Quest for the Gold Skull 2 – Caves

Level by Geomancer

Unauthorized walkthrough by Gerty.

Choose the Caves and start the game.

I would immediately save, as the level starts with a nasty slide and jumping and there is no way to describe exactly what to do than talk in general terms, so good luck.

Lara starts with a slide and save right away. If you have time, light also a flare if you want, as it is a bit dark. So the sequence is slide, jump, slide and jump, slide and jump, with the left cursor pushed in. If you have time save again, because there is another area where you have to do some jumping.

So sliding out of this cave, jump four times over blocks and grab the other side. Shimmy a bit to the left and climb down.

In the middle of this room is a different looking tile; you fall through this one and at the end pick up SECRET # 1, Golden Rose. Climb back up again (N) and shimmy to the left as far as you can go and climb up. Follow the corridor and pick up the medipack there. Two scorpions are on the left stairs; shoot them and climb the stairs. Shoot a guard and at the end of the stairs climb down.

There is a crawlspace there and I would save here. Climb into crawlspace and lower Lara till her feet are just beyond the first block. Then do a back flip and immediately shimmy Lara to the right or left so that she keeps hanging with her legs straight.

I had some problems in that once Lara was in a climbing position, she can’t climb in and she won't let go and grab (as we are used to, so be forewarned.)

Crawl through and lower yourself, a flyby starts and a croc is coming. The minute the flyby is over, do a roll and jump away from the croc and shoot him.

Run north and around the corner; next to the wall-torch is a wall you can climb. Pick up the flares and arrows and push that button there. Climb down and jump into the water and swim in the opening west.

Go immediately to the left and climb out, get the flares and push the button on the other side (this opens a gate further down).

Into the water and left again and then right (N), around a corner and up and there you can get some air. If you want to go for some goodies, save here and then dive and swim north. Once in a small underwater room, turn right (see the vases) and pick up lots of arrows and small medipack. Swim out left and get some air again. Now swim south, around a corner and climb the ladder. On the top do a back flip. A bit further around the corner is a soldier; after shooting him jump up and stand on that different looking tile. This opens a gate in the water, so go back to the ladder, swim and take the first opening to the right (E) down, around the corner and then to the left (E). Back at the sewer, swim to the corner and the gate on the left (near the skeleton in the water) is open now. Pick up the Key and flares and swim back to the ladder.

Once back where you shot the soldier at the end is an opening. Do a safety drop there. Shoot the croc and pick up the arrows, small medipack, at the beginning and end of this pool and climb back out where you dropped down. Now jump south into the opening there.

Watch out for the clanking knives and after the third one find some small medipacks.

Lava room

By approaching the opening a flyby starts. Go to the opening of this room and you see a big room with lava. There is only one rope (left) hanging, and by using the monkey climb, the moment you pass that yellow bar, two more ropes appear.

Next move is trial and error, so this is how I did it. Save and jump to the monkey climb. After passing that yellow bar, turn around and let go, slide and do a back flip at the end. (If you are not sure, just grab the first ledge on the end and you are back where you started, nice trick.) Slide down and hang at the end of the second ramp and let go. The floor there is safe. Stand with your back at the wall and face that rope (NW) and a running jump will do the trick (as the lava there is also safe). Hop to the rocks.

Use the rope to swing to the east and first go to the ladders on the wall. Climb up and use the Key on the door there. Jump into the water and swim down and through a crawlspace. Climb out and find the crossbow and push the button at the other side (escape of this room). Now enter room north, and pick up SECRET # 2, Golden Rose.

Go back (S) and swim up again (the whole shaft is filled with water). Go back to the ladders and climb down and once on the rocks go to the north wall.

Slide down and jump with Ctrl and climb in. Go into crawlspace and down at the other end. Climb the stairs, up and up a ladder and you are above the lava floor.

Face south and a standing jump to the ledge and use the two ropes to get in the opening way up, south. Light a flare and step on that tile, then jump back immediately. The boulder triggers the lava to turn into water. So dive in and swim all around and climb out, as you need to climb that ladder again.

In the west is a jump lever, and a running jump will do the job. The gate (N) is open now, so swim in and climb out, as there is a ladder you need to climb (NW).

Two guards are there as well, so shoot them, and a third appears at the end of this room. Up the stairs and open the door at the end.

Village.

Up the stairs, around the corner and straight ahead. Then turn north and right. Open some more doors there. You are now in some streets. Go left and you see a closed gate that needs the Guardian Key. So go left (S) and at the end left again. Go up the ramp, open yet another door. In the NW corner, behind the crates is the Guardian Key. Go outside and use the Key. Follow along. Into a corridor and at the end go right and right again. You enter the small village with a fountain on the square.

Left is a red car with Werner von Croy and right (E) is a door, push it and enter, up some ramps and once in the room on the east wall is a button. Turn around and open another door and go right. Jump to the other building and facing west, spot that jump lever. That triggers a guard and opens a gate in the SW corner of the square. Push the button in there.

In a flyby you see one of the three gates being opened. Now go NE and run around the corner, some blocks have been raised. Climb the blocks and a running jump to the building. In the first room next to that yellow crate is a button. Go the second room and follow through, up a ramp and halfway is an opening. Take a running jump to the next opening (W). Jump the stairs and climb up, at the end is another button. Another flyby for the second door.

Go down again, do a safety drop to the bottom and push that button. This opens the gate and triggers also some dogs. First turn around, as there is also a gate (where the dogs came from) and in there find a medipack and climb the crates and use the lever on top of them. Go back through the gate and you are back at the square.
Now go NW of the square and follow through, you come to the water's edge, run along there and go left at the end. Here are the two gates you saw in the flyby and there is also a button to push there. The last gate is open, so enter this place. In here is SECRET # 3, Golden Skull at the back of this house.

Back to the waterfront and the square and up the ramp (S) into the corridor (E).

Go through the gate and into the office building you started this part. Left, left and right and a door is open at the end.

It is dark in there and lots of skeletons lying there. Go through the first rotating knives; I always stand as close as I can get and do a side flip. Easiest way is left, through more rotating knifes, watch out for that spike ball coming from the ceiling and on the left a gate opens.

In the next room jump up left and use the button, turn around and jump up there as well and use the other button. Spikes are lowering from the ceiling, so move along. The door south opens. Use the monkey climb there and run up the ramp and climb the block. If you take the Golden Rose from the right pedestal first you got SECRET # 4 and then take the Golden Skull, as that is the end trigger.

02-09-2004