Rope Ascender/Endurance Bug | OP updated March 19

[MeaganMarie]

Hello everyone,

We’ve had a few of you contact us through our social channels about a bug that halts progress in the later stages of Tomb Raider. For the time being we’re calling this the “Endurance Bug.”

This is a rare bug caused by a very specific traversal scenario or combat encounter. We have created a fix for this that will allow you to continue your existing saved game from where you left off and will not require you to restart the game. However until the patch is released, we advise those who haven’t encountered it to ensure you save the game regularly, making use of multiple saved game slots, just in case. Please know that our teams are working as hard as they can to produce a solution ASAP. Keep an eye on this thread for updates!

Date of Title Update #2: LIVE

Xbox 360: How to create a backup save to another slot:

1. Scroll down in the Pause Menu until “Change Save Slot” is highlighted.
2. Access “Change Save Slot” with the A button (or equivalent on other platforms).
3. Highlight an unused slot (or a slot that the user wishes to overwrite for a backup save).
4. Press the A button to confirm and dismiss the “Game Saved” pop-up.
a. If a save slot is chosen that already contains save data confirm that you wish to overwrite the existing progress by pressing left on the D-pad and confirming with the A button.
5. Dismiss the Pause Menu by pressing the Start Button.

PlayStation 3: How to create a backup save to another slot:

1. Scroll down in the Pause Menu until “Change Save Slot” is highlighted.
2. Access “Change Save Slot” with the A button (or equivalent on other platforms).
3. Highlight an unused slot (or a slot that the user wishes to overwrite for a backup save).
4. Press the A button to confirm and dismiss the “Game Saved” pop-up.
a. If a save slot is chosen that already contains save data confirm that you wish to overwrite the existing progress by pressing left on the D-pad and confirming with the A button.
5. Dismiss the Pause Menu by pressing the Start Button.

PC: How to create a backup save to another slot:

1. Press the ESC key to open the Pause Menu and click on “Change Save Slot”.
2. Look at the three slots and choose an unused slot (or a slot that the user wishes to overwrite for a backup save).
3. Click on the slot to confirm saving in that slot, and dismiss the “Game Saved” pop-up.
a. If a save slot is chosen that already contains save data, confirm that you wish to overwrite the save data in that slot by choosing "Yes" in the pop-up.
4. Dismiss the Pause Menu by pressing the ESC key.

Bug specifics below:

This is a bug during the chapter “Gone Missing” near the “Cliffside Bunker,” in which Lara returns to the Endurance.
There are two ways this bug can be caused:

1) In the first scenario immediately after the basecamp Lara has to use her bow to fire into a rock face on an island in front of her. The bug can be triggered if Lara slides down the zipline and stops at the bottom, and then climbs back up towards the basecamp, and then slides down again a second time. If Lara then continues on to the Endurance and completes the combat encounter, the crate suspended upon the deck will not grapple, or will not move once grappled, therefore halting process.

2) In this scenario Lara encounters a large opponent and two Scavenger Archers, the former who she must engage in close combat. If Lara dies in a specific way (during a finishing move on the larger opponent) you may encounter this bug. Lara will respawn with the encounter over, and the crate suspended upon the deck will not grapple, or will not move once grappled, therefore halting process. The surest way to avoid the issue is to kill both Scavenger Archers that fight alongside the larger opponent before he is killed.

[Driber]

Here's a temporary work-around that has been found out by a fellow TR fan. You can use this method to get past this glitch while we're waiting for an official patch/Title Update

[Chrnochan]

I'm currently reviewingTomb Raider for my website (Xbox 360 version) and I got to the place where Lara gets the rope ascender. I'm supposed to use it on the weight attached to the crane. When I do this, the crane moves but the weight stays stuck mid air. I guess that there are 2 weight spawned into the same place...

Anyways now I can't continue the game nor go back, I'm stuck there forever.

I found a youtube video of this bug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BmRKZFZX84

help

[Tecstar70]

Thats a bad one.

To avoid, do not go to the beach. the glitch starts after the beach on a big ship.
After finding your friends and they are fixing a boat, a guy asks you to get a tool on a boat for him. After getting that tool to him the next area on the boat after defeating a big black guy boss is this area glitch.
I have read that if you restart the game from the beginning it works OK.

Can you have multiple save slots on the xbox?

[Chrnochan]

I have read the same, but at this point in the game (at 70-80% of the game's story) I really whish I don't have to restart it from the beginning!

yes, on the xbox the game offers 3 slots

[Tecstar70]

Originally Posted by Chrnochan

I have read the same, but at this point in the game (at 70-80% of the game's story) I really whish I don't have to restart it from the beginning!

yes, on the xbox the game offers 3 slots

No, that's rough. I will be making use of the game slots, methinks! If others have completed it without hitting the bug, then it must be specific to certain events or situations.

[Chrnochan]

yes I know that other people did finish the game without problems. but you can't chose which slot to use during the game, only at the beginning...

[Tecstar70]

Originally Posted by Chrnochan

yes I know that other people did finish the game without problems. but you can't chose which slot to use during the game, only at the beginning...

Really! OH NO! That's different to the PS3 then, cos Driber said you can pick during the game on that.

[Chrnochan]

I whish I had a previous savegame to, at least, keep on discovering the island

[Lantea]

I hope I don't encounter this on the PC version, or hopeing it will get fixed by the time I reach that section.

[namitokiwa]

Originally Posted by Chrnochan

I whish I had a previous savegame to, at least, keep on discovering the island

I have finished the whole main game (90% finish). I wish I could help you.

[Chrnochan]

I hope that nobody else will face this bug, but I really hope that Crystal Dynamics can push a fix asap because apparently I'm not the only one that had this issue. Since the game isn't officially out yet it might not be a big deal right now, but I wonder what will happen next week...

[SteveKingOz]

Hi
I have the same problem and it really pisses me off. I also got about 80% of the game done and don't want to start over -.-...
If I press the instinct button, the gate on the floor glows up and the weight. If I move the camera during the instinct, the weight glows weird on and off. That is because there are actually two weights into each other. I think it is supposed to be one weight. But the other weight is preventing the real weight from crashing to the gate on the floor...

I really hope there will be another update before the game launches. There will be lots of people, which will play the game through at once.

This is how it should look like, at min 13:30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Rxf...wDexJg&index=5

Sorry for my english..

[Chrnochan]

I've read somewhere that if you don't die at the mini boss just before using the rope ascender there is no bug, but I haven't checked myself

[SteveKingOz]

I did not die, got the rope ascender, and bam, stuck...

[Chrnochan]

ok so that's a matter of luck -.-

[da_FBI]

Same here, same problem, the thing isn't moving after i attached the rope! ...come on that can't be true! Fix that! This bug is stopping people from continuing the game!

[Dreamseller]

I have the same problem on XBOX360. Can someone from Tech confirm this is going to get fixed with a patch?

Tried:

- Delete the Patch
- Deinstall Game
- Reinstalling Game and Patch

The thing is still not moving. Please fix this!

[laracrofty1]

Can someone please answer a question or two for me please? How are people on the forums here playing the New Tomb Raider game? why so many bugs concerning the game? I rang my retailer today and was told that it will not be available till the 5th, but if some other retailers are selling it early the game will not work! so why is it available before it's due date? please some body please answer coz 55 Euro is a lot of money if I can't get past the first stage!

[Chrnochan]

I got it for reviewing purposes, I am supposed to get the games early in order to write articles about them
About your other concerns... I don't know! I guess they didn't beta test it long enough to iron out these bugs

[laracrofty1]

Originally Posted by Chrnochan

I got it for reviewing purposes, I am supposed to get the games early in order to write articles about them
About your other concerns... I don't know! I guess they didn't beta test it long enough to iron out these bugs

Thank you, but I see you only joined this month, so sorry but I have to ask to you work for the crystal dynamics? since you have the game!

[laracrofty1]

since I am not a reviewer but do play xbox games a lot one solution I use if there is a bug issue go offline for awhile and play that way till you save. also, some updates from xbox cause bugs so stay ofline till you start the game -

[Chrnochan]

no, I do not work for Crystal Dynamics! I got the game from Square Enix press reps.

Anyways today I went trought the whole game from the beginning and I could get past deck of the ship, the bug wasn't nowere to be seen...

[Dreamseller]

Replaying the whole game is not an option. This needs to get fixed asap.

How such a glitch can go through beta-testing is beyond me.

[SteveKingOz]

Hey, you should open another thread about your issues..
I ordered tomb raider for ps3 and got it earlier because they had it earlier.. What is wrong about that?
Thanks anyway, I will try it in offline mode, but I don't think it will work..