Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply the fullscreen border fix (not needed for the GOG.com version).
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
- Lacks the dynamic shadows of the Dreamcast version.
General information
- Lara Croft Wiki - A detailed wiki for the Tomb Raider series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Stella's Website - Walkthroughs, workarounds and downloads
- TombRaider Forums
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Opening the launcher
After the first time launching the game, the launcher won't show up again and you will be unable to configure the settings.
How to open the launcher after the first time[citation needed]
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To make the launcher open again, use -setup as an argument.
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- Fixes lag when accessing the inventory
- Forced resolution allows high resolution without shrinking the HUD\menus
- Aspect ratio and field of view correction in widescreen resolutions
- Hides the window border on windows 10
- Fixes the missing loading screens
- Better compatibility with Xinput gamepads
TRNG is a fan made update to the game's included level editor with a lot more features than the original one.
Tomb Raider Mouse Helper
Tomb Raider Mouse Helper is a utility which allows controlling Lara with the mouse. It also maps the WASD keys to enable a more modern, keyboard+mouse control scheme.
OpenTomb
OpenTomb is an open source remake of the Tomb Raider engine. It overhauls almost all aspects of the game engine, along with adding cross-platform support for modern operating systems and Lua scripting support.
Important links regarding the project:
Skip intro videos
Delete Fmv0.bik and FMV1.bik found in <path-to-game>\movie\ [citation needed]
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Notes
- The copyright screen will still be shown.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
Dutch |
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English |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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VR support
Issues unresolved
- There is a save bug in the level 13, Red Alert!, that prevents you from proceeding to the next level. A workaround is listed here.
Issues fixed
Window border visible in fullscreen mode
- Tomb Raider Chronicles does not go fullscreen correctly on Windows 8 and later.
- The GOG.com version already includes this fix.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
Mods
For game mods visit Core Design.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95/98/2000/ME | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 266 (D3D)/300 (software) | |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
4 MB video card
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Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
, %PROGRAMDATA%
, or %WINDIR%
might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References