Tomb Raider Thread

chaparral · 7 Mar 2013 at 19:10

Rroff said:
Yeah its possible but given the choice I'd take keyboard and mouse every time and theres no good reason why this game couldn't have better PC controls infact the platformer type aspects of it are few and far between even.

The annoying thing is when you press the aim key it does actually work properly for the most part but as soon as you stop aiming it goes back to silly movement again.

I think you need to get yourself an xbox360 gamepad........

Rroff · 7 Mar 2013 at 19:11

Movement is only bad because they haven't done it properly on PC - if you press and hold the aim button you have proper strafe, etc. but when your not aiming she turns to face that direction and then starts moving which is just sloppy.

Rroff · 7 Mar 2013 at 19:13

chaparral said:
I think you need to get yourself an xbox360 gamepad........

Why? I've got one here I used for the 2-3 small parts of Batman AA where they forgot to fix for PC i.e. exiting crocs lair where the camera pulls out and you lose freelook and so on and it can't even come close to the experience where you have proper freelook and proper strafing.

chaparral · 7 Mar 2013 at 19:27

Tomb Raider Patch 1.0.717.1

DCCentR 13 hours ago
We have just made public a new version of the PC version of Tomb Raider, build 1.0.717.1. This patch will be applied by Steam automatically when you next start the game. If your game does not update, please restart the Steam client.

This is a first update that addresses a variety of issues that we either found out about shortly before release or immediately after.

Fixes include:

- Addressed some stability issues on machines that have both Intel and Nvidia graphics hardware.
- Various small UI updates.
- Fix for players being unable to progress related to the boat in the beach area.
- Some fixes for crashes on startup and when selecting Options.
- Some improvements to TressFX hair rendering.
- Fixes for various smaller graphics glitches.
- Fixes related to the benchmark scene and benchmark mode.

While we expect this patch to be an improvement for everyone. If you do have trouble with this patch and prefer to stay on the old version we made a Beta available on Steam, Build716.5, that can be used to switch back to the previous version.

We expect further patches to follow fairly soon, addressing further issues we see being brought up by players, and are actively monitoring these and other forums looking for issues.

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?p=1873995#post1873995

Don't know if this has already been posted..

Rroff · 7 Mar 2013 at 19:31

"Various small UI updates."

Stuff like this then?

d_brennen · 7 Mar 2013 at 19:45

Rroff said:
"Various small UI updates."

Stuff like this then?

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Ha! Is it that way for all the menu items? I may give it a miss for a while until the game is fixed. Have to say I'm a bit disappointed by the first hour or so of this TR, having been a TR nut since the beginning (AOD notwithstanding)

Footyslayer · 7 Mar 2013 at 19:57

I use a 360 pad on my PC for games which allow it. As I own a 360 anyway it is a good way of going from one to the other whilst maintaining some similarity.

Loving this game so farm it is the first in a while I have sat and played for 5-6 hours at a time!

Rroff · 7 Mar 2013 at 19:59

d_brennen said:
Ha! Is it that way for all the menu items? I may give it a miss for a while until the game is fixed. Have to say I'm a bit disappointed by the first hour or so of this TR, having been a TR nut since the beginning (AOD notwithstanding)

Was meaning the other way around - I'm assuming the UI tweaks include a fix for that problem (it happens randomly and sorts itself out if you close and reopen the UI) mildy amusing bug when it first happened I thought it had switched languages to russian or something for a moment.

trickycurve · 7 Mar 2013 at 21:02

I used to be the type of PC gamer (I don't mean that in a negative way) who used to play adventure games and whatnot with KB/M, but at some stage I ended up using a pad for something and now I can't imagine not using one for certain games. I even tried going back to KB/M and it didn't feel right.

iv-tecman · 7 Mar 2013 at 21:17

ok run the game in window mode, set aspect ratio to auto and use a bordeless window app and you'll get the fancy camera effects, blood splatters, dust, dirt and lens flare..

Makes a difference.

Also, get sweetFX and use the config posted in this thread, makes the whole game look less washed out..

Can't believe i've played the entire game with half the effects missing.. lol

AWPC · 7 Mar 2013 at 21:18

chaparral said:
Don't know if this has already been posted..

They retracted it as it was causing most players to have save game corruption & lose data. It came out in the early AM today then a few hours later was replaced by another patch reverting back to the launch version :rolleyes:

Nexus18 · 7 Mar 2013 at 21:19

What bordeless app do you use?

sanaxe1 · 7 Mar 2013 at 22:44

Can someone help me please im stuck?

SPOILERish

I'm not far into the game , but ive got to some temple and ive been caught by the baddies. I get caught again by some guy. First i have to knee the guy in the balls by pressing R and then i bite his neck by pressing R and then i shoot him a few times. But what do i press next? I mash the <- and -> buttons in the struggle like it says but he keeps shooting me in the face and killing me!

iv-tecman · 7 Mar 2013 at 22:53

Nexus18 said:
What bordeless app do you use?

Game companion works best for this one... google it. CRTL ENTER to go borderless.

Just played a few hours in borderless window mode, the lighting and effects are better thats for sure..

Its still an epic game, its without doubt the best PC game I've played in ages, its got me hooked.

Don't let the bugs ruin it, just use the workarounds..

Nexus18 · 7 Mar 2013 at 22:55

iv-tecman said:
Game companion works best for this one... google it. CRTL ENTER to go borderless.

ok thanks

francky · 7 Mar 2013 at 22:57

Got this today and had a good 2 hour play on it.....really enjoyed it and felt a bit like Uncharted (which I loved).....I had it on Ultra graphics and really hated that FX hair...it looks awful IMO and unnatural with it fizzing all over the place!...plus it destroyed my FPS in cutscenes...but loothe rest of it looks great.

Hedge · 7 Mar 2013 at 23:04

I'm past half way through on this I think. I'm after the shanty town area and I think it's one of the best games I've played since uncharted and god of war 3.

They have done a great job of reinventing lara Croft. She's no longer sporting huge books etc. She looks natural and the game has become believable... Ish.
Graphics are stunning and I loved the scene with all the blood.

Name · 7 Mar 2013 at 23:24

Anyone know where i can find this game companion to run in borderless window mode so the correct effects show up ?

Googling brings me to nexusmods for oblivion - not sure if compatible.

Neil79 · 7 Mar 2013 at 23:29

For those of you experiencing performance related issues with Tomb Raider, please make sure to notify the developer and publisher of your findings. Performance related issues can be reported via their forums http://bit.ly/12xXR2y , Facebook: Square Enix and Twitter @squareEnixUSA. We are working with the publisher to address the issues as quickly as possible.

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Rroff · 7 Mar 2013 at 23:30

sanaxe1 said:
Can someone help me please im stuck?

SPOILERish

I'm not far into the game , but ive got to some temple and ive been caught by the baddies. I get caught again by some guy. First i have to knee the guy in the balls by pressing R and then i bite his neck by pressing R and then i shoot him a few times. But what do i press next? I mash the <- and -> buttons in the struggle like it says but he keeps shooting me in the face and killing me!

IIRC the one your missing is <kick> from your jump key - but I just randomly pressed buttons til that one went away.