Unlocking new equipment elements | Lara's equipment Tomb Raider Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
New elements of Lara's equipment can be obtained in two main ways. Many items are unlocked during the gameplay in the main campaign. Lara usually finds them without our actions (e.g. the lighter) or gets from friendly persons (e.g. the compound bow).
The second category is new items, which must be obtained on your own, and we're talking here about better models of weapons. The plan in this case is to find weapon parts and since they are scattered in random places, you have to carefully explore each location, destroying all encountered crates and examining all bodies of defeated enemies. The game informs you of course about each found new part and after gathering three parts of the given "set" you can return to the any campsite in order to automatically craft a new weapon.
NAME OF EQUIPMENT ELEMENT | HOW TO OBTAIN | NOTE |
Torch | Automatically after starting the game. | You get the torch at the beginning of the game, although Lara can't light it up freely yet. |
Pry Axe | Automatically when exploring the bunker in the location Coastal Forest. | Once you get the pry axe, you can start looking around for destroyable containers and open larger crates and unlock some passages. |
Climbing Axe | Automatically after returning to Roth with his backpack (the location Mountain Village). | Climbing axe act the same as precious one, but in addition can be used in climbing (only with interactive walls). |
Fire Striker | Automatically after activating the radio tower (the location Base Exterior). | Fire striker allows you to light the torch at will so you do not have to look for sources of fire anymore. |
Rope Arrow | Automatically after activating the radio tower, in the way back to Roth (the location Cliffside Village). | Thanks to the rope arrow you can construct rope bridges and pull some objects towards you, in order to destroy environment elements or solve puzzles. |
Lighter + Fire Arrow | Automatically after getting to the rescue helicopter (the location Shantytown). | Both elements are obtained at the same time. Fire arrows can be used both in the fight and to fire up some objects. |
Grenade Launcher | Automatically during fleeing from Solarii base (the location Solarii Fortress). | The grenade launcher is useful not only to eliminate large groups of enemies but also to destroy some of metal barricades. |
Rope Ascender | Automatically after defeating mini-boss on Endurance (the location Cliffside Bunker). | The rope ascender works together with the rope arrow, allowing you to faster move over the rope and to pull new objects to Lara. |
WEAPON NAME | HOW TO OBTAIN | NOTE |
Makeshift Longbow | Automatically after getting to the hung corpse in the location Coastal Forest. | - |
Recurve Bow | Obtaining three bow parts is required. | - |
Compound Bow | Automatically after exploring the galleon in the location Shipwreck Beach. | Lara obtains this bow from Jonah after returning to the beach survivor's camp. |
Competition Bow | Obtaining three bow parts is required. | - |
Semi-Auto Pistol | Automatically after defeating the first bandit in the location Mountain Temple. | - |
Tactical Pistol | Automatically after the helicopter crash (the location Summit Forest). | Lara obtains this pistol from Roth and this takes place right after the helicopter crash, i.e. after escape from Solarii base. |
Magnum Pistol | Obtaining three pistol parts is required. | - |
Trench Shotgun | Automatically during exploration of the monastery for the first time (the location Chasm Monastery). | The shotgun can be also used to destroy barricades. |
Pump-Action Shotgun | Obtaining three shotgun parts is required. | - |
Combat Shotgun | Obtaining three shotgun parts is required. | - |
WWII Submachine Gun | Automatically after killing one of enemies in the base in the mountains (the location Mountain Base). | - |
Assault Rifle | Obtaining three rifle parts is required. | - |
Commando Rifle | Obtaining three rifle parts is required. | - |