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Revision as of 09:33, 17 March 2023
Developers | |
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Core Design | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Westlake Interactive |
Publishers | |
1997-2009 | Eidos Interactive |
2009-2023 | Square Enix |
2023-present | Crystal Dynamics |
Sold-Out Software | |
Mac OS, OS X | Aspyr Media |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 21, 1997 |
Mac OS (Classic) | January 1, 1998 |
macOS (OS X) | October 27, 2011 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Adventure, Puzzle, TPS, Shooter |
Series | Tomb Raider |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Tomb Raider (1996) | 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 |
Lara Croft (series) | |
Tomb Raider (2013) | 2013 |
Lara Croft GO | 2015 |
Rise of the Tomb Raider | 2016 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2018 |
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered | 2024 |
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition | 2024 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- For Windows 8 and later apply the fullscreen border fix.
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
- Lacks the Animated flag inventory background & other Graphical features from the PSX-version. Use TR2Main.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Stella's Website - Walkthroughs, workarounds and downloads
- TombRaider Forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | The Multipatch disables the CD check and fixes compatibility issues | |||
GOG.com | Includes Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider III (European versions) | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Mac App Store (unavailable) | ||||
Origin (unavailable) | Includes Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider III |
- Free demo versions are available from Archive.org: Venice, Great Wall, Gold.
Version differences
- Tomb Raider II Gold (Tomb Raider II: Golden Mask) is a complete edition with four exclusive levels. This version is not sold digitally, however the levels were later released as freeware for those who own the base game.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch 2 is available at www.tombraiderchronicles.com and at soggi.org.
Skip intro videos
Delete ANCIENT.RPL and LOGO.RPL found in <path-to-game>\fmv\ [citation needed]
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Notes
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Extras
- Tomb Raider 2 digital updater is a single patch with all the below fixes already included; GOG.com and Steam only.
- Tomb Raider 2 bonus levels
- Controller Fix fixes a graphical oversight in the level Floating Islands where the controls' options menu has a PlayStation controller instead of the usual arrow keys.
- A patch to correct issues with the level Nightmare in Vegas is available here.
- High quality sound effects and sound track are also available.
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:
Peixoto's patch
- Real widescreen with the right aspect ratio and field of view
- Deinterlaced FMVs
- Hides the window border on Windows 10 - Tomb Raider 2
- Working audio for TR2 Gold and Lossless audio, instead of mp3, for TR2
- Transparent inventory background
- Better compatibility with Xinput gamepads
- Allows use of the iOS version texture pack
TR2Main
- Has most of the benefits of Peixoto's Patch and more.
- Restores the animated inventory background & other graphical effects of the PlayStation version. Which can be customized through the "ExtraOptions folder".
- Many other fixes like UI scaling, controls, graphics, sound, etc. Also customizable.
- Manual explaining the Extra Options can be found here
- Further information and guide on how to use texture & FMV mods in this forum post. Go further through the thread pages to find out.
Tomb Raider II (2) Automated Fix
- Automated installer to upgrade your Steam or GOG copy of Tomb Raider II to the definite modern version of the game.
- Includes the "Golden Mask" Expansion (5 additional levels) without requiring a CD
- Unlocked resolution support - runs in your native resolution by default (via dgVoodoo wrapper)
- Widescren Patch by Ed Kurlyak to render the game correctly instead of stretching
- Widescreen converted menu backgrounds (by TRJTA)
- Removed FMV scanlines (by Arsunt)
- Level bugfix - Floating Islands (by Kaejaris)
- Level bugfixes - Nightmare in Vegas by TR Fan
TR2 iOS Textures Pack
- Adds HD Textures from the iOS version
TR2 HD Upscale x2
- Upscales the textures x2 times higher
TR2 HD FMV Pack
- 15 to 30 FPS conversion
- Upscaled 4K Resolution
No CD/digital fix for Golden Mask
The Multipatcher doesn't include any fixes for Gold, unfortunately.
Use the House Mod[1] |
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Patch the Gold exe[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Core Design\Tomb Raider II |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225300/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame.*[Note 2] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225300/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Fullscreen is stretched by default.[2] Use Peixoto's patch or TR2Main.
Stretched title screens and loading screens are available here. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Peixoto's patch or TR2Main | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use Peixoto's patch or TR2Main | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Tomb Raider 2, 3, 4 Widescreen Patch | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | [3] | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Bilinear and trilinear filtering only | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | No mouse-look | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Use Peixoto's patch or TR2Main to add support for XInput controllers. | |
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Xbox button prompts | Included with TR2Main. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Use TR2Main | |
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PlayStation button prompts | Original PSX-buttons included in TR2Main. | |
Light bar support | Included with TR2Main. Color changes depending on health and oxygen. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Use TR2Main | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | CD Music and SFX | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | ||
Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | GOG.com has the British version of the game | |||
French | Retail and GOG.com only | |||
German | Retail and GOG.com only; download for Steam version. | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation, #1 by tombraider.hu, #2 by magyaritasok.hu, #3 by TombRaiderS. | |||
Italian | Retail only. Download. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Download. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. Download. | |||
Turkish | Fan translation |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Tomb Raider 2-3-4-5. | ||
vorpX | Z3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
Issues fixed
Weird-looking textures
Adjust filtering[4] |
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Window border visible in fullscreen mode
- Tomb Raider II does not go fullscreen correctly on Windows 8 and later.
Apply the fix[citation needed] |
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Download and install the Tomb Raider series fullscreen border fix. |
GOG.com version does not run
- The GOG.com version of Tomb Raider II does not start, but keeps to run in the background.
Uninstall goggame |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 5 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[5] | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Mods
For game mods visit Core Design.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 133 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.09 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible | Direct3D compatible |
Sound (audio device) | 100% Windows 95 compatible | |
Other | 4x CD-ROM drive |
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7.5.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | 80 MHz PowerPC | 100 MHz PowerPC |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 24 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Other | QuickTime 3.0 4x CD-ROM drive |
8x CD-ROM drive |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (225300) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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).