Stuck on Greece. I think I'm screwed.

[Ed-209]

Well, I'm in that room behind the Hercules door (and past the electrified floor) where you have to bust up two blocks to reveal two busts. One block you push over the edge of a balcony -- that one's fine.

The other, however, you're supposed to push onto a pressure-plate, which causes a giant hammer to come down and smash it. I can't get the block onto the pressure-plate. It's like it hits an invisible wall. I've tried all different angles and tried moving it this way and that, but right before it gets to the plate, there's just a "clunk" and I can't budge it any further, even though there is absolutely nothing blocking it.

Thought I'd give the forum a shot, see if anyone else has encountered this issue and maybe figured out something I haven't tried yet. Apparently people have been able to get through the game, maybe it's just something funky with the way the game runs on my system.

[ArcTek]

Are you sure you are not touching the pressure pad with anything other the block? If you have put the other 3 busts on their pressure pads, try removing one first.

[Ed-209]

Yeah... I ran around the block and looked at it from every angle I could, there's nothing *visible* blocking it, at least. Kinda sucks.

[JoeSlow]

You have to push the block exactly straight onto the plate. If you're a little bit left or right or you're pushing with a little angle the block will not get onto the plate.
The only way is from the middle of the room, facing the hammer. All the other sides have little notches, that prevent the pushing.
So pull it back, align it right and then push it straight

[Ant]

Did you manage to get past this? I'm having exactly the same problem.

As far as I can see I have the block lined up exactly central, right up against the pad, but can't move it any further - Lara lets go of the block if I try. As you say it's as if I've hit something invisible.

I've tried various different graphics settings in desperation but no joy. This is on Windows 7 64 bit.

[Ant]

JoeSlow is right. I finally managed it after a LOT of attempts. You have to be extremely precise with both the positioning (exactly central) and the angle you push (perfectly straight). I was convinced the game was bugged and might have given up without this forum, so thanks!

[Ed-209]

Cool... I eventually gave up after a bunch more tries. I still have the game installed, though, so I may give it another shot.

[Eqo]

I had this problem too, but got past it after a few minutes. As the other person said, you just have to play with the orientation of the block before you give it that final shove. It has to go in exactly straight or it won't work.

[Angelycan]

i stood on the pressure plate and pulled the block under the hammer to break it.

[Sam]

I pulled the block onto the pressure plate...you have to do it quickly or you get smashed. That's how it worked for me.

[Bootyman]

I feel like i'm a bit late but just close the game, start the launcher, set the game to 30fps and start the game again. Complete this puzzle with 30fps, save again and set it back to 60fps (which can only be done in the launcher). If you ever encounter such a glitch that stops you from progressing just do it in 30fps before you set it back again.

[Ed-209]

Haha... yeah, a bit late. Never did get past that part, will keep that in mind if I ever get back around to it.

[Bootyman]

Damn it's a shame that the game can be so buggy at times, it's a really great game but yeah i also got stuck somewhere like 5 years ago and only now am i replaying it. I assume you've been playing on 60fps because the game really is far less broken on 30fps but as we all know 30 just isn't enough. But thanks to the generous checkpoints and short load times it's not a big issue, so far i only had to go to 30fps that one time. I also got stuck on that part yesterday and i didn't find a solution anywhere on the internet, i came up with the 30fps solution because i've had similar issues with other games that were optimized for lower framerates. I hope you'll get back to playing this game one day, it really is amazing and it aged surprisingly well. It's my favorite Tomb Raider game so far.

[Bootyman]

[UPDATE]
So turns out my solution was far too complicated. Long story short: Just keep playing with 60fps but make sure that you enable vsync in the launcher at all costs. It makes the game so much more stable, hell i have no idea how i was able to enjoy this game without it. If you still get stuck 30fps will solve every other problem too but trust me as long as you have vsync enabled you should be in for a smooth, bug-free experience.

It took 8 years, 3 months and 10 days but you finally got the solution you always deserved. It's a blast with vsync because with it enabled every animation and pressure plate just really works as intended.

[Ed-209]

Haha... well, better late than never? I've actually queued that game back up to play again next. And hopefully will be able to finish it this time!

[Bootyman]

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