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"Pistol Whipped" <pwhipped@NOtampabaySPAM.rr.com> wrote in message
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> In the dead of night, a faint whisper from MGS was heard, at about
> 03/25/2005 10:51 AM, and I could have sworn it said ...
>> Hi:
>>
>> Having awful problems controlling Lara's swimming........can't make
>> it to to the two levers in the underwater passageways, and when I do
>> get them pulled, on returning the same way I came, I don't see any
>> 'trapdoor' above before I would return to the pool I started in (the
>> one with the lever)...Any suggestions on getting the swimming down
>> pat? Thanks in advance.
>> Mark
>>
>>
>
> Let's see ... advice on swimming.
>
> Wait at least 1/2 hour after eating.
> Always swim with a buddy.
>
> oh, wait, you said "Lara's swimming"!
>
> There's no helping her. Her swimming skills are mediocre, at best,
> but *boy* can she hold her breath!
Yeah, that's a terrific set of 'lungs' she's got there
Oh wait, you
meant...oh never mind!
McG.
>
> Seriously...
>
> (1) stay away from walls. I know that seems inane, but she really is
> over sensitive to the proximity of walls, especially odd angles.
>
> (This may actually mean practicing a swim several times before
> attempting to *do* anything while swimming. The objective being that
> you know the course which runs you into the least number of walls,
> *before* you add the pulling of switches, the opening of doors, etc.)
>
> (2) You don't need to get that close to a switch (or door). As long
> as you are somewhat facing (head toward the switch), you can just
> press action and Lara will magically float into position and pull the
> switch. Of course, the better aligned you are (head toward the
> switch and slightly above center) the sooner she will pull it.
>
> (3) If you do get stuck in a crag, don't try to turn laterally (left
> or right, if you were on land). Usually, you want to rotate her
> (up/down) so she points as "away" from the crag (most open water) as
> you can and move forward a bit, then try turning again. This is
> "crag dependent", once in a while laterally is the only way you can
> turn, but under no circumstances have I found it to help if you try
> to swim while turning once you get stuck.
>
> (Unfortunately, on most swims of any complexity, if you get stuck
> you're probably not going to make it. If you get stuck twice, you
> can almost assuredly write off poor Lara! I refer you to suggestion
> #1)
> Anything more I could say is probably obvious already. There is
> little you can do about currents, except swim continuously in exactly
> the opposite direction (or just go with the flow), but usually that
> doesn't end up helping any. But sometimes there are bugs!
>
>
> Oh, and if you were looking for help with a particular part of the
> game, you're going have to do a little better than "the pool with the
> lever". TR3 is full of swimming spots and I have no clue where you
> mean.
> Level name, things you've picked up, things you've done so far ... a
> little geography would help. (ex. "In 'The Deck', after killing the
> sharks from the raft and swimming to shore ...")
>
> ---
> PW
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