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    |nlevel = [[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha/Cemetery Hill|3. Cemetery Hill]]
    |nlevel = [[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha/Cemetery Hill|3. Cemetery Hill]]
    }}{{Quote|...the Coffin Vaults were the basis for those rooms with the witch puzzle at the base of the Hilltop Mausoleum (and also for the interiors of the Haunted Ruins if I remember right).|[[Chris Sorrell]], about the level.}}
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    '''The Coffin Vaults''' is a level that was cut from ''[[MediEvil]]''.{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} It was going to be the game's second level.{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} According to the game's producer, [[Chris Sorrell]], parts of the level served as a basis for the witches coven in [[Cemetery Hill]] and the interiors of [[The Haunted Ruins]].{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|12662|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|May 7, 2013}} This can be seen in the ''[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha]]'', where the level appears.
    '''The Coffin Vaults''' is a level that was cut from ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]''.{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} It was going to be the game's second level.{{Gameref|Rolling-Demo}} According to the game's producer, [[Chris Sorrell]], parts of the level served as a basis for the witches coven in [[Cemetery Hill]] and the interiors of [[The Haunted Ruins]].{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|12662|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|May 7, 2013|quote=...the Coffin Vaults were the basis for those rooms with the witch puzzle at the base of the Hilltop Mausoleum (and also for the interiors of the Haunted Ruins if I remember right).}} This can be seen in the ''[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha]]'', where the level appears, although it can only be accessed via hacking.


    There are no enemies present in the level in the ''MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha'' and the only item found within the level is the [[Club]], which appears in the second room.
    There are no enemies present in the level in the ''MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha'' and the only item found within the level is the [[Club]], which appears in the second room.
    ==Repurposed rooms==
    ==In the final game==
    ===Cemetery Hill===
    ===Cemetery Hill===
    The following rooms from Cemetery Hill were originally rooms in The Coffin Vaults:
    The following rooms from Cemetery Hill were originally rooms in The Coffin Vaults:
    ====Coven entrance====
    ====Coven entrance====
    This room was the first room of The Coffin Vaults level.
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    ====Main room====
    ====Main room====
    This was the level's third room.
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    ====Hidden room====
    ====Hidden room====
    This room was accessed via the fourth room's right doorway.
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    ====Cell room====
    ====Cell room====
    This was one of the level's penultimate rooms that leads to the final room.
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    The following rooms from The Haunted Ruins were originally rooms in The Coffin Vaults:
    The following rooms from The Haunted Ruins were originally rooms in The Coffin Vaults:
    ====Room under the throne room====
    ====Room under the throne room====
    This was the level's fourth room.
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    ====Flood gates room====
    ====Flood gates room====
    This was the exit from The Coffin Vaults, leading into Cemetery Hill.
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    ====Return to surface room====
    This was the level's second room.
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    *[[Club]]
    *[[Club]]
    ==Gallery==
    ==Gallery==
    This gallery consists of screenshots from rooms that were not repurposed for use in the final game.
    {{Main|:Category:Images of The Coffin Vaults|l1=Images of The Coffin Vaults}}
    This gallery consists of screenshots from rooms that were '''not''' repurposed for use in the final game.
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    <gallery>
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults2.png
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults6.png
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults6.png
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults7.png
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults7.png
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults10.png
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults10.png
    </gallery>
    </gallery>
    ==References==
    ==References==
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    {{reflist}}
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    PLEASE NOTE: This page refers to content that is not present in the final versions of the game due to being cut, removed or repurposed.
    The Coffin Vaults
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults11.png
    General information
    Music IG9
    Chronological information
    Level number 2.
    Previous level 1. The Graveyard
    Next level 3. Cemetery Hill

    The Coffin Vaults is a level that was cut from MediEvil.[1] It was going to be the game's second level.[1] According to the game's producer, Chris Sorrell, parts of the level served as a basis for the witches coven in Cemetery Hill and the interiors of The Haunted Ruins.[2] This can be seen in the MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha, where the level appears, although it can only be accessed via hacking.

    There are no enemies present in the level in the MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha and the only item found within the level is the Club, which appears in the second room.

    In the final game

    Cemetery Hill

    The following rooms from Cemetery Hill were originally rooms in The Coffin Vaults:

    Coven entrance

    This room was the first room of The Coffin Vaults level.

    MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha Final
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults1.png MediEvil1998-CemeteryHill-CoffinVaultsComparison4.png

    Main room

    This was the level's third room.

    MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha Final
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults3.png MediEvil1998-CemeteryHill-CoffinVaultsComparison1.png
    MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha Final
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults4.png MediEvil1998-CemeteryHill-CoffinVaultsComparison2.png

    Hidden room

    This room was accessed via the fourth room's right doorway.

    MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha Final
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults9.png MediEvil1998-CemeteryHill-CoffinVaultsComparison3.png

    Cell room

    This was one of the level's penultimate rooms that leads to the final room.

    MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha Final
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults12.png MediEvil1998-CemeteryHill-CoffinVaultsComparison5.png

    The Haunted Ruins

    The following rooms from The Haunted Ruins were originally rooms in The Coffin Vaults:

    Room under the throne room

    This was the level's fourth room.

    MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha Final
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults5.png MediEvil1998-TheHauntedRuins-CoffinVaultsComparison1.png

    Flood gates room

    This was the exit from The Coffin Vaults, leading into Cemetery Hill.

    MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha Final
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults8.png MediEvil1998-TheHauntedRuins-CoffinVaultsComparison2.png

    Return to surface room

    This was the level's second room.

    MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha Final
    MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults2.png MediEvil1998-TheHauntedRuins-CoffinVaultsComparison3.png

    Items

    Melee weapons

    Gallery

    Main article: Images of The Coffin Vaults

    This gallery consists of screenshots from rooms that were not repurposed for use in the final game.

    • MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults6.png
    • MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults7.png
    • MediEvilECTSPreAlpha-TheCoffinVaults10.png

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 MediEvil Rolling Demo. Developed by SCEE Cambridge Studio. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment in September 1997.
    2. ↑ ProBoards "...the Coffin Vaults were the basis for those rooms with the witch puzzle at the base of the Hilltop Mausoleum (and also for the interiors of the Haunted Ruins if I remember right)." — MediEvil developers - Q&A; on MediEvil Boards. Published May 7, 2013.

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