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Drake and Elena together open the doors to the building. Drake figures that Shafer must be up there somewhere. "All we have to do is find our way up there?... ooo Just our luck!" Of course it's not too long before they're discovered, and soldiers flood the room. Run and duck for cover behind the railing just inside the entrance. Elena will hunch down beside you.
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Good thing I have a fully loaded M32 Hammer. Soldiers will rush in from the left and from the right. 2 soldiers on the left have laser sight weapons. Take them down first with one shot each from the Hammer. Now focus on the right. Soldiers wil be running up the sides. Again, use the Hammer when you have a clear shot. Elena will be distracting them for you, and forcing them behind cover, buying you time.
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Soldiers now run in from the back and take positions near there. One soldier has an RPG. You want to take him down first before he causes a mess. Once he's down, work your way down the railing on the left. Another soldier with an RPG is gunning for you from the 2nd floor on the right. I used up the Hammer ammo and flipped over to the Desert-5. I didn't so much care for the headshot. I just wanted him done! With only a handful of soldiers around, I ran to the back.
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I went to the lower floor area and grabbed the RPG-7 Missle Launcher. With heavy firepower in hand, sneak up the stairs on the left. Take out the soldier on the far balcony across the room. Elena will duck for cover behind the railing. Focus your attention now on both doorways on the far sides. Launch away! Try to take down 2 at a time as they peek out the door. They will stand there for a second deciding which way to go.
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When the coast is clear, walk around the perimeter and go out the doorway. Watch for another lone soldier tyring to ambush you. Hand to hand melee with a steel fist combo worked nicely. Walk up the last flight of stairs. Go through the doors. [movie sequence] Drake and Elena see Shafer struggling in the corner in the dark. He's badly beaten. Shafer pipes up "You were right! Everything you touch.. DOES.. turn to shit!"
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[movie continues] Drake "Come on we're going to get you outta here". Shaffer refuses "No. Did you find my expedition? You understand what I had to do.. If they had found the stone, it would have changed the course of history. He took the dagger! He's gone to the tower. You have to stop him. This monastary hides the secret path to Shambala. You must get the dagger back, find the secret path and destroy the stone! Drake...YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE!!" Shafer passes away.
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[movie continues] Elena grieves "Oo Nate.. We can't just leave him?" Drake "What choice do we have? You heard him. He believed it. That's enough for me." They leave Shafer and walk back out to the balcony. Elena is resolved now. "I think we should split up. Listen. I'll go scope out the secret entrance thing and you go to the tower and figure out how to get that dagger back." Drake " Ok. Stay in radio contact. Good luck!"
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When gameplay returns, go to the right along the upper catwalk. You'll notice that it's starting to snow. Walk across the beam til you are facing the inner decorated columns. Look to the far left column. Look to the top. You should see a sparkle near the roof [X]. There's a dangling rope nearby. Leap to the rope. Pivot on the rope and swing to the column. When the screen prompt appears, grab treasure 82/100 [Tibetan Ritual Vase].
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Pivot around on the rope and look for the balcony leading outside. Jump and walk out the upper window. Walk carefully out from the roof and jump across to the far roof. Duck for cover below the roof line. One soldier is keeping a lookout on the left inside a bombed out room. Watch for him. 3 soldiers will run out from the building. Take them down in sequence. I used my Desert-5 pistol and went for the headshot.
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It took awhile to find the way forward from here. It's not inside the bulding, or off the roof on the left. Go to the end of the roof on the right. Look down. Safety drop down to the catwalk. Walk around the corner. Look to the high window above the ladder. Shoot the solider who just discovered you. Climb the ladder. There's no way out from inside the building. Go back out and look along the right wall. Climb the bricks.
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Shimy along the top of the wall to the right. Monkey bar across the roof support beams underneath around to the wooden catwalk on the far side. Make your way down along the roof. Jump across to the larger roof below (It looks like a big drop). Walk across the roof and around the corner. [cut scene] Soldiers are involved in a gunfight with something. Not sure what it is? Sounds like one of those yetis? They're running scared.
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Make sure you're positioned at the end of the roof. This is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation. While the soliders down below are distracted, toss a grenade between them [L2]. By the time they stop shooting and try to run away, you'll blow up at least 3 soldiers (possibly 4). You have a very good chance to get the Triple or Quad Dyno-Might! Medal now, if you haven't earned it already.
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Safety drop down the roof tops to the lower balcony. Go down the stairs to the ground level courtyard. The place will be crawling with heavily armored soliders. Grab a M32 Hammer on the ground if you don't have one already. These guys are all packing M32 Hammers, Pistoles and RPG's. Drake HAS to duck for cover to survive. The best spot is back up the wooden steps behind the stone wall on the left. Take care of business.
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There are 2 soldiers with RPG Missle Launchers standing and watching, on the upper terraces. They won't let you get far. Peek around the corner and peg them with the Hammer. Once they're down you can climb the steps to the upper level. Pick-up ammo and grenades on the way. [cut scene] Drake see 2 creatures jumping over the rooftops. Before moving ahead, let's detour for a treasure. It's on the roof to the left.
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Go to the edge of the upper terrace on the right (where the RPG soldier was), looking out over the courtyard with the tree. You can pick-up the RPG-7 Launcher if you want it, but I chose to keep the M32 Hammer because it had more ammo. Look to the left. Jump to the snowy roof on the left. Look for the sparkle in the corner on the left [X]. You would never know this is here? Grab treasure 83/100 [Tibetan Conch Horn].
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Go down the alley to the left. You'll reach a dead-end. There's no way down. Look down the other alley. There's a chain door on the left. Pull the chains and open the gate [triangle]. Crouch down and go inside. There are no soldiers for awhile. Jump down then up the back stairs. Elena cuts in on the walkie talkie. "Have you seen those creatures? They're terrifying!" Drake says "Yeah. I forgot to tell you. Sorry?" Elena's pissed.
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Make your way out to the next small courtyard. Be careful going down the steps. There are 2 heavily armored soldiers with GAU-19 Gattling guns down below. Once they spot you, they'll slowly trudge across the courtyard and up the steps (guns are heavy). Hide behind the stone wall and take them down with 3-4 shots of the M32 Hammer (yes. it will take that many). The GAU-19 may be fun to use, but it's obviously heavy and awkward: you'll lose your mobility.
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WEAPONS STRATEGY: There is a medal and PS3 trophy for 200 kills: GAU-19. This will take an incredible amount of work and probably 2-3 complete runs thru the game (with the GAU-19 weapon cheat unlocked) to get it.. Good luck!
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So.. Grab the GAU-19 and give it a try. Trudge over to the top of the steps and wait for a few soldiers to join in. When you see them come out from behind cover, open up the gattling gun. It will take 2-3 seconds for the flywheel to warm up before it fires [R1 hold]. Pepper spray the area until they all fall down. Go down the steps and clean-out any stragglers. At this point, I dropped the gun and ran back for my M32 Hammer.
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Go inside the balcony on the 2nd floor. As you go to the right, more soliders will run in from below. Duck for cover when you see the laser sights, and bomb away with the Hammer when they show themselves. Make sure the lower level is cleaned out. Walk back out to there you came in and look for the wall ladder. Climb to the top level. Go around to the right and look up to the roof lines above you.
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Look for a sparkle under the corner of the roof. Shoot down the gem with your pistol and grab treasure 84/100 [Bronze Oil Lamp]. Another laser sight will have found you. The solider is up in the window at the back. Visibility is poor but he has an RPG and will find you easily. Load your M32 Hammer and take him down before he fires his 2nd missle (it will kill you). Jump across the broken balcony sections and then run down the stairs. Leap across to the open window.
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Now would be a good time to pick up the RPG-7. There are ammo reloads nearby as well. Go in through the window. Walk to the right and look to the ceiling. You should see a sparkle [X]. Shoot it down with your pistol. It will land on the floor below. Jump down to floor level, and pick-up treasure 85/100 [Ancient Sword Guard]. Run up the stairs at the end of room. Walk out to the roof on the left. Walk to the left and climb the bricks across to the snowy terrace at the end.
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Climb up top. The broken balcony and roof below has a treasure. Jump down and shoot down the gem under the stone terrace. Grab treasure 86/100 [Tibetan Coral Earring] Look up. Grab the wood beams sticking out from the wall. Monkey bar across to the very end (last beam), shimy back to the left along the ledge and pull up into the open window. Look to the right. See the statue in the wall at the end. See the sparkle. HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET THAT?
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Jump across to the broken floor. Go around the back and climb the furniture to the upper roof. Climb up that roof to the highest balcony. Look for the notch in the right wall. Jump down to the slanted roof. Walk slowly down to the end, and safety drop over the edge. Now you can see the statue to your right [X]. Shimy to the right to the end. Wait for the prompt [triangle] and grab treasure 87/100 [Tibetan Square Ghau].
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Pull back up on top of the roof and look for the bricks on the right wall. Climb up to the top. Walk out across the beam. [movie sequence] Drake softly sneaks across the beam. He sees Lazarevic, Flynn and Chloe below. Lazarevic is pissed and takes out his frustration on Flynn "I'm tired of your excuses. I brought you the dagger. Now.. Where is the gate to Shambala? I've not come this far to be thwarted by your incompetence. I clearly hired the wrong man for the job!"
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