- Get to Safe House #3

Hard Rain - Get to Safe House #3

We are now going to a new safe-house near the docks. It is still backtracking, but is not very far from here. Stock up on any medkits you didn't take first time around, and move out.

Climb the ladder directly in front of you as you leave the safe-house. This gets you back on the roof of those houses from earlier and out of harms way. When the storm comes, however, be careful not to fall off. Enter the final house in the row and drop down onto the pickup truck and use the wooden pallets to stay out of the water.

Go down the side of the building across the street to emerge by the garage sale. You will have to wade from hereon, but it's not far now. Move from building to building to keep out of the storm's wrath. Once you pass the playground, the final safe-house is just across the street.

Get to the Docks and Reach the Rescue Boat

Stock up, taking everything you need from this safe-house. At least you do not have far to go should you fail this final section. All we need to do is get to the first building by the docks and activate the Burger Tank sign. Head out of the safe-house, up the ramp through the broken fence and into the Burger Tank restaurant (it's where we got all the ammo and guns from at the beginning of this level).

TIP: If you get into heavy combat before reaching Burger Tank, feel free to head back to Safe-House #3 as it's so close and you don't want to waste anything by the docks.

Once in the Burger Tank restaurant, stock up and get onto the roof to activate the light and signal your rescue boat. You can access the roof via a pickup truck at the front and a 4x4 at the back, with a ladder at the side. The best location for this final battle is debatable, as if you are on the roof you are exposed to be pushed off and have the full brunt of the storm, while if you are inside movement is restricted and the water slows your actions.

I personally found the roof to be preferable, but you have to work together to protect anyone taken off it by Special Infected. Use the gangway around the edge of the restaurant's roof to get good vantage points on incoming enemies, and remember the route to get back up should you fall down. After two Tanks the rescue boat should come in – if you time it well you should be able to fall back to the docks and get on board before a third Tank engages you. With that done, congratulations as you have just completed a very intense level.

TIP: Listen out for the boat's horn and as soon as you hear it, fall back to the dock to await its arrival. You can jump on as soon as it arrives.

Escape the dock