anyone else struggling with simply jumping?

[CausticNova☣]

Just jumping in City of Vilcabamba is killing me. Can barely jump after momentum, so you basically have to jump from a stand still

[SenilBiffen]

Its a stupid delay on modern controls for some reason

[shadowgravy]

No problem here, using tank controls and a Logitech gamepad.

[CausticNova☣]

Such a headache, I'm literally calling it for the night. Tank controls helped but then you can barely control the camera. Swear classic scheme is like a polar opposite to anything logical. Some compromise on the controls would have been nice, this is like insufferably dated.

[Ashtaroth The Defiler]

Having a big time issue with it.

[CausticNova☣]

Originally posted by Ashtaroth The Defiler:

Having a big time issue with it.

Damn eh.. I'm checking out the II and III mansion to see if the controls improve at all. The jump feels more responsive, it looks like 3 added running and crawling so that's hopeful I guess.

[Castor Troy]

I watched some review videos on youtube and someone mentioned that Lara's jump happens at a specific point in her animation. So she won't always jump exactly when you press the button, especially if you just started running from a stopped position. It's a little tricky. It seems like if you get a running start, then you'll usually be fine and she'll jump when you want her too.

[CausticNova☣]

Originally posted by Castor Troy:

I watched some review videos on youtube and someone mentioned that Lara's jump happens at a specific point in her animation. So she won't always jump exactly when you press the button, especially if you just started running from a stopped position. It's a little tricky. It seems like if you get a running start, then you'll usually be fine and she'll jump when you want her too.

Damn, I'm literally gonna have to try it until I get it, then save and continue saving at every point along that damn room.

[Knight_Kin]

Originally posted by CausticNova☣:

Just jumping in City of Vilcabamba is killing me. Can barely jump after momentum, so you basically have to jump from a stand still

Oh yeah the classic tank controls, that's what you need to master. This game is known for it's jumping difficulty. The game is built out in such a way that ledges are spaced by blocks, so once you get your bearings for jumping you'll know just by looking what ledges you can grab and can't grab. Hard to master, but enjoyable once you do.

[Uzi Master]

Lara can only do a running jump right after she steps. When you start running you cannot do a running jump on the first step.

Try doing some running jumps in a row, you'll notice each time she lands she does two steps before jumping again. If you don't hold jump, you can make her jump after the third or fourth jump, and so on, but never the first.

Originally TR1 was more finicky with running jumps; she could only do so after she steps with her right foot but not the left (or perhaps the other way around). In 2 and 3 she can do it after either step and this was backported to TR1 in the remaster.

[Body Positive Team]

YUP THE GAME HAD BIG JUMP DELAY BACK IN THE SATURN AND PS1 DAYS. ITS TERRIBLE DELAY OR JUST OUTJUMPS THE PLATFORMS.

[stray_pengo]

Press and *hold* the jump button. It may seem odd she won't jump immediately, but just keep running while holding the jump button. She will jump as soon as she is at a proper position in a grid. This is actually a helper function for a grid-based precision platformer like TR.

[Leis]

Using tank controls, try the left "Alt" instead of the "Alt Gr"
For some reason, "Alt Gr" behaves like jumping + grabbing
Left "Alt" makes Lara jump correctly even if you keep it pressed

[PostRockOwl]

Use tank controls. You only really need to press L2 to adjust the camera at times, most of it is automatic and does fine 99% of the time. Press L1 to look around. Play Lauras home if you are new. Tomb Raider has unique platforming and controls but it works well.

[Sphinc]

The voice over in the mansion should explain the jumping mechanics from what I remember.

For a full length jump, walk to a ledge, tap backwards once, press forward and then hold jump and she will jump more or less the furthest distance possible.

[dprog1995]

Originally posted by Sphinc:

The voice over in the mansion should explain the jumping mechanics from what I remember.

For a full length jump, walk to a ledge, tap backwards once, press forward and then hold jump and she will jump more or less the furthest distance possible.

It only explains it for tank controls. Modern controls are simply unplayable and unfinished.(The free camera also has issues)