NEVADA

High Security Compound

You start the level in Bay C, alone in a cell, stripped of your weapons and ammo. You have a small medi pack in reserve. If you do a back flip you land in the window of the cell. The door will immediately open and the guard will come in.

Wait for him to get to you and jump over his head. Run out of the door and to the cell door on the left. Push the switch to the door and get out of the way. A prisoner will come out of the cell and kill the guard for you.

Open the rest of the cell doors to let out any other prisoners. This will make life easier later as they are you friends and will help you out later. The door of the furthest cell away from Lara's, on the opposite side is already open. Go in and you will find a passageway above the sink.

Climb up into the passage and push the crate, at the end, one space forward. You can now crawl into a space on your left and then into another space on your right. Push the crate you find here, forward one space, to expose the other side of the crate you pushed first.

Push the first crate two spaces back towards the sink, and past the crawl space. Go back to the other crate and pull it back two spaces. Crawl back around until you come back out behind the first crate. There is a small medi pack Secret 1 where the second crate was pulled from.

Climb up through the hole in the roof. Jump over the barbed wire in the pit and pull up on the other side. Walk through the barbed wire at the end until you get to a switch. When you pull the switch part of the floor you just walked across drops away. Turn left from the switch and pull yourself up on the ledge.

Follow the corridor along. Jump over the first trapdoor and drop through the second. Immediately run into the office and the guard will ignore you. If he runs past the office he will look in but not take any notice.

Pull the switch at the back of the office, and the prisoners will be released and kill the guard. He will drop a small medi pack, shotgun shells and a pass card for you to collect. Follow the corridor around past the office and you will find a locked set of gates. The pass card gets you through into Bay D.

Run straight ahead and turn left at the end. There is a door with a switch, which opens into the washroom. Go across to the opposite end and you will find another door with a switch. There are two crates in a lower area in front of you. The one on the right is movable. You need to move it under the hole in the ceiling on your left.

Start by dropping down between the two crates and pulling the movable one towards you one space. Now go to the other side of this crate and push it up against the second crate. You now need to go around the pillar and pull the crate towards you one space.

Don't try and climb over the crate from here as you will just push the crate back - there isn't room to climb up. Go round the pillar and climb up onto the ledge. Go around to the other side of the crates so that you are under the hole.

Pull the crate you have been moving towards you one space. Go around to the other side of the crate and push it under the hole. Climb up into the hole and you will see two purple pipes. Jump over the one on the left and you will find a switch. Pulling the switch floods the room you have just climbed out of.

Drop into the water and swim over to the opposite corner of the room to the other hole in the ceiling. Climb out and go to the hole above the flaming stove, at the end of the corridor. Jump across to the corridor on your left.

Follow the rooftop around jumping across the two barbed wire pits. At the end drop through into a small area with a locked door and a small anteroom. Go into the anteroom and pull the switch, which will turn of the flames on the stove.

retrace your steps back to the hole above the stove. Drop down and you will find a small medi pack on the opposite ledge. Carry on to the opposite side of the kitchen to find a locked door.

Open the door and run past the next door without opening it. There is another door around the corner. Open this door ready to run through when you release the guard from behind the second door.

Open the second door and run through into the dining room. The prisoners you released earlier should show up and kill the guard who is chasing you. When they have killed him, pick up the small medi pack he drops and head back to the room he came out of.

The switch on the wall lifts the grating over the fans above the stove. Climb through avoiding the fan blades. Collect the energy/save gem. There is a slope leading to a ledge. Slide down about halfway before making the jump.

Grab hold of the ledge and shimmy to the left. Drop down and jump as soon as you land. You will land on the flat slope on the right. Climb up and crawl into the hole. Crawl around to your left and climb the ladder at the end.

Climb of the ladder to the left. Run up over the step in front of you and a trapdoor will drop down above the ladder you have just climbed up. Jump back onto the ladder and climb up into the corridor, or you can just do a standing jump to the opposite ledge.

Run down to the end of the corridor and climb up on the ledge. There is a wall of grating you can climb. At the top is a green slope. Go up the slope and collect the small medi pack at the base.

You need to lead him to your friends the prisoners so that they can take care of him for you. Run up the slope and turn right. There is a gap in the wall ahead of you with a crate partially blocking the way.

Go through the gap and turn left. Go to the end and drop down several levels on the right. You will come into a corridor with a switch on the left, just past a cell door. Press the switch to release the inmate who will kill the guard who is chasing you.

Pick up the security pass he has dropped and make you back up to the crate. To the left of the crate is an entrance guarded by laser beams. On the right is a door, and a place to use your passcard. Insert your card and the door will slide up.

Go in and to the right. In this small room you will find a large medi pack and uzi clips on your right. On the wall on the left is another switch. This switches off the laser beams in the other corridor.

Go through the corridor and on your left is a large hole. Jump backwards off the near edge to safety hang. Climb down the ladder you are now on. There is a large open area beyond the hole in the wall.

Atract the attention of the guard as you go through. You need to lead him down the corridor to the left. There is a door on the left with a switch. When it opens two prisoners emerge and take care of the guard. Pick up the yellow pass key he drops.

Go back the way you cam and out to the sandy area the guard was patrolling. Go to the far end of the hanger and you will find a small door that is opened by the Yellow Security Pass.  Use the pass and go into the now open corridor.

Through the glass screen you can see the Stealth bomber. At the end on the left you can climb up to the top of a sloping corridor. Avoid the guard at the bottom by crawling through a passageway on the right of the slope.

To avoid being detected by the guard crawl into the tunnel from the side nearest to you. If you walk to the far side of the hole he will detect and shout "Oi", then start shooting at you. If you are crawling you can go past the hole without being detected.

Crawl into the tunnel. He cannot see through the glass screen, so there is no point in crawling in this part of the corridor. If he is walking around he hasn't seen you and will not come around by the switch. If he has seen you he will be running around and can come around the back, by the switch, to shoot you.

Go to the end and safety drop off the edge into the corner. By staying out of direct view the guard will not be aware of you. Crawl across to the switch on the pillar and you can stand behind it ready to pull the switch.

The switch opens a door on the right. It also triggers a laser beam across the room in front of the door. It is a good idea to trap the guard in the right hand side of the room. You may be lucky and kill him with the laser beam. If he is on the left he may be able to shoot you when you try and go through the door.

Jump over the laser beam into the doorway. If you miss the doorway you will bounce off the wall into the laser beam and die. If the guard was on the left, move into the corridor into safety. If he was trapped on the right he will not come around into the doorway and chase you.

Follow the yellow striped flooring around until you come to an upward slope. Go up the slope and turn to your right. At the end is the entrance to another large area with a huge central column.

Drop down onto the metal walkway and follow around to the left. On the back wall, opposite the last step around the column, is the entrance to a passageway. To the left of this is a ledge you can drop down to. From here you can do a standing jump into the corridor.

Follow this corridor around and up. At the end is a hole from which you can drop into a control room. To the right of the windows is a switch on the wall. Press the switch This will shift a satellite dish on the top of the central column to expose an opening.

Go into the corridor at the opposite corner of the room. Use the switch to open the door and turn right. Drop down onto the metal walkway around the central column. Follow around to the left until you can go no further. You can jump up to a ledge on the central column at this point.

Pull yourself up and drop into the side of the hole. If you drop into the middle you will be drawn into a central tunnel and pulled onto rotating fans. If you go in on the side you will be drawn towards the grating of a large tunnel.

You will find it difficult to swim out from here. The secret is to aim for the top of the top of the tunnel cover in the centre. As you get over it you will find it easy to swim to the surface. Climb out on the ledge, which is an unlit burner.

Jump along the wall to the first slope below the barred window. You will be able to run up to the window and walk along the top to the right. There are two small ledges in the corner and a square ledge jutting out halfway along the next wall.

Jump to the lower of the two small ledges. You won't be able to make the next jump from the upper ledge as it is further to jump. Walk into the corner to get as close to the square ledge as you can. You can now do a standing jump to this next ledge.

There are two small ledges in the next corner. Do a standing jump to the lower one. From here you can jump into the green tunnel. Crawl in and to the right is a tunnel you can stand in.

Follow the tunnel around to the right until you find a switch on the right hand side. Pull the switch and a door opens through the grating on your right. Run back through the corridor and crawl back out to the pool.

Slide into the water and in the right hand corner you will find an underwater tunnel. Swim through following the tunnel up and around to the left. Don't miss the small medi pack on the floor. Just pass this is a shallow area with a darkened entrance, into another tunnel, on the left.

Halfway along you have to crawl. There is a guard patrolling the exit. Wait until he has gone left then crawl out to the right. Crawl around the corner out of direct line of sight and you can stand up. The guard will not look around the corner.

If you follow the corridor forward there is an alcove on the left with a switch. This will shut the door to the corridor. You will need to come back this way later so leave this switch alone. Still on the left, there is a ladder. Climb up it and pull yourself up at the top.

The slope leads up to the base of the central column you ran around earlier. Run around the column and you will find a ladder on the back wall. Climb up into the entrance at the top of the ladder. You are at the foot of another slope.

Go up the slope but don't go into the next corridor. There is a guard on the left with his back to you. As long as you use the walk button to move about he will not hear you. Step into the corridor and head right. At the end of the corridor on your right is the next yellow security pass.

Pick it up and reverse out of the tunnel. Drop down and use the walk button to walk past the guard back into the tunnel undetected. If he should happen to see you, as you are going back into the tunnel, run down the slope out of range.

Climb back down the ladder. Go back around to the other side of the central column. Go down the slope and climb down the ladder at the end. At the bottom turn right and follow the corridor around into another glass walled room. Use the yellow security pass on the wall switch.

A screen will drop in front of a fan allowing you to retrieve the energy/save gem and carry on through the tunnel. To get to this part you need to climb back up the ladder you have just climbed down.

Walk into the middle of the central column and jump into the water. You want to dive into the tunnel in the middle of the floor. If you end up being drawn to the side you may find it difficult to swim against the force of the water.

If this happens, aim for the top of the tunnel's entrance and you will make slow progress into the middle. When you get over the tunnel's cover you will be able to swim freely to the surface.

There is a sure way to avoid the strong current. Walk onto any of the four ramps under the middle column. Walk right to the edge and line yourself up with the middle. Take a step back. Turn and line up Lara's head with the corner of one of the Column's legs. Jump against the corner. If you have lined up correctly you will bounce off of the corner and fall into a current-free area of water.

The swim through the tunnel is a long one so you need to have a good supply of air to start with. Pick up the energy/save gem as you swim into the tunnel. Follow the twists and turns. At a point where you are running out of air you will spot a box of flares.

You can ignore the flares and come back for them. You will probably overshoot them as they are right on a corner. The most effective method of getting them if you want to do it in one go is to use the roll key to quickly turn in the water.

Further along the tunnel is a lever, which opens a door that is blocking your way. There is still a little way to go and the temptation of a small medi pack on the tunnel floor. Again you can come back for this.

You eventually surface in a room with laser beams cutting across the surface of the water. If you need to go back for the flares or medi pack do so now. Next climb up onto the ledge on this side of the lasers.

Do a standing jump across the laser beams onto the next ledge and then drop into the underwater tunnel on the other side. Follow the tunnel around until you surface midway along a green tunnel.

One side is a dead end the other leads out into a room with the level's first secret. You will need to crawl out of the tunnel. As soon as you can stand do so. Then climb up onto the box on your left. Drop down into the glass walled room beyond.

Press the switch to open the door in the corner. The door will slide up to reveal another tunnel. Go through to Secret 1. Here you will find a large medi pack and your pistols on the right. On the left ledge is the Dessert Eagle and some Desert Eagle clips. Now you can start having a bit of fun!

Be careful not to run straight out into the glass walled room. A laser has now been activated just outside the entrance, which targets the rotating canons above. If you stay close to the right wall you can climb up onto the first box without triggering them.

You can also do a side flip up to the top of the first box. Climb up and out of this room. Turn right and crawl back to the water hole. Swim back to the room with the laser across the water. Jump back over the ledge.

Swim back out of the tunnel and surface for air. Now swim back through the tunnel in the corner. Climb out. If you want to use the Desert Eagle to kill the guard it's best to draw it and put it away before you crawl through so that you won't have to swap weapons when he starts shooting at you.

Crawl through to the corridor and kill the guard. Go around to the right and through the door, which you left open. Climb up the ladder on the right. Go around to the back of the central column and climb the ladder on the back wall.

Draw you Desert Eagle and run to the top and kill the guard. He will drop grenades and a Keycard. Go down to the left end of the corridor and you will be able to use the keycard to open the door. Inside you will find a Grenade Launcher (plus 4 more grenades already loaded in) Secret 2.

Go back down the slope, down the ladder, around the column and down the next slope. Climb down the ladder, turn left, crawl back through the tunnel and swim back to the pool. Get some air and then swim through the centre tunnel back to the room with the lasers.

Climb onto the ledge, jump across the lasers and swim through the tunnel on the other side. As you climb out of the water you may see the next guard. If so kill him now, before you crawl through. Next crawl through. Run up the corridor and you will see a guard running away from you up the slope.

Stay against the left wall at the top and kill each guard as he appears. Remember to let go of the action key when you need to retarget. Each guard only needs to be shot twice with the Desert Eagle. When all four are dead turn and hop back from the corridor you just ran up from. You will see a German Shepherd running up towards you. Kill it with one shot.

One of the guards will drop a Blue Security Pass and two more grenades. Pick these up and collect a large medi pack from a small room to the left of the gate. Come back to the entrance of the slope and on your left is a ladder.

Climb up and turn into the corridor with the criss-cross flooring. Use the Blue Pass to open the locked door. Kill the guard inside and you then have a choice of two buttons. The right one starts the conveyor belt. You need this to be able to get the next security pass.

The left button opens the outside gates for long enough to let another armed guard and his dog through. You can ignore the left button if you don't want the hassle. Climb back down the ladder and head down the slope. If you let the guard and his dog in you will need to kill them first.

At the bottom look left and you will see a crate against the wall. Climb up the crate and you can reach another ladder above you. Climb up and on your right is a grill that you can monkey swing across the room. On a ledge you will find a small medi pack.

Now go back across the ceiling but halfway along turn left and monkey swing past the swinging hook. Drop down onto the steps. Walk up to the last step, jump up and grab the ledge. Pull yourself up quickly and kill the guard with the Desert Eagle.

If you have trouble lining up with the last step turn side ways and side step up to it. Next turn to face it and you will be in the right position to jump up and grab the ledge. Turn straight away and kill the Guard with the Desert Eagle.

Collect the Yellow Security Pass that he drops. Before you dash over for the energy/save gem, watch out for the thin laser beam that runs along the surface of the middle walkway. Just jump over the walkway to avoid it.

Drop back down to the steps and swing back so that you can climb down the ladder onto the crate. Jump down and go to the Switch to the right of the gate. Use the Yellow Pass to open the gates and run up through the tunnel to the right.

You will come out into an open area in front of a warehouse. The first guard here will try and dodge your shoots by ducking behind a crate. Kill him and run into the warehouse past the truck. Kill the second guard and climb up the crates on the left side at the back. There is a space with some Desert Eagle clips in.

Face the left wall of the warehouse (as you enter). There are four BAY X signs along this wall. Between each of these signs is a light brown panel. Underneath the left most of these panels is a movable crate. Pull back the crate to reveal some grenades and uzi clips.

Run into the back of the truck to finish the level. A video scene follows where two guards close the back of the truck (ignoring the body of the guard that they have to step over).

I had 106 hits from 109 shots in this level :-).

Credits
Craig Pettigrew
For the movable crate in the warehouse.