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ESRB RATING
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HANDLING YOUR COMPACT DISC
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•Avoid bending the disc. Do not touch, smudge or scratch its surface.
•Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or near a radiator or other source of heat.
•Take occasional rest breaks during extended play.
•Always store the disc in its protective case.
EIDOS INTERACTIVE LIMITED WARRANTY
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CONTENTS |
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A Tragic Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
. 3 |
System Requirements . . . . . . . . |
. 4 |
Recommended System . . . . . |
. 4 |
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
. 5 |
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Menu Screen Controls . . . . . |
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In-Game Controls . . . . . . . . . . |
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Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Starting the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Lara's Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Attacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Other Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 In-Game Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pause Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Saving & Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
For information on the Tomb Raider Level Editor, please refer to the Adobe Acrobat file that can be found on
the Level Editor disc supplied with your
TOMB RAIDER: CHRONICLES game.
STUCK IN THE MAZES OF TOMB RAIDER: CHRONICLES?
CALL THE EIDOS INTERACTIVE HINT LINE
U.S.: 1-900-77EIDOS (773-4367)
CANADA: 1-900-64EIDOS (643-4367)
Cost of call: $099/minute. .
Must be 18 years or have parent’s permission.
Touch-tone phone required.
Some screenshots in this manual may show pre-completion screens that differ slightly from actual game screens.
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A TRAGIC LOSS ...
It is a cold, dark, rainy day. With the memorial service for Lara Croft over, her old friends retire to the Croft Mansion.
As they sadly collect their thoughts, they reminisce
about Lara’s past adventures ...
Meanwhile ...
Hundreds of miles away, Werner Von Croy co-ordinates the frantic dig – searching for answers buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert ...
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
•Pentium® II 300MHz processor or equivalent without 3D hardware acceleration, or Pentium II 266MHz processor or equivalent with 3D hardware acceleration
•Windows® 95/98/ME compatible computer system with 16MB RAM
•DirectX® 7 included
•4x CD-ROM
•4MB video card
•100% DirectX 7 compliant sound card
•Keyboard and mouse
•Supports most major 3D acceleration graphics cards, compatible sound cards and joysticks through DirectX 7
NOTE: It may be necessary for you to update your hardware drivers to run this game.
Additional requirements for Tomb Raider Level Editor:
•Minimum desktop display resolution of 1024 x 768 in 16-bit color mode
•Approximately 300MB uncompressed hard disc space
NOTE: The Tomb Raider Level Editor is provided "as is" and is not supported by EIDOS Interactive Customer Service. For more information, please refer to the License Agreement text file on the Level Editor disc.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
•Pentium II 266MHz processor or equivalent
•32MB RAM
•100% DirectX 7 compatible joystick/gamepad
•4MB video card
•100% DirectX 7 compliant 3D accelerator card
INSTALLATION
1.Quit all applications and close all windows on your desktop.
2.Place the TOMB RAIDER: CHRONICLES CD in your CD-ROM drive. In a few moments, the TOMB RAIDER: CHRONICLES installation menu will appear.
NOTE: If AutoPlay is disabled, the menu will not appear.
To manually access the installation menu, double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, and then double-click the CD-ROM icon that appears in the newly opened window. Finally double-click Autorun.exe to open the installation menu.
3.From this point, please follow the on-screen prompts that guide you through the installation process.
4.When installation is complete, you can choose to play
the game, quit without playing or read the Readme text file.
NOTE: Refer to the Readme file for updates, manual alterations and troubleshooting.
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CONTROLS
MENU SCREEN CONTROLS
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Cursor keys */@ |
Navigate through menu screens |
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Cursor keys $/^ |
Toggle through individual category options |
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Return (or Action key) |
Select |
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Esc |
Return one level |
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Esc (or Action key) |
Quit FMV |
IN-GAME CONTROLS |
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Cursor keys |
Move Lara/Regain balance on tightropes |
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Ctrl |
Action |
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Spacebar |
Draw weapons/Holster weapons |
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Alt |
Jump |
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End |
Roll |
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< key |
Draw flare/Throw flare |
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Shift |
Walk (with Cursor keys; using $/^will side-step) |
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Delete/Pg Dn |
Side-step left/right |
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? key |
Sprint/Launch torpedo decoy while wearing EDS (Extreme |
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Depth Suit) |
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? key + Alt |
Dive and roll forward (while sprinting) |
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Ins (or keypad 0) |
Press and hold to Look (with Cursor keys) |
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Tap to assign/change target (Manual Targeting mode) |
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Tap to change target (Automatic Targeting mode) |
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Press and hold to use laser sight |
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> key |
Duck/Crawl (with Cursor keys) |
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Esc |
Display Inventory |
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P key |
Pauses/Unpause |
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> key/? key |
Zoom in/out (while using binoculars/laser sight) |
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Spacebar |
Return to normal view (while using binoculars/laser sight) |
HOT KEYS |
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9 key |
Use large medi-pak |
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0 key |
Use small medi-pak |
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F5 key |
Shortcut to Save Game screen |
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F6 key |
Shortcut to Load Game screen |
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Alt & + key |
Increase resolution* |
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Alt & - key |
Decrease resolution* |
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Alt & Enter |
Toggle between window and full screen mode* |
* Dependent on graphic card support.
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