Lara Croft: Relic Run Version History

Since it's first release in April 2015 Lara Croft: Relic Run has gone through a wide range of updates that implemented new features and changed old ones. Also, the game had been removed from the Windows store for some time and reappeared again later with bug fixes.

History

Notes:

• Most information is taken from the Google Android Play Store descriptions and shortened to fit this table better.
• The entries for Date are also taken from the Store descriptions, but actual dates of availability may differ slightly. (Store dates are not release dates but probably build dates?)
• Consider this table incomplete: Some descriptions and versions might be missing. Feel free to improve this page!

Version	Date	Notes
1.0.18	13 April 2015	Initial release, Netherlands only
1.0.32	18 May 2015	World wide release
1.0.34	4 June 2015
1.0.39	1 July 2015
1.0.46	6 August 2015	Classic Lara outfit Head Start
1.0.47	12 August 2015	Bugfix release
1.0.55	25 August 2015	Coin Doubler Gems as Achievement rewards Buy coins with Gems
1.0.59	7 September 2015	Bugfix release
1.5.68	14 October 2015	Mountain Pass region Mini Gun New map, 40 Levels for each region Save found clues by spending gems
1.5.69, 1.5.70		Bugfix releases (Windows Phone only?)
1.7.83	7 December 2015	Christmas outfit Area 51 outfit Gold Weapons Supply Drop opens as soon as ready Head Start automatically collects gems, clues and power-ups Russian translation
1.8.88	10 February 2016	Daily login bonus Supply Drop mini game Improved loading time Game flow improvements
1.9.94	7 March 2016	Facebook friends' progress on map Early item unlock Restock items during a run
1.10.97	2 June 2016	New Weekly Challenges Enhanced boss fight animations
1.11.106	23 October 2018	Improved difficulty balancing for the TRex Boss fight. Still… don’t forget… aim for the eye! (Editor's remark: iPhone only?) Supply Drop – you can now receive up to three different items in one supply drop and more chance of winning gems and Ankhs. You no longer need to watch an ad to collect your reward. Reward Doubler – If you do a particularly stellar performance, you’ve now got the option to double the gems and coins rewarded. Store overhaul: take advantage of the new and more generous gem bundles to unlock and upgrade Lara’s equipment faster. iPhone X optimisation (Editor's remark: Only for iPhone!) Various bug fixes and improvements
1.11.110	7 November 2018	(Editor's remark: This seems to be a bug fix release; the gameplay seems to not have changed since 1.11.106) Major Unity Update If you experience any loading/lag or display issue, with this version update, please restart your device or try clearing the device cache. Settings > Applications > Relic Run > Clear Cache. We apologise if you experience this issue. New Supply Drop – you can now receive up to three different items in one supply drop and more chance of winning gems. Run Reward Doubler T-Rex balancing & better value gem bundles Various bug fixes and improvements

Details

The following changes have been made by the upgrades. This is a more detailed list than above including additional comments and player observations. For the most recent version, please refer to the main article, Lara Croft: Relic Run.

Game-play

• With the release of v 1.5.68 (simultaneous to the release of the Mountain Pass level) the game-play has slightly changed:

• The Endless Mode for each location has to be unlocked first by playing its first 20 of the 40 levels.
• Instead of just running the endless mode, Lara now has to master 40 levels in each location. Every odd level is a challenge, where Lara e.g. has to find a certain amount of Coins or run a certain distance to earn Stars. After earning at least one star she is allowed to advance to the next level. In every even level a relic can be found. As before, she has to collect clues to find these and finally find and collect the relic. After finding the relic, the next level is unlocked.

• Before v 1.5.68 the player had to find 15 relics in Jungle Temple in order to unlock Desert Ruins region.

Afterwards the player had to finish at least 20 levels in Jungle Temple to unlock Desert Ruins, but in-game money could be used to unlock it earlier.

The same method of progression has been implemented for the Mountain Pass region: At least 20 Levels in the Desert Ruins region have to be finished successfully to unlock it.

Additional Levels

• The Mountain Pass levels have been released on 14 October 2015 with game version 1.5.68.

Gear

• Coin Doubler

Introduced in version 1.0.55

• Steel Toe Inserts

Cost changed from 75 to 25 coins with update 1.5.68

• Head Start

Introduced in version 1.0.46

Cost changed from 525 to 60 coins with update 1.5.68

• Extra Clip

Cost changed from 450 to 350 coins with update 1.5.68

• Kevlar Vest

Cost changed from 525 to 300 coins with update 1.5.68

• Medipack

Cost changed from 420 to 400 coins with update 1.5.68

• Onyx Turtle Charm

Cost changed from 350 to 500 coins with update 1.5.68

• Clue Booster

Cost changed with upgrade 1.5.68 and there are now 10 levels (11 including base level) instead of only 4 (5).

Old prices were 1,085, 1,575, 2,450, and 3,325 coins respectively.

• Powerups

Cost changed with upgrade 1.5.68 and there are now 10 levels (11 including base level) instead of only 4 (5).

Old prices were 1,085, 2,275, 3,150, and 4,375 coins respectively.

• Ammo Cache

Cost changed with upgrade 1.5.68 and there are now 10 levels (11 including base level) instead of only 4 (5).

Old price was 1,400 coins for each of the four levels.

• With version 1.9.94 the following bundles were introduced:

• Ankh Bundle
• Medipack Bundle
• Kevlar Vest Bundle

Weapons

• Dual Pistols

Before 1.5.68: 350 coins for first upgrade

• Crossbow

Before 1.5.68: 1,840 coins to buy

• Shotgun

Before 1.5.68: 2,205 coins to buy

• Dual SMGs

Before 1.5.68: 2,390 coins to buy

• Assault Rifle

Before 1.5.68: 2,420 coins to buy

• Grenade Launcher

Before 1.5.68: 2,940 coins to buy

• Minigun

New in v 1.5.68.

Outfits

• Classic Outfit

The Classic Outfit was introduced with version 1.0.46 of the game.

Misc.

• The record functionality had been removed in a previous version of the game and re-introduced in 1.0.39.

• Overall, speed and stability has increased with every new version of the game. Lagging and timing bugs on older devices have been reduced significantly in 1.9.94 and 1.10.97, especially in the Mountain Pass region.