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"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Dragoncarer" <wee@ihaveabrandspankingnew.computer> wrote in message
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>> "Greg O." <ozbirn@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>>> Thanks for the help, the website especially.
>>>
>>> Okay, I finally made it out of the starting point! I think the biggest
>>> problem I have had so far is not knowing how far Lara could jump. I
>>> assumed that ledge was too far because each time I tried, I missed.
>>> Knowing it was possible was helpful. I faced the same problem in the
>>> next room, I could see the switch but after a dozen leaps I couldn't get
>>> it. Finally made it just now after reading more about the running jump.
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>>> I think this demo version just has 3 levels. I may have to buy the full
>>> version.
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>> lol...welcome to the Lara addiction.
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>> From memory...one block from standing jump, two blocks from a running
>> jump
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> Hm, we're not gonna get to do that in Legend methinks :-\
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No, how sad.
>> (or three?), add a little bit more if you run a little further, and
>> shorten a little if apply CTRL. Is that right? Hmm....block guessing, ahh
>> the memories.
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> CTRL is fire or action, ALT is jump.
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Yes, I know.
*tsk tsk*
But you should also remember, McG, applying the 'action' button (CTRL)
during a jump will slightly alter the trajectory/ distance. IIRC, it
shortens it, but i'm not entirely sure...
> McG.
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>>> "Dragoncarer" <wee@ihaveabrandspankingnew.computer> wrote in message
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>>>> "Greg O." <ozbirn@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>I have a Tomb Raider box marked "Special Edition". I didn't know this
>>>>>meant it was a demo/limited version. Anyway, there are no instructions
>>>>>or anything inside. I installed it and by trial-and-error figured out
>>>>>most of the keys (alt-f4 for exit I had to go online to find).
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>>>>> Anyway, when the game begins, Lara is in a large pit. A helicopter
>>>>> flies by overhead once only. After a little while, a tiger roams
>>>>> around. I've played this scene a dozen times and I am not getting
>>>>> anywhere. There is a pool of water that seems to lead to an exit, but
>>>>> when I reach the end, there seems to be no way out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help would be appreciated.
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>>>> Smells suspiciously like the start of Tomb Raider 2: The Dagger of
>>>> Xian.
>>>>
>>>> Check out Stella's site
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>>>> http://www.tombraiders.net/stella/
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>>>> And you're at the first level of TR2:
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http://www.tombraiders.net/stella/tomb2.html#walk
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>>>> Stella rocks!
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>>>> Hopefully you're just lost, and it's not that the Special Edition is so
>>>> speciial you get to play a whole 5 minutes of the game!
>>>>
>>>> Happy Raiding and let us know if u got out...
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>>>> If u pres ESC you'll get a menu. From memory, use the up/down arrow
>>>> keys to select different menus. There should be a menu option that
>>>> looks like a set of directional keys. If you select that (with Enter),
>>>> it will give you a list of the controls.
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