TR:IV Long jumps with rope

[Commander Wolffe]

So currently im stuck at Chambers Of Tulun trapping the minotaur. Im trying to jump long distance with the rope but Lara is just plunging towards with hands like trying to grab something and the jump falls too short.. How do I jump longer? (I remember this being easier)

[Pheex]

Use the lowest part of the rope. Hold dash. Wait for momentum. At the apex of the swing -while holding dash still- press jump. That should give you big jumps

[Non-Denominated]

You really have to jump on the upswing and time it just right, I had a dickens of a time when I first started playing this. The game mechanics may have been altered a wee bit to make it more challenging, which I don't mind. Once I get to that part underneath the Sphinx we will see. The Catacombs level wasn't too bad. I had issues with that in the old PS2 and Dreamcast versions.

[Chelle-corn]

If you're using a PS5 controller, there seems to be a bug with the L2 and R2 triggers, press the buttons fully as far as you can else she'll not swing on the rope properly.

Hard to explain but because the L2 and R2 buttons on the PS5 are context sensitive(haptic feedback I think they called it), they register quarter presses, half presses etc. It's not performing the rope momentum TR4 wants unless you do a full press.

[ShippouViecher]

Originally posted by Commander Wolffe:

So currently im stuck at Chambers Of Tulun trapping the minotaur. Im trying to jump long distance with the rope but Lara is just plunging towards with hands like trying to grab something and the jump falls too short.. How do I jump longer? (I remember this being easier)

Doesn't work for me with tank controls either, and I can't cope with the modern one.

I can do what I want, it just doesn't work. I've been trying for an hour now and nothing works. I'm slowly getting desperate. Lara either holds on or crashes - but a long jump just won't work.

Edit: Can someone reading this please check with tank controls? It can't be... Or am I really stupid? A long jump like the one in this video is impossible for me, no matter what I do. It used to be possible.

https://youtu.be/63VVa26xZfc?t=8879

[Myrmuz [IRL]]

I did it with tank controls. It is a bit strange and feels different from what I remember of the ps1 version back in the day.
Side down to end of rope, wait til she starts swinging backwards, then press sprint, keep swinging til you get a lot of momentum, press jump while she is still moving forward with the rope, before her momentum stalls and she swings back again.
It's not altogether consistent from what I've seen but that should work.

[ShippouViecher]

Thank you very much for your reply and your tip. I've done it once now, but I can't do it again. I'm giving up for the time being.

[Commander Wolffe]

I got it done, it just took many tries.. I think I had some luck somewhere there. Dont give up!

[ShippouViecher]

I've just tried it in the old game (original game, not the remaster). Lara does a long jump there without any problems. Just swing and jump at the desired spot. So I remembered correctly after all. That's exactly what no longer works in the remaster! Someone must have noticed that when testing the game. What's going on there?

[shani_cz]

Originally posted by ShippouViecher:

Originally posted by Commander Wolffe:

So currently im stuck at Chambers Of Tulun trapping the minotaur. Im trying to jump long distance with the rope but Lara is just plunging towards with hands like trying to grab something and the jump falls too short.. How do I jump longer? (I remember this being easier)

Doesn't work for me with tank controls either, and I can't cope with the modern one.

I can do what I want, it just doesn't work. I've been trying for an hour now and nothing works. I'm slowly getting desperate. Lara either holds on or crashes - but a long jump just won't work.

Edit: Can someone reading this please check with tank controls? It can't be... Or am I really stupid? A long jump like the one in this video is impossible for me, no matter what I do. It used to be possible.

https://youtu.be/63VVa26xZfc?t=8879

Hi, yesterday I did swinging with the rope without any problems (with the tank controls), today it doesn't work (same rope). It seems that suddenly the sprint button, which swings the rope, does not work.
I had to switch to modern controls and with that I managed the jump without any problems. Has there been any update or patch since yesterday?

[ShippouViecher]

No, no update. I tried again, you can forget it as it is now. It's actually a shame that something like this is happening. I didn't expect it after the good first remaster.

[Teratus]

I find pressing and holding the swing button as Lara is swinging towards her target but near the dead centre spot of the swing (where it would normally rest) more often than not causes a huge and unnatural boost in the swing momentum that results in easily being able to clear if not overshoot where you intended to land.

Takes some practice and it doesn't always 100% work but it works often enough that it can be reliably replicated when you need it.
Best done from the bottom of the rope though since that gives you the best range to jump off.

[shani_cz]

I continue to play further and switch between tank/modern controls only for ropes and sprinting, which is very inconvenient.
I agree with you, it's a shame.

[Teratus]

I play exclusively with Tank controls, they seem to work fine.

Can't speak for the modern controls at all, only tried them in the first remastered collection and I really didn't like them.