Siberian Expedition by TombExplorer


Story:
Wrangel Island has always been known for some strange phenomena: localized occurrences of aurora borealis, flashes of light in the sky, unnaturally strong winds, deep rumbling noises...
During the Cold War, a research base was built on the island as the Soviet Union considered the island to be a source of great power.
One day a blinding flash of light in the sky above the island caught Lara's attention. So bright it could even be seen from Alaska. This is her chance to uncover the mysteries that lie in wait therein.


Inventory:
The inventory consists of 5 Rings, from top to bottom:
-Secrets Ring: all the Secret Items will be placed here
-Documents: the Journal and the PDA will be found here
-Items: all Key Items will be placed here
-Inventory: this is the ring dedicated to all the general-use items, ranging from weapons to medikits or flares
-Options: all the game settings and passport will be also available here


Useful Moves:
There are no new moves, but there is a feature of Tomb Raider 4 that not many know about, that can actually be very helpful in my levelset:
by tapping the "Look" key, Lara can switch target while aiming. Keep that in mind!


Secrets:
There are 6 secrets total in this levelset. They are distributed as follows:
-Level 1: 3 Secrets 
-Level 2: 3 Secrets 
-Level 3: 0 Secrets 
-Level 4: 0 Secrets 
-Level 5: 0 Secrets
Moreover, secrets are very important to the game, and they consist in puzzles and side-quests that give a big amount of extra content to the adventure.
It's totally not advisable to skip them: at any point in the level, you can come back and look for them if you missed any.
The only exception is one of the secrets in the first level, that is permanently missable.
Secrets will hand out powerful weapons that will greatly help you through the whole adventure.


Diary:
This Level has a Diary system. There are two different diaries:
-Journal: this is where Lara's thoughts or pages you find around will be put into. Its focus is on Lore and Puzzle/Secrets hints or info.
-PDA: this is where you will find info on all the weapons Lara will find during her adventure.


Weapons:
The weapon system is completely overhauled and the weapons are completely different in statistics compared to the original counterparts.
It's totally advised to check the PDA for more info!


Credits:

Special thanks:
-AgentXP for hosting the "Create a Classic 2019" Competition, which this level was supposed to be part of
-Raider99 for Lara's jointed outfit
-ChocolateFan for the insane amount of help with requested FLEP Patches and Plugins!
-My Twitch and Discord Community for completely supporting me with the project and giving me motivation to build!

Beta Testers:
-AshleyTheCollieOwO
-DJ Full
-Dokus
-Kubsy
-LoreRaider
-MarlenaCrystal
-Nanaki Azakee

Copy Editor:
-Rhaps

Objects:
-Core Design (Most objects)
-Back to Basics Competition Packages (Few objects)
-TombExplorer (Specific stuff I needed)

Animations:
-TombExplorer (Some animations for cutscenes)
-SrDanielPonces (Standing Main Menu Animation for Lara)

Textures:
-Core Design
-Back to Basics Competition Packages
-TombExplorer

Music:
-Tomb Raider 1
-Tomb Raider 2
-Tomb Raider 3
-Tomb Raider Anniversary
-Bloodborne

Plugins:
-AkyVMix01 by AkyV
-AkyVMix03 by AkyV
-Classic Inventory by JMN
-AutomaticFov by ChocolateFan
-ChocolateFanFlareSFX by ChocolateFan
-FLEP Plugin by ChocolateFan
-Footprints by ChocolateFan and Troye
-Object Helper by ChocolateFan
-Spinning Blade by Krys
-TokyoSU by TokyoSU and ChocolateFan

Tools used:
-Tomb Editor
-TRNG
-Metasequoia
-Audacity
-StrPix
-WADMerger
-FLEP
-Photoshop


Warning:
Avoid deleting files at all costs! Any missing file will cause the game to break and not work as intended!
Moreover, modifying the .exe or other files is also going to cause big problems!
Please, don't extract-copy anything out of this level, without my permission! I'll be happy to help if you need it for something!


Disclaimer: 
This level it's not made and is not supported by Core Design Ltd, Eidos Interactive, Crystal Dynamics or Square Enix
This level must not be modified, sold, rented, leased or commercially exploited in any way


Happy raiding! If you want, leave a review in any Tomb Raider site which hosts the level! That will be much appreciated!

TombExplorer
