TR Forge Advent Calendar 2008 - Mission Cinnamon Star

Level by Andrea Maurer (gabiza7) (December, 2008)

Walkthrough by Harry Laudie

[Note] Compass directions are different from reality. I give directions using the red compass pointer. [End note]


You start on a ledge above a large pool. Turn around and go north. You see a platform with a picture of Lara and three brick tiles. Go west and see three ice blocks with letters in them. There are also pictures on the top that complete the picture on the platform. Drop down to the area with the blocks.

Push the S block onto the brick tiles beside the platform. Go the tree to the left of the N block and pull down the tree switch. The S block rises. Push the S block onto the north-east brick tiles. When it fits the block drops to complete the picture. Go west and reset the tree switch.

Push the N block onto the brick tiles beside the platform. Pull down the tree switch again. The N block rises. Push the N block onto the north-west brick tiles. When it fits the block drops to complete the picture. Go west and reset the tree switch.

Push the O block onto the brick tiles beside the platform. Pull down the tree switch again. The O block rises. Push the O block onto the south brick tiles. When it fits the block drops to complete the picture. Go to the south-west corner of the platform to a pedestal. Pick up Cinnamon Start #1 off the pedestal.

Go south to the pool area. There is an ice bridge across the pool. Go east and find a tall glass column. Go to the south-east corner of the trees in the fog and pick up a small medipack off the ground. Return west to the pool area.

Dive into the pool. There is no air meter. Lara does not drown. Swim into the underwater tunnel in the south wall. At a T-junction, swim to the left. Follow the underwater tunnel to a small room. Swim into the north-west corner. Swim into the underwater tunnel and swim up a glass tube. You surface and pull up onto a platform. The fixed camera view makes moving difficult. Go to west side of the platform. Use the KEYPAD 0 key to look down. Now select the binoculars and you can see a star in a fire at the base of a cliff. Run and jump to the north-east platform. Pick up revolver ammo off the pedestal. Safety drop off the east side of the platform. Pull down a jump switch as you drop. You get a cut scene of a revolver on a column.

Look west and you can see the cliff with the fire. Go east to return to the pool. You can find the column with the revolver. It has decorations on the sides. Go south and pull back an ice block to the east once. Push the ice block north to the column. Climb onto the ice block. Pull up into the column and pick up the revolver. Get down and go south and stand on top of a snow hill. Look at something imbedded in the hanging icicles in front of you. Shoot the hanging icicles from the overhang at the south wall. This can be hard so save your game before you shoot. You only have six bullets. Pick up the laser sight from the ground. It fell from the icicles.

Go back west and north to the cliff with the fire at the base. Lara will look up to the top of the cliff. Use the revolver and laser sight to shoot the upper rock near the top of the cliff. Water starts to flow and extinguishes the fire. Go to the fire and pick up Cinnamon Star #2 off the ground. East of the fire is a tree with a tree switch on the east side. Pull down that tree switch. You hear the secret sound. Go back around the trees to the pool again.

Dive into the pool. Swim into the underwater tunnel in the south wall. At a T-junction, swim to the right. Follow the underwater tunnel to small room. There are two exits. Swim into the north-east corner and enter the underwater tunnel. Follow the underwater tunnel to the end and swim up through a glass tube. You surface on a platform.

You see four ice blocks and a pedestal in one corner. The fixed camera view makes moving difficult. You can fall off the edge so save the game often. You can step on the corner pedestal for a momentary normal camera view. Push the S block south twice so that it is on the south-west corner. Move the N block from the opposite corner next to the S block. Move the O block next to the N block. Pull the W block once to the west. Then push the W block south next to the O block. The blocks spell SNOW, although you see the word backwards because of the fixed camera view. Go to the corner pedestal and pick up Cinnamon Start #3 that has appeared on the pedestal. Swim back to the small room.

Swim through the south-west opening. You enter a large flooded room with buildings. A glass door closes behind you. Swim south and see a closed door in the building to the west. Turn and swim east into a small underwater maze. The first branch tunnel is a dead-end. Swim east and down to the left at the next branch tunnel. Pick up a small medipack and swim back. Swim east and follow the tunnel to the end. Pull down an underwater ceiling handle #1. You get a cut scene of a closed glass door. Swim back to the large room with the buildings.

Swim south and west to find another underwater tunnel. Swim into the first junction to the right. Follow the underwater tunnel and pick up a Linux card for nerds for secret #1. There is nothing in the vertical shaft above you. Swim back to the junction and swim to the west. The vertical shaft above has the closed glass door. Follow the tunnel and go left at the next junction. Enter the tunnel and pull down an underwater ceiling tunnel #2. You get a cut scene of a closed glass door. The other branches are dead-ends. Swim back to the large room with buildings.

From the tunnel exit, swim straight up and pull down an underwater lever #3 on the side of the building. You get a cut scene of a closed glass door.

Swim up to the ceiling and swim straight north on the peak of the roof. Near the north wall, find and pull down an underwater ceiling handle #4. You get a cut scene of a closed glass door.

Swim west and down over the center of the building towards the closed door that you saw. The door is open so swim into the building. Swim west and loop around to the left. Pull down an underwater lever #5 on the wall. You get a cut scene of a closed glass door. You can see the glass door opening. Swim out of the building. Swim left and into the second underwater tunnel. Swim straight and west to the vertical shaft. Swim though the open glass door into another flooded room. Swim to the south-east corner and surface for air. Pull up into the alcove and press the button on the wall. You get a cut scene of the initial entrance door opening again. Dive into the water and dive down into the south-west corner to pick up Cinnamon Start #4 off the floor.

Swim out of the room and follow the tunnels back to the buildings. Swim to the left around the buildings to the entrance tunnel in the north wall. Follow the underwater tunnel back to the pool. Pull up on the south ledge. Go south to the place where you got the laser sight. Place one star on the receptacle on the south wall. Go to the pedestal and pick up a Linux card for nerds for secret #2.

Go to the east wall and place the three stars in the receptacles. It starts to snow. Run north over the bridge over the pool. Continue north pass the starting area. Go to the north wall and enter the tunnel marked "EXIT". You enter a small cave.

If you did not get both secrets there is a closed door in the west wall. Run to the black north wall and the level ends.

If you got both secrets, the door is open in the west wall. Go through the opening in the west wall and enter a large room. There are pillars with stars and pedestals over a reflecting floor. Run onto the floor and run north. Run up the north step and the level ends.

26-dec-2008