Elixir of Life Walkthrough
Follow the on-screen instructions to learn the controls. Go to the right, practice running if you like by tapping Right twice. Lara passes beneath the exit but you can't reach it yet.
Continue to the right, climbing the ledges by pressing Up. Climb onto the low block and crouch by pressing Down. Shoot the switch (S1) to raise a block (B1) behind Lara. Holster your guns then climb onto the block you just raised. Stand at the left edge and jump straight up to grab the ledge above. Climb the ladder and jump across the gap to grab the ledge on the right. Pull up.
Climb onto the ledge above and follow the hallway to the left. Drop down, stand next to the movable box and press Action to grab it. Hold Left or tap the key three times to push the box three times to the left. Press Action again to let go. Climb over the box and then climb down the ladder. Drop to the floor. Stand over the medipack (GN4700) and press Down to use it. Then continue to the right.
Stand beneath the ledge on the right and jump straight up to grab it. Pull up and position Lara in front of the computer terminal (C2) so the '?' icon is visible. When you see this icon, it means Lara can interact with the object near her. Press Action to do that.
(NOTE: If you can't see the '?' Lara will jump when you press Action, so you sometimes need to be careful how you position her. For example, here, if she jumps instead of using the computer, she could jump off the ledge and get hurt.)
Using the computer opens a trapdoor (D2) below. Drop down and go to the right. Climb down the ladder and approach the elevator. Press Up to enter the elevator and finish the level.
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Item Name: Pistols Item Code: GN0000 Description: These are the standard pistols that Lara always carries. They are not particularly powerful, but are better than nothing in a tight situation. |
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Item Name: Medi Pack Item Code: GN4700 Description: This is a small medical pack that will restore a portion of your health. It is an immediate use item and cannot be kept for later use. |
Hang from the ledge and drop to the floor. Pull the first movable block twice to the left. Pull the second movable block 4 times to the left. Now you can climb over it and enter the hallway behind it. Climb onto the ledge and then climb the ladder to the top. Jump across the gap to grab the ledge on the right. Pull up and get the medipack. (As far as I can tell, you can't do anything with the boxes on the ledge above.) Return to the edge and jump back across. Press Up to get into the elevator.
Go to the left past the first computer terminal (C1). Using it closes a door (D1) behind Lara but doesn't seem to have any other effect. Go down the steps and jump across the gap.
Climb onto the moving platform when it descends. Move to either edge. When the platform reaches its highest point, jump to grab the ledge ahead. Pull up and use the computer terminal (C2 or C3) to reverse the direction of one of the conveyor belts below. Walk to the edge and when the moving platform returns, jump across to grab onto it; pull up. Move to the opposite edge and repeat the process to get to the other terminal and use it to reverse the direction of the other conveyor belt. Jump back to the moving platform, hang from either edge, ride down and drop to the floor.
Return to the gap in the floor, jump across then drop and hang from the left edge. Watch the green laser bolts fly by and drop down after one has passed. Duck to avoid the laser. Ride the conveyor belt to the left. At the end, wait for a laser bolt to pass, then move to the edge, drop and hang.
Wait for the laser gun below to shoot, then drop down and duck. Wait for another bolt, then stand up, step onto the next conveyor belt and duck again. Ride it to the right. Wait for a laser bolt to pass, then stand up and drop down into the room below. Get on the elevator to end the level.
Climb onto the wall and get the medipack if you need it. Jump from the wall to grab the small platform above on the right. Pull up. Turn left and climb through the opening in the ceiling.
Go to the left to a room with a moving platform. When it descends, jump onto it. Stand at the right edge, ride the platform to the top and jump off. Cross the series of ledges to a computer terminal (C1). Use it to move the small floating platform (P1) in the room below and also open a door (D1) just below where Lara is standing and releasing a security robot. Jump back across the ledges to the left. (It's possible to drop down from the rightmost ledge, but Lara will lose health.) Jump back to the moving platform, ride it down and jump off on the right.
Shoot several times to the right to destroy the security droid. (You don't need to see it in order to hit it.) Go to the right, jumping two gaps in the floor. Hang from the right side of the right opening and drop onto the small platform (P1) you moved earlier. Jump from there to the exit.
(NOTE: If you didn't get the medipack on the wall near the entrance and want it now, stand on the pressure pad (P2) just below the medipack. This moves the hovering platform back to the left. Climb onto the wall, get the health, then retrace your steps up to the computer. Use it again to move the hovering platform. Then return to the exit.)
Go to the left. When Lara crosses the laser beam, an electrified floor is turned on elsewhere.
Continue to the left. Jump across the opening in the floor and then drop and hang from the left edge. When the Doberman in the hallway below moves off to the left, drop down, draw guns and shoot it. Then climb back up through the opening. Continue to the left to a computer terminal (C1). Use it to open a trapdoor (D1) below.
Using the computer also turns on 2 laser beams just to the right. These cycle on and off. Move past each one when it's off. If Lara touches either one, the door below closes and you have to use the computer again to re-open it.
Drop down into the hallway again and go all the way to the left. Drop down to the next level and go to the right. Jump across the gap but don't pull up onto the electrified floor. Instead, wait for the moving platform to come up beneath Lara and then drop onto it. Move to the right edge as you ride down. At the bottom, jump off on the right and get the medikit (GN9500). Avoid the steam jet. If Lara stands on it when it vents, she'll be burned. Wait for the moving platform to return and jump onto it.
Move to the left edge and when the platform moves down again, jump onto the conveyor belt on the left. Immediately jump again to get off the belt before it drops Lara off the ledge. If Lara does fall into the room below, go to the right, kill the 2 Dobermans and climb out on the right side. Jump back across the ledges to the left, avoiding the steam jet, and try again.
Beyond the conveyor belt is another computer terminal (C2). Use it to turn off the power to the electrified floor above.
Walk to the edge of the conveyor belt. Wait for the moving platform to come down. When it's almost at its lowest point, step onto the conveyor belt, ride it to the right and jump onto the platform. Ride the platform to the top and jump up to grab the opening in the floor. Now it's safe to pull up.
Push the movable box all the way to the right. Climb onto it to reach the exit.
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Item Name: Medi Kit Item Code: GN9500 Description: This is a large medical pack that will restore your health completly. It is an immediate use item and cannot be kept for later use. |
Step onto the conveyor belt and draw guns. When Lara moves past the laser tripwires, a platform moves up from a lower room just ahead. Two Dobermans and a security robot come up on the platform, so shoot them as quickly as you can. Use the medipack if you need it.
(NOTE: Alternately, as you ride the conveyor belt to the right, walk to the left to keep Lara from running into each of the lasers. When each laser cycles off, stop walking and ride past it. If you manage to repeat this for all five lasers, the platform will never rise up.)
Use the computer (C1) to lower a small platform (P1) in the room below. Then climb up onto the ledge on the right. Turn around and jump to grab the edge of the ledge to the left. Pull up and shoot the dog and robot. Climb back down and use the medipack if you didn't before.)
Follow the upper hallway to the left end. Get in the elevator (E1a) and ride down two floors (to E1b). Immediately duck to avoid laser fire from the right. Work your way to the right, ducking each time a laser bolt sails overhead.
Use the computer (C2) to start the platform to the left moving up and down. Work your way back over to it, jump onto it, ride down and jump off on the right.
Move to the right side of the row of movable boxes. Pull the rightmost box four times. Pull the next box three times. Pull the next box twice and the leftmost box once. Now the boxes should be arranged with a block-wide gap between each one.
A door (D3) prevents you from reaching the exit to the right. So go to the left, past the pit below the moving platform, to find another computer (C3). Use it to raise that wall. Doing this also powers the electrified floor beneath the movable boxes.
Return there now. To reach the exit without getting electrocuted, jump across the boxes and grab the ledge beyond. Pull up and enter the elevator.
Climb up and push the movable box into the laser beam. Don't go any farther. If Lara herself triggers the beam, it turns on the electrified floor. Go back to the left and climb onto the ledge above the door. Climb over to the other side of the laser beam. Pull the box all the way to the right. Then climb on top of it to reach the elevator (E1a). Ride down to the floor below (E1b).
Drop down on the left and pull the movable box once. Climb back up to the elevator and jump the gap to the right. Drop down on the right then jump back to the ledge below the elevator. Drop onto the movable box below and then to the floor.
There's a medikit off to the left if you need it. Climb up on the left side of the ledge and pull the movable box to the left. Drop down and climb back up on the right side of the box. Jump across to the computer (C1) and use it to open a door (D1) just below. Jump back to the movable box and then drop to the floor. Climb down to the elevator (E2a) and ride down to the next level (E2b).
Walk to the edge above the electrified floor. When the moving platform comes down, jump onto it. Immediately draw guns and face right. As the platform moves up and down, shoot the 2 security droids and 3 Dobermans on the ledges. Ride all the way to the top and jump off on the right.
Go to the right, drop down and shoot the switch (S3) to open a door (D3) on the left side of the map. Drop down to the next ledge and shoot another switch (S4), then another switch (S5) on the ledge below. These modulate the electricity in the floors leading up to the panel you just opened.
Climb back to the top ledge and jump back onto the moving platform. Hang from the left edge as you ride down. Then drop onto the ledge below. Climb up to the elevator and return to the room above (E2b to E2a).
Go to the left, use the medikit if you need it and then grab the lowest electrified ledge. Wait for the current to turn off, then pull up, step left, turn right, then jump to grab the ledge above. Repeat the process to reach the room at the top, where you'll find a Security Pass Card (EL1161). Carefully climb back down the ledges and return via the elevator to the room with the moving platform.
Jump onto the platform, ride to the top and jump off on the right. Climb down the ledges and use the pass card at the card reader (C6) to turn on the elevator. Enter and ride up (from E3a to E3b).
Push the movable box all the way to the left. (Ignore the pressure pad for now.) Climb the ledges and pull the next movable box once to the left. Climb back down to the floor. Pull the first box back to the right until it is beneath the small square ledge. Climb over and pull the box back to the left until it is on top of the pressure pad (P7). This extends a ladder (L7) above. Climb the ladder, use the medikit and then jump across to the left. Climb to the room above, pull the movable box out of the opening and climb over it to reach the exit.
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Item Name: Security Pass Card Item Code: EL1161 Description: This pass card has the words "ACCESS ALL AREAS" printed on it. With a bit of luck, this should allow Lara to get through any security doors that she comes across. |
This level can be a bit confusing with the many elevators, some of which only go in one direction or which skip certain floors. On the level map I have used a different method than before to number the elevators. Here they are labeled by the vertical shaft in which each moves (A through E, from left to right) and by floor (1 being the bottom and 5 the top).
You begin on the top floor. Go to the right, draw guns and then press Up to get in the elevator (E-A5). It takes Lara down to the fourth floor (to E-A4). Kill the 2 Dobermans and get the medipack. The three elevators to the right (E-B4, E-C4 and E-D4) have not been activated yet, so get back into the same elevator you just exited (E-A4). This time it takes Lara down to the second floor (to E-A2).
Use the computer to the right (C1) to extend a ladder (L1) in a room on the fourth floor, far right. Use the computer to the left (C2) to activate 2 of the elevators on the floor above (E-B4 and E-D4). This also causes an intruder alert to flash on the screen. You can't reach the computer on the high ledge, so get back in the elevator and ride back to the top floor (E-A5). Use the elevator again to get back to the fourth floor (E-A2 to E-A4).
Draw guns and enter the second elevator from the left (E-B4) to ride up to the top floor. Kill 2 Dobermans and go to the right. Use the elevator (E-E5) to descend to the second floor (E-E2). Get the medikit and use the computer (C3) to open a door (D3) on the third floor, far left.
Draw guns and use the elevator (E-E2) again to ride up to the third floor. Shoot the security droid. Then use the computer (C4) to open a door (D4) on the first floor, far left, releasing 2 more security droids. Run to the left and pick up the Uzi (GN1372), but don't get into the elevator there (E-C3). Instead, return to the elevator on the right and ride up one floor (E-E3 to E-E4).
Climb the ladder (L1) and use the computer (C5) to extend ladders (L5) back in the computer room on the second floor. Climb down and ride the elevator back to the top floor (E-E4 to E-E5).
Run to the left side of the room, pull out that Uzi, and ride the elevator (E-B5) down to the first floor (E-B1). Take out the 2 security bots. On the left side of the room, behind the door (D4) you opened earlier, is an E-Mail Printout (EL2725). Take it and use the nearest elevator (E-A1) to reach the third floor (E-A3).
To get the medikit behind the wall to the left, grab the edge of the wall, wait for a laser bolt to pass, pull up, take a step to the left and then duck. Wait for another laser bolt, drop down into the room and get the health. Return over the wall the same way. Use the elevator (E-B3) beneath the gun to return to the fourth floor (E-B4).
Use the elevator on the left (E-A4) to return to the computer room on the second floor (E-A2). With the ladders extended, you can now reach the computer (C6) on the ledge. Use it to activate the remaining elevator on the fourth floor (E-C4). Return to the top floor (E-A2 to E-A5), then get back in the same elevator and ride down to the fourth floor (E-A5 to E-A4).
Go to the right to the middle elevator of the three (E-C4) and take it down to the first floor (E-C1). Get into the elevator at the end of the hall to finish the level.
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Item Name: Uzi Item Code: GN1372 Description: This is a more powerful gun than the standard pistols that Lara always carries. They do twice as much damage as the pistols but have a limited ammount of ammunition. More ammunition can be picked up during the game. When you pick up the Uzi it automatically replaces the pistols until the ammunition runs out. |
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Item Name: E-Mail Printout Item Code: EL2725 Description: Somebody left this printout lying next to the computer. The email printed on it contains some passcodes which should be useful later on. FROM: Onyx Security Systems Ltd. TO: wbd@rothcom.com SUBJECT: Re: The Computer Room elevator Sir, In reply to your last e-mail. You are right, the defence system in the lift shaft below the computer room can be circumvented by simply crouching on the lift to avoid the ordnance. We are happy to return to adjust the firing patterns at your earliest convenience. Regards, R. Lowell. ONYX. |
Use the first and third computers (C1 and C3) to open a door to the right. Go through, use the medipacks and then stand in front of the suit of armor. When you see the '?' icon, use the hidden switch (S4), which looks like a small red dot, to open a secret panel revealing an elevator (E1a). Ride down to the floor below (E1b).
Use the computer on the landing (C5) to start the small platform moving up and down. Immediately jump onto it. If it descends too quickly, wait for it to come back up, use the computer again and re-attempt the jump.
The clue in the E-Mail Printout found in the previous level suggests crouching on the platform, but the platform seems to narrow to do this. Instead, hang from either edge as the platform descends. As Lara passes through the laser tripwires, triggering the mounted laser guns, she may take some damage, but there are 3 medipacks at the bottom to heal her. Be sure to let go at the bottom, otherwise Lara will have to ride up again and most likely be killed by the lasers.
Go to the left and get on the elevator to finish the level.
Move the boxes to reveal a computer terminal (C1). Use it to open a door (D1) below. Continue to the left and ride the elevator (E1a) down to the next floor (E1b).
Go to the right. Don't worry about tripping the lasers. When you do, a door (D1) closes to the left but another door (D2) opens to the right. Climb the ladder and use the computer (C2) to raise a staircase (S2) on the floor above. Climb back down and go right.
Ride the elevator (E2a) down to the floor below (E2b). Wait for the electrified floor to cycle off and then run across it. Climb the ladder and use the computer (C3) to raise a block (B3) revealing a hallway near the top of the map. Climb down and go right. When the steam jets turn off, quickly run past them. Drop down to the floor below and shoot the 2 Dobermans.
Follow the hall to the left and climb onto the ledge, where there are more steam jets. Run past them, climb up to the next level, wait for the electrified floor to cycle off and then run across. Grab the medipack and ride the elevator (E1c) back to the top floor (E1a).
Head back to the right, climbing over the boxes you moved earlier and passing the entrance. Climb the stairs you raised earlier (S2). Jump to grab the ledge on the right and pull up. Go to the end of the hall and use the computer (C4) to open a trapdoor (D4) near the bottom right corner of the map.
Return to the top of the stairs and then continue to the right. Climb down the various ledges and ladders to the room you just opened. Pick up the Control Room Plans (EL7676). Climb over the wall on the right and continue down to the exit.
The elevator to the left (E1a) doesn't work yet. So go to the right, carefully avoiding the first of the 2 steam jets. When the second jet cycles off, grab the crate and pull it to the right once. Then wait until the steam jet on the left is just about to cycle on before starting to pull the crate again. By the time Lara reaches the steam jet, it'll be off again. Pull the crate all the way out of the hallway. Position it in front of the elevator so you can drop onto it from above later.
Return to the right past the steam jets, climb over the low ledge and use the computer (C1) to start a platform moving above. Climb onto the low ledge, jump to grab the ledge on the left, pull up and shoot the security droid. Climb onto the wall, jump to the ledge on the right and move to the right edge. When the moving platform descends, jump onto it.
There are 2 more security droids above, one on either side. Draw guns and crouch to avoid the robots' laser fire as you destroy each one. Jump over to the ledge on the left. Walk to the left edge and when the smaller moving platform approaches, jump onto it. Ride it to the left and jump to the ledge. Use the computer (C2) to open a door (D2) below. Jump back to the moving platform, ride back to the right and jump off. Go to the right, jump onto the larger moving platform and ride down. Jump back to the ledge on the left. Then jump down to the wall below on the left.
Instead of climbing down, jump across the gap to the left to grab the edge of the electrified floor. Wait for it to cycle off, then pull up and move off to the left. Wait for the second section of electrified floor to cycle off, then run across it. Get the medikit and then use the computer (C3) to activate the elevator (E1a) below.
Carefully cross both electric floors. If you left the movable crate just below, you can drop off the end of the ledge onto it. Otherwise jump to the wall on the right and climb down the other side. Then return past the steam jets to the start.
Go to the elevator on the left (E1a) and ride down to the floor below (E1b). Wait for the steam jet ahead to cycle on and then step onto the conveyor belt. By the time Lara reaches the jet, it will be off. Jump past the second steam jet and onto the next conveyor belt, which is moving to the left. Run to the right to cross it. Wait for the next steam jet to turn off. Then move past it. Wait for the steam jet beyond the next conveyor to cycle on before stepping onto the belt. Move past the last 2 jets and ride the elevator (E2a) down to the floor below (E2b).
Drop down and use the medikit. Leave the movable crate alone for now. Climb down the ladder and shoot the Doberman. Go to the left, climb over the wall, drop down and shoot another dog.
Use the computer (C4) to lower a platform above temporarily. You need to get up to it before it rises again. To do this quickly, stand at the left side of the computer to use it, step to the right once then jump to the right. Jump straight up to grab the ledge above, pull up, turn left, jump to grab the next ledge and pull up. Cross the ledge and jump to grab the next ledge to the left. Turn right, jump to grab the next ledge, pull up, turn left then jump to grab the edge of the moving platform before it rises out of reach.
Ride the platform upward and jump onto the ledge to the right. Use the computer (C5) to deactivate the pressure pad (P6) in the room to the right. Jump back to the moving platform (now stationary). From there, jump to the ladder on the left wall and climb down to the floor.
Return to the bottom right corner of the map and climb the ladder to the room above. Push the movable crate on top of the pressure pad (P6). Before deactivating the pad, this would have raised a block (B6) above, preventing Lara from climbing over. Now she can climb over the wall to reach the exit.
Step down on the right and shoot the security droid. Continue to the right. Climb over the wall and kill 2 Dobermans. Get the Data Disk (EL7573) and return to the entrance.
Jump across the gap to the left. (The small platform doesn't move yet.) If Lara needs health, climb the ledges on the left to get a medikit. Otherwise save it for later. Drop down from the lowest of these ledges to the small ledge on the left wall. Climb down and jump over to the top of the ladder.
Climb down the ladder and step on the pressure pad (P1) to start the small platform on the left moving. Immediately jump onto it. If you miss it, wait for it to return and try again. Hang from either edge as the platform passes beneath 3 steam jets. Then pull up, draw guns and aim to the right. Shoot the switch (S2) to raise a block (B2) in the room above. Ride the platform back to the left, hanging from the edge when it passes beneath the steam jets. Jump off at the top near the pressure pad (P1).
Climb up the ladder, go right and climb down another ladder. Use the computer (C3) to open a door (D3) to the right and also extend a ledge (L3) preventing Lara from climbing back up the ladder. Go to the right and wait for the moving platform. Jump onto it, ride up and jump off on the right. Cross the ledge and wait for another moving platform. Jump onto it and ride it as it makes a clockwise circuit of the room. When it begins to ascend, move to the right edge. Jump to the first ledge on the right. Use the computer (C4) to raise another block (B4) above.
Jump back on the moving platform when it returns, ride up and jump off on the left. Continue to the left, wait for the other moving platform, jump onto it and ride it down. Hang from the edge and drop off at the bottom. Climb into the doorway on the left. Use the computer (C3) again to retract the ledge (L3) above so Lara can climb the ladder. Go left, jump the gap and climb the ledges. (If you didn't already get the medikit on the highest ledge, do that now.) Jump back over to the elevator where you entered the level.
Run to the right and climb the blocks (B2 and B4). Use the computer (C5) to start the small platform near the entrance moving. Climb back down, return to the left and jump onto that little platform. Ride it upward, jump off on the right and exit the level.
To the left is a platform above a vertical shaft. This lift is designed to move but can't because two ledges block it from descending. Climb the ledges to the right of the entrance, hop over the electrified floor and use the computer (C1) to retract one of the ledges (L1) below. Return to the left, jump across the shaft and use the computer (C2) to retract the second ledge (L2). Now when you stand on the movable platform and use the computer (C3), the platform can descend.
When it reaches its new position below, two ledges again block the platform. Go to the right. Wait for the steam jets to begin to cycle off then run past into the next room. Use the 2 computers (C4 and C5). One retracts one of the ledges (L4); the other retracts a block (B5) in the room to the left. Return to the lift shaft and jump across to the room on the left.
With the block in the floor removed, you can position the movable crate beneath the ledge. Climb up carefully to avoid the lasers and use the next computer (C6) to retract the second ledge blocking the lift shaft. Climb back down and return to the right to the platform. Use the computer (C7) to lower the platform to the next floor.
Once again, ledges prevent further descent. Climb up on the right and carefully jump across the moving platforms to the alcove on the other side of the room. Be careful not to fall onto the electrified floor. Use the computer (C8) to retract one of the ledges (L8). Jump back across to the left and cross the lift shaft. In the room to the left, use the computer (C9) to retract the block (B9) next to it. Immediately draw guns and shoot the dog and security droid. Use the computer (C10) to retract the other ledge (L10) below the lift platform.
Return to the right, hop on the lift and use the computer (C11) to lower it once more. Hop off on the left and follow the hallway to a ledge. Climb up and use the computer (C12) to lower a ledge (L12) near the top of the map. Get back on the lift and use that computer (C13) to move the lift all the way to the top of the shaft.
Hop off on the right, climb the ledges, avoiding the electrified floor, and jump to grab the ledge you just lowered (L12). Climb up to the exit.
Climb down the ladders, drop down, turn right and shoot 2 Dobermans. Pull the leftmost movable crate four times to the right. Climb up and get the medikit. Climb over to the left and down the ladder to get on the other side of the crate. Now push it on top of the pressure pad (P1). This causes the platform in the vertical shaft to the left to start moving.
Go to the left, climb onto the 2 stacked crates and up into the shaft. When the platform descends, jump to grab it. Pull up and crouch facing right. Draw guns and as the platform moves up and down, shoot the 2 security droids on the ledges. When they are destroyed, turn to the right and deal with the third robot. There's nothing you can do about the mounted laser guns. You may be able to minimize the hits Lara takes by crouching or hanging from the left edge of the platform as you pass the guns. To open the passageway above, you must shoot the 3 switches in a particular sequence: shoot the ones on the right (S2 and S3) once each and the one on the left (S4) 3 times. Then the ledges above will be arranged as shown in the map so Lara can climb up into the opening.
Get the Security Pass Card (EL1161) on the left and use the computer (C5) on the right to open a door (D5) down near the entrance. Climb down, drop onto the moving platform, hang from the left edge to avoid the lasers, and drop off at the bottom. Climb down, go right and climb the ladders.
Pass the elevator where you entered the level and climb over to the computer (C6). Use it to reverse the direction of the conveyor belt below, so it moves toward the right. Drop down onto the conveyor and crouch to avoid the laser fire. Just before Lara reaches the end of the belt, stand and jump to the next ledge. Then quickly hop down on the right. Use the computer (C7) to open a door (D7) near the bottom left corner of the map.
Wait for a laser bolt to pass and then carefully climb over the ledge and drop down into the hallway below. Grab the medipack and head back to the left to the movable crates.
From its position on the pressure pad (P1), push the first movable crate twice. Climb onto it then up through the opening and down the ladder. Go to the second crate (just to the left) and push it against the 2 stacked crates. Return to the first crate and pull/push it against the others. Now you can climb on top of the crates and pull the top crate onto the middle crate.
Pull the leftmost crate into the room on the left. As far as I can tell, you can't avoid taking a hit from the steam jet, which is triggered by the pressure pad (P8). Climb onto the crate to reach the exit.
Go to the right, jump the gap and carefully move past the steam jet to get the Uzi. Move past the second steam jet and climb over to the right. Use the computer (C1) to disable a laser tripwire in the hallway below. Return past the steam jets and climb down the ladder. Go to the left. With the tripwire disabled, the door (D1) won't close and you can reach the next computer (C2). Use it to open a trapdoor (D2) just to the right. Jump over the opening and get the medipack. Then climb down through the opening and shoot the Doberman.
Go right, down the ladder, then left. Use the first computer (C3) to open the door (D3) just to the left. Go through and use the next computer (C4) to open the nearby trapdoor (D4). Drop down through the opening. When Lara crosses the laser tripwire, the doors to the left and right open, releasing 2 more dogs. Kill them.
Follow the passage to the left, down, right, then up to a medipack. Return to the long hallway above, where you shot the 2 dogs, and continue to the right. When you come to the two ladders, jump from the edge to grab the ladder on the right wall. Climb to the top.
Unless Lara's health is very low, leave the medikit for now. There are 2 more ladders overhead. Climb the one on the right and shoot the Doberman. (If you still have Uzi rounds, don't waste them on the other dog. It can't reach Lara.)
Climb the next ladder, move carefully past the steam jet and get the Uzi (or more ammo). Go to the right, jump the gap, climb down the ledges and ladder and shoot the security droid. Use the computer (C5) to open one of the 3 doors (D5) near the exit.
Climb back up the ladder and ledges, go left, climb down 2 ladders and use the medikit if you didn't before. Go left, climb down the long ladder and go left again. The exit is just to the left, but you can't reach it yet because there are still 2 doors in the way. Climb down the short ladder, shoot the Doberman and go to the right, picking up a medipack on the way.
Follow the passage up 2 ladders then to the right. Stand at the edge of the long, vertical shaft. When the moving platform approaches, jump onto it and ride it downward. Mounted laser guns line the walls. It may help to hang from the platform on the right side to avoid the lasers. Drop off at the bottom.
Go left, use the medipack, drop down and use the computer (C6) to open another door (D6a) near the exit, as well as the door just to the left (D6b). Immediately draw guns and shoot the 2 Dobermans and robot that emerge when the door opens. Or, quickly climb up on the right to avoid them.
Ride the moving platform back up and jump off on the left. Follow the passage back down and to the left. After passing the opening in the ceiling with the short ladder, go down some steps and climb a ladder. Shoot the security droid in the hall above and continue to the left. Climb down the next ladder and kill another Doberman. Climb up another ladder, get the medipack and then use the computer (C7) to open the last door (D7) near the exit.
To get there, follow the hallway back the way you came. At the top of the steps, climb the overhead ladder, jump across to the left and continue to the exit.
(NOTE: I wasn't able to draw the level map in 3-D, as pictured in the Control Room Plans found in level 9. So I've taken a few liberties. I hope it's clear enough.)
Pull the box three times to the left, so it is beneath the edge of the ledge. Unless you need health desperately, wait until later to get the medikit above. Climb over the box, use the computer (C1) to open the door (D1) to the right. Immediately draw guns and shoot the 4 security robots in the next room. If possible, try to destroy them all without using the health pack. If you keep tapping steadily on the fire key, you may be able to do this. If it doesn't work, I'd recommend restarting the level and trying again. You'll need that medikit a lot more later on.
Get the Cellular PDA (EL4128) in the room on the right and then climb up to the elevator (E1a). Leave the health pack if you possibly can, since you may need it later. Ride up to the next floor (E1b).
Step into the elevator (E2a) just to the right to emerge in a new area (E2b). Face right, wait for the moving block with steam jets to descend and then start running beneath it. If Lara runs, she should clear the trap before it comes down again. Use the yellow Security Pass Card at the card reader (C2) to lower a small platform (P2) to the left. Run back past the steam hazard, then past a second similar trap, and get a medipack and Diagnostic Disk (EL4022) from the platform. Return past both traps and use the Pass Card at the same terminal again. This time the platform descends with a second Diagnostic Disk and a medikit. Get those, then run past the first trap only to the exit (E2b).
(NOTE: You can use the security card 4 times to yield 4 diagnostic disks and 4 health packs in all. It's possible to get all four before leaving this room, but since health in this level is scarce, I recommend retrieving two disks at a time so you can replenish Lara's health while you're at it.)
Ride the elevator (E2b) back to the other room (E2a). Go to the right and ride another elevator (E3a) to the floor above (E3b). Climb the ladder past the mounted lasers. At the top, turn left and jump to the ledge with the computer (C3). Use one of the Diagnostic Disks here. The electrified floor to the left prevents Lara from climbing over. So jump back to the ladder, climb down and ride the elevator (E3b) back down (to E3a).
(NOTE: If Lara is low on health, ride the middle left elevator (E1b) back down to the first floor (E1a) and get the medikit if you didn't use it before. Or return via the middle-right elevator (E2a) to the room with the steam traps and carefully get another Diagnostic Disk and medipack. Otherwise, continue below.)
Cross the room to the far left and ride another elevator (E4a) to the floor above (E4b). Again, climb the ladder past the lasers and jump over to the ledge with the computer (C4). Use another Diagnostic Disk here. Then climb back down and return to the floor below (E4b to E4a).
Now return via the middle-right elevator (E2a) to the room with the steam traps and use the card reader (C2) twice to retrieve the remaining 2 Diagnostic Disks, along with a medipack and medikit. Return to the previous area (E2b to E2a).
After using the computers in the other room (C3 and C4), some of the mounted lasers and the electrified platform at the top of the tall room on the right side are deactivated. Climb the ladder past the security droid all the way to the top. Climb onto the platform, walk to the left edge and jump over to the top of the tower. Drop down to the ledge with the computer (C5) and use another Diagnostic Disk. Jump back to the ladder and climb down.
Now some of the security measures on the left side of this room are disabled. Climb the ladder there past the security droid and onto the platform, which is no longer electrified. Jump over to the tower and drop down near the computer (C6). Use the last Diagnostic disk. Doing so raises the top of the tower so it is level with the elevators.
Jump back to the ladder, climb to the top, climb onto the platform and jump over to the exit. Enter the elevator to start the final cut scene and finish the game.
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Item Name: Cellular PDA Item Code: EL4128 Description: A very expensive and powerful PDA. A brief browse through the data stored on the system indicates that it contains a list of names and addresses of rich industrialists, dictators and celebrities. The data alongside each entry has been encrypted and cannot be read. |
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Item Name: Diagnostic Disc Item Code: EL4022 Description: A system diagnostic disc. This is one of a set of disks that can be used to reset a computer system. Lara is sure this isn't related to the castle's security system, so there must be another system that can be accessed. |
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