This page is for the original game. For the remake, see Tomb Raider: Anniversary. For the reboot, see Tomb Raider (2013).
Key points
- Use Tomb Raider Automated Fix or Tomb Raider Retail Fix to run the game on modern systems without DOSBox.
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.[1]
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
Availability
Version differences
- Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business (Tomb Raider Gold) is a complete edition with four exclusive levels. This version is not sold digitally.
Essential improvements
Run the game without DOSBox
- Comes with additional useful features.
Install Tomb Raider Automated Fix (Unfinished Business bonus chapter included)[4]
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- Download Tomb Raider Automated Fix.
- Extract the executable anywhere on your PC and run it.
- Follow the installation instructions after pointing to your Tomb Raider 1 installation location.
- Decide on any of the included improvements, including higher quality graphics from the PlayStation, or remastered graphics.
- Complete the installation.
- Launch
TombATIConfigure for a custom launcher that provides a choice between Tomb Raider 1, Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business, and loading custom texture packs.
- Launch
tombati.exe to play the main game.
- Launch
tombub.exe to play the bonus chapter
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Install Tomb Raider Retail Fix[5]
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- Create any folder on your PC and name it to whatever you wish.
- Copy the
DATA and FMV folders to the folder you've created.
- For the Retail version, look for these folders on the CD-ROM.
- For the GOG.com and Steam versions, extract
GAME.GOG with UniExtract to get these folders.
- Download Tomb Raider Fix.
- Extract all files in the fix folder to the folder you've created, replacing existing files.
- Install both redistributable versions in the
VC_Redist x86-x64 folder.
- Check
How To Install.txt to get more info about available features.
- Launch
Tombati.exe to play the main game.
- Launch
Tombub.exe in the Unfinished Business folder to play the bonus chapter.
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Enable full draw distance
Enable full draw distance[citation needed]
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- Install Tomb Raider Retail Fix.
- Go into
Patches and open tombati.ini .
- Set
draw_distance_override to true .
- Do the same for
Unfinished Business\patches\tombub.ini .
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Enable PlayStation water color palette
Enable PS1 water color palette[citation needed]
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- Install Tomb Raider Retail Fix.
- Go into
Patches and open tombati.ini .
- Set
watercolor_override to true .
- Do the same for
Unfinished Business\patches\tombub.ini .
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"Shadow of the Cat" and "Unfinished Business" bonus chapters
Manual download and install[6]
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- Download the Unfinished Business (3dfx version) archive from Stella's Tomb Raider site
- Unpack the archive and copy
DATA/ and tombub.exe to <path-to-game>/TOMBRAID/
- Make a duplicate of
<path-to-game>/dosboxTR_single.conf and name it dosboxTR_UB.conf
- Edit your newly created
dosboxTR_UB.conf by replacing the line tomb.exe with tombub.exe
- Make a copy of your Tomb Raider shortcut, open its properties and edit the target-field by replacing the single occurrence of
dosboxTR_single.conf with dosboxTR_UB.conf .
- Finally, rename the shortcut to something meaningful, e.g. "Tomb Raider - Unfinished Business", and run it.
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Hide 3dfx splash screen
Change DOSBox setting[citation needed]
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- Edit the DOSBox configuration file (
dosboxTR.conf for digital versions).
- Go to the
[glide] section.
- Add a new line:
splash=false
- Save your changes.
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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:
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
DOSBox settings (GOG.com version)
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Issues fixed
Change DOSBox timing[citation needed]
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- Edit the DOSBox configuration file (
dosboxTR.conf for digital versions).
- Change
timed=true to timed=false
- Save your changes.
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Can't Alt+Tab (GOG.com)
Uninstall[citation needed]
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- Open Programs and Features:
- Vista and later: Open the Start screen/Start menu, type
appwiz.cpl and press ↵ Enter.
- Windows XP: Press ⊞ Win+R, type
appwiz.cpl and press ↵ Enter.
- Uninstall DOSBoxnoalttab. You can now use Alt+Tab ↹ and other task-switching commands.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References