Tomb Raider

Tarragona: World Heritage

Level 1: Escipions' Tower
Level 2: Escipions' Caves

Escipions' Tower & Escipions' Caves

Introduction

It is not possible to play these first two levels one by one, because You will be jumping from each other very often. For these reason, it is necessary to the "Script.dat" and "English.dat" included in the zip file.

You will need the "patched" wads (REVISED_WADS0110.ZIP) that you can find at http://www.eidosinteractive.com/downloads/search.html?gmid=103 or ftp://ftp.eidos.com/pub/othermedia/tomb_raider_5/revised_wads0110.zip) The files provided with the TRLE have not all the animations.

Enjoy the 270 rooms (the main reason to split the level in two, was my unexpected discover a size limit for TR4). I spent more than 1 week before discover why TR4 was crashing after load the game, and make the necessary level split work.

May be the caves are too dark for you (Well it is supposed that the caves are dark). You will be able to find a lot of flares to light your way. I have developed the level using the default colour settings of my graphic card (Desktop, Direct3D and Glide/OpenGL settings R:1.30 G:1.30 B:1.30), and less some rooms that are intentioned dark, I am able to see fine rooms. If you see too dark, may be you need to adjust the brightness, contrast or graphic card defaults.

Do not get crazy trying to climb everywhere, climbing surfaces are clearly different.

You will be able to find 3 secrets in each one of the levels.

After the earthquake a lot of things changes, I would suggest you to visit again the places you already visited, you will find surprises.

There are 7 points were you will be jumping back and forward between both levels.

Walkthrough

When you leave the initial position you receive the image of a fissure in the mountain, it is located in the Northwest wall near the base of the tower. You can walk around before go to this fissure, and find some gifts, but the first step in this level is the fissure.

In the fissure you will find a push switch that will open the door located at the West of the tower. Before left the fissure, look the ceiling, use a flare, you will find a second fissure. Jump to grab the exit hole a move to left till get the second fissure. Follow the tunnel, you will jump two the second level and you will find the big caver.

Back jump and hold in the border of the "big cavern" door, you can follow two fissures in the wall to left. After left the second fissure hold and back jump and you will be in a big plataform.

In the Southwest side of this big plataform there is a fissure. Back jump and hold the border, move left using the fissure and back flip. Now you will be over a stone bridge. From here you can running jump and grab the fissure in the East wall.

bottom

Go straight to right till the end of the corridor. You will find another cave with a different texture. Reach the floor a follow the East path, there you will find the 1st Secret. Go back and follow the South path. You will found the base of the tower.

Enter the tower, now you are back to the first level, a climb to the top. You will find the 2nd Secret.

Secret 1

Secret 2

From the lower section of the top, expending some health, you can back jump and grab the tower border, then you can let Lara fall to the base of the tower. From here you can go to the door that was opened at the beginning. Behind de door you will find an square room with 3 closed doors and an open corridor, take it. You will be jumping again to the second level. Use the flares to light your way. At the end of the corridor you will find some stairs. Be aware of the holes between the stairs, the first one means death, the second one is the way to the next secret, the third one makes Lara fell to the beginning of the stairs, at the end of the stairs you would find another cave, but take the second ramp.

When you take the second ramp, Lara starts to slide, you must be ready to jump and grab the opening in the ceiling (at this point in time, before the Earthquake, the end of the ramp means Lara's death, after the earthquake the water will save Lara fall). Now you must go up and engage 4 jumps and finally grab the border. Raise, and when Lara starts to slide, make a jump, you must make Lara flip in the air to finally grab the next border when Lara starts to slide again. If you do not success Lara will die, if yes you will see the way to the 3rd secret. Follow the path, you will be prompted again to level one and you will find the secret.

to Secret 3

to Secret 3

After the secret you can climb and easily reach the next cave where fininshed the stairs. From heare you must run and jump to the stone bracket from where you can climb to the upper one. From there you can monkey swim the ceiling (save the game). Untie Lara, when she starts to slide, to jumps and grab the fissure in the wall, move right till find the scalable wall. (Note: some times appears a minor bug that do not let you reach the scalable surface, restore your last saved game and try again). Back flip and grab the wall behind Lara, move right till reach the stone wall. A camera image will advise you, look behind and up, you will see a corridor, follow it till find the "Ornate Handle". Follow the corridor back, reach the stone bridge, a new image will show you the next object to pick an "Escipion's Tear", following the bridge you will find it. Near the "Tear" you will find one of the cave's exits. From the make some jumps to find the 4th Secret.

to Secret 4

Now you can jump to the lake, take breath and dive to the underwater tunnel. You do not loss time, if not Lara will not have enough breath. In the tunnel crosses take: straight, right, left, left, up. Now you must be in front of the "Escipion's Effigy". Before take the tunnel back, you can dive to take some gifts, you will see four columns that are supporting the Tower. Take breath, dive and make your way back: down, right, top, top, left. This last tunnel will let you reach the cliff to the Northwest of the lake, there you will find where to use the "Escipions' Tear". The "Tear" will open a door in the room where you saw three closed rooms. Go there and after combine "Escipion's Effigy" and "Ornate Handle" to open the last two doors.

Take the Northwest corridor, you will prompted again to level two. Notice a hole in the floor, using the fissures, and with a back flip, you will find the "Crowbar". Jump to the other side of the precipice (fall now means death, after the Earthquake ...). Before take the exit use a flare to find the way to the 5th secret.

to Secret 5

Take the "exit" a find the "Big Cave", you will see there the "Golden Star", use the "Crowbar" to take it. Make your way back to the room with the three open doors and place the "Start" in its place. An Earthquake will shake all.

After the earthquake some things are changed, the tower was raised over its columns, and the water is flowing in the caves. The first two secrets, are no longer accesible.

Now you can chose your way to the second level, all are now safe, the water will save Lara. I will take my favourite one the underwater tunnel. This time is easy to reach the end, the water current will help Lara.

after the Earthquake

to Escipions' Legate

You already knows this room, spent some time and enjoy it. I spent more than two weeks (100 hours?), to make the 4 flipped rooms work. When you flip rooms, where the squares changes and you adds some water, well I only can wish you good look (I was near the suicide).

Before leave the room, notice the crack in the ceiling, in the bottom of the tower, use it to monkey swim to the wall hole, there you will find the "Escipion's Legate". You must not swim after left the room, if not ... In your way to the "Big Cave" you will find the first of the six "Escipions' Tears" of the level.

In the big cave jump to the water, (try "Control+Shift+front arrow", and press "End" before Lara dives -nice-). Swim to Southwest end of the cave, before take the under water tunnel visit the small cave over the water level. From there with a couple of jumps, you will find the 2nd "Tear". Now you can use the under water tunnel.

After fall from the waterfall, visit the small West cave, you will find the 3rd "Tear".

Find your way to the "Big cave" and just before jump to the water find the 4th "Tear".

Swim to the East, between the waterfalls there is an scalable surface that reach the platform. From there you can repeat what you made at the beginning to reach the stone bridge. Now jump to the small platform to West and follow the way to the top of the cave. From the top with few jumps and using an sliding ramp you must be able to reach the big "Central Column". Before climb the inside of the column, find the 6th Secret and the 5th "Tear".

Secret 6

to 5th Escipions' Tear

Climbing the inside of the column you will rich the big stone bridge at the top of the cave, and you will be able to reach the Cave locate in the East. Now you have all the "Tears".

Jump to the water and reach the temple at Northeast end of the "Big Cave". You must use the "Escipions' Tears" two open two doors in the Temple. Go in and use the "Escipions' Legate to open the exit of the cave. You must make way again the way to the exit, you already knows it, because is the second time that you do it.

After climb the central column and make your way to the exterior

After climb the central column and make your way to the exterior, before take the way to the end of the level, spent some time and enjoy this final room. I spent one week, to make the fence solid. Some times the "Toggle Opacity" is not working so fine with some rooms. I can assure you!

The End