The shortcut to the button that opens the third underwater gate is a little tricky but much more direct. Drag the metal box back into the room with the lava pits and then push it straight ahead, along the left wall but not too close to it, until the box bumps up against the low lip on the floor. This lip is designed to keep players from accidentally pushing the box into the lava, but it is possible to finesse the box up onto that lip. There's a "sweet spot" (shown above) where if you hit the lip with the box at exactly the right angle, the box will just slide up there. If you can't make that happen, it's still possible to finesse the box into position by wiggling it from side to side or pulling it up onto the lip at a slight angle.
IMPORTANT: Be very careful not to push the box off the edge into the lava. If you do, it will be impossible to get out of this area. Instead you'll have to reload an earlier save. If you take care not to cross another checkpoint after accidentally destroying the box, you can save manually, reload, and try again. If you accidentally cross checkpoint 5 or 6 after losing the box, your only choice will be to reload an earlier save or download one of mine.
Once the edge of the box is on the lip, you can move it closer to the wall and straighten it out. Then climb on top and take a running jump to grab the horizontal handhold on the wall below the manmade opening. Pull up into the opening.
Special thanks to Alain & Holly S. for this excellent tip.
[Return to the Final Conflict Walkthrough]
Copyright © 2007-2008 Stellalune (email ). All rights reserved. The TRA screenshots included here were made using Fraps. Feel free to copy or print this walkthrough for personal use. By all means, share it with friends, but please include this credit line so people can send me their corrections, comments and suggestions. This walkthrough may not be reproduced in any other manner without the author's written permission. If you'd like to offer this on your own web site, please read and follow the instructions here.