The Moves of Lara Croft

Content

Motivation

Basic Moves

Normal step forward

Normal step backward

Turn right

Turn left

Walk step forward

Walk step backward

Very small distance forward / backward

Make a sprint

Move upward

Jumping & Grabbing

Normal Jump

Running Jump

Jump to an edge

Jump to a high edge

Air Curve

Air Turn

The Header

The Alcove Trick

The Superjump

Pole

Pole Backflip

Shimmy

Shimmy left

Shimmy right

Crawlspaces

Normal crawl

High Crawlspace

Mobile

Get into the Mobile

Get out of the Mobile

Drive forward

Drive backward

Drive forward right

Drive forward left

Drive backward right

Drive backward left

Brake

Actions

Open Trapdoor

Motivation

Once upon a time, as Lara was on her way at Richard Lawther's Unfinished Business - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr, she suddenly knows there would be a secret. Hanging at the rope and swinging she was wondering how to reach this unreachable alcove. 100 tries but no success! A short look into the walkthrough let us know that Lara has to do the so called Super Swing. But what the hell is a Super Swing? Another 100 tries, but the alcove keeps unreachable. Let's write a mail to Richard Lawther she told me. And so I did! Richard was very helpful and taught us how to act. It was still difficult! But only some tries and Lara was flying through the air as no time before. Come on she told me! Teach all the other players how to act and I did!

At the moment all screenshots of the different movements are done with The Ghost Train of Castle Orr and therefore devoted to Richard Lawther the level builder, as well to the Lizard Queen who wrote the excellent walkthrough. But Lara is thankful to all the other level builders which have been giving her all these beautiful adventures through all the years and so keep her alive!

Basic Moves

Normal step forward

Up Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Normal step backward

Down Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Turn right

Right Key

Turn left

Left Key

Walk step forward

Shift Key + Up Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Walk step backward

Shift Key + Down Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Very small distance forward / backward

A walk step is something that is roughly a half of a normal step.

But forward distances and backward distances are not the same
A normal step backward is one and a half of a normal step forward.
A walk step forward is a bit shorter than a walk step backward.
Some practical conclusion
With one walk step backward and a succeeding walk step forward you can go a very small distance backward. Jumping on the place (see below) lets you go a very small distance forward. In both cases it is roughly the eight part of a normal step forward.
Such combinations are sometimes necessary to give Lara and exact position.

Make a sprint

If Lara walks on burning lava it would be a good idea to make a sprint.

Up Key + "Dash" Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Move upward

Place Lara in front of a barrier not higher than herself.

Up Key + Ctrl Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Jumping & Grabbing

Normal Jump

Alt Key

Remark that a normal jump brings you a short distance forward.

Running Jump

Normal step backward
Up Key + Alt Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Jump to an edge

Ctrl Key + Up Key (shortly)

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Jump to a high edge

Sometimes if an edge is high, Lara needs more strength.

Ctrl Key + Alt Key

Keep attention that sometimes even a high edge can only reached by a normal Jump to an edge

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Air Curve

Contrary to the phyiscal world Lara is able to make a curve while flying through the air. This is sometimes necessary to give Lara a new direction while jumping.

(While flying)
Left Key (fly to the left)
Right Key (fly to the right)

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

Air Turn

During a jump Lara can do a turn in midair.

(Very shortly after begin of jump)
End Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

The Header

Jumping into the water makes Lara more fun by doing a header.

Crtl Key + Shift Key + Up Key + Alt Key

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

The Alcove Trick

Take a look at the below situation. Lara must reach the alcove below the ladder. Lara can jump from the slope to the alcove. But to reach the alcove, you must use the Ctrl Key. But pressing the Ctrl Key lets Lara grab the ladder. Climb down lets her fall into the lava, but not into the alcove. The trick is to release the Crtl Key before lara grabs the ladder.

(While flying to the alcove)
Crtl Key (shortly)

(C) Richard Lawther, UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr

The Superjump

This jump was the reason for this web page. I haven't known it before playing UB2 - The Ghost Train at Castle Orr but Richard Lawther taught me this phenomenal jump. Normally you swing on a rope by pressing the "Dash" Key. But with this kind of swinging you don't get the maximum of height. You can get more height, when you shortly press the "Dash" Key by starting the swing. After releasing the "Dash" Key again, Lara will pull back her knees to the rope again while swinging back. At the top of the back (Lara has her knees still at the rope) you must press the "Dash" Key again and you can jump around the earth.

(Hanging on a rope with no movement)
"Dash" Key (shortly)
(Lara starts swinging and pulls her knees back to the rope)
(Wait until the maximum height of back swing)
"Dash" Key