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Old 17-12-08, 21:50   #11
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EscondeR, I think my optional limitations got lost in the trigger squares discussion - in post #20 of the arrangement thread, I declared for Pistols Only and Low Kills (priority to All Pickups).
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Old 18-12-08, 00:02   #12
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i'd enter but:
if i get the uzis the bridge way, no way i cant finish properly, and i have no patience for the water path...
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Old 18-12-08, 09:15   #13
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EscondeR, I think my optional limitations got lost in the trigger squares discussion - in post #20 of the arrangement thread, I declared for Pistols Only and Low Kills (priority to All Pickups).
LK+PO stand exactly for those

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i'd enter but:
if i get the uzis the bridge way, no way i cant finish properly, and i have no patience for the water path...
If you don't like the challenge for being challenging, then why bother participating
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Old 18-12-08, 09:43   #14
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I'll use this post to reserve my stats.

I've downloaded the demo just to get a hang of it. The game should come in the mail sometime soon. Does anyone know if airmail operates from USA to Australia these Christmas holidays? If not, I'll probably be waiting until January for the game to arrive.

Anyway, here are the stats for the first level. My game arrived a few days ago in the mail. Surprisingly quick.


Highland Fling



Time Taken: 19:40
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 21
Ammo Used: 532
Hits: 488
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 2.67km

Some of the jumps in this level were challenging and took me a few tries, but overall the level was amazingly easy. Dogs were relatively easy to kill and didn't cause too much trouble. I found safe spots to shoot them from. Oh, and I skipped a vulture and a dog. A vulture from the top of the roof where you get the second Thistle Stone, and the dog towards the end right after the control room after the third secret.


Willard's Lair



Time Taken: 11:09
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 10
Ammo Used: 240
Hits: 207
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 1.90km

A much shorter level than the first, which was a bit of a relief. Grabbing some of the items was difficult, but I managed it without too much fuss. No part really frustrated me. Overall, this was a great level. I skipped killing most of the Highlanders towards the end.


Shakespeare Cliff



Time Taken: 19:50
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 18
Ammo Used: 529
Hits: 476
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 2.40km

This was a pretty good level. I did have trouble at one part, because I left a guard alive. I had to climb the ladder at the big green hole area, and he would usually kill me before I got all the way up. I was lucky to get away alive, as was completing the rest of the level.


Sleeping with the Fishes



Time Taken: 19:25
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 7
Ammo Used: 313
Hits: 286
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 2.37km

Probably my favourite level so far. It was pretty good. The fish at the end of the level took most of my health away, but overall, no major frustrations. It was a very enjoyable level. I might also add that it's hard knowing how much health to conserve since this is my first playthrough, so I try to lose as least health as possible. But at the end, I knew I was close to the end of the level so I let the fish take away almost all of my health. But yeah, best level so far. I hope the remaining levels will be at least as good.


It's a Madhouse!



Time Taken: 17:03
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 17
Ammo Used: 441
Hits: 377
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 2.97km

Another great level. This one wasn't too difficult either. The only slightly difficult part was getting that Aviary Key out of the piranha water hole. I managed it in a few tries, and the rest of the level was pretty much a breeze. The eviscerated corpse at the end did give me a bit of a shock though, causing me to fall into the pit to my death.


Reunion

I've finally found some time to continue and finish the last level. It was very short, and not difficult at all. Infact this was definitely the easiest level for me. But overall, I'm glad to be done with the game, and I definitely enjoyed this challenge. Here are the final statistics:



Time Taken: 01:35:36
Secrets Found: 15 of 15
Kills: 81
Ammo Used: 2318
Hits: 2079
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 12.23km

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Old 18-12-08, 12:31   #15
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LK+PO stand exactly for those
I thought I looked at a spreadsheet of the participants. Never mind!

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Old 18-12-08, 13:17   #16
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^ In this case the bridge isn't too far
If you press ctrl or roll/jump, but only from full health.

Playing no scratch I'm also for the water method.
Exactly where do you have to jump from for the former method? Any videos or something you can point me towards? I am just asking out of curiosity, since I've already got the uzis, using the water method, but I'd like to know the other method.

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I've downloaded the demo just to get a hang of it.
Be careful though - there are many pickups, secrets and and even entire rooms missing in the demo, but which are present in the full game. So don't forget about those when you finally get the full game!
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Old 18-12-08, 17:38   #17
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Here is one for rr_carroll's collection.

Mytly aim the jump a tiny bit to left from what you've seen in this video.

Ikas90 in the demo there is a rock which was removed in the final version, from where you can jump for the uzis.

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Old 18-12-08, 19:04   #18
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So sumarizing all of the above - the water jump trick for the uzis is officially allowed!
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Old 18-12-08, 22:25   #19
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My limitations: generic + all kills, pistols only, no scratch.

Highland Fling
No scratch. Since we are allowed I used the water trick to get the uzis.

Time Taken 01:19:11
Secrets Found 3 of 3
Kills 24
Ammo Used 918
Hits 508
Health Packs Used 0.0
Distance Travelled 6.12km


Willard's Lair
No scratch.

Time Taken 01:01:38
Secrets Found 3 of 3
Kills 21
Ammo Used 706
Hits 516
Health Packs Used 0.0
Distance Travelled 4.92km


To get all pickups, at the spiked walls I went for the large medi first, then after pulling the switch to lower the middle spiked floor I climbed down to the spiked corridor, on the side of the ladder Lara can let go and drop next to the spikes unharmed. She can also climb back up the same way, that too will be important.
Took the pickups under the lowering spiked ceilings, ignored the 2 packs of shotgun shells in the alcove at last one to get down without injury.
Crawled out, collected the secret and harpoons, then went back to the spiked ceilings area again to get those shells, and this time climbed up the way I came in.

Shakespeare Cliff
No scratch.

Time Taken 01:27:00
Secrets Found 3 of 3
Kills 30
Ammo Used 911
Hits 703
Health Packs Used 0.0
Distance Travelled 7.16km


Sleeping with the Fishes
No scratch.

Time Taken 01:46:14
Secrets Found 3 of 3
Kills 15
Ammo Used 779
Hits 510
Health Packs Used 0.0
Distance Travelled 11.71km


Found some harpoons which aren't mentioned by any walkthru that I know of.

They blend in the texture quite well, but still in plain sight.

It's a Madhouse!
No scratch.

Time Taken 01:30:58
Secrets Found 3 of 3
Kills 23
Ammo Used 733
Hits 484
Health Packs Used 0.0
Distance Travelled 6.48km


Getting the key from the underwater pit without health loss, before the piranhas get there, took a zillion reloads, but it can be done by a fluke.
There are 23 kills on the level, the Traveler's Guide missed a monkey in the first secret area, counts just 1 but there are 2.
Stella's walkthru also states 22, but she mentions monkeys (plural) in that secret, so she must have missed on another one.

Reunion
No scratch.

Time Taken 00:32:13
Secrets Found None
Kills 10
Ammo Used 295
Hits 229
Health Packs Used 0.0
Distance Travelled 2.02km
Level stats taken from the inventory.


Here is the inventory at the end of Reunion.
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j.../inventory.jpg

And the final stats.

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Old 22-12-08, 18:01   #20
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Highland Fling
Time Taken: 00:37:52
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 24
Ammo Used: 585
Hits: 540
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 4.35km

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Willard's Lair
Time Taken: 00:28:14
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 21
Ammo Used: 578
Hits: 533
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 3.60km

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Shakespeare Cliff
Time Taken: 00:38:52
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 25
Ammo Used: 601
Hits: 512
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 4.85km

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Sleeping with the Fishes
Time Taken: 00:49:08
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 15
Ammo Used: 629
Hits: 547
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 5.56km

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It's a Madhouse!
Time Taken: 00:41:53
Secrets Found: 3 of 3
Kills: 21
Ammo Used: 600
Hits: 496
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 4.22km

[IMG]http://i42.************/9i9pv9.jpg[/IMG]
Final Statistics
Time Taken: 03:31:02
Secrets Found: 15 of 15
Kills: 116
Ammo Used: 3277
Hits: 2878
Health Packs Used: 0.0
Distance Travelled: 24.63km

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