Problem using the grapple hook

[imwithdummy]

I just can't seem to do it. It says to press "E" while jumping...I jump, I press E, a strand of rope shoots up into the air and I fall to my death. Time and again, over and over. What do you do, hold down the E button or just tap it once? What about spacebar, do you let go of spacebar?

Can anyone walk me through exactly how to use the grappling hook, because the amount of climbing and ledge jumping before the ultimate failure...this is rough lol

[Sam]

lol...well you are not alone by a long shot, grapple or not.
I've played this series of games ince[topm and still miss these jumps, but I cid discover that in Shadow, the higher the difficulty the less chance I have of making the jump.
And not all games are the same.
I jump and release all the buttons (KB) quickly hit W to turn Lara's body in the correct direction and throw the grapple. I never miss that way.
My gaming bud says its cause I don't release the buttons when I throw the grapple and that could be true. And you could be doing the same, so release all buttons when you jump and need to grapple.

[Thumper]

Now me I had a harder time on normal then hard using grapple, even the overhead grabs worked better. could have been the NG+ helping too.

[imwithdummy]

You know what I figured out? At least from my end? That its not about holding down the button or spacebar whatever, its all about the timing. I fell to my death at least a dozen or so times this last instance before methodically adjusting my timing to be quicker or slower.
Maybe this is a no-brainer and I was slow to catch on, but it just didn't seem that intuitive to me, really.

So just look at where your grapple is likely going to be connecting (some places are harder to tell than others), and time your release of the grapple hook for RIGHT before you reach that point...making sure that if its not on-screen, that it just barely had the chance to go off-screen.

Man this took FOREVER for me to pin down, but I've had the most success with this technique ever since.
Good God that was frustrating!

[Thumper]

Well, some one else who saw what i saw. Well done. Yes, once I saw how it almost looks like she's in a slo-mo when your looking at the grapple point, it started to come together. You knew where you were going and how to get there. Thats your game changer. You nailed it.

Thats always been the way of TR. The dev's put this in and now you gotta learn a new trick. It's probably one of my favorites things about playing TR. Learning something new and having to work it to your advantage.

Now that the easy part is over (it's only hard the 1st time) I'll bet you'll have a better time playing. well at least till you make the final climb to the boss. Thats not gonna be fun. you can tell me bout it when you reach the top and kill the boss. Sound good?

[Denxorz]

Bit late, but what really makes a difference is 'jumping off' (space key) instead of 'letting go' (C key).

[METAL]

Originally posted by Denxorz:

Bit late, but what really makes a difference is 'jumping off' (space key) instead of 'letting go' (C key).

If you mean after swinging, i simply press space. Its if your only hanging you use the crouch key. In my case its cntr.

[Laksya]

Hullo, this is an old thread but just in case people are still looking: I've been having this problem also, and after grappling with it for a while (haha) I agree with what Sam is saying: as soon as I started letting go of all other buttons before hitting E (throw grapple), I never missed again! Just an issue with the wonky mechanics I guess.

Also I feel like the people suggesting to ''throw it at the right time'' deserve a majestically sarcastic slow clap: well done guys, would have never thought of that lol!

[*Maze*]

Originally posted by Sam:

...I jump and release all the buttons (KB) quickly hit W to turn Lara's body in the correct direction and throw the grapple....

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ legend...

[*Maze*]

Originally posted by Laksya:

Hullo, this is an old thread...

yet here we are lol..

[imwithdummy]

Originally posted by *Maze*:

Originally posted by Laksya:

Hullo, this is an old thread...

yet here we are lol..

lol
Never understood the faux pas nature of resurrecting old threads though. I mean, take this one...its been resurrected three times now because for whatever reason it shows up in a Google search (or whatever) for this particular issue. Doesn't seem to be any harm in adding to something that's apparently been helpful to others, you know?

As for me? Well I'm the one that made it all possible as the OG thread starter, so am fully satisfied in having made my mark on humanity either way. You're welcome...and yes, immortality is pretty amazing =D

[Laksya]

Originally posted by imwithdummy:

Originally posted by *Maze*:

yet here we are lol..

lol
Never understood the faux pas nature of resurrecting old threads though. I mean, take this one...its been resurrected three times now because for whatever reason it shows up in a Google search (or whatever) for this particular issue. Doesn't seem to be any harm in adding to something that's apparently been helpful to others, you know?

As for me? Well I'm the one that made it all possible as the OG thread starter, so am fully satisfied in having made my mark on humanity either way. You're welcome...and yes, immortality is pretty amazing =D

This is a glorious thread, you should be proud.