Crewnault

Just had a similar situation - finally getting the swing of things until i walked through a doorway into a hole in markets. My own fault not looking beforehand, but it does mean I'm extremely reluctant to try any of the more risky exploration - especially the little i've seen of the new level.

It would be nice to have a way to create a checkpoint, but its tricky to balance with the risk and threat that makes the game fun. Fighting the big guys in the market is the most fun I've had in this game so far, and part of that was because it's a heart-pounding nightmare where hours of progress are at stake.

I hope they bring in some sort of one-use checkpoint item that you can return to the portal and use - something to take the edge off but rare enough that it doesnt remove all the tension.

Second what others have said - keeping derrin alive can be tricky and use up resources you might want to keep for yourself. He has some dialogue that's fun, but I'd just press on and enjoy it without the added worry. You can always go back for another run once you've got a bit more experience.

Trying to get up to newcastle today for non-football reasons and the trains out of London are completely fucked. Good luck to those heading up, reckon our end is going to be pretty dead

Found this key as well - there are some kennels with dog cages. You can squeeze into one of them by moving a board and then squeeze into the pen with a dog skeleton by wiggling though a gap. Under the skeleton is a key on a collar.

I haven't actually found a door for it yet, though am barely any way through level 1.