Mila

How did you beat that Willard-Spider-Meteorite Thing????
I am trying to stun him,sprint,get the artifact,and when I´m coming
out,he is already trying to blat my head off!!!!!!!

Any ideas welcome!!!

Thanks in advance!

-------Mila-------

Paul Denvr

Mila wrote:

You have to run around the circle a few times to get the positioning
right. Stella has the whole thing worked out in her walkthrough, but I
always just wind up running around the circle to get Spider-Willard
opposite the tunnel where you need to collect the next artifact. He
always chases you in the same direction unless you get too far ahead of
him. Then he'll reverse, so it's not just about speed. Then use the
Desert Eagle (assuming you've got the ammo) to stun him. Roll, and
either sprint or jump-run down the tunnel for the artifact. It helps
if you holster the Eagle while running. Grab the artifact and
immediately roll again and sprint or jump-run back and start the chase
around the circle again. Once you've got all four artifacts, Willard
becomes vulnerable and you can kill him. If you don't have any Desert
Eagle ammo left, try the Uzi's.

It's not an easy fight, especially since you have to watch your
footwork or you'll slide down into the toxic goo. But it's not the
hardest fight in the TR series either, at least as far as the first
three games go. If this isn't detailed enough, check out Stella's
walkthroughs at tombraiders.net/stella. IMO, they're the best
walkthroughs for TR out there.

David J Bush

There are a few maneuvers you need to become proficient at.

I try to keep Willard as far away around the circle as possible
without letting him reverse course on me. You can gain time on
him with little sprints on each straight part as you run around.
I have to stop sprinting when I make a turn. Also when you stun
him, run for the artifact which is furthest from him. This means
you should pay attention to where the remaining artifacts are,
and shoot willard at a spot where you will be running away
from him to get an artifact.

To stop within pickup distance of the artifact, first I change
from sprint to run just before I get there, and then I have
enough control to stop where I want. You don't want to waste
time repositioning yourself to pickup. If you're really good,
you could press the roll key to stop over the artifact facing
back to the crater. I'm not that good, and I press roll after
I pick up. It's a little faster than turning around.

As long as you are back across the line by the time he gets up,
he won't shoot at you.

I collect as many rockets as I can during the game, and save
them all for Willard. Four shots will stun him and kill him at the
end. That takes 20 rockets, and I never found more than 19. So I
use the MP5 to finish him off.

Also the save key stops the action, so you can save after each
artifact you get. (PC only I guess)

On 25 Jul 2006 04:11:13 -0700, "Mila" <mila93@googlemail.com> wrote:

|How did you beat that Willard-Spider-Meteorite Thing????
|I am trying to stun him,sprint,get the artifact,and when I´m coming
|out,he is already trying to blat my head off!!!!!!!
|
|Any ideas welcome!!!
|
|Thanks in advance!
|
|-------Mila-------

Jeff Reid

> I try to keep Willard as far away around the circle as possible

Jumping will do the trick and it's an lot easier to keep Lara
turning on that inner circle (she doesn't turn enough when
sprinting). Lara can jump continously and turn that inner
circle.


Even if Lara is past the line, as long as she's on the opposite
side of the inner ring, she won't get shot either.

Linus

You must sprint down, get the artifact, and sprint back while the spider-guy
is out cold. If possible, blast him 4 or 5 times with the rocket launcher to
stun him. Precision and quickness is the key. Get all the artifacts and he
will die the next time you blast him. Can't say it's easy, but it's worth
it.

--
Linus


"Mila" <mila93@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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How did you beat that Willard-Spider-Meteorite Thing????
I am trying to stun him,sprint,get the artifact,and when I´m coming
out,he is already trying to blat my head off!!!!!!!

Any ideas welcome!!!

Thanks in advance!

-------Mila-------

Mila

Thanks!!!
I did it last evening,and finished the game.....

at first i had a problem while running:how do I run AND shoot?

I found a streategy:run 3/4 of the circle ahead of him,turn around and
use the Desert Eagle(or your weapon of choice)to stun him.he will be
stunned approximately(do you write it so????)one half-circle away from
Lara,so run-jump-sprint(what you can do best)to get tha
artifacts........

David J Bush

On 26 Jul 2006 08:59:42 -0700, "Mila" <mila93@googlemail.com> wrote:

|Thanks!!!
|I did it last evening,and finished the game.....
|
|at first i had a problem while running:how do I run AND shoot?
|
|I found a streategy:run 3/4 of the circle ahead of him,turn around and
^^^^^^^^^^^
It's a little faster to roll instead of turning around.

Also if you get more than halfway around the circle relative to
Willard, he will change direction and chase you the other way.

|use the Desert Eagle(or your weapon of choice)to stun him.he will be
|stunned approximately(do you write it so????)one half-circle away from
|Lara,so run-jump-sprint(what you can do best)to get tha
|artifacts........

Laminar Flow

I haven't played TR3 in years, so I thought I'd reload it and give it a try.

It won't install on Win XP. Tried TR4, too. Same result. The installer just
hangs without even starting the process.

Is there a fix?