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Von Croy Industries

Level 11

The 13th Floor

In this story, Lara is wearing a black catsuit with a headset. She’s in Von Croy Industries and is trying to get the Iris artifact. However, it’s not that easy since the building is crawling with guards and security. The gameplay has changed. Lara must try to evade enemies or use stealth to attack them quietly. If there is a lot of gunfire, it will alert the guards, and Lara will have a lot of guards chasing her around. In addition, Lara is working with Zip, an American hacker who considers himself Lara’s “eyes and ears.Enbsp; He occasionally contacts Lara and tells her what to do. You’ll be hearing a lot from Zip in these three levels.

This level begins with a cutscene where Lara is sliding down an airshaft into Von Croy Industries. The cutscene reveals a Large Medipack behind an air vent. Once you gain control of Lara, immediately, run to the left. To your right will be the air vent that has the Large Medipack behind it. Equip the HK Gun, and use the built-in LaserSight to shoot out the vent. Then, crawl inside, and collect the Large Medipack. Keep crawling forward, and soon, you’ll get a cutscene. Lara looks down to the room below the vent and sees a security guard in a large metal suit. These guys are very dangerous, and Zip informs her how dangerous they are. You’ll be meeting up with these guys later on. After, run forward, and then, duck down into the crawlspace. Soon, you’ll come to an intersection, but don’t go out. A laser is going back and forth. When you get out of this crawl space, don’t stand up. Keep crawling to the right, and get the Large Medipack. If these lasers hit you, you’ll die very quickly. After, turn around, and go forward. There’s a red hole. Don’t lower into it. Instead, crouch facing the hole, and when the laser goes behind you, stand up, and jump across. Run forward, and duck into the crawlspace on the right. Somersault into the room. You’ll see lots of shelves. You’ll get a Small Medipack, the Hammer, and HK ammo. Now, jump onto the box in the middle, and perform a running jump and grab back into the air vent. Crawl to the right, and ahead of you will be some grating. Shoot it out, and go in. Crawl forward, and to the right, you must somersault in. However, wait until the laser goes away, and then, somersault in. Once you land, immediately duck so that the laser won’t hit you. Then, begin crawling left. When the laser goes behind you, stand up, and run quickly across. Duck, and crawl left. The air vent will automatically open. Somersault inside. Pick up the Secret on the floor.

Now, jump back to the air vent. Crawl forward, and wait for the laser to go far away. Then stand up, run forward a bit, and begin crawling again. Jump back into the air vent on your right, and crawl forward. Crawl out of the vent, and you’ll see the hole with the lasers again. There is a laser above you, so wait until it goes away, jump across, and duck again. Crawl forward, and when you get to a crawlspace to your right, go in. Crawl all the way through. Now, when you’re out, you’ll see two lasers. There is one that is lower to the ground and one that is higher up. You must make it to the end of the hallway without getting killed by these lasers. Notice that the higher laser does not come as near to you as the lower laser does. The lower laser does not go as far away from you as the higher laser does. When the lower laser comes near you and then goes away, follow it until the upper laser goes behind you the other way. Once this happens, run forward, and the lower laser is coming closer. Jump when it does, and run to the other side. Duck quickly so that the upper laser doesn’t hit you. You may need to use some medipacks. This is difficult, but you’ll get it. At the end is a ladder, climb up quickly before the higher laser gets to you.

Run forward, and a cutscene will show the Iris artifact on your right. Zip talks to you. Once the cutscene finishes, run forward. Pick up the HK ammo, and now comes the hard part. Run to the right, and you have two choices. You can either use the Hammer or shoot the grating. If you use the Hammer, then the air vent remains undamaged, and you can run ahead. However, if you choose to do this, you'll miss a Small Medipack. I recommend shooting the grating. The air vent collapses, and Lara starts to slide down the vent. Remember those guards in those metal suits? Well, they’re back, and they’re armed with lasers. They’re very strong, and you can’t kill them unless you fire a quick shot to the head with the LaserSight. Once, you’re finished sliding, do this before he gets a chance to hit you with his laser. If you get hit, your health will only be depleted halfway. Use a medipack if you have one available, and keep trying to hit him in the head with the LaserSight. I recommend using Rapid Mode since you have a better chance of hitting him. Once he’s dead, turn around, and climb back on top of the vent. Turn to your right, and climb up into that vent. Run forward, and you’ll fall down. Turn around, and use the dash button to run across the corridor. If you don’t run across quickly enough, the hall will begin to explode, and Lara will, too. If you're playing the Final Version, pick up the Small Medipack at the end. If you're playing the Beta Version, then pick up the Secret instead of the Small Medipack. Then, climb up the ladder. Once up here, look to your right. You’ll see a ladder. It doesn’t really look like a ladder, but it is one. Look up, and you’ll see another laser up there. Run forward, and at the center, jump up, and climb in. Get the HK ammo, and jump back down. Climb up the ladder, but wait until the laser goes away. Then, climb up. You might get hit, so use a medipack if you do. Up here, turn left, and aim using the Laser Sight at the metal grating. It’s the white-looking tile. Shoot it, and climb inside.

Run to the left first, and pick up the HK ammo. Now, run to the right but not all the way. Don’t go to close to the vent or else the guard patrolling outside will notice you. Equip the HK Gun, and go to Sniper Mode. Use the LaserSight to hit him in the head. If you hit him anywhere else, he won’t die instantly. If he notices you, the automatic machine gun in this air vent will shoot you and so will he. So, make sure he doesn’t notice you. If he does, he’ll start running. Somersault out of this air vent before the automatic machine gun starts shooting you. Then, shoot him from here. Go to the right, and shoot out the vent on the floor. Crawl through and out to the other side. Shoot the vent on the other side, and a custcene will take place. It will show a sleeping guard, and Zip tells you to sneak up quietly, and take the High Level Access Card from his desk. It’s on the side of his desk. Now, turn around, and walk slowly to the slot in the wall. Use the card here, and walk slowly inside. You’re in a room with lots of shelves again. Search them to get the Small Medipack and HK ammo. Now, leave this area quietly. Walk past the sleeping guard and out. Immediately go to the right, and you’ll see an elevator. It looks like two green doors. Just push the button, and go inside. Walk up to the elevator floor levels keypad, and push action. You’ll get to the 16th floor.

When the elevator opens, walk out. A cutscene will show two guards across the room. Use the HK Gun and LaserSight to shoot them in the head. When you kill one, the other will be alerted, so kill him when he comes over. Once you kill them both, run forward to where they were, and a third guard will come, so shoot him. Now, turn around, and run across the hallway to the other side. You’ll see a triangular door. Use the High Level Access Card at the switch, and go inside. Put your gun away so that the automatic gun won’t sense you. Run in, and you’ll see two scientists in orange suits. Run past the first one, and go to the back. You’ll see a gray box behind one of the scientists. Walk up to the box, and press action. A green light will start to flash on top of the box. Now, leave this room, and go across the hallway. Go all the way the end, and turn right. This is where the third guard attacked you. Turn left at the computers and inside. You’re on a level above the Iris. Run past this domed-shaped cage and through the door on the other side. You’ll see another scientist. Push the switch to the right of the scientist, and an orange suit will pop out. The Access Code Disc will drop out, so collect it.

You’re done here, so run out of this room and past the domed-shaped cage. Go out, and take a right. Go up the corridor, and go back to the elevator. It’s on your left. Go in, and press action at the keypad. You’re going back to the 13th floor. Leave the elevator, and make a right. Kill the guard, and make a right around the corridor. Run to the back of the room, and to your left will be a computer. Go up to it, and press action. Use the Access Code Disc here. The air vent will open above you. Climb in, and you can see that explosions are going on in here. Be very careful since you can be set on fire. The camera will show that the explosions start at the top and work their way down. Don’t stand to close to where the explosions are taking place because you don’t want to be set on fire. Stand back, and wait for an explosion to take place at the top. Then, hop on the pole. Slide down about halfway, and do a backflip into the opening. Run in, and get the Secret. Now, run back out, and just drop down. You don’t have to go back on the pole. Once you’re done here, duck, and crawl through the crawlspace.

At the other side, you can see two metal-suited guys. Zip will talk again. After he’s done, run forward, and follow the path. To your right will be a room. Go inside, and search the shelves. You’ll get a Small Medipack and a piece of Cloth. Now, leave this room, and continue the path down. Some music will play. Aim using the LaserSight, and kill the first bad guy in the metal suit. Hit him in the head. Do the same with the second guy. If you miss, just go down the stairs, and shoot the guys when they don’t see you. Down here are a lot of doors. There are two large trapezoid-shaped doors. One is blue, and one is red. You can only go in the blue one. Don’t yet. There are also some small doors here. Only one can be opened. Open the one that is closest to the blue door and to the left. Use the High Level Access Card, and go inside. You’ll see some cabinets and bugs in glass cages. Search the two shelves to get two bottles of Chloroform and a Smal Medipack. Leave this room quickly since the glass cages have broken, and the bugs are out. Now, go to the large blue door, and use the High Level Access Card to get inside. Run through the corridor, and when the silver door opens, a bad guy in a metal suit will attack. Shoot him in the head, and get the Iris Lab Access Disc that he leaves behind. Run forward, and use it at the computer. The door will open ahead of you. Run forward a bit, and stop when the corridor turns right. A guard is coming, so stand still. He won’t notice you. When he’s at the other end of the corridor, and his back is to you, run into one of the spaces on the left, and hide there. The guard will run up there, and he’ll start shooting. Shoot him in the head, and run quickly. The automatic gun will notice you. Run forward.

Now, these next few parts will be a little confusing depending on whether you have the PSX Final, PSX Beta or PC Version of the game. Just follow the directions that pertain to your version of the game. PSX Final and PC Version: So, Zip will contact you, and he’ll tell you that there’s a scientist in the room. He tells you not to kill him since you need him. However, since you're playing the Final Version, you also need the third Secret. So, only if playing the Final Version, kill him. A cutscene will show a door opening and guards running to you. Zip will talk to you again. Now, run back, and kill the guards in the hallway. At the end, there’s the door that opened. Go in, and follow the path. Kill any guards you see. At the end of the corridor, there’s a laser. Duck, and when the laser goes to the right, run to the left, and get the Secret. Then, turn around, and wait till the laser is on the other side. Run to the middle, crouch, and wait for the laser to go behind you. Then, run forward. To the right and left are some stairs. Go up either one. PSX Beta Version: If you're playing the Final Version, ignore this paragraph, and go to the next one. I am starting this part when you're right in front of the room with the scientist. Since you're playing the Beta Version, you have all the Secrets already. Just walk inside, and a cutscene will take place where Lara forces the scientist to help her open the door. When the cutscene is over, turn around, and run back down the hal, and follow it down. To your left is the door that opened. Follow the path down, and kill any guards you find. At a junction, go right, and run straight ahead through the door. You're in the room with the Iris, and the level is over for the Beta Version.

Now, comes a really hard timing sequence. On top of that, there are annoying camera angles that make it even harder. Make it up to the top of the stairs, and go into the room on the center. You’re in a room above the Iris. The object of this is to turn off the protective shield around the Iris so that you can get it. There is a switch by the door. Press it, and run outside. Jump over the stairs, and while in midair, press the roll button to turn around. Then, run forward, then right or left, and go down the stairs. This is a very annoying camera angle. Try to make your way through though. Run into the door that opens, and go up the ramp. You’ll see that the protective shield around the Iris has been shut off. Run up to the Iris, and press action. Jump back before the shield comes back on. If you’re successful, run through the door on the other side of the room and onto the next level. If you’re not, try again, and you’ll do it.

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