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.
General information
- Square Enix Forums for Tomb: Underworld - Technical Forum
- Square Enix Forums for Tomb Raider: Underworld - not PC-specific
- Tomb Raider forums - not PC-specific
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- The Mac OS X version is no longer sold digitally.
DLC and expansion packs
- The DLC episodes are not available for this game due to being Xbox 360 exclusives.[1]
Essential improvements
Patches
Latest version is v1.1. Changelog here.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Custom aspect ratio[2]
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- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider: Underworld\Graphics
- Modify
AspectRatio with your chosen aspect ratio, e.g. 16000 for 16:10.
Notes
- To get the exact
AspectRatio value that you need, calculate (width:height)x10000.
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Enabling Ambient Occlusion for Nvidia graphics cards
Change Ambient Occlusion flag in Nvidia Profile Inspector[3]
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- Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector.
- Under Profiles, type Tomb Raider: Underworld.
- Under Ambient Occlusion compatibility, insert the flag
0x00000002 (Mirror's Edge).
- Under Ambient Occlusion usage, select
Enabled .
- Under Ambient Occlusion setting, select your quality of preference.
- Click Apply changes.
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Input
In-game general control settings.
In-game key/button map settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Dutch |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Retail version only |
Italian |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation: download (TriboGamer) |
Russian |
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Not available in the Steam version |
Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Fan translation |
Polish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital releases here. |
Issues unresolved
Steam overlay not supported
- Game does not support Steam overlay and no permanent fix is yet known.
- Alt+Tab ↹ seems to be working flawlessly as a cheap fix.
Issues fixed
Low frame rate/stuttering
Modify DWORD values[4]
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- Open regedit.
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider: Underworld\Graphics .
- Modify
DisableDynamicTextures and DontDeferShaderCreation to 0 .
- Click OK.
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Crash on startup when CPU has >31 threads
Change process affinity[5]
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- Launch game through Steam with Steam's affinity set to maximum 31 cores @credit
- Create custom shortcut as described here
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Incorrect puzzle physics
VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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32-bit only[6] |
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 2.5 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT ATI Radeon X1800XT
| Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX ATI Radeon HD 4800 |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.8 |
10.7.3 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 1.8 GHz
| Intel 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
3 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM
| 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References