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WALKTHROUGH - KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan - Project Carbonek

"The sword fragment was taken to a secret Soviet laboratory decades ago, a facility rumored to study the paranormal. Alister is going to try to confirm the facts of the story while I'm en route."

From the start of this stage, View Screenshot leap off the cliff to start a Quick Time Event cutscene View Screenshot where Lara will parachute View Screenshot to the nearest building below:

Lara will leap down from the mountaintop and [ACTION] open the parachute then land on the building ahead.

Lara will always land on the same building.

-- CHECKPOINT --



 

At the top of the building, run over to the chain gun View Screenshot and kill off the mercenaries below. Aim for the explosive barrels at first then start to fire at the mercenaries individually. Take note that many of them will hide inside the building or behind the crates below. Kill them until all is silent. Pull yourself up to the section of the roof to the right of the chain gun. Look for the flagpole with a pole extending out of side to the left as you pull yourself up. Swing on the pole and jump to the next roof across from it. Shoot the box on top of the roof View Screenshot to find a BRONZE REWARD (1/5).

Jump to the ground and more mercenaries will appear. View Screenshot Shoot one and get yourself an assault rifle then storm through the rest. Enter the open building and walk through the doorway surrounded by lockers on each side. Grab the BRONZE REWARD (2/5) View Screenshot from the bottom shelf of the set of shelves off to the left inside the room. Climb up the ladder View Screenshot in the middle of the big room. View Screenshot

-- CHECKPOINT --

Manually aim at the mercenary on the tower next to you and kill him. Hop up on the folded ceiling window and jump across View Screenshot to the tower where you just killed the mercenary. You can get down from this tower either by swinging down the cable View Screenshot or using the ramp to the left side. Use the ramp View Screenshot since you will land on the roof of the building beside you. Mercenaries will run out from behind the buildings as you slide down the ramp. Make sure to kill the one that rushes toward the chain gun first. Shoot the explosive barrels around the area to help you out a bit. Fall to the area below and move toward the tower on the left side that is surrounded by a fence and crates. Stand on top of one of the crates and shoot the explosive barrel on the other side of the fence to destroy half of the gate. View Screenshot You can also throw a grenade at the section of the fence in front of the explosive barrel to destroy it. Either way, shoot the small crate View Screenshot to find a SILVER REWARD (1/3). View Screenshot Walk up to the building with the medical symbol on the side and open the door for a cutscene.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Inside the building there is an assault rifle in the back. The two soldiers inside cannot be shot if you're wondering. Go back outside and some more mercenaries will attack. Use the chain gun to mow them down quickly. Get rid of the mercenary with the grenade gun first (white shirt). Walk up to the control panel for the door up ahead and press the action button to open the gate. View Screenshot

-- CHECKPOINT --

Explosive barrels will roll down from the hill above. Hold your finger on the lock on button then charge up the hill while pressing the action button to shoot them as they roll down. You'll eventually kill the two mercenaries at the top with an explosion from one of the barrels. Enter the communications building up ahead and walk to the back View Screenshot for a cutscene. Climb the ladder off to the side. View Screenshot

-- CHECKPOINT --

 

You need to hurry to the train tunnel before Amanda gets ahead of you. There is no time limit at the moment. Walk out onto the ceiling window and jump to the ladder on the tower. Use the cable View Screenshot at the top of the towers to swing View Screenshot to another tower. From the second tower, use the next cable above you to swing on top of the building next to the train tunnel. Mercenaries will start to fire on you from below. Fall off the building and shoot them as you run to the train tunnel. A cutscene will play that will show the train tunnel open and Zip will tell Lara that she needs to hurry - this is when the time limit starts. If you don't make it to the train tunnel quickly then you will fail the level. Watch for the mercenary with the grenade gun as usual. Two mercenaries will pop out from both sides as you get close to the tunnel. Approach the bike View Screenshot and press the action button to get on it. Accelerate down the train tunnel to start a cutscene.

-- CHECKPOINT --

This plays much like the motorcycle level from earlier, except there are more obstacles and harder enemies this time. Like before, keep your eye on the road View Screenshot and your health. Health packs are a little harder to see this time, but there are plenty along the path. Avoid the trees and rocks while you blast the mercenaries on motorcycles View Screenshot in the first area. Eventually the train will go into a tunnel and you will be forced to take the mountain path beside it.

-- CHECKPOINT --

When you are on the first mountain path, you will constantly get the choice of two paths ahead. Usually one of the paths will be blocked and the other will be open. You can ram through the barricades of the blocked path and still make it through just fine. Most of the time, the low road will give you a health pack.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Eventually the train will be beside you once again. This time the enemies will be much worse. Mercenaries in vehicles will drive up beside you eventually. They will try to ram you at times and the mercenaries that fire from the sides will damage you quickly. Make sure to defeat the vehicles enemies first thing! When there is more than one they can get quite dangerous. Be on the lookout for explosive canisters and use them to your advantage when you have a group of enemies near you. Eventually you'll reach one more mountain path.

-- CHECKPOINT --



 

Be sure to stay in the middle of the road at all times View Screenshot since this path is much more twisting than before. Some of the roads ahead are very narrow as well. Eventually you'll do two jumps over the train View Screenshot then move up the side of the mountain and be able to ride along the side of the train. Make sure to move over so that you actually get on top of the train as it heads for the bridge ahead. Ride along the top of the train for a cutscene.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Lara will [CROUCH] duck up under the metal on the ceiling and notice that the train is about to crash so she will [ACTION] shoot at the ring holding the large metal cylinder up ahead in an effort to stop the train. She will notice a tank along the side as the train speeds ahead and will [GRAPPLE] grapple to it with her magnetic grapple saving her from the collision.

-- CHECKPOINT --

While on the catwalk, grapple the shiny metal bar ahead with the rope attached to it and pull it over to you. Quickly jump and grab the rope View Screenshot and the bar will move back to the other side. Swing to the structure ahead then climb the ladder View Screenshot when you land. Jump and grab the sign off to the right then jump to the two poles View Screenshot to Lara's left. If you don't move while on the poles, you will grab on to the side of the sign on the other side while jumping off the second pole. Lara will not take damage if you miss the sign however.

-- CHECKPOINT --

 

Fall off the side of the structure you land on to find a small crate View Screenshot with a BRONZE REWARD (3/5) View Screenshot - turn on your light to see the crate. Use the large crate to get back on the metal structure then use your grapple to pull the metal bar with the rope attached to it toward you. Just like before, jump and grab the rope before it moves back to the other side. Quickly climb up the rope since you will be moving over some flames. Swing to the suspended catwalk across from you. Jump and grab the brown piece of the wall forming a ledge above the bottom door then jump to the area above with the fan.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Shoot the fan View Screenshot with the action button in order to get through View Screenshot the area ahead. Slide down the ramp View Screenshot ahead to find some fallen electric cables ahead of you. If you manage to touch any of these cables then you will take quite a bit of damage. Jump over the first set, then duck and move under the second set. Make sure to hold the jump button down when you jump over the cables so you'll jump further.

-- CHECKPOINT --

You'll eventually stumble across the body of a scientist. View Screenshot Take the med pack and pick up his memo to learn a bit about him. Walk to the next opening and jump to the pole ahead. Swing to the rope then jump to the other side. For this next ramp, you will need to slide down it and jump over the cable as you get near the bottom. Crouch and move under the cables ahead View Screenshot then shoot the fan. Turn to the left and slide down the next ramp ahead of you. You'll need to jump over a cable then shoot the fan at the bottom afterwards. In the next area, move under or over the next two cables. View Screenshot Turn to the right to find another ramp. Slide down this third ramp and jump over the cable in the middle but do grab the pole View Screenshot at the end. Fall down to the area below the pole to find a small crate View Screenshot containing a BRONZE REWARD (4/5). View Screenshot Climb to the large crate on the opposite side then jump and grapple the metal piece View Screenshot above you. Turn around while on the grapple to face the crate you just jumped from and swing to the next side. Slide down the next ramp and shoot the fan at the end. Fall into the Generator Room below you.

-- CHECKPOINT --

When you fall, look off to the right to see a vent next to Lara. Climb up the vent then pull yourself up to the catwalk on the left. Stand across from the fenced area ahead and use Lara's grapple to pull the door open. Step inside and shoot the small crate View Screenshot to find a SILVER REWARD (2/3). Now you need to power up the generator ahead. Examine the map to the side of the room before and after you turn off the generator for some extra dialogue between Lara and Zip. Fall back down and move over to the large white crate. Jump diagonally to the vent across from the crate then jump to the right and grab the catwalk. Hop across to the next catwalk ahead then jump and grab the rope to refuel the generator. View Screenshot Stand in front of the generator, then use Lara's grapple on the shiny metal piece on the front to start the generator (tug on it). Step through the door off to the side with the green light to enter the next area.

-- CHECKPOINT --



 

If you come into contact with the green vapors View Screenshot of the coolant up ahead then your life will drain at an incredibly fast rate. Walk up to the overhead catwalk then jump and pull yourself up to it. Jump and swing from the pole across from you over to the next catwalk. Jump and grab the next pole then swing from the pole over to the rope to get to the next catwalk. Turn to the right and jump to the next catwalk then jump and grab the overhead catwalk. View Screenshot On the top catwalk there is a pipe with an electric current flowing along it. View Screenshot The current will move all the way to the left then reappear on the right side and repeat the process. Grab the pipe when the electricity moves to the left end then quickly more to the left. When the electricity disappears, move all the way to the left then jump directly across to the metal piece on the wall of the other side. Shimmy to the right along the metal piece View Screenshot to move around the side of the wall. Fall down while on the other side of the wall to grab ahold of a fallen catwalk piece. Jump to the area behind Lara to grab onto another catwalk piece then fall to the catwalk below. The pipe above you will have an electric current flowing along it like the last one. Wait for the current to move toward the opposite end then jump and grab the pipe and move across to the other side. Fall to the catwalk then fall to the area below near the door. Open the door ahead for a cutscene involving a friend from the past. View Screenshot

-- CHECKPOINT --

When you first walk into the room you'll likely notice the big gun View Screenshot off to the side. It has extremely low power for the moment, so it's not going to do you too much good to try to use it. Don't shoot the explosive barrels off to the side since they will come in handy later!

** Do not push the metal crate off the side of the area with the broken railing up the steps on the side. You will need that there to obtain the Gold Reward later.

Slide down the broken catwalk [355] to the right of the gun. Three mercenaries will attack. Walk around the right side of the power supply structure to find a BRONZE REWARD (5/5) in the back. Move to the lowest pole on the left side with the electric current on it. Wait until the electric current moves upward then grab onto the pole and start to climb it. When the electricity disappears and starts from the bottom again, move to the top and jump to the platform on the electric supply structure across from the pole. Climb up on the area ahead and face the horizontal pole in the distance. Jump to the two poles ahead then jump to the rope. While on the rope, turn to Lara's left to see a vertical pole. Jump to the pole View Screenshot and look at the next two poles. You will need to time your jumps so that you land on the pole as each electric current moves to the top. When you jump to the first pole, wait until the second current on the second pole moves all the way to the top then jump to that pole. Lara will grab onto the pole near the bottom. Climb to the very top of the second pole then leap over to the top of the fenced area to the right of the power supply structure. Move away from the explosive barrel inside then aim for it and shoot it through the ceiling part of the fence to destroy the front of the fence. Jump to the area in front of the fence, then walk to the back of the fenced area to find a SILVER REWARD (3/3) inside a small crate in the back.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Walk over to the dead scientist View Screenshot and grab the med kit and pick up his memo. Ignore the shiny door leading to the inside of the power supply structure for now since you don't have a power source. Walk through the door with the green light in the back. View Screenshot

-- CHECKPOINT --

 

The cables above you pose no threat, View Screenshot but something about them just screams danger - don't know why. Near the end of the corridor you'll find some more busted pipes with coolant leaking from them. Jump to the catwalk in front of the coolant then jump to the pole. Swing onto the next catwalk then jump to the next pole in order to swing View Screenshot into the next room ahead. As you fall into the room you'll likely notice the many mercenaries moving around inside the room. Go ahead and surprise one of them with a grenade then start moving and shooting until all of them are dead. There are plenty of explosive barrels in the area so aim for them to make your work easier. After the fight, use the grapple and latch onto the power core to the side. Pull it just a little bit and it will bounce on some of the catwalk debris to the side. Jump on top of the power core and jump to the broken ladder on the wall. Hop across to the catwalk on the right side for a cutscene. Jump to the pole ahead then the next catwalk. Turn to face the rope then jump and swing over and grab onto the top of electric sphere in the middle of the room. Shimmy all the way to the other side of the electric sphere then jump to the pole across from it and swing to the broken catwalk. Jump to the ladder to lower the bottom half of it then climb to the middle portion and jump to the catwalk on the right side. Walk to the end of the catwalk and aim your gun at the explosive barrel in the control room past the rope ahead then shoot it to destroy the glass up ahead. Use the rope to swing into the control room. You'll find another dead body with a health pack and another memo when you land.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Pull the lever View Screenshot near the control panel to charge the power core with electricity. Fall down to the floor below on either side of the control room then grapple the power core View Screenshot and pull it along the track. Be sure to stay away from the electric current as you pull the core. The electric sphere will charge it with even more electricity as it moves by them. The power core will destroy everything in its path. When you make it to the door, stand to the side of the door and tug on the power core to make it charge through the door.

-- CHECKPOINT --

The power core will move through the coolant area and on down the hall from there. Get up on the catwalk and swing back across the coolant.

-- CHECKPOINT --

When you turn the corner your jaw will mostly likely hit the floor when you see all the electricity up ahead that the cables are now carrying. Too get by this area, grapple a cable then pull it toward you then let it swing. The cable will not electrify until it moves through the middle section. Run or jump through the middle section while the cable swings either backward and forward to get through this area in one piece. Up ahead, you will run into two cables that dangle across from each other. Grapple one cable then tug on it, then grapple the other cable and tug, but hold the second in place until the other swings back toward you then release the second so that they both swing back and forth together. As long as they both meet in the middle at about the same time, you will not have any problem with getting through the next two sets of cables.

-- CHECKPOINT --



 

Walk through the door to find the power core in the room ahead. View Screenshot Stand to the left side of the power supply structure then grapple the door and pull it open. View Screenshot The power core will automatically move inside the power supply structure. Now the doors to the side will open View Screenshot and the Tesla gun in the room ahead will now be charged. Walk up to the clanging doors and roll or run through them as they open. A cutscene will start View Screenshot as you walk into the room.

-- CUTSCENE --

Move over to the dead body and grab the med kit and the memo. Run or roll through the second set of clanging doors. Some guards will attack you from the other side. They have shields, but you have some explosive barrels to the side! Jump into the Tesla gun and pick up an explosive barrel View Screenshot from the side with the Lock On button (hold it) and fire them at the mercenaries by pressing the fire button. View Screenshot Use the crates above the mercenaries (look up) to hit them if you run out of explosive barrels.

** Do not pick up the metal crate up the steps to the side while using the Tesla gun since you will need that to get the Gold Reward in just a few minutes!

After defeating the mercenaries, while facing the catwalk across from you, turn to the right and look up. There are four crates in the wall directly above the reddish caged area. Use the Tesla gun to pull each of the four crates out of the area above and throw them to the side. The area where the crates were has a small ledge that you can grab ahold of, which you will need in just a bit. Now for the hard part, use the Tesla gun to grab the lift to the left. Pull the lift all the way to the right side then start to fire at it with the fire button so that it moves further up the sloped end of the track. Aim for the top part of the lift when firing and moving it. It may take a few tries, but keep moving the lift back to the left then pull the lift quickly back to the right and fire at it until it moves all the way up the sloped right end. When the lift is all the way to the right, exit the Tesla gun and push the metal crate up the steps toward the reddish caged area. You will have to shift the crate to the side a bit, but it will not fall off thanks to the remaining railing along the sides. Stand on the crate and jump diagonally to the dark area where you removed the four crates with the Tesla gun to grab onto that ledge. Move to the left a bit then jump and grab the ledge on the wall above. Move to the left across the wall then fall to the suspended catwalk piece below. Jump to the lift that you moved earlier (the lift should be above the large metal door with the X on it below). Turn on the your light and look to the right some more to see another catwalk. Jump and grab the side of the catwalk then pull yourself up.

-- CHECKPOINT --

 

Turn around to face the wall behind you to see the GOLD REWARD (1/1) View Screenshot inside a small space in between the wall. Jump to the pipe in front of the gold reward and use it to swing across to it. Get back to the lift and turn to face the other side across from the Tesla gun. Jump over to the catwalk to continue forward.

BUG ALERT: If you manage to fall below, while maneuvering through any of the obstacles above and are still alive, then be sure to die by stepping on a grenade as it goes off or by getting shocked to death on the pipe so that you start back at a checkpoint above. If you don't die you may get stuck when you try to climb back up the power supply structure. The black doors have stopped clanging in the middle room and the door will sometimes not let you through the middle opening between the doors no matter how much you try to get through it.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Jump on top of the shiny lift in front of the coolant vapors. Use your handguns and manually aim at the pipes View Screenshot in the background to shoot and destroy them. Grapple the shiny metal piece on the sidewall and pull yourself over the gas vapors. Grapple the next shiny metal piece in the back and use it to cross the remaining vapors. Hop on the next lift. Look ahead and you'll see some electric cables blocking the area. Grapple the shiny metal piece on the side of the wall and pull yourself quickly toward the cables View Screenshot then duck as you reach the cable on top.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Jump to the next lift and shoot the pipes out of the way. This one works the same as the other lifts except you will need to jump over the cable as you make it to the end. Remember that Lara will have a bit of delay before she jumps so press the jump button a little early depending on how fast the lift is moving. Hop off the lift and run down the right hall. Open the door and go into the next room for a cutscene. View Screenshot

-- CHECKPOINT --

From the start of the battle, View Screenshot rush around the room and pull each of the four levers View Screenshot spread out on the sides View Screenshot to move the machine pieces away from the fragment in the middle. Jump and roll while moving in between levers to avoid the beast's attacks. After all four levers have been activated, the fragment in the middle will be lowered and four electric spheres will fall around it. Step inside the Tesla gun.



 

Now your objective is to fire at each of the four electric spheres View Screenshot around the area until they fly back and charge the surrounding spheres with electricity that will shoot throughout that portion. It should only take two shots per sphere. Once each of the spheres are in place, the fragment in the middle, up above the Tesla gun, will be free from the force field that was around it earlier. When that happens, jump out of the Tesla gun and grapple the fragment to retrieve it and end the boss fight. If the beast gives you problems during any part of this boss fight you can pick him up in the magnetic field (lock on) of the Tesla gun and throw him into an electric current (fire) while it is activated (when the sphere is against the wall). This is not really too much of a boss battle since you can't really hurt the beast.

 

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