High Dive Challenge

[Anticitizen 1]

I think Geothermal Valley is the worst area in the whole game not least because of its crappy challenges. The high dive is simply impossible to do. The instructions in the survival guide are worthless. "Leap off platforms and quickly press R. Mouse." my ass. That DOESN'T WORK. It doesn't work when you run off the platform, it doesn't work when you jump, press forward and then right mouse. I have browsed the forums for a solution and tried multiple other things such as the dodge button and mashing the right mouse button while midair, none of it works. It just plain doesn't function. Here is a tip for developers in case they are reading this, if you make a traversal technique that simply doesn't work, DON'T TIE CHALLENGES TO IT. Especially when that traversal function serves no practical purpose as the outcome is identical to other jump that is a default.

Anyway, rant over. Can someone tell me if substituting a save file of someone that has completed this challenge will unlock it for me? I would love to do this the "proper way" but after half an hour of fruitlessly trying different things, it is time to look for alternative solutions.

[Sam]

High Dive is not impossible or none of the "base" game players would have that challenge. Practice. What works for me, and I don't always get Lara to make the dive, is run, jump, right mouse. Since each players mouse is different (including age), the timing is crucial to your mouse. Maybe you need a new mouse? Just asking.
Yes, you can download a saved file from this site:
http://www.tombraiders.net/stella/savegame/TR10saves.html

[Anticitizen 1]

Originally posted by Sam:

High Dive is not impossible or none of the "base" game players would have that challenge. Practice. What works for me, and I don't always get Lara to make the dive, is run, jump, right mouse. Since each players mouse is different (including age), the timing is crucial to your mouse. Maybe you need a new mouse? Just asking.
Yes, you can download a saved file from this site:
http://www.tombraiders.net/stella/savegame/TR10saves.html

Thanks for the reply, I have managed to do it an hour ago. It may not be impossible but it is certainly one of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mechanics in the game. I hope they either rework it in the sequel or leave it out completely.

[Sam]

Originally posted by Anticitizen1:

Originally posted by Sam:

High Dive is not impossible or none of the "base" game players would have that challenge. Practice. What works for me, and I don't always get Lara to make the dive, is run, jump, right mouse. Since each players mouse is different (including age), the timing is crucial to your mouse. Maybe you need a new mouse? Just asking.
Yes, you can download a saved file from this site:
http://www.tombraiders.net/stella/savegame/TR10saves.html

Thanks for the reply, I have managed to do it an hour ago. It may not be impossible but it is certainly one of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mechanics in the game. I hope they either rework it in the sequel or leave it out completely.

See, it wasn't impossible and it's not easy.
Good luck & happy raiding!

[Artoriaz]

I didn't find that challenge that hard you just have to get the timing right which is a bit of a pain.

[zboy2106]

Blame the game because yours poor skill. What a shame! It's a "challenge", you know what it mean!?

P/S: Bet we'll see you again when you blame "Tossing Grouds" challenge. :rofl:

[Anticitizen 1]

Originally posted by zboy2106:

Blame the game because yours poor skill. What a shame! It's a "challenge", you know what it mean!?

P/S: Bet we'll see you again when you blame "Tossing Grouds" challenge. :rofl:

It's more challlenged than challenge. It's simply a mechanic with no in game benefit that works poorly. Nothing more and nothing less, there is precious little skill involved.

[Sunwave]

Originally posted by Anticitizen1:

Nothing more and nothing less, there is precious little skill involved.

And yet I had all of them on my 1st try except the one at the lighthouse which took me 2 tries. No skill? Must have been extremely lucky then.

[Anticitizen 1]

Originally posted by Sunwave:

Originally posted by Anticitizen1:

Nothing more and nothing less, there is precious little skill involved.

And yet I had all of them on my 1st try except the one at the lighthouse which took me 2 tries. No skill? Must have been extremely lucky then.

Headshots take skill, high dives take 3 buttons pressed in a sequence. That's not skill, especially given the fact that they don't take place in a high pressure situation and produce no practical benefits or over the standard dive.

[Zed]

I noticed if you are not looking at the watter it is extremely difficult to do a dive. If you are lookig in the right direction it almost seems like you dive automatically.