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TR III PC Man. E 29/7/99 3:55 Am Page 2 TR III PC Man. E 29/7/99 3:55 am Page 2 Installation Introduction Quit all applications and close all windows on your desktop. Millions of years ago, a meteor survived the plunge through the Earth’s atmosphere, Place the Tomb Raider III CD in your CD-ROM drive. impacting in the then warm climes of Antarctica… Upon closing your drive the Tomb Raider III installation menu will appear. If AutoPlay is disabled the menu will not appear, to manually access the installation menu follow these simple instructions: The first people to discover this land were a tribe of Polynesians. Despite the now Double-click on the ‘My Computer’ icon on your desktop, then double-click on the CD-ROM icon that appears in the newly opened window. Finally double-click ‘autorun.exe’ to open the installation menu. freezing conditions, there was an abnormal abundance of life and the tribe settled, worshipping the meteorite crater for the powers it appeared to hold. From this point please follow the on-screen prompts to guide you through the installation process. Generations later though, catastrophic events forced them to flee in terror… At the completion of Installation you will be presented with the options to: play the game, quit without playing the game or reading the Readme text file. Refer to the Readme file for updates, manual alterations and troubleshooting. Today, the same area is being excavated by the research company; RX Tech, who are picking up unusual readings from the meteorite’s impact zone. It is in this zone that they uncover the body of a sailor from Charles Darwin’s voyage on The Beagle. A few of the sailors had it seems, briefly explored the crater’s interior… Following a story from one of the sailor’s journal, the research company have started to take a particular interest in, not only the crater area, but other parts of the globe where the sailors subsequently travelled to…and died in… One of these places is India - where Lara is currently searching for the legendary Infada artefact. Health Warning Unaware of its true history, she only knows that in local beliefs it was supposed to For your health, rest about 15 minutes for each hour of play. Avoid playing when tired or suffering from lack of sleep. Always play hold great powers and has been revered by tribes there throughout the years… in a brightly lighted room, and stay as far from the television screen as possible. Some people experience epileptic seizures when viewing flashing lights or patterns in our daily environment. These persons may experience seizures while watching TV pictures Soon she will discover much more… or playing video games. Even players who have never had any seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition. Consult your doctor before playing video games if you have an epileptic condition or immediately should you experience any of the following symptoms during play: dizziness, altered vision, muscle twitching, other involuntary movements, loss of awareness of your surroundings, mental confusion, and / or convulsions. 1 TR III PC Man. E 29/7/99 3:55 am Page 2 Installation Introduction Quit all applications and close all windows on your desktop. Millions of years ago, a meteor survived the plunge through the Earth’s atmosphere, Place the Tomb Raider III CD in your CD-ROM drive. impacting in the then warm climes of Antarctica… Upon closing your drive the Tomb Raider III installation menu will appear. If AutoPlay is disabled the menu will not appear, to manually access the installation menu follow these simple instructions: The first people to discover this land were a tribe of Polynesians. Despite the now Double-click on the ‘My Computer’ icon on your desktop, then double-click on the CD-ROM icon that appears in the newly opened window. Finally double-click ‘autorun.exe’ to open the installation menu. freezing conditions, there was an abnormal abundance of life and the tribe settled, worshipping the meteorite crater for the powers it appeared to hold. From this point please follow the on-screen prompts to guide you through the installation process. Generations later though, catastrophic events forced them to flee in terror… At the completion of Installation you will be presented with the options to: play the game, quit without playing the game or reading the Readme text file. Refer to the Readme file for updates, manual alterations and troubleshooting. Today, the same area is being excavated by the research company; RX Tech, who are picking up unusual readings from the meteorite’s impact zone. It is in this zone that they uncover the body of a sailor from Charles Darwin’s voyage on The Beagle. A few of the sailors had it seems, briefly explored the crater’s interior… Following a story from one of the sailor’s journal, the research company have started to take a particular interest in, not only the crater area, but other parts of the globe where the sailors subsequently travelled to…and died in… One of these places is India - where Lara is currently searching for the legendary Infada artefact. Health Warning Unaware of its true history, she only knows that in local beliefs it was supposed to For your health, rest about 15 minutes for each hour of play. Avoid playing when tired or suffering from lack of sleep. Always play hold great powers and has been revered by tribes there throughout the years… in a brightly lighted room, and stay as far from the television screen as possible. Some people experience epileptic seizures when viewing flashing lights or patterns in our daily environment. These persons may experience seizures while watching TV pictures Soon she will discover much more… or playing video games. Even players who have never had any seizures may nonetheless have an undetected epileptic condition. Consult your doctor before playing video games if you have an epileptic condition or immediately should you experience any of the following symptoms during play: dizziness, altered vision, muscle twitching, other involuntary movements, loss of awareness of your surroundings, mental confusion, and / or convulsions. 1 TR III PC Man. E 29/7/99 3:55 am Page 2 In-Game Controls Vehicles Lara will, on her travels come across a number of vehicles, here’s how you control them: Lara Underwater Propulsion Unit Cursor Keys Left and Right Cursor Keys Turn Left & Right Use the Cursor Keys to move Lara around the playing area. Ctrl Fire Harpoon Alt Accelerate (release button to slow down) Ctrl Action End Release hold Space Bar Draw Weapons Alt Jump Quad Bike End Roll Left and Right Cursor Keys Turn Left & Right Note: whilst holding the < Draw Flare Ctrl Accelerate Handbrake pressing the Shift (in conjunction with Cursor Keys) Walk / Side-step Alt Reverse Accelerator then ? Sprint when moving forward (Pressing Alt ? Hand Brake releasing the Handbrake will make you dive and roll forward) End + Left or Right Cursor Keys Dismount will provide Turbo-Boost. Ins (Keypad 0) (in conjunction Look with Cursor Keys) Kayak > Duck Up and Down Cursor Keys Paddle Forwards / Backwards > (in conjunction with Cursor Keys) Crawl Left and Right Cursor Keys Turn Left & Right ESC Pauses and displays Menu Rings Shift + Left or Right Cursor Keys Paddle turn – Left or Right End + Left or Right Cursor Keys Jump out Hot Keys Keys Boat 1-8 Directly select available weapons Left and Right Cursor Keys Turn Left & Right 9 Use large Medi-pack Ctrl Accelerate 0 Use small Medi-pack Alt Reverse End + Left or Right Cursor Keys Disembark F5 Shortcut to Save Game Passport page F6 Shortcut to Load Game Passport page Mine Cart - (Keypad) Shrink game window (in-game only) > Duck + (Keypad) Increase game window (in-game only) Alt Brake Ctrl Swing Spanner End + Left or Right Cursor Keys Jump Out 2 3 TR III PC Man. E 29/7/99 3:55 am Page 2 In-Game Controls Vehicles Lara will, on her travels come across a number of vehicles, here’s how you control them: Lara Underwater Propulsion Unit Cursor Keys Left and Right Cursor Keys Turn Left & Right Use the Cursor Keys to move Lara around the playing area. Ctrl Fire Harpoon Alt Accelerate (release button to slow down) Ctrl Action End Release hold Space Bar Draw Weapons Alt Jump Quad Bike End Roll Left and Right Cursor Keys Turn Left & Right Note: whilst holding the < Draw Flare Ctrl Accelerate Handbrake pressing the Shift (in conjunction with Cursor Keys) Walk / Side-step Alt Reverse Accelerator then ? Sprint when moving forward (Pressing Alt ? Hand Brake releasing the Handbrake will make you dive and roll forward) End + Left or Right Cursor Keys Dismount will provide Turbo-Boost. Ins (Keypad 0) (in conjunction Look with Cursor Keys) Kayak > Duck Up and Down Cursor Keys Paddle Forwards / Backwards > (in conjunction with Cursor Keys) Crawl Left and Right Cursor Keys Turn Left & Right ESC Pauses and displays Menu Rings Shift + Left or Right Cursor Keys Paddle turn – Left or Right End + Left or Right Cursor Keys Jump out Hot Keys Keys Boat 1-8 Directly select available weapons Left and Right Cursor Keys Turn Left & Right 9 Use large Medi-pack Ctrl Accelerate 0 Use small Medi-pack Alt Reverse End + Left or Right Cursor Keys Disembark F5 Shortcut to Save Game Passport page F6 Shortcut to Load Game Passport page Mine Cart - (Keypad) Shrink game window (in-game only) > Duck + (Keypad) Increase game window (in-game only) Alt Brake Ctrl Swing Spanner End + Left or Right Cursor Keys Jump Out 2 3 TR III PC Man. E 29/7/99 3:56 am Page 4 Menu Ring Controls Keyboard - control configuration Use Up and Down on the Cursor Keys and Action Key to select throughout all menus.
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