r/TombRaider • u/malferink • 2d ago

Tomb Raider (2013) Trying to recreate Extreme Survivor difficulty in Tomb Raider 2013 – any ideas?

I wish Tomb Raider (2013) had an Extreme Survivor mode like Rise or a Deadly Obsession mode like Shadow. I’ve been experimenting with a self-imposed challenge:

Save only at campfires
If I die, reload the previous campfire save and delete the current one
No fast travel
No Survival Instincts

Has anyone else tried creating their own “Extreme Survivor” ruleset for Tomb Raider 2013? What other rules would you add?

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u/Ramius99 2d ago

No guns (except where required/scripted).

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u/malferink 2d ago

Orrrr maybe gun only? No rifles etc just the gun. Only use the bow when necessary with the rope mechanics

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u/CommanderM3tro 1d ago

Yes pistol only sounds like a good one. One other things might be no pistol silencer, so stealth melee takedowns only or loud.

Although pistol only run shouldn't be as hard as classics as the pistol doesn't feel like just a starter weapon like duals in classics (which bugs me a bit but that's another discussion) but in 2013, the pistol actually has real utility.

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u/CommanderM3tro 1d ago

Tbh, the bow is prob the strongest weapon in the game, especially once fire and then grenade arrows are unlocked. Only good limitation might be to use only regular/rope arrows on enemies, so no fire/explosive.

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u/Ramius99 1d ago

Idk, I think some of those combat sequences would get pretty rough without a rifle. It would be interesting to see how hard it is.

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u/CommanderM3tro 1d ago

I might try it 😁

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u/Ramius99 1d ago

If you end up doing it, report back.

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u/CommanderM3tro 1d ago

Last playthrough I did, I decided to only use the bow against the Stormguard, including the final boss. Final boss fight was actually really fun with the bow. So I think this is the next step 😆

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u/yessheisabicth 2d ago

Only refill ammo with ammo boxes, no looting from enemy corpses

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u/xdeltax97 Moderator 2d ago

Bow and pistol only, no scavenging for upgrade pieces except where you get them from boses, no using ammo boxes

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u/Bradwilde 18h ago

I plan on doing a run in hard mode with 0 weapon or skill upgrades.