Once that metal thug is down, simply head through the cell on your right and switch off the next power source to continue the process on the second Supersoldier. Now disable the power to the gate and move through it.

Grab anything you need from the table nearby, and then crouch walk across the bridge. Watch out for the napping hounds around here, and take them out silently to remove them from the equation. Once they are napping eternally, head to your right and watch out for the nearby Supersoldier. There are a total of four Supersoldiers in this area, so carefully move forward, deactivating power generators, and disposing of hulking metal guards until the only Supersoldier left is the one patrolling the corridor. Wait for him to head back towards where you entered, and then sneak up to the gate and deactivate the electricity so you can open it with your Pipes.

With the corridor of death behind you, turn left and climb onto the pipes running along the wall. Grab the armor at the end, then drop down on the stairs and continue down them and to the left. Here you will find a dead end with a climbable wall. Head up it, and into the vents, and continue through them until you reach a room with two more Supersoldiers.

The simplest way to make it through this area is to hop down, break open the crate in front of you, and murder the Supersoldiers using the minigun inside… However, if you’re more into the whole stealth thing, wait until the soldiers aren’t looking at you. Drop to the ground. Run to the left, turn both switches to power down both Supersoldiers, and then perform Takedowns on them to get them out of your way. Once both suits are down, head down the tunnel to the gate, power off the electricity to it using the switch, and head into the next area.

There is a hound here, so carefully turn down the side platform and move to the second archway. He’ll be napping by the time you get there, so simply sneak up when the nearby Supersuit isn’t around, and kill the dog. Once the dog is dead, continue across the tunnel into the next vent, and follow it down past the gate. Make sure the patrolling Supersoldier isn’t looking at you, then power it down and move through it.

This new area is actually without power. Go ahead and take down the Supersoldier in front of you, then head around the elevator to turn the power back on. Now ride the elevator down to the next level.

As soon as the elevator stops, run out and to the left, around to the back of the elevator. Wait for the patrolling Supersoldier to get into a good position, then cut the power and take him down. Watch out for the second suit, patrolling further down the corridor to your right, and then move into the vents on the right-hand side of the hall. Follow them until debris keeps you from going any further, and then sprint across the tunnel to the next vent, and follow it until you reach the end. Now wait for the solderis to move away, and then cut the power and pass through the next gate.

Keep moving forward into the small storage room ahead of you. Look around and you should spot the climbable wall. Head up it, and into the vent to your right.

Once you hit the end of the vent, you’ll want to wait for the two dogs in front of you to look away. When they do, drop down, and take them out silently. There are other dogs in the cages around you, so move quietly into an empty cell, and drop through one of the trapdoors into a sewage area.

From here, follow the sewage tunnel until it places you on a metal platform with three exits. Take the exit without another in front of it, and drop down into the next area, which is a circular room with some broken bricks in the wall to your left.

Follow the room to the bricks, then move through them and up the wall to another series of sewage pipes. Follow these until you reach another climbable wall, and then move up the wall.

Be careful in the area as there are several hounds, and a Supersoldier patrolling the level above you. Take the dogs out quietly, then move into the air ducts at the front of the room on the left-hand side. This will lead to a ladder, which will deposit you on the upper level.

Now you need to wait for the Supersoldier to get into a good enough position, then switch off the power and take him down. Once it is dead, continue across the bridge, and into the stairwell on your left. Move to the first landing, then use your Pipes to open up the vent above you and climb in.

Continue forward until you drop into a cell, then exit to the left and follow the path until you reach a door requiring your Pipes to open. Once you interact with it, you’ll need to get a running start, and then crouch-slide under it. Get used to this, as you’ll have to do it several more times throughout the game.

Once you’re through to the next area, follow the circular path to the right and into the cell with the blood stains to find a floor vent that you can open and pass through.

From here, exit the cell and locate the security booth doors to the right of the B gate. Open up the doors, and then finish off the guard who ambushes you inside. Once he is dead, listen to Jäger talk for a moment, and then interact with the vent in the ceiling to continue forward.

Drop from the vent into the next area, and wait for the large metal hound to pass by you. Now beeline for the door in the middle of the left-hand wall, and use your Pipes to open it and slide under.

By now the dog will probably have made his rounds back to this area, and will begin taunting you from the floor below. Ignore him, and run around the upper level until you locate the ceiling vent lodged above the middle door on the other side of the room. Use your Pipes to open it up, and continue through.

Restore Power to the Barge

You’re getting closer to the end of the level now, and Jäger and his goons are just ahead. Follow the vent to the next area, where you’ll be introduced to Commanders. Watch Rudi ride off on one of the boats with Wesley, then drop down and take out your first Commander just below the vent you arrived in. Your mission here is simply, restore power to the barge, and continue following after Rudi Jäger and Wesley.

Carefully make your way through this area, and take out all the enemies. Once the enemies are dead, move along the opposite side of the room from where you entered. Move past the barge, and continue around the two large spinning wheels. After passing the second wheel, you should spot a stairwell leading up to a bridge. Follow the stairs up, and then locate the power booth and switch the power back on to continue forward.

Enter Wolfenstein Keep

At this point in time you’re going to run into more opposition. We suggest using your assault rifle, and holding out with a good bit of cover. Once you’ve taken out most of the enemies, clean up for the extra ammo and armor, then hop into the barge, activate it, and then interact with the minigun.

You’re going to need to do a bit of shooting at your enemies, as the barge moves forward on-rails towards your destination. This is the final part of the mission, however, so just shoot your enemies as best you can, and wait for the barge to reach a gate, and dock with a platform.

Once you dock with the platform, hop up onto it, and interact with the switch here to trigger a cut scene and bring Chapter One to a close.

Continue on to Chapter Two: Docks, or head back to our main walkthrough page for more guides, tips, and collectibles.