Red Alert! - Done and Dusted
NOTE: The map in the main walkthrough uses yellow arrows to indicate the route from the KEY BIT back to the LOBBY, where you'll finish the level.
After retrieving the KEY BIT (RIGHT), as shown in the previous section, you'll need to return to the LOBBY to finish the level. At this point, lasers block the door between this room and the FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION. So exit through the hallway with the grate above the first switch. Run up the ramp...
...and down the other side. Then quickly run to the right...
...to avoid the helicopter.
BUG NOTE: If there are lasers blocking this doorway (screenshot) then you've inadvertently triggered a bug, most likely by exploring the GAS CHAMBERS before trapping the second cyborg. If there is a work-around, I'm not aware of it. I'd recommend reloading an earlier save (i.e., just after defeating the first cyborg or earlier) and replaying this section. Be sure to follow the linked instructions carefully so you don't lose your progress in the other remastered games.
Turn right before the crawlspace and you're back at the FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION. Go into the passageway on the left (the one with no sign and no lasers).
Just before the low ledge, turn around...
...and jump straight up to grab the ladder. (Or, climb onto the ledge, turn around, and jump forward to grab the ladder.) The trapdoor above should now be open.
Climb to the top of the ladder and dismount on the left.
BUG NOTE: Again, I was unable to quick-save here and reload without crashing the game. So I'd recommend not doing that.
Voiceover: When Lara drops down from the duct into the lobby, Zip congratulates her on a job well done and advises her to get out.
Combine the two KEY BITS to make the HELIPAD KEY and use it to open the exit.
Go up the ramp to end the level and the game. The achievement/trophy "To Absent Friends," for finishing the VCI levels, unlocks automatically.
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