Level 11
VCI Headquarters:
13th Floor
IF YOU THOUGHT THE OTHER LEVELS WERE EASY!
THIS WILL GET YOU GOING EVEN WITH THE WALK-THROUGH!
Cut scene:
Lara is on top of a skyscraper. She flies to the next roof barely make it. Meanwhile, Zip is chatting way. Ignoring him, Lara shoots out a grate covering a vent and slides down the vent to enter the building.
Optional routes: There are three possible routes to take when beginning the level. If you reach the room with the metal ladder without seeing any laser beams, you have missed a secret.
ROUTE 1: IS THE FULL WALK THROUGH, WITH ALL PICK-UPS AND KILLS. ROUTES 2 & 3 ARE EITHER EASIER OR SHORTER.
Route 1: Vent with red light: (Harder route with all secrets)
From the start turn left to the end with the vent under the fan. Look down to see a broken grate. Use the HK Gun in Sniper mode to shoot out the grate.
HK gun - sniper mode:
Go to inventory and select the HK Gun, then select Choose Weapon Mode using the arrows and press Enter. Select HK Sniper Mode and press Enter. Now select Equip and you are ready to shoot. Hold down the Look key to use the laser target. Use the arrows to aim and use the Dash and Crouch and keys to zoom in and out.
Crawl into the crawlspace over the large medi-pack. Press the Action key once to crouch and once more to pick up the large medi-pack. Continue and look out the barred window at the room below.
Cut scene:
On the headset, Zip tells Lara that VCI is working on a new suit with laser guided weapons. Zip warns, if someone in one of those suits shoots a Lara, they will have to carry her out in a body bag.
Continue crawling down the vent until you reach the vent with the laser beams.
Vent with overhead laser beams:
Crawl to the right and hold down the Crawl key. Use Action key twice to pick up the large medi-pack. Crawl back to the small pit in the vent. When the laser beam passes overhead, stand up and jump across the small pit. Run to safety at the other end of the vent. Ignore the broken grate for now, and crawl to the right. Drop down into the storeroom by holding down the Crawl key, Action key and down arrow.
OR
If you want to be smart, put Lara so that her head is facing out of the vent, then press the jump button and surprise Lara does a head over heels out of the vent. Remember this you will need it later.
Storeroom:
Search the shelves in the store room and find a small medi-pack, a hammer, and HK ammo. Climb up on the crate and do a standing jump with grab back to the vent. Crawl back to the vent with the laser beam. Shoot out the broken grate and crawl in.
Vent with laser beam and sloped floor:
Back up to the opening and when you see the red light of the laser beam, wait a bit then drop down. Immediately go the crawl position. Stop crawling when the vent slopes up. Wait for the laser beam to pass overhead, then run and crawl into the crawl space before the laser beam returns. Drop into the room with the armoured suit.
Room with Dreadnought suit:
Pick up Secret #1 - a gold rose. You now need to go back through the vents. Climb back into vent. Wait for the laser beam to start back to the other side, then crawl out, run and drop to a crawl at the bottom of the slope before the laser beam returns. Wait for the laser beam to start for the other side, then stand up and crawl into the higher vent. Return to the vent with the fan and the other laser beam. Walk next to the small pit. Note you may need to take one walking step back from the edge of the pit. Wait for the laser beam to just clear the pit, then jump over the pit and start crawling. Crawl into the vent on the right and go past the blue bars. Stop when you are below the fan.
Double trouble laser beams:
Where did the laser beams come from, as this is the same vent from where you started!
Two laser beams, one high and one low. First, get to full health and save your game. Walk to the very edge of the square under the fan facing the laser beams. Hold down the crawl key and wait for the lower laser beam to come to your side. Crawl out behind the laser beam into the high roof part of the vent. While holding down the crawl key, wait for the over head laser beam to pass, then stand up, then run and jump over the lower laser beam to the ladder taking a hit to health from the high laser beam. By the ladder, immediately crouch while the laser beam passes over head.
Wait until the high laser beam leaves, then climb up the ladder. This is very difficult, so you will need to keep trying.
Cut scene:
Zip chimes in and doesn't really give any helpful advice, so just keep moving.
Cut scene:
A view of one of the men in the Dreadnought suit.
Shoot the lock (instead of using the hammer) using the laser sight on the HK gun. The vent falls down.
Room with Dreadnought and broken vent:
Immediately, pull out the HK in sniper mode and shoot the Dreadnought (In the face). To get out of the room, take a standing jump with grab to the top of the lower part of the vent. Another jump grab to the higher vent on the right.
In the high vent, walk to the edge of the pit with the broken grate.
Safety drop into the pit. Run through the next vent, which might have explosions. Pick up the small medi-pack at the bottom of the ladder.
Climb the ladder into the room with the metal ladder.
Continue from Room with Metal Ladder.
OR
Route 2: Vent above the room with the Iris:
From the start walk to the right end of the vent and pick up HK ammo. Continue to the gate at the end of the vent. Use the hammer to break the lock on the gate and find yourself in the room with the metal ladder.
(Going this way just misses out everything)
Continue from Room with Metal Ladder.
OR
Route 3: (No Secret) Vent with red light:
From the start turn right and climb the ladder at the end of the vent. Cross the vent that overlooks the Iris. Hired hand, Zip calls in, more to pick on Lara than give her any help.
At the corner, pick up the HK ammo. Continue down the vent to the locked gate. Save your game. Shoot the lock using the laser sight on the HK gun. The vent falls down.
(NOTE: The men in the armoured suits are called Dreadnoughts. The ONLY way to kill these is with a clean shot to the face, no where else will do, as the armour covers the whole body.)
HK gun - sniper mode:
Go to inventory and select the HK Gun, then select Choose Weapon Mode using the arrows and press Enter. Select HK Sniper Mode and press Enter. Now select Equip and you are ready to shoot. Hold down the Look key to use the laser target. Use the arrows to aim and use the Dash and Crouch and keys to zoom in and out.
Room with Dreadnought and broken vent:
Immediately, pull out the HK in sniper mode and shoot the Dreadnought. To get out of the room, take a standing jump with grab to the top of the lower part of the vent. Another jump grab to the higher vent on the right.
In the high vent, walk to the edge of the pit with the broken grate.
Safety drop into the pit. Run through the next vent, which might have explosions. Pick up the small medi-pack at the bottom of the ladder.
Climb the ladder into the room with the metal ladder.
Continue from Room with Metal Ladder.
NORMAL PLAY
Room with metal ladder:
Before climbing the ladder, find high ledge opposite the gate. Jump grab and climb up to pick up more HK ammo. Save your game. Do a jump grab to the ladder and climb to the right side of the ladder. When the laser beam gets to the right side and starts back to the left, begin climbing. Climb to the top. Use the sniper mode and shoot out the panel with holes in it. Enter another vent. Go to the left in the vent and pick up more HK ammo.
Save your game.
Walk to the right side of the vent and when you hear the sound stop. Watch the guard walk back and forth. Change the HK gun to Sniper mode. Use the laser sight and pick your spot to kill him with a head shot before he can turn on the automatic machine gun in the vent behind you. If the guard starts running, he is going to turn on the machine gun and you need to kill him before that. Use the Crawl, Action and down arrow to drop down into the hall.
13th floor - hall with coke machine:
Notice the computer at the end of the hall, then find the broken grate near the coke machine. Using the Sniper mode, shoot out the grate and enter the vent. Crawl into the vent and stand up. Shoot out the final grate.
Office with sleeping guard:
Cut scene:
Zip lets you know that the guard is sleeping and you can get the access card from his console.
WALK OR CRAWL into the guard's office and get behind his desk.
Use the Action key to pick up the High level access card from the desk. Use the access card on the swipe card receptacle by the door in the office. Enter the store room. Search the shelves to find a small medi-pack and HK ammo.
Before you leave the storeroom get out the HK gun and in sniper mode shoot the sleeping guard in the head.
Return to the hall and find the elevator buttons near the crates. Press the elevator button to open the doors. Enter the elevator and press the buttons inside of move the elevator to the 16th floor.
16th floor:
Notice the guards on the right side of the hall. Crawl down the hall to the left to avoid alerting the guards to your presence. From the elevator, take a left down the hall to the red triangular door. Use the access card on the swipe receptacle near the door.
Control room:
Walk or crawl into the control room keeping to the left and press the button on the square table to activate a hologram of the Iris. Return to the hall. Crawl back to the elevator. Use the HK gun in sniper mode to aim over the crate and pick off one of the guards. Immediately, step out from behind the crate and let Lara auto aim to kill the second guard. Then just keep waiting for the third guard to show up from around the corner and kill him too. Continue down the hall and enter the blue room above the Iris. Continue to the opposite door.
Room with orange uniforms:
Enter the room with the uniforms.
WALK OR CRAWL to avoid disturbing the man in the orange uniform. Press the buttons to open two of the lockers with the orange suits. Opening the locker near the man will pop out an Access Code disc. Return to the elevator. Go back to the 13th floor.
13th floor:
If you killed the sleeping guard earlier, you might not get the next two guards.
Kill the two guards and go down the hall past the coke machine. Find the computer on the wall at one end of the hall. Use the access code disc to open up the grate covering the vent. Climb into the vent.
Exploding vent:
Save your game and have a medi-pack. There are 4 big explosions followed by smaller explosions. After the last big explosion, take a running jump with grab to the pole. Slide halfway down the pole, then take a backwards jump from the pole and land in a vent.
Leap backwards to get out of harm's way. Pick up Secret #2 - a gold rose. Run off the edge of the vent with the rose and drop to the bottom. Crawl out to safety.
Room guarded by the Dreadnought:
Cross the high walkway. Zip pipes in and warns Lara about the Dreadnought waiting below. Zip hints that the Dreadnought's face is not protected. Cross the walkway and enter a small hall, look to the right to spot an opening to the storeroom. Enter the storeroom and search the shelves to find a small medi-pack and a cloth.
Exit the storeroom to the right and cross the walkway. Walk! Down the stairs and make your way around the crate to the door that is on the left of the Dreadnought. Use the access card to open the door to the bug room.
(NOTE: IF YOU DECIDE TO KILL THIS DREADNOUGHT, YOU HAD BETTER RUN TO WHERE HE WAS STANDING QUICK AS ANOTHER DREADNOUGHT COMES UP FROM BEHIND, YOU ARE MUCH BETTER OFF CHOLOROFORMING HIM.)
Bug room:
Immediately search the shelves and find 2 bottles of Chloroform. The glass enclosure containing the bugs explodes. Walk back out to the main room.
Room guarded by the Dreadnought:
Combine the Cloth with the bottles of Chloroform to create chloroform soaked cloth. Walk up behind the guard and press Action. Lara will place the cloth on the guard's face and put him to sleep. Use the access card on the swipe card receptacle to the right side of the triangular door. Save your game.
Hall with Dreadnought:
As you enter the door slams behind you, pick up the HK ammo and walk forward one or two more steps to find you are trapped with the Dreadnought. Using the sniper mode you can kill the guard quickly (DO NOT FORGET TO ZOOM IN ON HIM). Pick up the Access code disc that he dropped and use it in the computer to open the next door.
Robot room:
Sneak up to the windows and watch the guard patrolling the hall. DO NOT take out the HK or you will trigger the robot machine gun in the long hall. Wait until the guard gets close and as he walks away crawl behind as far as you can.
(NOTE: You should be able to get nearly to the other corner before he turns around and starts shooting)
Then quickly run around the corner get out your gun on sniper mode, zoom in quickly and kill him with a clean head shot.
AGAIN THE ROUTES SPLIT HERE, DEPENDING ON HOW EASY YOU WANT IT TO BE, OR WHETHER YOU WANT THE LAST SECRET
Route 1- using the access card: (no secret)
Threaten the operator in the orange suit with the HK gun.
Cut scene:
Lara motions the operator to place the card in the swipe card receptacle. The door opens.
Route 1: Iris control room:
Save your game by the switch near the doorway. Flip the switch and run down the stairs out into the room with the Iris, jump onto the platform with the Iris and use the Action key to pick it up. This is a timed run and you need to keep trying until you beat the timer. After getting the Iris, pass down the hall in the room with the Iris to end the level.
End of Level
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Route 2: Through the vent: (with secret)
Zip instructs you not to kill the operator, but kill the operator any way. You now have a bit of trouble as guards are coming your way. Run forward and stand by the window in the laser testing room and wait for two more guards.
Have your HK ready in sniper mode, hold the look button and have your aim at head height. As soon as the guards turn the corner pop them off.
(What a way to save ammo.)After you have killed the guards put your gun away and
run for a couple of squares, then add the Dash key to get away from the robot machine gun.
Continue down the hall past the glass room with the robots, back to where you first entered the room and enter the vent on the left. Save your game. Shoot the two guards, one at the top of the vent and one near the laser beam.
(Be quick in sniper mode.)
Route 2 Laser beam:
Crawl under the laser beam and look to the left. Wait until the beam passes overhead, then run and pick up Secret #3 - a gold rose. Time a run back to the vent entrance and crawl. Time another run past the laser beam to the blue hallway. Go up the stairs to the control room overlooking the Iris.
Route 2 Iris control room:
Save your game by the switch near the doorway. Flip the switch and run down the stairs out into the room with the Iris, jump onto the platform with the Iris and use the Action key to pick it up. This is a timed run and you need to keep trying until you beat the timer. After getting the Iris, pass down the hall in the room with the Iris to end the level.
End of Level
Secrets: 3 of 3 (30 out of 36 total Secrets)