TR2 - RETURN TO VILCABAMBA by THE VAGRANT (KEVIN)
WALKTHROUGH BY HENK ELAND
You start your level with a great view.
The temple where you are has undiscovered places. Some parts a covered with
snow, some are fading away into darkness. As walk forwards you can shoot two eagles (1,2). Explore. At the lower parts you can pickup a small medi pack (1) and a shotgun (2). If you look around
you will notice that you have to do something with a snowmobile. As you walk up
the hill again, you can look into a deep pit on your right. Walk back to the
starting point. Look to the right and see a small medi pack lying on the ledge.
Climb the ladder. At the very moment as you have climb the ladder another eagle (3) will attack you. After you have killed
it pickup the small medi pack (3). Now (or later with your snowmobile) you can collect some
goodies. Walk forward and find to the left some grenades (4) and Uzi clips (5). On the other side
you will find a small medi pack (6) Jump from the ledge again and proceed with you exploration to the
lowest part. On the right side you will notice a locked door with a snowmobile
standing behind it. So we must search for a switch to open the gate. On the
other side on you will find a switch on the wall. Pull down the switch and the gate will open.
Climb on the snowmobile and drive up the hill to the right side. There is a
small opening at the right wall (between the wall and a column) where you can
drive thru. At the moment that you drive down hill a bad guy (4) appears... kill him
with the snowmobile. Exit from your snowmobile and kill the two white leopards (5,6) which are now
running around in the lower part beneath you. On the other lower part (where
you found the snowmobile) is also a white leopard
(7) running around. In the distance you can see
another bad guy (8). You can try to shoot him or kill him with your snowmobile. Drive
up the slope and stop at the shotgun shells (7). Pick it them up. Now you need to get some speed into you
snowmobile and jump across the pit to the other side. Drive thru the two wooden
doors and turn right. Now you are facing two bad guys (9,10). Don't stop driving with your
snowmobile, but kill them instantly. Have no mercy! If you didn't pickup the
goodies in the beginning, step from your snowmobile and pickup the goodies. If
not drive down the ledge and turn right. Make speed the get up the slope. On
top awaits you a warm welcome by four bad guys
(11,12,13,14). Shoot them or kill them when driving
with your snowmobile. Step from your snowmobile and spend some time to....take
a look around to see how detailed Kevin had made his first level!... Explore
the surrounding. On the far left corner, just behind the snowy hill you will
find some grenades (8). Climb on your snowmobile again and drive outside. Drive on the
ledges and stop by the large medi pack (9). Pick it up. And then drive towards the ice block, which is
blocking your way. Step from your snowmobile, and get behind the ice block.
Push it towards your snowmobile once. Now pull the block once. You can now
drive thru. Take the first path to the right and you will come to a ladder and
pick up the Uzi's (10). Now drive back to the ice
block and get left onto the first 'hill'. Turn around (you need so nice speed)
and instead to get left path, go ahead to make a marvelous jump to the other
side. When you have cleared the space, go right and follow the path. Be careful
not to overshoot the path on the other side, with a opening to the left. Here
you can also pickup the Uzi's(10) when you haven't done this the first time. Step on your snowmobile again and enter the
opening. Climb the hill and go right. At the opening to will see that you are
above the great room which you where before. Drive carefully down on the
'rope-bridge'. When you are on the other side, step from your snowmobile and
kill the two bad guys (15,16) and a eagle (17). Explore this first floor. Near the other snowmobile you will
find a small medi pack (11) and some Uzi clips (12). Now walk to the other side of the floor (don't cross the
bridge). At the wall look to the left and you will see a small corridor behind
the two orange pillars. A bad guy (18) is coming towards you. Shoot him and jump over. Make a little
jump and pickup the shotgun shells (13). Head back to your snowmobile.
Now walk onto the bridge. At the other side jump onto the left ledge and
pickup the M-16 (13). Jump back to the bridge and walk to your snowmobile. Step onto your snowmobile and drive to left
corner if you are standing with you back to the bridge ( you are facing away
from the bridge). Gently drive downwards. Stay on the left side. Stop when a bad guy (19) starts firing at
you. Shoot him. Look out for a deep pit somewhere on the right side. Drive
further downwards. At the bottom exit from your snowmobile and pickup the small medi pack (14) that was lying just
on the slope. Step on your snowmobile and drive to the other side of the water.
Step from the snowmobile and explore the room this magnificent room. Swim
around, but don't pull yourself on land by the area with the two colomns. If
you do the game will 'freeze'. As the builder of this level explains to me:
"There is that strange problem in
the pool room. Also, there is no
"end trigger" in this level. I think the reason for that is because I
could not seem to place an End trigger in the level. at this time (May 2000), i
placed all the enemies & ornaments using TrItem program. I did not know how
to use TrItem very well; it crashed the level when I try to use an end
trigger. So, I released the level as it
was (june 2000). I could be wrong but I believe that "Return to
VilcaBamba" was the second fan-built TombRaider level released for fans to
play (that is, "bigger than a test level"). Roy Godbold's TR3
"London" level was the first.
I think that Fast Byte had released a TR2 "Wall" level earlier;
I do not know if it was a "built with an editor" level or if it
was a modified "Wall level". So explore this room, find the two underwater
rooms. And if you saw everything you wanted to see, save this level... and say
thanks to The Vagrant (Kevin) for this level. I did not find any secrets at
all, but I picked 14 items.
End of the level.
Pickups: 14
kills: 19
secrets: none