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|cover        = lara croft and the guardian of light.jpg
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|developers  =
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'''Key points'''
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Crystal Dynamics}}
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{{++}} Playable for [http://beta.coreonline.com/age_gate/?next=/lara-croft-guardian-of-light/ free on Core online].<ref>http://www.vg247.com/2012/11/14/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light-goes-free-to-play-in-your-browser/</ref>
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Nixxes Software|Windows}}
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|publishers  =
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Square Enix|2010-2023}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Crystal Dynamics|2023-present}}
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|engines      =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Crystal Engine}}
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 28, 2010}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light|82}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light|79}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Platform }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Lara Croft, Tomb Raider }}
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|steam appid  = 35130
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|gogcom id    =
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|hltb        = 5181
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|lutris      = lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light
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|strategywiki = Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
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|mobygames    = 48523
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|wikipedia    = Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
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|winehq      = 12178
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|license      = commercial
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|official site= http://www.laracroftandtheguardianoflight.com/
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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 +
|current state    =
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}}
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/35130/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 +
 
 +
==Availability==
 +
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1371-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 35130 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B004UHSH1I | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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}}
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
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 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete intro.bik|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\movies}}.
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# Delete or rename {{file|intro.bik}}.
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}}
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 +
==Game data==
 +
===Configuration file(s) location===
 +
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Lara Croft: GoL\}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
 +
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\35150\}}
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}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        = 100 mb available
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Lara Croft - GoL - launcher.png|Launcher.}}
 +
{{Image|Lara Croft - GoL - video settings 1.jpg|Basic graphics settings.}}
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{{Image|Lara Croft - GoL - video settings 2.jpg|Advanced graphics settings.}}
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/lara-croft-and-guardian-light
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|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 +
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = silver
 +
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 +
|widescreen resolution      = true
 +
|widescreen resolution notes=
 +
|multimonitor              = hackable
 +
|multimonitor notes        = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/lara-croft-and-guardian-light WSGF entry].
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/lara-croft-and-guardian-light WSGF entry].
 +
|4k ultra hd                = true
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = false
 +
|fov notes                  =
 +
|windowed                  = false
 +
|windowed notes            =
 +
|borderless windowed        = hackable
 +
|borderless windowed notes  = Using DxWnd in conjunction with Special K's borderless window mode. [https://dropzone.nfshost.com/gol/ Instructions for DxWnd mouse fix.]
 +
|anisotropic                = true
 +
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x.
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|antialiasing              = true
 +
|antialiasing notes        = Up to 16xQ.
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|vsync                      = true
 +
|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160913143805/http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report|title=New 120Hz Games Report|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Image|Lara Croft - GoL - input.jpg|Controls settings.}}
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
 +
|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = false
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = true
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = false
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
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|invert controller y-axis notes= Both axes can be inverted separately.
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|xinput controllers        = true
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = true
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = false
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = true
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = true
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
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}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Image|Lara Croft - GoL - audio settings.jpg|Audio settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Lara Croft - GoL - game settings.jpg|Game settings.}}
 +
{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = Dialogue, music, SFX and voice chat.
 +
|surround sound          = unknown
 +
|surround sound notes    =
 +
|subtitles                = true
 +
|subtitles notes          = Located in the '''Gameplay''' menu.
 +
|closed captions          = false
 +
|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 +
|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = Fan translation, [https://www.gamevicio.com/traducao/traducao-de-lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light-para-portugues-brasil/ Game Vicio]
 +
|fan      = true
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}}
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}}
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==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 2
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|local play modes    = Co-op
 +
|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = false
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|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 2
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|online play modes    = Co-op
 +
|online play notes    =
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|asynchronous        =
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|asynchronous notes  =
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}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
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|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Multiplayer disconnects===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Changing MTU value|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/35130/discussions/0/846954921926606438/|title=SOLUTION for co-op disconnects and lobby drops!!!!! - Steam Community Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
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# Go to the router administration.
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# Locate MTU settings and change it to <code>0</code> or <code>auto configuration</code>.
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# Apply settings and restart router.
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}}
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 +
===Crash on startup when CPU has >31 threads===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change process affinity|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/8140/discussions/0/2791621786941084149/|title=Steam Community :: Discussions :: Tomb Raider Underworld crash on launch|date=May 2023}}</ref> <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Topic:Xh99n6tweo9zne1i|title= |date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
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# Launch game through Steam with Steam's affinity set to maximum 31 cores [https://steamcommunity.com/app/8140/discussions/0/2791621786941084149/ @credit]
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# Create custom shortcut as described [https://steamcommunity.com/app/8140/discussions/0/2791621786941084149/ here]
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}}
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==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 3 GHz
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD 2.5 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 1 GB (XP) <br/> 2 GB (Vista)
 +
|minHD    = 7 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon X1300 XT
 +
|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
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}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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Latest revision as of 14:42, 25 February 2024

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light cover
Developers
Crystal Dynamics
Windows Nixxes Software
Publishers
2010-2023 Square Enix
2023-present Crystal Dynamics
Engines
Crystal Engine
Release dates
Windows September 28, 2010
Reception
Metacritic 82
IGDB 79
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Platform
Series Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on HowLongToBeat
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on IGDB
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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light guide on StrategyWiki
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on MobyGames
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on Wikipedia
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Lara Croft
Subseries of Tomb Raider
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light 2010
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris 2014

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a singleplayer bird's-eye view action and platform game in the Lara Croft and Tomb Raider series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete intro.bik[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\movies.
  2. Delete or rename intro.bik.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Lara Croft: GoL\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\35150\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
100 mb available

Video

Launcher.
Launcher.
Basic graphics settings.
Basic graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
 See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Using DxWnd in conjunction with Special K's borderless window mode. Instructions for DxWnd mouse fix.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 16xQ.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls settings.
Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Both axes can be inverted separately.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.
Game settings.
Game settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Dialogue, music, SFX and voice chat.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Located in the Gameplay menu.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation, Game Vicio

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op

Issues fixed

Multiplayer disconnects

Changing MTU value[2]
  1. Go to the router administration.
  2. Locate MTU settings and change it to 0 or auto configuration.
  3. Apply settings and restart router.

Crash on startup when CPU has >31 threads

Change process affinity[3] [4]
  1. Launch game through Steam with Steam's affinity set to maximum 31 cores @credit
  2. Create custom shortcut as described here

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel 3 GHz
AMD 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT
ATI Radeon X1300 XT
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References