Tomb Raider II: The Rage of Hræsvelgr
By: Fathom

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STORY
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The year is 1999. A great many months have passed since Lara's adventures in the Aleutian Islands,
facing off against the sinister A.V.A.L.A.N.C.H.E. organization, taking them, and their nefarious plans, down for good.
With the Mask of Tornarsuk firmly secured in her vault, away from any and all of those who would wish to achieve evil with it,
times have been peaceful indeed. But such peace is not to last...

One day, whilst relaxing and sipping away at some tea in her study,
Lara comes across an intriguing article online - an information leak, really - detailing a weak yet mysterious amount of seismic activity
present around Svalbard - particularly within the abandoned Soviet ghost town, Pyramiden.
Mysterious, indeed, for as the author goes on to assert, the quakes do not appear to be of natural origin, but of supernatural origin...

To this, Lara raises an eyebrow. It was theorized, as the author goes on to explain, that a select ancient norse peoples had managed to
travel all the way up to modern day Pyramiden, hundreds of years ago. Up until recently, little evidence had been found,
but the author explains that nearly all had been lost to the elements. That, in fact, the abandoned mining city had been built
over the remants of a once great civilization, now little but snow and ice  - and that within lies the very gateway to Helheim itself.
The recent mining activity on the surface disturbing something horrific within its depths...

Lara, admittdly, is taken aback. It seemed hard to believe... but regrettably does the evidence begin to pile up,
her eyes widening upon viewing the logo on the bottom right corner of the article. The all too familiar, embroidered
red "A" - none other than A.V.A.L.A.N.C.H.E. They were still around after all. Just above: the final details of their ultimate plan,
infinitely more sinister than before. She frowned. A genuine, disheartened frown.

Wasting little more time, Lara hastily begins to gather supplies. A.V.A.L.A.N.C.H.E., detestable as they were, were not mere buffoons,
or so it would seem. They were an intelligent, capable orgnanization - and their plans now equally abhorrent. To awaken the ancient
jötunn, Hræsvelgr - perturbed, vunerable, and ever more chaotic due to the Soviet mining - and unleash it upon the world.
An ultimate weapon which they would control, with which they could acquire all the money and power they wanted. 
Lara's only hope: to defeat the creature, and A.V.A.L.A.N.C.H.E., before it was too late...

Sliding her pistols into her holsters and packing away her shotgun and trusty woolen jacket, Lara determinedly makes her way out of her
manor, organizing for passage to the Arctic Ocean immediately. Not all adventures, she thought with disdain, are embarked upon for sport.
But because shallow people wish to do shallow things...

And Lara, as always, would be there to put evil back in its place.

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POSSIBLE CRASHES AND GLITCHES
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-An unlikely crash that can happen is item overshoot, which can really only be done with flares. It has the chance of happening
in any of the levels, minus the final one. Essentially, the game will crash when Lara pulls out either her shotgun, harpoon gun,
grenade launcher, or M16, if the level is being pushed to its maximum item count. Dropping excess flares adds items to the counter,
but as soon as they fizzle out, the item will deload, reducing the item count. Therefore, be cautious, and do not light too many flares
at one time while pulling out any of the weapons outlined above. It SHOULDN'T be a problem... but if it does ever arise, just use less
flares or don't use the weapons mentioned above until the flares fizzle out :3

-A possible glitch can occur in Mountains of Longyearbyen, wherein Lara and the skidoo can fall into a chasm, but do not receive any damage
If this happens, simply load to your last save, as this was obviously not the intention.

-Another possible glitch can occur in Domain of Hræsvelgr, near the beginning of the level at the waterfall. If you fall in the water
and go down the waterfall backwards, it's possible Lara might get stuck in a perpetual loop of falling. If this happens, load your
last save.

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Details
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-This is my first TRLE.
Bulding time began in mid October, 2023 - completed in mid March, 2024.
It was not at all easy to make, being my first time, but I hope, despite some of its imperfections, that you all can enjoy. This silly
fox-wolf certainly hopes so! ^w^

*wag, wag!*

-The TRLE consists of three main levels, and a small escape level at the end:
	
	-Mountains of Longyearbyen
	-Pyramiden
	-Domain of Hræsvelgr
	-Escape
 
-Each level has three secrets to find, with the exception of "Escape," which has none. All for a total of nine secrets throughout the game. 
It is advisable to be on the lookout for them - in this TRLE, one does NOT have to get all secrets in a level to a get a reward.
A reward is attached to every secret individually. Ammo and healing items are scarce, and this trle is NOT easy. So be on the lookout!

-Estimated play time is about 2 hours.

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Special Thanks and Credits
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-Huge thanks CORE Design for making Tomb Raider, of course. It's a very special game series to me, and being able to make a TRLE like this,
even if unprofessionally on my part, is a dream come true :3

-Also huge thanks to the awesome and creative Tomb Raider community, including those at TRCustoms, TRLE.net, and any and all of those
who had a hand in developing Tomb Editor, used to make this TRLE here. You are all awesome, RAID ON!!

-Finally... a HUMONGOUS thanks to my beloved friend, Fox Amoore. He not only helped in playtesting the game (really, the only
playtester for the game aside from myself), but helped in encouraging me and being a huge inspiration all throughout,
since the very beginning. It's very likely this TRLE would've never seen the light of day without his love and encouragment.
So thank you, Foxie. I love ya. This one's for you! ;3

-With all that said, I hope you enjoy!! :D