The Opal Rose

Level by Amber Lion

Walkthrough by Yoav (followed by another walkthrough by Selene)

The Second Note

Start at Lara's vacation home. Get out the bedroom, make your way down the main room and turn over the kitchen, pick up the Gate Key from the window ledge. Back to the main room, turn left and use the key to open the gate, inside the room you see the Opal Rose displayed on a pedestal. Press the button and double gates are open back in the main room, press the button, get out of the house and pick up the Admirer's Note. Go over to the vehicle and load the next level.

The Opal Rose

Shoot the vase in front of you and pick up Shotgun Ammo, slide down the slope but be ready to take jumps over two gap with spikes forward to the block in the front. In front of you is a closed gate, get down from the block, follow the path and shoot the vase, it will open the trapdoor. Get down into the room below, pick up Flares and press the button, screenshot shows the gate opening, back up the path and climb up the block with palm tree. Now catch the palm tree, pull Lara up and backflip and you are near the slope, go a few steps over the wall and find Secret Place #1 with Golden Statuette Horse - Yoav. Make your way back to the open gate you've already opened.

Pick up Small Medipack from left side, proceed over the wooden bridge, jump to the water below and swim to left side, pull the underwater lever, the gates on the bridge are open. In the camp shoot the two boxes, pick up Shotgun and Knife(crowbar), go over to the closed gate and use the Knife to open it. At the area with the pool shoot the wild boar and the two crocodiles in the pool, go over the palm tree, there's a hidden opening, pick up Shotgun Ammo then press the button. Enter the room and pick up Flares, watch the poison darts emitter and go to the right side, pull Lara into high crawlspace, at the next room press button, it lowers a block in the room you came from. Take care of the flame emitter and pick up the Guardian Key in the alcove, screenshot shows the underwater gate in the pool opening. Now turn back and pull the jumpswitch, it opens the gate in the room behind the crawlspace, climb up ladder and slide down back to camp, from there back to the area pool.

In the pool take a swim into the canal, pick up the Revolver and get out of the water, take care of tribesman in the next room, go forward and block raised behind you closes your way back. Shoot the black panther in the emptey pool and pull the dead soldier, you find the Lasersight.

Light flare near the ladder to see high crawlspace, pull Lara into it and find Secret Place #2, another Golden Statuette Horse. Climb up ladder, go stand opposite of the faraway stand vase on high ledge, combine Revolver and Lasersight and shoot this vase to cause a block to rise. Now climb up the palm tree, backflip, climb up the blocks, pick up Small Medipack and Crossbow, monkeyswing over the opposite alcove and use the Guardian Key to release two ropes. Climb onto the block you raised and pass to other side, shoot the bones behind the block to open the gate.

Enter the room from left side of the closed gate, go to to the right side and take care of the tribesman who came out from from the hole. Pick up Shotgun Ammo and get in the hole, push the block and press the button, it opens the gate, follow the next room and pull out the block in the wall. In the next room you need to be quickly doing your moving, as a skeleton will hit Lara until you open the closed gate, light a flare, go to corner and pick up Ammo, draw your Revolver and shoot vase behind the high crack, follow to next room.

In the middle of the room is a burning pedestal, pull the switch, go over to the open gate and get down to a place with two swinging chains and death hole, pass to other side, pick up Large Medipack and Guardian Key. Now jump to left side alcove and push the block into the room, use the Guardian Key to put out the burning pedestal. Back in the room take the Jungle Star and climb up ladder, shoot the vase and run faster over the opening canal to get rid of the fire ghost and swim back to the pool and get out of the water.

Draw the Revolver and shoot the four underwater vases tot open a gate in the other side of the pool at the temple, go to left side and take easy position to shoot on the vase that blocks the underwater opening. Swim over the canal and find Secret Place #3, third Golden Statuette Horse. Swim over the first canal and back to the area you came from. Climb up ladder, turn and face to the opposite gate and take a shoot, monkeyswing to other side and follow to end, shoot again the next gate and find yourself at the temple.

Shoot the black panther and go through the open gate, you come to a big room, take a series of timing jumps from block to next one, avoid the flames, then climb up the ladder wall to stone bridge above. Now take a jump forward to next bridge and climb up the ladder wall, go from right side of the block at the middle and place the Jungle Star behind the block with the half yellow color, it will lower the block at the middle. Take from the pedestal Lava Star, now go through the opening, get down to next corridor, go to left side and look above the Large Medipack a boulder tarp (I leave this pickup for you if you want). Draw your pistols and shoot the gate, take from the pedestal Serpent Stone, jump to the pool and make your back to the temple.

Place the Serpent Stone at the top of the slope, avoid the boulder when you pass the open gate. Go the left corner and find the Torch, also pick up Shotgun Ammo in the right corner, follow to the next room and light the torch from the torch wall. Now climb onto the large block and throw the torch onto another sunken block, pull the switch, it raises the block with the torch. Shoot the vase and devil woman notice she will drop Guardian Key, climb up the block, take torch and jump up.

Place the Lava Star, go to next big room and throw the torch onto the wooden floor, get down to the room below, finally you find The Opal Rose. Go behind the block with the lion statue and use the Guardian Key, get out of the courtyard, go behind the palm tree and climb up, press the button, it opens the cage. In the cage a big angry bird kills a soldier and she going to kill the other two, follow the cage, pull the dead soldier and find the Gate Key. Go over to the closed gate and use the key, enter the room, step over the opening and the level ENDS.

The Second Note and The Opal Rose

A custom level made by Amber Lion

Unofficial walkthrough written by Selene, as an alternative to the more condensed walk submitted by Yoav.

This walkthrough is unofficial and is not written by the maker of this level. For the official walkthrough or any questions or concerns related to the level please contact the person who has created it. If I have missed out anything at all, such as pick-ups etc. I would be pleased if you could let me know.

Thank you for reading my walkthrough, I hope it will be of some help. A special thank you to Amber Lion for helping me out whenever I got stuck. I could never have done it without her help!!!!

[The section entitled "A small note on colours" has been deleted because the walk as posted here is not color coded.]

The Second Note - short prologue level

You start off in Lara's vacation home. The door on the left will open automatically as you go through.

Feel free to explore the mansion at your own leisure and be sure to look at the gorgeous bathroom which is the door to the right of the bedroom. There are two items you need to find though: one is the key to the Gemstone Rose chamber and the other is the second note from Lara's secret admirer, telling her about the Opal Rose.

Follow the hallway to the right and go down the stairs. Go left and into the kitchen. On the window sill to the left you'll find the Gate Key. Once you've picked it up leave the kitchen and go straight ahead to the main entrance. On the wall to the left of the door is a button. Push it and the entrance door will open. Go out into the garden and pick up the second note laying on the ground. Read through it and go back inside.

Enter the short hallway to the right and use the Gate Key to unlock the gate to the Gemstone Rose chamber. In there you'll see the Sapphire Rose that Lara collected in the first Gemstone Rose adventure. On the far wall there's a button. Push it to open the main gates of the mansion. Go back outside and approach the open gates to start the search for second Gemstone Rose: The Opal Rose.

The Opal Rose - main level

Go ahead and shoot out the fence blocking your way. Slide down the slope, jump and grab the edge of the next slope. Pull up onto the slope, slide to the end and jump to avoid the spikes below.

Finding Secret 1:

Slide down to the bottom, run to the very far end and climb the palm tree there. Backflip onto the ledge behind and pick up secret 1: a Golden Horse. To get down I couldn't seem to manage to grab onto the palm tree again so this is what I did: Walk over to the edge overlooking the slope where you came down at first and the spikes. Hop backwards and grab the ledge. Traverse to the right until you're at the middle of the slope (you can also traverse all the way over to the ledge on the other side of the slope, but there was nothing there, so it's no use really). Pull up onto the slope and press jump to backflip towards the next slope and either press Roll immediately to make Lara turn in mid-air so you're facing forwards while sliding down the second slope or just let her slide down backwards. Either way, jump at the end of the slope before the spikes to land on the next ledge like earlier. Slide back down to the ground level again.

Finding your way out:

When facing the slopes and spikes, walk to the far right side down the narrow alley. Drop down into the open trapdoor. Pick up the flares and press the button on the wall to open the gate at the plateau you jumped to after sliding down the slopes in the beginning. When facing this plateau there will be a ladder leading up on the far left hand side. Use this to climb back up. Enter the gate and pick up the small medipack on the left hand side. Continue to an area with a bridge going over an inviting pool.

There's an underwater lever on the left side of the pool when facing the bridge and the closed gate. Pulling the lever will open the gate at the other side of the bridge. Go through this gate. The monkeys won't harm you, so they can be ignored. Run over to the campsite and shoot the two boxes. The largest one contains a shotgun and the other one a small knife for you to acquire. Use the knife to pry open the gate in the upper right corner from where you entered. It's on the right side when standing with Lara's back against the ladder where you climbed down. Go through and you'll come to an area with a temple and another pool.

Pool and Temple Area:

There are a couple of crocs in the pool, so take care of them first. Continue ahead and be greeted by a wild boar for you to take out. On the way you will also be ambushed by a bunch of carnivourous butterflies and they WILL eat a lot of your health. The best way of getting rid of them is to run over to the nearest corner and crouch. They will nibble a bit and the fly off. If you looked carefully you would have noticed the boar and the butterflies flying out of the wall. Right there the wall is transparent and you can walk through it. Pick up the shotgun shells and press the button.

Dark Room - First Guardian Key:

Go through the gate, it will close behind you. Pick up the flares on the right hand side. Watch out for the darts shooting out from the golden panels on each side off the room. Crawl to avoid being hit by the darts over to the right side of the room. High on the left wall is a crawlspace. Climb up there and drop down in a small room with a ladder leading up. Across from the ladder is a button to push. Climb back out of the crawlspace and go into the hallway opposite of the crawlspace. Here you're met by the sight of a burner. Run past the burner when it is at its lowest. Pick up the Guardian Key from the pedestal. This will open the underwater gate in the pool outside the temple where you came from. There's also a switch high on the wall opposite of the pedestal. Jump up and grab the switch. This will open the gate above the ladder in the room beyond the crawlspace. Climb the ladder and slide down the slope to land in the area where you were earlier. Retrace your steps back to the area with the pool and temple. Jump in the pool and swim through the newly opened gate. Swim to the right through some twisting tunnels and at the end pick up the revolver and surface in a new area. Go through the alley straight ahead from where you climbed out of the water. Kill the tribesman that greets you. Pick up some arrows and go through to a new area. The door will close behind you.

Panther Pit and Swinging Ropes - Finding Secret 2:

In the pit below there's a panther together with a dead soldier and a skeleton. Kill it from above. When facing the pit climb down the ladder on the right hand side. At the bottom, when facing the ladder there's a crawlspace high on the left dark wall right next to the ladder. Crawl up here and get Secret 2: another Golden Horse. Climb back down into the pit and go over to the chewed-on soldier. Stand by his head and press Action. This will cause Lara to pull him away, revealing the revolver scope from under his body. Pick up the scope and climb out of the pit. Climb the palm tree right by the ladder where you climbed out and backflip onto the ledge behind you. Climb up to the second ledge and from there jump onto the third. For some reason Lara won't climb onto it. Pick up a small medipack and the crossbow. Jump up and grab the monkey swing above you. Traverse to the opposite side. Place the Guardian key in the lock. This will lower a couple of swinging ropes across the pit. Traverse back to the block where you started and climb back down. Stand next to the lighter tile on the ground, combine the laser scope with the revolver and aim and shoot the green urn across the pit. This will raise the light tile next to you. (For some reason Lara wouldn't shoot it if standing on the light tile or behind it, it only worked for me standing to the right of it). Climb the raised block and swing across the pit to the other side using the ropes.

The Tribesman Hut:

On the other side there's a heap of bones behind a hung-up hide. Shoot the bones. This will open the gate to the small hut next to you. Enter this room. The gate will close behind you. Go to the right and take out the tribesman crawling out of a hole in the ground. Pick up the shotgun shells next to the hole and drop down there. The brown panel at the back of the small pit is a movable block. Push it in all the way to the end to reveal a button for Lara to press. Retrace your steps out of the pit and enter the now open gate at the other side of the room. Follow the next room to the lighter coloured block on the right hand side. Pull it out and enter the next chamber. A skeleton will appear so either take care of it or avoid it doing your business. Grab the revolver ammo on the ledge. Use the revolver to break the green urn up in the high crawlspace to the right of where you found the ammo. This will open the small gate into the next room.

Second Guardian Key and The Jungle Star:

As you enter the chains across the small pits will break loose and dangle back and forth. The burners in the pits will also turn on, making your travel across even harder than it has to be. Also a skeleton will appear when you drop down from the opening so blow it up with the crossbow or use the shotgun to blow it into the pit. Time a standing jump to clear the burners and at the same time avoiding the chains. To avoid the chains, stand on the left side to clear the first pit and stand on the right side for the second. Pick up the large medipack. As you approach the pedestal with the second Guardian Key a skeleton will appear behind you so take care of it. Pick up the second Guardian Key. Stand to the left side of the first burner and jump into the left alcove. Push the block here in to uncover a chamber with a slot for the Guardian Key you've just found. This will turn of the fire on the burning pedestal in the chamber you came from in the first place. Retrace your steps past the two burners and pick up the Jungle Star. This opens the trapdoor above the ladder next to the hallway with the chains and burners so climb up there. Shoot the green urn ahead of you and follow the hallway. The skull on the pedestal is a fire wraith, so approach it to awaken it. Quickly run through the doorway and drop into the room below, then run to the pool and jump in to put it out.

Temple and Pool Area - Finding Secret 3:

Swim through to the pool you were earlier and now that you have the revolver with scope shoot the four urns in the pool. (One trick I always use when I need the revolver is to equip Lara with it, press the Look button to aim and then press the shortcut key 1. You will hear a click as Lara puts away her revolver and equips her pistols. The laser scope aim will still stay put so you can shoot as much as you like without wasting a single revolver bullet. I found this to be the safest way to take out the panther across the pool. When I played the panther seemed to be stuck running against the wall and so I'm not sure how easy this method will work if it's running around all over the place). Shoot the fifth urn in the narrow underwater tunnel on the right wall of the pool (when facing the temple). Swim through there and pick up Secret 3: The third Golden Horse. Swim back out, get out of the water quickly and shoot the crocodile that has appeared out of nowhere.

Getting over to the other side:

Swim through the other tunnel back to the area where you put out the fire wraith. Climb up the ladder to the opening, turn around and shoot out the gate straight across from you. Traverse across the monkey bars and follow the hallway at the other end. When you come to a new gate shoot it out and climb down to the temple area. Go around to the ledge next to the ladder and pick up some revolver ammo. The urn on the left side of the temple door only contains a hostile monkey, so only break the urn if you want to kill it. On the ledge opposite of where you found the revolver ammo there's a box of shotgun shells to pick up. The urn on the right side contains more carnivorous butterflies, so that can be ignored as well. Next to the ledge with the shotgun shells there's an open door and a trapdoor behind it. Climb down the ladder to the bottom.

Room with pool and burners - The Lava Star and Serpent Stone:

You'll come to a room with a tall structure, blocks in the water and burners protruding from various places in the pool. Time your jump past the first burner and onto the wooden block. Turn right and carefully jump across to the second block, avoiding the burner. Turn right again to face a ledge with golden floor tiles and a ladder on the wall. Do NOT jump onto the golden tiles as Lara will catch fire if you do! Instead, do a running jump and grab the wall above the tiles. Climb up until you reach a ledge on the right side almost at the top. Turn around and do a standing diagonal jump to the ledge on the left hand side. Do a standing diagonal jump to the right ledge and from there another one to the right. Place the Jungle Star in the receptacle. This will lower the light block in the middle of the structure. Jump over to it and take the Lava Star from the pedestal. Doing so opens the gate on the small ledge to the right. Jump over there and enter the newly discovered hallway. The gate will close behind you. Continue until you get to where the hallway splits. On the right is a closed gate. To the left is a large medipack which is impossible to obtain as a boulder will drop onto Lara's head if you approach it. Shoot the gate opposite of the black snake figure and pick up the Serpent Stone from the pedestal. Go through the previously closed gate straight ahead and dive into the pool outside the temple from earlier. Swim through the tunnel on the opposite side and climb back up the ladder to monkey swing across to the other side. Climb the ladder back down to the temple.

The Temple - Finding The Opal Rose:

Use the Serpent Stone at the snake head on top of the ramp outside the temple. This opens the gate next to you. As you enter a boulder will start rolling towards you so roll and run back down the ramp (or face the pool and hop back into the temple opening, then run straight ahead) and jump to either side to avoid the boulder. Run up the ramp and enter the temple. At the left side of the ramp there's a small alcove containing a torch for you to pick up. In the alcove on the right side of the ramp there's a box of shotgun shells. The gate where you entered will close behind you, so it seems you'll have to find another way out. Enter the next room where you will see The Opal Rose behind a gate and a green urn in front of it. Jump onto the middle ledge and then jump to the right ledge with the lit sconce to light your torch. Go back to the middle ledge and throw your torch onto the light tile. Jump to the ledge with the switch to the right of the ledge with the lit sconce. Pull the switch to raise the light tile on the middle ledge and open a gate. Climb the raised block. From there you can shoot the green urn in front of the gate. This will release a fairy and she will start shooting blue lightning bolts at Lara. I found that standing on top of the block you can easily take her out with pistols only and her bolts will not harm Lara at all. Pick up the torch and jump up into the next room. Place the Lava Star in the receptacle to open the gate next to it. Pick up the torch and run into the next room where you throw the torch onto the wooden floor. Wait until the burning subsides and the floorboards will give in. Drop down into the next room and pick up the Opal Rose from the pedestal. This will cause another fairy to appear and like the other this one will also shoot lightning bolts at our heroine. I found it easy to side-flip back and forth to avoid her blasts while taking her down with the pistols. She will drop the Guardian Key. Pick it up and place it in the receptacle on the back of the pedestal with the statue on it. If you stand with Lara's back against the closed gate the receptacle is straight across from there.

Final Boss and Exit:

Go through the newly opened door and straight across to the palm tree in the right corner. Turn left and pull up onto the ledge behind the bars, run across and push the button at the end. This will open a gate and release a bird monster and two soldiers. Take them out and enter the room where they came from. Pull the dead soldier away and grab the key from underneath his body. Use this in the keyhole straight across from the monster cage and go through the gate next to it. Run straight ahead towards the opening partly covered in foliage and that's it.

Congratulations, you have helped Lara succeed in her quest for The Opal Rose.