Temple Creature
a custom level made by
Lukasz Croft
Unofficial walkthrough
written by Selene
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.
Note: There are 6
secrets in the level, but I only found 4. I couldn't get in touch with the
level builder, so if anyone would like to let me know where the final two
secrets are I would be very grateful. Also the description of the maze near the
end is somewhat shortened, this because I found it so hard to make a detailed
description of it. I have added pick-ups that I've found, enemies there and
things to look for. Hopefully it shouldn't be too difficult to navigate around
the maze without detailed guidance. However, if someone feels that something is
missing please feel free to let me know and I will fill in these details with
appropriate credits.
Lara begins the level falling into a dark room, losing nearly all her health in
the process.
Finding Secret 1:
Turn left and shoot
the urns on the ledge. Pick up the shotgun shells that were hidden in the one
to the left. Turn around and pull the switch on the right side. This will
release a fire wraith so quickly turn right again, run over to the small pool
with the corpse in it and jump in to extinguish the wraith. Climb out of the
pool and climb the ledge where you picked up the shotgun shells again. Do a
running jump to grab the opening behind the gate you opened by pulling the
switch and pull up. Walk forward and take out the dog ambushing Lara. The
rightmost urn in the corner contains uzi ammo, the next one on the ledge next
to it is empty. The third one is empty as well and there are some shotgun
shells on the next ledge. In the blue room next to this one Lara will be
attacked by some bats too. In the alcove to the left of the opening is another
urn which is empty and from there you can see two beasts in a cage. These are
poisonous so it's best not to let them come too close. On the wall opposite of
the cage is a switch which opens the gate. Pull it and quickly jump out of the
way. The beasts will continue running around inside the cage area so you can
shoot them safely from outside. Go into the cage and pick up Secret 1: the
Shotgun as well as two boxes of wideshot ammo. The door closes behind Lara, but
the switch inside the cage opens it again. Pull it twice to open both the gate
out of the cage and the gate leading out to the room you started in.
Getting The Key And
Crowbar And Finding Secret 2:
Go back to the pool
with the corpse and push the buttons on each side to open the gates opposite.
Go through and climb the ledge ahead. Kill the beast charging from the other
side of the room. The beast won't follow Lara down from the ledge, so she can
jump back down and shoot at it from the safety below, occasionally jump back up
on the ledge to lure it out. After it's dead go ahead and look up to the left.
There's a brighter opening here so climb the ledge before the opening and draw
weapons. Kill the crocodile that rushes out and once that's done enter the room
and pick up the Key on the left side and some uzi ammo behind the green plant
on the opposite side of the room. As Lara leaves the room a dog will be running
around below so kill that too and turn right. Above you will see a ladder and a
spiked bag in front of the opening. The bag won't start swinging yet so don't
worry about it. Climb the ladder to the top and go around the corner to the
right. Go over to the chest on the left and steam will pour out of the grate
opposite of it. Kill the wasp that appears around the corner and open the chest
to find Secret 2: some Uzi clips. Turn to face the grate with the steam and see
the pedestal in front of it. Run over there as quickly as you can, trying to
avoid losing health as much as you can, and pick up the Crowbar. Run away from
the steam quickly and another wasp will appear so take that out too. Be careful
to avoid the darts that shoot out from the wall above the triangular space on
the wall(it's not possible for Lara to crawl in there and there's nothing of
interest there either so never mind it). You will now see that the spiked bag
in front of the opening has started swinging too. It shouldn't be too much of a
problem dropping back down the ladder while avoiding it, especially not if
crawling backwards down.
Toxic Pool Area:
Go back where you came
from and continue ahead. Here you will see three beasts stomping around in a
cage and two lever slots which are missing the levers. Use the Crowbar in the
slot on the left to open the gate ahead(if you use the crowbar in the right
slot Lara will catch fire). Take out the three beasts(backflipping off the
ledge to the area below where the beasts can't reach Lara if necessary). Enter
the room they came from. Proceed ahead and kill the beast greeting you. In the
middle opening between the pillars on the left hand side is a closed gate up on
the wall. In the alcove to the left of this you’ll find some shotgun shells. We
will open that in a little bit, so for now go straight ahead towards the large
closed gate at the end and pick up a large medipack in the alcove to the left
of the gate. Retrace your steps towards where you entered this room. After
you've passed the small closed gate that I told you to ignore for now, there
will be a slanting block to the right and an open doorway with a clock on the
wall behind it. Turn left and jump over the sloped block to the dark area
behind and pick up some uzi clips. Now go back out and climb the slanting block
opposite. Jump from there to the doorway by the clock. From there do a standing
jump to the block in the middle of the pool. The water is toxic so it will kill
Lara if she lands in it. Do another running jump to the ledge with the lever
and pull this to open a door somewhere else and turn to kill the wasp that
appears. Once that is done do a running jump back to the slanted block you came
from and from there a tight running jump, angling Lara slightly in the air and
WITHOUT pressing Action, to make her land on the block in the middle of the
pool. Do a standing jump from there back to the entrance.
Opening The Large
Gates- Finding A Use For The Key:
Go past the entrance
to the toxic pool, towards the closed gate, and as soon as you reach an opening
between the columns look left. You will see the gate that you opened a little
while ago. Climb up there and enter the new room. The urn on top of the block
is empty, but go behind the block to the side closest to the two torches. Stand
in front of the block and press Action. Lara will reach into a hidden niche,
causing the large gates at the end of the room to open. You will hear a beast
running around in the room below so either drop down and kill it or pick it
down from the safety above. Either ways, once it's dead go through the large
gate you just opened. Shoot the croc in the water ahead before jumping in
yourself. Swim to the other side and unlock the gate ahead with the key you
found earlier.
Dark Room With Two
Levers:
As you go through, the
gates will close behind Lara and she will be ambushed by a dog. Once it's dead,
go left and shoot the urn next to the lit sconce to get some uzi ammo. Enter
the crawlspace on the left and stop and draw guns before she crawls all the way
through. Shoot the two scorpions appearing here and crawl on. The urn on the
right contains a scorpion too so it can be missed out on. Go to the left and
left again and pick up the flares. I couldn't find anything of interest in the
next room apart from a bat and some beetles. Crawl back out where you came
from. Go to the closed gate at the end and pull the two levers to open it. In
the next room you will see that on the right is a blue moveable block and a
bright yellow area ahead with a different looking tile on the floor in the
middle. To the left is an equal section, but this time with a blue area and a
yellow moveable block. Push/pull both these block onto the middle tile(the one
standing out from the rest of the floor) and the gate between the blue and
yellow area will open. Go through the next dark section and stop before you
reach the doorway. The brown block you see ahead is really a sliding door, so
go as close as you can to trigger it and stand to either side of the doorway
and jump ahead as the door slides away.
Getting Secret 3-
Entering The Maze:
Shoot a croc in the pool on the left side and see that there is an
underwater lever one each side of the doorway where you entered. But first jump
in the pool and swim under the walkway to find a lever. Pull it to open the
underwater gate to the left of the gate you came through. Swim up and you will
be greeted by a croc, so quickly swim back down and up and pull back up on dry
land before blasting loose on it. When it's dead jump back in and swim up where
it came from. Here is an EXTREMELY narrow opening, but if you try wriggling
Lara up and down and side to side, she will manage to squeeze through. In this
room you can pick up Secret 3: one small and one large medipack. When leaving
the room swim through the opening from either side of the block and she should
make it through. Surface for air and then pull the underwater levers on each
side of the walkway to open the gate ahead leading into the maze.
The Maze And Exit-
Finding Secret 4 And The Torch:
I found it difficult
to try making up a map or a description of where to find what in this maze,
although it is fairly small. What I found was some flares, shotgun shells and a
torch and picking up the torch I was attacked by a caveman and a wasp. You can
light the torch on the burning barrel where you entered the maze. In the maze
there is a light brown block with a face on it, this is moveable. Pull it out
once, go around to the right and pull it once more. Go back around to where you
first pulled it out and enter the hallway beyond. Don't worry about the blades
flanking the doorway, they won't budge for now. The urns in the two first
alcoves are both empty. There are uzi clips in both of the second set of
alcoves. And on the purple pedestal amidst the gas you will see the Uzis. Brace
yourself, use a medipack if you're low on health and run over to the pedestal,
pick up Secret 4: the Uzis and immediately backflip to get away from the gas.
Turn around and walk towards the now clanking blades and take out the wasp that
appears. Carefully time your run past the clanking blades and wander around the
maze until you find a black gate. Use the Crowbar to pry this open. Go to the
right and pick up the shotgun shells to the right of the statue holding the
fire. Go straight ahead and up the ramp to the closed gate and as there’s no
finishing trigger this is actually counted as the end of the level. ;)