Key points
- "Next Generation Content" option enables enhanced graphics based on the Xbox 360 release, but has bugs such as missing wetness effects on Lara as well as misaligned ropes and vines.[citation needed]
General information
- Square Enix Forums for Tomb Raider: Legend
- Square Enix Forums for Tomb Raider: Legend - Technical Forum
- Legend at Tomb Raider Forums
- Tom's Hardware graphics setting analysis
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>.
- Delete or rename
nvidia.bik and title.bik.
Notes
- The copyright screen will still be shown.
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Extended external video settings
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Unlock more video options[2][3][4]
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- Open regedit.
- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Crystal Dynamics\Tomb Raider: Legend.
- Create a new
DWORD value called ExtendedDialog and give it the value 1.
- Close regedit.
- Run
trl.exe with -setup command line argument to see the results.
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Patches
Patch v1.2 updates the game to the latest version. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
Texture fixes
'LaraTX' Tomb Raider Legend PC Texture Fixes Pack - A collection of 'fixes' to various texture issues found in the PC version of Tomb Raider Legend.
- Works only with "Next Generation Content" option OFF
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
- In-game MSAA (labeled as Fullscreen Anti-Aliasing) will disable shadows for the normal, not Next Generation Content graphics. For some reason, Next Gen graphics aren't affected by this.
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Better AA solutions[citation needed]
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- Use Nvidia's DSR or AMD's VSR to force a higher resolution and downsample it to the monitor.
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Input
In-game general control settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
Audio
In-game language settings.
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Music, SFX, Voice. |
| 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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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Hungarian |
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Fan translation #1, #2, #3. |
| 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, download. |
| Polish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
VR support
Issues fixed
Crash at startup
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Fix Data Execution Prevention setting[citation needed]
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Ensure Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is set to the default (Windows programs and services only).
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Random crashing
Disable Next generation content in the display options
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Steam overlay not working
- Game does not support the Steam overlay by default.
Add testapp.exe or trl.exe from the installation folder to the library as a non-Steam game
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Buggy AI, enemies get stuck
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Enable V-Sync and set refresh rate to 60 Hz in the setup launcher
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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| Shader Model support |
3 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
2000 |
XP |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
| Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
9.9 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce3 Ti
ATI Radeon 9000 series
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 7800
ATI Radeon X1800
512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/7000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (7000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
