Rise of the Tomb Raider Orrery Puzzle

[@biomeman]

Thx...you saved a PS4 controller from a violent demise

[@الأمةالمهزومةيكتبونويتشدقونبلغ]

Hhhhh

[@DrJames_YT]

Lol

[@JarlHastein]

Fr

[@jerryme5204]

Sameeeee lol hehe

[@mattmc9812]

Lol

[@jeanrafes]

I am amazed how Lara always needs my help doing these puzzles, you would think after all this time of showing her she would be able to do them herself! Giggle

[@Whimsy3692]

After awhile, I keep finding myself saying, "The _fuck,_ I don't know how to do all these fancy jumps and shit, YOU'RE the Tomb Raider!!"

[@rljpdx]

ikr ;)

[@Zapzzable100]

90% of my deaths are always from unsolved puzzles -_-

[@Travisbig7]

This game is fun but it's a real piece of work sometimes 😤

[@rljpdx]

I agree. There are definitely some challenging challenges. I didn't need any help till later in the game (it took me forever to kill all the armored guards in the under the ice underwater section. I probably did it 10-15 times before i finally beat it.

[@fvcksgiving]

@@rljpdxI ended up drowning all of them lmao it was the easiest way to go about it

[@rljpdx]

@@fvcksgiving Oh yeah, I eventually figured out that was the way to do it and drowned all of them but the last one who I ice axed to death. i'm on the last of levels now in the single player campaign. gonna do rise of the tomb raider next

[@1800bhudda]

@@rljpdxnah bro the drowning method got patched 😂 I just went above the ice pulled out my “haymaker” and went to work

[@JasonSamuel-f5v]

I like these trilogy games. I didn't rate this story though. But the playthrough was fun as always.

[@GotThemCheeseBurgerz]

Walked into that room and immediately pulled up KZbin 😂. Not today

[@stellalune]

Cut to the chase, baby. 😁

[@GotThemCheeseBurgerz]

@@stellalune lol right. I knew that was going to piss me off trying to figure that out.

[@1800bhudda]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CorporalDanLives]

I'm positive her yelling "NOW!" is because nobody was able to get the timing right when they were playtesting it.

[@stellalune]

There's a lot of that in this game. And games of the last decade in general. 😂

[@urmo345]

I died because of her. I was just hanging and took my time to figure out where to go next, when she shouted: now! I dropped....too late. Don't listen her! XD

[@jazzdub4958]

This was the worse headache for me even now. Great guide to follow thank you.

[@LukeCampbellBrennan]

Stella, your walkthrus for TR2013 and ROTTR have saved me untold hours. I had attempted to use other walktrhus but they were so choked in adverts and always had counterintuitive layouts or siloed information. Yours are, and I'm not exaggerating, literally peerless. 10/10. Thank you for your obvious passion and dedication. You are a true treasure in the confounding, cobwebby necropolis of the internet.

[@stellalune]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words. I try to make walkthroughs that I'd want to use. I'm glad you've found them helpful.

[@foxxdoodles]

Thank you so much! You're a legend I couldn't have done it without this video Edit: I finally beat the game. It was really good

[@jaxxfps1]

i was replaying this game and i saw you were in the credits. thats awesome

[@stellalune]

I thought it was super cool that Crystal Dynamics included fan sites in the credits of a few of their games. Many of us have been supporting these games for decades. It was great to see that effort recognized.

[@jamesieson6950]

I got extremely confused and thank you for ur tutorial

[@fredstead5652]

I just didn't realise that ball had rope on it, it was easy from there.

[@emrecelik6002]

Thank you... you saved a ps4 controller from being destroyed

[@darkestfugue]

thank you Stella, it all seems so easy when you know how to do it but i would have been stuck on this for a long long time

[@Flap999]

Very helpful video. I played this on release but I had to come back just to take a look. I just don’t know how she gets anywhere without being shot in the back. She makes so much noise when she’s pulling or out of the walls or breaking through a brick wall.😂

[@Whimsy3692]

Lara, axeing through a wall, rocks smashing to ground: *"GAH! GAHH! HUEYAAAAJAA1311A!!! BREAk ThrOUgH, gODDAmmIT!!"* Trinity soldier #1: "Did you hear something?" Trinity soldier #2: "Must've been the wind."

[@PGC434]

the level design is surreal!

Thank you for the great help, could not have done it without you pal, Best wishes from Scotland :)

[@jrlovepll1215]

Thank you! You're a lifesaver 👍

[@mmlgaming1577]

Thanks, you saved me a whole lot of time and frustration

[@AdamDawson3]

I love the music to the Orrery

[@jonathancooper4914]

I loved every minute of this game.

[@stellalune]

Me too. Definitely my favorite of the Survivor trilogy

[@Luancalfa]

2:44 it’s and IMPOSSIBLE jump! I’m stuck here forever. How the hell do you make her grab the board??? PS4 here

[@stellalune]

@Luancalfa She should grab automatically, but you can get slightly longer airtime if you hold the Jump button. If the game is glitching, maybe try reloading the last checkpoint, or fast traveling away and back, so the game rebuilds the area.

[@Luancalfa]

@@stellaluneI tried rebooting everything, uninstalling the game e playing all over again. Stuck in the same place again 😭 I even contacted the support line and they told me to “try toggling the auto-center camera option in the game settings to see if it resolves the issue?” But I can’t find that option on the options menu 🥲. Please help

[@Luancalfa]

@@stellaluneI tried those. Even replayed the whole game twice and restaures the ps4 database. Nothing seems to work 🫠 I’m almost diving up. Can you think of any other solutions? Thanks!

[@stellalune]

@@Luancalfa I'm sorry but I can't think of anything. Maybe try posting on the r/TombRaider subreddit. Someone there may have a solution. reddit.com/r/tombraider

[@riteasrain]

I enjoyed this because I could work it out without thinking too much. I have the music turned off, for me it's much more immersive.

[@stellalune]

Would have been nice if it were a little harder, but at least it was pretty. :)

[@wayneg1794]

Yes, TR2rise was considerably less challenging, and battles were tough for kindergarteners? Puzzles were a throwback to TRs of old, nice. I really liked the battles in TR1, with quick semi challenges in tombs. I did like seeing the death defying jumps of old TRs return. Like you said, the scenery is superb.

[@DevinDrums]

@@stellalune harder??

[@stellalune]

@@DevinDrums Yeah, like an actual puzzle rather than just platforming, something more along the lines of the Temple of the Sun challenge tomb in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Overall, I liked this game better, but Shadow does have better puzzles.

[@OutCast907]

Amateur I play with no HUD at all !

[@cuddwsrulez8720]

2:36 - 2:42 I re visited to find the mural and now somehow when I attempt this jump I don't make it, can someone plz help

[@urmo345]

solved this my own, but it was nuts. Not the puzzle, it was obvious, but the timing and precise jumping.

[@awadramy1]

im playing this in 2024

[@Adbi-ld8xw]

Me too ma man

[@JasonSamuel-f5v]

Same.

[@jstarrett0193]

Gonna mention that the transition at 6:00 was why I searched for this video, my character phases through the thin wood and I had to search it up to make sure I wasn't tripping.

[@stellalune]

@jstarrett0193 Oh, crap. I hope it works out. Does restarting or reloading the checkpoint make any difference?

[@jstarrett0193]

@@stellalune reloading the game fixed it

[@itsmezed]

Thanks for posting this, it was a big help 😁

[@johncallaghan8696]

This is a clever puzzle and a great timed one. Rise of the Tomb Raider is a clever and good game.

[@stellalune]

@@johncallaghan8696 It's definitely my favorite of the newer games. Shadow has some good puzzles, but it just didn't grab me as much overall.

[@aaronconrad5880]

Thanks for the help couldn't do it otherwise

[@waschbeckenhd8758]

Me too😂

[@flyingbird5449]

Thanks you saved my keyboard from violence and torture

[@rljpdx]

i noticed the "window outline squares" at the beginning of the video indicative of possible background processes running. you wouldn't happen to have had Google Voice opened in a browsing tab as one of those possible applications running in the background?

[@stellalune]

I don't know what you mean, and I don't use Google Voice.

[@rljpdx]

​@@stellalune oh lol, my bad. it was my glitch that was happening on my computer and i thought you had the same glitch and had recorded it in this video. mystery solved, was all on my side. btw, thanks for the video because it helped me get out of a tough spot i couldn't figure out. i started playing Rise of the Tomb Raider about a week ago and have been playing it non stop for for the past week. Plus some of the older Tomb Raider's are currently on sale for like 97 cents so i bought one or two of the classic Tomb Raiders from Steam and have been playing those too, but because controls were different back in the day takes a minute to get use to. I noticed Shadow of the Tomb Raider has pretty much the same interface/graphics engine as Rise of the Tomb Raider so might play that one next.

[@stellalune]

​@rljpdx Oh, cool. I'm glad it worked out. I wasn't sure what you were talking about. I often have other processes running while I'm gaming, but not Google Voice, since I have never used it. I know what you mean about switching back and forth between the classic and new controls. It does take some getting used to, but they're all a lot of fun. Don't know if you've heard, but 1, 2 & 3 are being remastered and will release in February. Good times!

[@rljpdx]

@@stellalune yeah the controls were different enough from old to new that I did some customization to the keys so it was somehwat in-line with current TR games as I'm playing a couple of those (TR 20th Anniversary Ris of the Tomb Raider, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider) as well as playing a couple of the old ones (Tomb Raider Anniversary, TR Underworld). Yeah have seen the ads for the I-II-III remaster and I have a feeling they will be dirt cheap on Steam will probably get all at once. TR is cool because of all the gaming involved and other games don't really prepare you for TR. Anyways, yeah huge TR fan because of gameplay and even remember playing back in the day on PC.

[@rickyv9985]

7 years later. Thanks mate lol

[@mingus69420]

I was about to annihilate my existence , thanks xx

[@NasColdChainNCC]

Thank You For This, I Wish You All The Blessings This Earth Has To Offer Cause I Was About To QUIT.

[@bonniedavidson5940]

How do you get Lara to swing at 2:44?

[@stellalune]

Do you mean just before that? 2:37 is a regular grapple swing. Jump forward into the gap and immediately deploy the grapple (E on keyboard, Square on PS controller, X on Xbox controller) to hook the rings above. The grapple is context sensitive. It's the same control as Interact, but if there's a grappleable object above, she should do it.

[@spacebro2660]

Playing this on the hardest difficulty and dying to jumps I should be able to make really sucks

[@giveaways2705]

Your a legend 🙌🏼🔥

[@DinidiDeeds]

Thank very much for this amazing Video. i can continuous now

[@michaellaws2739]

I am enjoying the game, but my Dumb ass cannot figure out these complicated puzzles .Thank you for the help

[@GrasshopperKelly]

Last jump has been pissing me off for 6 deaths now… (I’ve jumped and climbed back onto the platform plenty of times in between too) I started to think I was going the wrong direction…

[@MrSongwriter2]

Did you figure out the last jump I just can't seem to get her to jump as far even though aligned in the same place on xbox

[@GrasshopperKelly]

@@MrSongwriter2 as far as I can remember, I got f***ing lucky mate, I know that's NOT helpful at all, sorry. Maybe it was a case of needing to aim somewhere slightly off from what feels intuitive, but I could be thinking of the Baba Yaga lair.

[@taylorreindl2559]

You are really a good person and I needed help

[@taylorreindl2559]

How did you get that rifle

[@gamer-px5cu]

May be the best section of the game.

[@michelle6992]

For the life of me I can not get her to make that first jump where she swings across to other platform!! I've done it before but now she keeps missing!!

[@stellalune]

I'm not sure why that's happening, but whenever I've encountered similar glitches, quitting and restarting the game usually seems to help. Reloading an earlier save and re-entering the buggy area may also help. I also have PC and Mac save files at tombraiders.net/stella/savegame/TR10saves.html if you need them.

[@williamyoung9401]

Thank you! All the critics of the first one probably told Crystal Dynamics, "Harder puzzles for the sequel!" Ask, and ye shall receive, lol. (Jacob couldn't do this part?)

[@TheEvie1995]

Man, my reflexes suck. I will never tell a soul how many times I feel.

[@stellalune]

I feel that. Mine are definitely not as good as they once were.

[@ashleynicole4809]

Thanks so much! Was stuck in this for a few days

[@sapphiredawn4321]

Wow that drop windos super tight like really why

[@davolyncho5992]

Haha everyone got this on ps+ it seems....me too!

[@stellalune]

Right?! I couldn't figure out why the view count suddenly skyrocketed. Then it all became clear. 😂

[@XxXxZzZzZman]

@@stellalune I just got it on the xbox store for 7.99 its was 80% off

[@reflex4580]

Someone just saved a monitor lmao

[@Aliko-2024]

Thx u saved a steam deck for getting a free MCdonalds

[@eliasaboujaoude2465]

What is the soundtrack played here ?

[@stellalune]

I'm not sure but it sounds like a variation on the Cistern (challenge tomb) theme. kzbin.info/aero/PLEeafQzOeklTv4A-WNW36ZP_EP2oYPSnR

[@lovelylune3]

4:58 are you serious I didn’t know Lara talked about the mural’s more 💀 I thought what she said when she read the murals was it. I have so so so many unread 💀

[@MA-dy1ci]

I hate this stupid excuse of a puzzle

[@XxXxZzZzZman]

Its shit like this that makes the game not have replay ability😤😤😤 like damn

[@exiledchimera4752]

nah u just need to get good

[@Wowietalks]

@@exiledchimera4752 boo

[@Whimsy3692]

@@Wowietalks I'm trying to do this game in one go, and I still have nightmares about this puzzle. But it fits with Lara's character to want to do just the right amount of challenge.

[@Wowietalks]

@@Whimsy3692 hmm let me just have a watch and see how to do this puzzle

[@DoroTheExplorer]

Thanks for this. Got it after 3 hrs

[@xscene1290]

Thank you I really needed help on this

[@gtyunp]

Thanx for the video help. I have been stuck confused for 1hr 🙄

[@waynesalo2933]

I'm playing on PC, and cannot make the first grapple jump, Come up short 100 times no matter what I do different. Any clues??

[@stellalune]

It's so strange. I just heard the same thing from another player this week, though you two are the only people who've asked me about this since the game came out. I've never had any issue with it myself, so I can't seem to figure out why it's happening. Are you sure the beams are oriented correctly before you try to make the jump? I'll continue to look into it and see what I can find out, but meanwhile, if it's a glitch, you might try reloading an earlier save and re-entering the area to see if it will reset.

[@stellalune]

P.S. If all else fails, I have save files for the PC game on my site at tombraiders.net/stella/savegame/TR10saves.html

[@wayneg1794]

OK, A single grapple swing on pc lands you automatically on the other side with no effort once initiated. Double swing grappling does not auto-land you at the desired spot, and always short for a nice death. There is another double maneuver later to get an item, and always lands you short. To complete the second grapple swing safely, I held down the grapple, jump, and forward keys after connecting on the second grapple. That miraculouly got me that extra few feet for a safe no death landing. None of that makes sense but moved me forward finally. I think most players are on ps4 or xbox, and game was ported to those first, most likely.

[@stellalune]

Interesting! Thanks for the info, Wayne. I don't think I've ever done a double swing there--or in most other places in the game--so that didn't even occur to me. I will add a note to the walkthrough.

[@wayneg1794]

My bad, the first single grapple swing in the Orrery, after climbing the sq. block, lands you on a skinny rail. Every grapple swing usually lands you safely automatically, except here. You autoland short for long way down death. I'm sure there is a double swing grapple, near the pendulum bomb puzzle, to get to a document or relic, and the second swing lands you short. All other grapple swings are no-brainers. Acts like a glitch to me. Mashed keys til successfully finding the secret combo of no death.

[@Dragonflywins]

2:36 that jump is impossible to make. I keep falling through the platform, what button are you pressing?

[@stellalune]

It's not meant to be a super-tricky jump. Just jump forward then grapple. Lara swings forward, lets go, and should land on the beam as long as it's positioned parallel to the beam where you start. Maybe it's a bug. Have you tried reloading an earlier save and re-entering the puzzle room? Or if that's not possible, maybe go back to the last base camp and fast travel out and back again just to give the game a chance to rebuild the room.

[@Dragonflywins]

@@stellalune No, it doesn't work every time. There is a bug that doesn't allow you to do the jump, I had to quit the game and restart

[@stellalune]

@@Dragonflywins There are quite a few bugs like that in this game. I didn't experience this particular one, but I've seen similar. For the most part reloading the area (either by quitting the game and coming back, reloading an earlier checkpoint, or fast traveling away and back) usually helps. If there's a 100% reliable solution, I'm sorry but I don't know it. I also have PC save files on my site in case they might be helpful. tombraiders.net/stella/savegame/TR10saves.html

[@SheWolf_73]

I'm having same problem. I line everything up I do the rope jump and she will not land on the metal platform to proceed. She is actually falling through the landing poles.

[@stellalune]

@@SheWolf_73 This glitch is being reported so often lately. It's weird nobody mentioned it back when the game first came out. Can I ask which version you're playing? Were any of my previous suggestions helpful? Wracking my brains here.

[@Younes91s]

Thank you .. u are saved my xbox series x from a violent

[@Miracle122485]

Thank you! I never would've figured this out if it weren't for this video! Lol

[@vanishingportal]

thank you so much this was a rough one

[@DarkBykeTwitch]

6:03 fuckkkkkk... i've been trying to jump straight across to the platform. didn't know you had to go down.

[@Seli-po9mb]

What outfit is she wearing?

[@stellalune]

That's Siberian Ranger. It lets you carry extra special ammo. (Poison arrows ftw!)

[@Seli-po9mb]

@@stellalune how do you get it?

[@stellalune]

@@Seli-po9mb It's in one of the DLC packs included in the Season Pass or 20 Year Celebration edition. tombraiders.net/stella/walks/TR10walk/outfits.html

[@stellalune]

When it first came out, the Siberian Ranger DLC was also available separately, but I'm not sure if it still is.

[@Michael-w9p7h]

So, me being me, I thought that once you got the orrery activated, that was it and you can go back down and head through the gate that SHOULD have opened. No. I went all the way back down only to discover that once you get back down, you CANNOT get back up. I tried for a solid hour to get back up. Could not be done. I basically soft locked MYSELF from being able to finish the game. Needless to say I quit and un-installed the game because I wasn't about to start all the way back over😅

[@null8026]

I've tried the same before, but I can't jump to that support from the platform. And is this hook really necessary? I just don't have it.

[@stellalune]

Which jump is giving you trouble (timestamp)? And do you mean the grapple? You should have unlocked it a while back, at the end of The Acropolis level.

[@Natty-xg4sp]

Thankyou !!! That was horrendous 😅

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

So everyone who wanted to go up there had to take this route??

[@stellalune]

These newer games don't give you a whole lot of options.

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

@@stellalune I mean the the Siberian villagers. I get it that Jacob and Sofia could make those jumps but did everyone who wanted to get up to the temple have to go through all those crazy solar system based jumps?

[@stellalune]

@@Jeremy-ql1or OH! I get it. Yeah, it does make you wonder. Maybe back in the day it was like a carnival ride with little carriages, or only really dedicated astronomers were allowed up. 😄

[@RobertC1107]

6:07 I kept falling over for some reason and thought maybe that's not what I needed to do lol

[@gamerlordthebest]

I'm so dumb I need this also who the heck makes eleaborte puzzles 2000 years ago

[@jimmyd4477]

Great Video Very Helpful

[@heyitssarahj1268]

I wanted to make sure i was doing this right and it looks like i am but I've phased through that jump like 30 times now. 😔

[@davidzierlein9552]

Thank you oh so much after watching you do it. It was kinda easy

[@mangotheif]

I made it through all the puzzles. Made it here and said Fuck this

[@showpiecegaming]

Amazing bro

[@rarie4819]

Great video.

[@stellalune]

+Ushiromiya Battler Thank you. :)

[@ssinod9665]

ur a legend man thank you 👌

[@stellalune]

Woman, but you're welcome. 😁

[@ssinod9665]

@@stellalune well this is awkward yikes

[@stellalune]

@@ssinod9665 Nah, it's cool. Glad the video was helpful. 😁

[@RozayMalikOG]

Thank you so much😅❤

[@emrezufaul]

you know you fucked up after you see that the video is 7 minutes long

[@meanmachin7873]

Thank you .This wohs Hard Brain Storming

[@AkameGaKill-iq8fb]

I did the same exact thing, just didn't hit square at the right time

[@xyreniaofcthrayn1195]

The one I liked least had an orrery I must get it and play

[@justin01144]

The part at 6:05 was pissing me off. I've literally not had to look up one thing on this game until this sh*t. How tf are you suppose to know you have to drop? Smh

[@stellalune]

Well, Lara does yell, "Now!" :D Back in the day you'd rarely get verbal hint, nevermind Survival Instinct. But point taken. I'm glad the video was helpful.

[@bloodys.00]

Thank u so much ‼️

[@hambone8820]

Why does every type of game like this, Tomb Raider or Uncharted, they always have dumb ass puzzles

[@felixgeorgescu2230]

You saved a life.

[@AlphaphenomenonGaming]

Clutch! Thank you.

[@fernandom.6534]

Only here for the soundtrack

[@frankposterello1628]

I don't even understand what happened... you have to undo the first bridge to make it move again? wtf. Either way thanks for the vid... got me through.

[@marzmarch]

I thought this was an actual puzzle. Was just moving the constellation around.

[@stellalune]

Yeah, not much of that in this game. A bit more in Shadow of the TR, though.

[@slik8402]

It legit does not grab the shit that I’m in front of

[@marzmarch]

Thank you!

[@SavageSayian]

My game got stuck in slow motion 😂

[@AngryBassist66623]

Thank you for this. Let's just say I bought all three of the square enix tomb raider games. And now I know why they are so cheap right now.

[@stellalune]

Because they're 3-8 years old? 😁 And you're welcome. Glad the video was helpful.

[@gamer-px5cu]

You can just say that you don't like the game...

[@lilyak1408]

I tried this like 20 times kept failing... I finally look up a video watch this and get it done first try lol I hate my life 😅

[@Octacynical]

Thx bro

[@Octacynical]

Sis*

[@thefatsheep7279]

I watched the beginning then I did it myself not knowing what to do 😩

[@onurzeybek9832]

Albert einstein mission

[@Damin-Danger-Ledford]

This game is amazing. So good. So good. But they're are a handful of moments where I want to ask the people what in the fuck were they thinking(?!) A good example are the Tombs with the boats that have cranks on the fore end. The mechanics are so damn broken for those parts. Anyway

[@lilchoppa3576]

Bro Thank you So Much 👍🏾

[@stellalune]

Sis, but you're welcome. 😁

[@Liiyyaaahh]

gameplay on easy settings but these puzzles on tomb raider

[@stellalune]

Yeah, the puzzle difficulty doesn't scale the way combat does, but in the next game, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, there are separate difficulty sliders for combat, traversal, and puzzles. So something to look forward to if you haven't played that one yet.