Tomb Raider II: Golden Mask - Nightmare in Vegas (no boss)

[Oet]

When reaching the end of the level, a boss should spawn. However, not with my playthrough.

I use the elevator junction. Went up, but nobody in the hallways, outside platform or cage.

So how am I supposed to finish the level? :)

[Cú/Moon]

There is a bug were he won't spawn if you don't trigger him being in his cage at the start of the level.

[Kenichip]

This means you didn't enter/passby the cage room at all at the top floor before going down, once you used the machine chip that access the outer city part (that has T-Rex), it seems there's no turning back to spawn the boss ...

Edit : Not sure if possible but make your way back to the Cell Block Rock room (make sure you step on all the first 4 Zebra tiles upon entering the area) until reached those 2 buttons where you pressed both to lift the stage curtain away), now retrace your way back to top floor, go back to the cage room (outer) and check whether the guardian is spawned?

This is from what I read the level data using the external tool. 2 from the initial 4 Zebra tiles would revert back the map status to original state (that enable the opportunity to trigger the boss). Those only activated once, pray you didn't triggered both of them.

[Fvaldeso]

I need to get the last secret where the bird is, because when I go down to the cage it is closed and I can't get the last secret

[Oet]

You guys are right. I indeed visited that top floor room long after I was doing stuff on the bottom floor. Nice that you can read level data. :D

Fvaldeso: You mean you got to the tunnels of the end of the game and the back entrance of the cage is closed?

[Oet]

Originally posted by Kenichip:

This means you didn't enter/passby the cage room at all at the top floor before going down, once you used the machine chip that access the outer city part (that has T-Rex), it seems there's no turning back to spawn the boss ...

Edit : Not sure if possible but make your way back to the Cell Block Rock room (make sure you step on all the first 4 Zebra tiles upon entering the area) until reached those 2 buttons where you pressed both to lift the stage curtain away), now retrace your way back to top floor, go back to the cage room (outer) and check whether the guardian is spawned?

This is from what I read the level data using the external tool. 2 from the initial 4 Zebra tiles would revert back the map status to original state (that enable the opportunity to trigger the boss). Those only activated once, pray you didn't triggered both of them.

Well this is funny. I went to 4 Zebra tiles and THE BIRD SPAWNED. However, now I am in the same situation as Fvaldeso. The bird cage is now closed at the ending stage. Any more info on the trigger to let the bird out? :)

[Kenichip]

Originally posted by Oet:

Well this is funny. I went to 4 Zebra tiles and THE BIRD SPAWNED. However, now I am in the same situation as Fvaldeso. The bird cage is now closed at the ending stage. Any more info on the trigger to let the bird out? :)

The easiest way is load any saves before you insert the machine chip (that reach outside to find Elevator Shaft and fought 2 T-Rex), climb all the way up to spawn the bird boss, then only going down again and insert the Machine Chip. (And never go back to the Cell Block Rock room anymore after inserted)

Otherwise, the only solution is go back to Cell Block Rock room, push one of the 2 buttons (only 1 of them is pushable) which lifted the stage curtain again (it also open the path that leads to the cage). The tough part is you need to find a way to skip the trigger on the earlier 4 Zebra tiles when going back, as if you land or jump over or cross over those tiles, the path that leads to the cage would be sealed off again. So you need to do a diagonal jump over the slope and through the wall seam (while avoiding the trigger tiles) as shown in the screenshots below, it's not going to be an easy jump and requires countless tries. If that's too hard for you, the last resort is just restart the whole level again.
The easiest way to check whether you did it correctly is use Photo Mode and check the stage curtain is closed or remains opened. If curtain closed, you did something wrong and need to retry; If remains opened (where you can see swinging box crates), you managed to skip the triggers and the path to bird cage remains open (can easily check through Photo Mode as well)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3174445626

Good luck!

[Caspian Roach]

Originally posted by Kenichip:

The easiest way is load any saves before you insert the machine chip (that reach outside to find Elevator Shaft and fought 2 T-Rex), climb all the way up to spawn the bird boss, then only going down again and insert the Machine Chip. (And never go back to the Cell Block Rock room anymore after inserted)

You are a lifesaver. My playthrough got ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up with an impassable wall (the bird boss was able to get out of the cage, but I couldn't grab the last secret).

Thanks for narrowing it down to the entrance of the Cell Block Rock room, I did backtrack there originally to pick up the last secret and that must have been what did it. I replayed the level and never returned there after opening the T-rex doors and everything went smoothly. Note that the bird boss does despawn from his cage as you go up the last elevator to meet him, but he appears in the long corridor just fine and the entrance to his cage is open.

[Oet]

Originally posted by Kenichip:

Originally posted by Oet:

Well this is funny. I went to 4 Zebra tiles and THE BIRD SPAWNED. However, now I am in the same situation as Fvaldeso. The bird cage is now closed at the ending stage. Any more info on the trigger to let the bird out? :)

The easiest way is load any saves before you insert the machine chip (that reach outside to find Elevator Shaft and fought 2 T-Rex), climb all the way up to spawn the bird boss, then only going down again and insert the Machine Chip. (And never go back to the Cell Block Rock room anymore after inserted)

Otherwise, the only solution is go back to Cell Block Rock room, push one of the 2 buttons (only 1 of them is pushable) which lifted the stage curtain again (it also open the path that leads to the cage). The tough part is you need to find a way to skip the trigger on the earlier 4 Zebra tiles when going back, as if you land or jump over or cross over those tiles, the path that leads to the cage would be sealed off again. So you need to do a diagonal jump over the slope and through the wall seam (while avoiding the trigger tiles) as shown in the screenshots below, it's not going to be an easy jump and requires countless tries. If that's too hard for you, the last resort is just restart the whole level again.
The easiest way to check whether you did it correctly is use Photo Mode and check the stage curtain is closed or remains opened. If curtain closed, you did something wrong and need to retry; If remains opened (where you can see swinging box crates), you managed to skip the triggers and the path to bird cage remains open (can easily check through Photo Mode as well)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3174445626

Good luck!

Seems the tiles also close the cage (and curtains) when you just hover over them (as seen by my backward camera while jumping). However, one time the bird escaped before the cage was closed, so I could complete the level, but not the secret. Usually, the bird just stands still screeching. At this moment, I still do not know if getting both the last secret AND finishing the level is possible after encountering the bug whilst already having used the machine clip.

Anyway, since I got to get all secrets and finish the level in different sessions, I guess I will call it a day. Thanks Kenichip for the solution to this hardest puzzle in Tomb Raider. :)

[Totoroszek]

I just can't make the jump to skip the triggers even if my life depended on it. I've been stuck in that spot for over an hour..

[Totoroszek]

Originally posted by Totoroszek:

I just can't make the jump to skip the triggers even if my life depended on it. I've been stuck in that spot for over an hour..

I stopped banging my head against the wall and made a hefty workaroud. First I went to the end of the level finishing all pickups and getting the 'Harvest Plan Implemented' achievement. Then I loaded my only save before being locked in the spot with the trigger jump, went all the way up to the boss and the cage and killed the boss in its cage for additional two achievements 'Lucid Dream' and 'That's Just a Nightmare'. And in the end, loaded my save from the cage, just before killing the boss, with the gold skull collected, went back through the elevator, and went to the spot with white crates to collect the last secret that I totally missed earlier getting the 'Codex of Melnikov' achievement.

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

how the ♥♥♥♥ do i get to vegas my golden mask dlc just ends after fighting the bird in the golden city =0 are there multiple endings?

[ikkuzu]

Originally posted by Troja:

how the ♥♥♥♥ do i get to vegas my golden mask dlc just ends after fighting the bird in the golden city =0 are there multiple endings?

you need to find all 12 secrets in the first 4 levels of golden mask

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

ah jea is suck at secret hunting XD

[KipodAloud]

Thank you guys so much. Both secrets 2 & 3 were locked behind a wall (+ the bird). I couldn't do the diagonal jump so I started the level from scratch :(