Date of VCI mission seems to be wrong

[Moon-Safari]

Originally Posted by McPherson

I noticed the other day that the official companion for Tomb Raider The Angel of Darkness as well as The Official Tomb Raider Files book by Core Design place the date of the VCI mission in TR5 to 1999 (May 26). However, the date that is used in the remaster on the promo screenshot is different (May 9, 1998). This could be wrong and, if so, should probaby be corrected.

Curious to hear if you know of any other official source about this part of Lara's original timeline.

That's the portal. Those two dates signify the window of time that the timelines split giving birth to LAU.

You're welcome.

[TonyLee]

Originally Posted by xtimz

^ It doesn't matter about the real place. Tomb Raider always uses UK format. For example, the motorcycle of TR4 in Cairo. In Egypt vehicles drive on the right-hand side of the road, but the motorcycle is designed to drive on the left-hand side of the road, which is the UK format.

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Well not always then since in the Nevada section of TR3 remastered it shows the US format (02142024) date on the transparent monitor showing when the trilogy was released.

[Krumpet]

I've never taken any of the "official" dates for each adventure that seriously as they've always been contradictory. I've just gone with the assumption that the Black Isle happens after Cambodia, Rome before TR1, Russia between TR2-TR4 and VCI before TR3.

[Uzi master]

Originally Posted by xtimz

No, the driver should be in the inner side of the road, which is closer to the center of the road. The purpose is for the driver to have a better view. The motorcycle in Cairo of TR4 has a sidecar, and Lara is to the right of the sidecar. That's for driving along the left-hand side of the road.

Steering wheels are typically on the left in right-side road countries. But I've seen plenty with steering wheels on the right. Do those cars not belong in my country?

Lara, being British, might opt to set up her own vehicles to be the same as how it normally is where she is from.

[xtimz]

Originally Posted by Uzi master

Steering wheels are typically on the left in right-side road countries. But I've seen plenty with steering wheels on the right. Do those cars not belong in my country?

Lara, being British, might opt to set up her own vehicles to be the same as how it normally is where she is from.

Come on. Your country has special cases, influenced by the history. Please.

[Uzi master]

And what special, historical cases would that be?

I think you're just making stuff up at this point.

[SrDanielPonces]

Originally Posted by xtimz

Come on. Your country has special cases, influenced by the history. Please.

I've seen british cars in my country. it's not illegal.

[xtimz]

Every country has special cases. For example, mainland China allows the vehicles from Hong Kong SAR to enter directly, which use UK format. You picked some very special cases to debate. I don't like these kinds of debate techniques.

[Jackanory]

Originally Posted by AndrewGilkison

So when did the events of TR2013, Rise, and Shadow happen? The 80s?

This "unification" becomes a bigger cluster**** the more you try to match everything up.

Not 'when', but more like 'where'. In an alternate, dark parallel universe.

[Uzi master]

Originally Posted by xtimz

Every country has special cases. For example, mainland China allows the vehicles from Hong Kong SAR to enter directly, which use UK format. You picked some very special cases to debate. I don't like these kinds of debate techniques.

You chose a 'special case' to argue in the first place and now you're mad other people bring things up?

Lara, a british person, had her personal vehicle configured in a british way. That does not mean the developers are inconsistent about country specific formats.