Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider	1996
Tomb Raider II	1997
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft	1998
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation	1999
Tomb Raider Chronicles	2000
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness	2003
Tomb Raider: Legend	2006
Tomb Raider: Anniversary	2007
Tomb Raider: Underworld	2008
Tomb Raider (2013)	2013
Rise of the Tomb Raider	2016

Key points

For Windows 8 and later apply the fullscreen border fix and set Windows 7 compatibility mode to fix save loading.

General information

The Angel of Darkness at Tomb Raider Forums

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

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Origin
Steam

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Latest build is v52. Use SuiKaze Raider's TRAOD Updater to obtain newest version. It also includes a reworked launcher and graphical enhancements (ENB series)

Modifications[edit]

Fixed .exe - Patched executable with redefined animations, view control and much more Steam version

SLAYER's Ultimate Patch - The best level and cutscene files available with the least amount of problems

Right looking FMVs - Ported from PS2 version and with colours adjusted

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use replacement files

Apply the Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness intro skip.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Core Design\TombRaiderAngelOfDarkness\1.0\
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SaveGame\
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

External Video settings.

Video settings.

Graphics option	Option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Selecting only overlay mixer in the launcher video settings, help stretching videos to the right aspect ratio
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping		Can't bind mouse wheel scrolling
Mouse acceleration		Camera turning speed is fixed, regardless of your mouse sensitivity and speed
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Controller can't skip initial "Press any key" screen
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Right analogue stick doesn't work

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, Speech. A master volume setting can be found between the game registry keys
Surround sound		^[1]
Subtitles		Can be disabled only inside debug menu. Change doesn't get saved.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Open menu if you want a mute background.
EAX support		EAX 3^[1] Supports (and requires) EAX Unified

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English				British English revamp
French				Localization is available here if missing
Italian

Issues fixed[edit]

Check Angel of Darkness FAQ

Crash on startup with "Generic Game Error ASSERTION: 'SUCCEEDED(hr)'"[edit]

Patch the game^{[citation needed]}

Enable VMR9^[2]

Open game settings configuration tool
Go to every tab corresponding to your graphics card and check the "VMR9" tick box under "Options".

Use fast Frame Rate compensation^{[citation needed]}

Open game settings configuration tool
Go to General tab and (if activated) set Frame Rate Compensation to Fast

Crash on startup with "GAME_ERROR_STRUCTURED_EXCEPTION_HANDLE"[edit]

Disable VMR9^{[citation needed]}

Open game settings configuration tool
Go to every tab corresponding to your graphics card and uncheck the "VMR9" tick box under "Options".

Can't load saves[edit]

Saves can't be loaded on Windows 8 and later without some adjustments.

Apply necessary changes^[3]

Right-click Launcher.exe in the installation folder and choose Properties.
Go to the Compatibility tab and set the compatibility mode to Windows 7.
Run the launcher and choose Settings.
Go to the tab for your video card and enable VMR9 under FMV.
Click OK to save your settings. Run the game normally.

Very low FPS[edit]

Disable camera and character reflection update^{[citation needed]}

In the game's settings dialog, navigate to the tab corresponding to your graphics card, then go down in the "Cubemaps Reflections" box and set Camera and Character update to Occasional

(If there's more than one tab corresponding to your graphics card, i.e. if you have a multi-monitor setup, do this for each tab that is "Enabled".)

Can't enable EAX[edit]

Install EAX Unified drivers^[4]

Window border visible in fullscreen mode[edit]

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation does not go fullscreen correctly on Windows 8 and later.

Use Tomb Raider series fullscreen border fix

Lara's and Kurtis's hair clip[edit]

Press F10^[5]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Input	DirectInput

Startup Configuration Utility[edit]

User Simulation at tombraiderchronicles.com created this nice tool, which can be used to play FMVs, skip levels, enable debug menu and much more.

Ending credits restoration[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98SE, Me, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz (1.5 GHz if graphics card does not support T&L)	1.5 GHz (and graphics card with T&L)
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB (minimum installation)	1.5 GB (complete installation)
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible

References

[EAX-1] 1.0 ^1.1 EAX ADVANCED HD™ in Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness - Soundblaster.com (retrieved)

[2] Windows 10 and AOD :: Steam Community Discussions

[3] Y U NO LOAD? (Please help) :: Tomb Raider (VI): The Angel of Darkness General Discussions

[4] What are EAX Unified Drivers? and Why EAX Games May Not Recognize Sound Blaster Cards? - Creative Worldwide Support

[5] Tomb Raider 6 Modding Thread - Tomb Raider forums

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Developers

	Core Design
macOS (OS X)	Aspyr Media
Publishers
	Eidos Interactive
Release dates
Windows	20 June 2003
OS X	18 December 2003