Patch

A Patch or Update is a software modification to improve compatibility, add new features, and/or address other problems.

Nowadays patches are mostly distributed automatically by the different stores where games can be bought, like e.g. Steam, PSN, or Xbox Live, while patches for older games had to be actively downloaded and installed. Before the widespread use of broadband internet obtaining patches was difficult and some errors in the early games like the Corner Bug were never fixed. Nowadays patches and updates are far more easily downloaded and installed, mostly even automatically and without the end user knowing about it.

It seems that PC versions of games need patches more often as they are intended to run on a wider variety of target systems, making tweaks and adaptation necessary; however versions for Video Game Consoles are not invulnerable to programming errors.

Classic Games

There are some official patches for Tomb Raider games like the Voodoo patch for Tomb Raider or Patch 52 for Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, as well as some fan made patches to improve compatibility with Operating Systems other than those printed on the box or to give the Level Editor new abilities like higher resolution textures.

For a list of game patches - especially unofficial ones for the classic games - and a place to download, take a look at tombraiderchronicles.com.

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Patches and Updates for Tomb Raider Games

This is a list of updates and patches for the Tomb Raider Games.

Please note that there might be differences between download versions - especially later digital re-releases - and games distributed on disk!

Also note that this list is only valid for PC versions of these games! Video Game Consoles, since Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 and later have their own patch mechanisms. The list does also not include any Macintosh or Linux versions of these games!

Further note that the descriptions below are mostly quoted from the corresponding stores. Spelling mistakes and BE/AE ambiguities HAVE NOT been corrected (and SHOULD NOT be corrected)!

Tomb Raider

There are patches distributed with the CD-Rom for different graphics cards, including Voodoo, Matrox, and S3 cards.

The Angel of Darkness

Main articles: Patch 42, Patch 49, and Patch 52

There were three patches for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. As the game was published prematurely without much quality control, some fixed had to be applied after publication.

Tomb Raider Legend

There have been two patches for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend:

• Patch 1.1:

Fixes various performance, stability and control issues.

• Patch 1.2:

• Overall improved performance.
• Fixes and improvements made to Lighting when running the NextGen version.
• Implemented a separate 'walk' button for Lara.
• Fixed the issues regarding the breakables when running NextGen.
• Fixes made when running the game using a secondary monitor.
• Refresh Rate option now fully operational.
• ATI CrossFire Movie problem has been fixed. .

Tomb Raider: Underworld

There is only one patch for Tomb Raider: Underworld called "Patch 1.1", which fixes:

• Inability of users to map the mouse buttons.
• Inability of users to map the "center camera" button.
• Some occasional crash fixes.
• Graphics card stability:

• A change to re-enable use of some graphics card features on ATI hardware, with their latest drivers.
• Progress has been made towards addressing stalling on NVIDIA GeForce 6/7 series hardware.

• Fixed compatibility issues with certain Realtek sound drivers which could cause crashes.
• Autosaves now made for each chapter. Number of save slots is increased to accommodate these.
• Bug with ramp not raising in Xibalba.
• Fixed black screen deadlock when skipping doppelganger cinematic.
• Issue with door lever at Kraken room entrance.
• Occasional control issue during headshot move.
• Fixed an occasional problem when entering a save game filename.
• Some PDA fixes.
• Some cinematic subtitle fixes.

The most important of these updates is the one fixing the ramp in Xibalba, which prevented many people from continuing the game beyond this point.

Tomb Raider Reboot

There are multiple patches and updates for the PC version of Tomb Raider (2013):

• Build 748.0, 23 May 2013:

• Fixed problem with Mountaineer, Sure-Shot, and Demolition outfits not properly unlocking when no other DLC is installed.
• Fixed TressFX Hair not being able to be turned on, on some machines, when using AMD Eyefinity or NVIDIA Surround.
• Significant performance improvements in CPU limited areas, for example in Shanty Town. (This is the same fix we have previously exposed to users on forums with the MulticoreFlushMode registry key).
• Fixed water polygons randomly disappearing on Intel graphics hardware.
• Fix problem with English VO setting when playing in Japanese not properly being remembered after a restart.
• Minor UI improvements.

• Build 743.0, 17 April 2013:

• Resolved a problem where mouse control in the basecamp upgrade screen would not work properly since build 742.0.
• Stereo3D parameters for strength and depth can now be modified in the registry beyond their normal in-game range again.
• GPU performance improvements, specifically at higher quality levels.

• Build 742.0, 12 April 2013:

• Resolved situation in which combat would not spawn the next encounter on Chasm Bridge, halting player progress.
• Fixed an issue where the block and tackle itself was inaccessible while on the galleon.
• Improved QTE timing (left/right movement, button mashing) to be more consistent independent of frame-rate.
• Parachute controls are now more responsive on low frame-rate.
• Improvements to the 3DVision support, and support for the 3DVision IR device.
• Support for Eyefinity setups with multiple display-sets. (for example 3x1 + 1 setups).
• Some small multiplayer improvements.
• Various improvements to the handling of the last-campsite save.
• We have decided to remove the Optional Movie download and instead provide links to our YouTube pages containing those same videos.

• Build 732.1, 29 March 2013:

• Fixed an issue in "Chasm Monastery" where the player cannot progress after fighting the Oni.
• New community requested graphics option 'Screen Effects' to disable camera-based full screen effects like water and blood drops.
• Fixed last campsite save not always updating when expected.
• Various small optimizations.
• Various minor UI fixes.
• Minor graphics fixes.

• Build 730.0, 25 March 2013:

• Upgraded the save slots from three to 99
• Introduced "Last Campsite Save", which automatically saves your progress up to the last campsite you have visited
• Added stereoscopic 3D reticle
• Fixed issues with the discovery of the Unworthy campsite.
• Fixed a problem that occurred when traveling back to the Sacred Hall Basecamp after that story has been completed
• Fixed a playthrough stopper in Chasm Bridge
• Fixed a playthrough stopper that could occur when loading a saved game created in the Coastal Forest after upgrading the axe but before opening the gate
• The active selection in the main menu no longer changes due to the rotation of the menu itself
• Fixed Mouse and Aim Sensitivity slider settings getting rounded to coarser values on save
• Fixed a crash in multiplayer that could occur while migrating hosts
• Added functionality to activate and deactivate DLC multiplayer maps during matchmaking. Maps can also be manually activated and deactivated in the new 'Match Making' menu in the 'Options' menu.
• (DX11) Fixed a few self-shadowing artifacts in the beach
• (DX11) Various performance optimizations
• (DX11) Improved sunlight shadow quality
• (DX11) Lens flares now render correctly in stereoscopic 3D
• (DX11) Improved exclusive fullscreen <-> windowed transitions
• (DX11) Fixed occasional crash on startup related to stereoscopic detection

• Build 722.3, 15 March 2013:

• Addressed an issue in "Shipwreck Beach" where the mast on the wooden ship was occasionally missing depending on the player's path.
• Fixed a gating issue in "Research Bunker" where the elevator would get stuck in an unintended state.
• Fixes for multiplayer connectivity

• An issue related to security certificates that stopped many users from connection to Square Enix servers was resolved.
• Improved messages when you are unable to connect with Square Enix servers.

• Improvements to voice-chat for multiplayer

• New Push-To-Talk feature, by default mapped to F1.
• New voice-chat volume option.
• Improved overall quality of voice-chat.

• Fixes for crashes on startup in specific situations when no audio output is available.
• Fixes for various reported crashes during both single-player and multi-player.
• Movies are showing up again when using SSAA.
• Cost of TressFX reduced, especially in combination with SSAA.
• TressFX memory usage reduced for AMD Eyefinity and NVIDIA Surround setups.
• TressFX simulation and graphical quality improvements.
• New Ultra-quality shadow mode for contact hardening shadows. This is not enabled by default in any quality profile, but can be enabled from the advanced settings.
• Improvements to fullscreen/windowed switching and multiple display handling.
• Various UI improvements.

• Build 718.4, 10 March 2013:

• Addressed some stability and startup issues on machines that have both Intel and NVIDIA graphics hardware.
• 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 small improvements to TressFX hair rendering.
• Fixes for various graphics glitches, including certain effects not being visible in fullscreen mode.
• Fixed a problem that caused some users to not be able to use exclusive fullscreen.
• Added support for separate mouse/gamepad inversion for aiming, as well as support for x-axis inversion.
• Fixes related to the benchmark scene and benchmark mode.
• Various other small fixes.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

So far (1 November 2016) there have been 10 Patches for the Steam version of Rise of the Tomb Raider:

• Patch #1 - Build 1.0.610.1 - 5 February 2016:

• Fixed C++ runtime error showing up on startup preventing some users from running the game.
• Provided work-around for issue where the VC++ redist would not properly get installed, stopping the game from starting at all.
• Solved problem where the game would crash on startup when tools like Bins Taskbar organizer or Spacedesk are installed.
• Independent mouse sensitivity control for aim and regular navigation.
• Mouse and Gamepad X axis inversion
• Option to disable keyboard button prompts.
• Option to disable mouse smoothing (very light mouse smoothing is present otherwise)
• A variety of fixes and improvements to UI including map, basecamps, and Remnant Resistance mode.
• New graphics option 'Specular Reflection Quality' to enhance resolution and reduce aliasing of specular reflections, at some performance cost.
• New graphics option to disable film-grain independently from 'Screen Effects'.
• Improved HBAO+ quality, including better occlusion for distant objects.
• Improved NVIDIA SLI performance. (Steam only)
• Fixed SLI glitches during water/snow effects. (Steam only)
• Resolution Modifier option that allows you to use a lower rendering resolution independent from window size when running in windowed mode.
• Performance optimization for situations where Razer Chroma features are enabled. (Steam Only)
• Improvements to Razer Chroma effects. (Steam Only)
• Fixed an issue that could rarely lead to an error on machines with 16 hardware threads or more.
• Fixed mouse cursor not always being hidden when using gamepad.
• Fixed major stuttering in Endurance mode.
• Fixes for Endurance leaderboards.
• Fixed Remnant Resistance missions occasionally not starting.
• Fixed rendering glitches on some objects on NVIDIA 6x0 and 7x0 hardware. Some issue do still happen and we are working with NVIDIA to resolve those in future :* patches or drivers.
• Warning messages for users turning textures to Very High or enabling SSAA to indicate high-end hardware is required.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #2 - Build 1.0.616.5 - 12 February 2016:

• Fixed Map sometimes not showing or showing the wrong region.
• Fixed ALT-TAB in combination with Exclusive Fullscreen occasionally hanging the game or entire system. (Steam Only)
• Fixed graphics glitches on NPC clothing on NVIDIA 6x0 and 7x0 hardware.
• Fixed rare crashes with a "DX11 Internal Heap" error.
• Added separate mouse sensitivity control for X and Y axis, allowing users to equalize sensitivity.
• Added option to reduce in-game camera shake, for users that prefer this.
• Added audio-cue for finding secrets in the relic viewer.
• Fixed game changing system screen saver settings for some users. (Steam Only)
• Added additional error handling and messaging in case the GPU driver is crashing or unresponsive.
• Various performance improvements for GPU-bound situations. CPU bound scenarios are not impacted.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #3 - Build 1.0.623.2 - 19 February 2016:

• Added new option to disable the camera automatically centering behind the player when strafing.
• Fixed problems where animals may not appear on a 2nd play-through of the game.
• Fixed a problem where occasionally the door to the Voice of God tomb is closed and cannot be opened.
• Fixed a problem causing the game to not start on machines with 32 or more hardware threads.
• Fixed some foliage flickering when Dynamic Foliage is set to High while the game is running 30fps or lower.
• Fixed artifacts when SSAO/HBAO+ was enabled in combination with SSAA.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #4 - Build 1.0.629.3 - 1 March 2016:

• Stereoscopic 3D rendering support added.

• Supports explicit side-by-side rendering for 3D TVs.
• Supports NVIDIA 3DVision or AMD HD3D (On Steam version).
• Supports Windows DXGI 1.2 Stereo 3D (On Windows Store version).

• Addressed some problems when the display DPI was not set to 100%, including not being able to select all resolutions.
• Added some logic to retroactively grant achievements in cases where Steam failed to grant them shortly after release.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #5 - Build 1.0.638.6 - 11 March 2016:

• Added support for DirectX 12
• Adds NVIDIA VXAO Ambient Occlusion technology. This is the world’s most advanced real-time AO solution, specifically developed for NVIDIA Maxwell hardware. (Steam Only)
• Added a new benchmark feature to allow easy comparison of performance on different systems, as well as at different graphics settings.
• Fixed some HBAO+ and other Ambient Occlusion issues.
• Fixed motion blur problems in Stereoscopic 3D mode.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #6 - Biuld 1.0.647.2 - 29 March 2016:

• Cold Darkness Awakened
• Gameplay / Progression fixes

• Fixed an issue in the Byzantine Bath House that occasionally prevented Lara from interacting with the crank on the raft.
• Fixed an issue in the Byzantine Bath House where the raft physics could become erratic and break the puzzle.
• Fixed several issues with the basecamp after completing Baba Yaga that could prevent players from accessing outfits or fast travel until the checkpoint was reloaded.
• Added chance to loot Deer Antlers from resource chests in Endurance.

• Minor Gameplay fixes

• Prevented achievement progress for 'Season of the Witch' and 'Complete History of Witchcraft' from being obtained in Replay Mode.
• Prevented Survival Caches obtained in Replay Mode from counting towards 'The Witch Bottles' achievement.
• Added a default Gold Star for Baba Yaga in Score Attack mode after completing it.
• Disabled ability to select the 'Cocktail Party' challenge in the Witch's Cave in Baba Yaga.
• Fixed appearance of the Wraithskin and Valiant Explorer outfits in some core campaign cinematics.
• Prevented Lanterns in the Ropeworks from counting twice in Score Attack mode.
• Added cosmetic improvements to the final cinematic in Baba Yaga.
• Additional miscellaneous fixes to Baba Yaga and Endurance mode traversal.

• Some improvements to stereoscopic 3D rendering.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #7 - Build 1.0.668.1 - 7 July 2016:

• Adds DirectX12 Multi-GPU support. Many of you have requested this, so DirectX 12 now supports NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFireX configurations.

The benefits of DirectX 12 are still the same, but now you are less likely to be GPU bottlenecked and can reach higher framerates due to the improved CPU utilization DirectX 12 offers.

• Adds utilization of DirectX 12 Asynchronous Compute, on AMD GCN 1.1 GPUs and NVIDIA Pascal-based GPUs, for improved GPU performance.
• On the latest Windows 10 version, V-sync can now be disabled (Windows Store version), and behavior of disabled V-sync has been improved (Steam version).
• Improvements to stereoscopic 3D rendering, including fixes for NIVIDA Surround and AMD Eyefinity in combination with stereoscopic 3D.
• Improved default settings for certain integrated GPUs.
• Removes the Voidhammer Shotgun for users that do not have Cold Darkness Awakens DLC or have not yet unlocked it by rescuing prisoners in Cold Darkness Awakens.
• A fix for a save issue where some game state could get lost in very rare circumstances.
• This patch force-disables the Steam Overlay when using DirectX 12. This is due to stability issues with the Steam Overlay in combination with DirectX 12. (You can re-enable with the -enablesteamoverlay launch argument)
• A fix for crashes with VXAO enabled on NVIDIA GTX1080 cards.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #8 - Build 1.0.751.5 - 11 October 2016:

• "Blood Ties" single player story. Explore Lara's childhood home in an hour of new Story Mode game play, and uncover a family mystery that will change her life forever.
• "Lara's Nightmare" Mode. Lara's worst nightmares come alive as hordes of the undead overrun her childhood home.
• "Extreme Survivor" difficulty setting that will severely limit your save points, crafting materials, resources, ammunition, and health.
• 20 Year Celebration Content: Five classic Lara Croft skins as well as a reimagined outfit and gun that pays tribute to Lara's trip to Antarctica in Tomb Raider III.
• Infected NPC Cards have been added to Remnant Resistance and Endurance Mode.
• Additional Season Pass Content:

Apex Predator Pack, Hope’s Bastion Pack, Remnant Resistance Pack, Sparrowhawk Pack, Tactical Survivor Pack

• Endurance Mode Co-Op

Rebalanced the single player Endurance experience and added a new Season 2 leaderboard.

• Added a safeguard to prevent Lara's radio from being removed from her inventory.
• Added a safeguard to allow the player to turn in the Gulag Recon quest if the mission giver was unresponsive.
• Added a safeguard to prevent the challenge lanterns in Baba Yaga from disappearing.
• Fixed an issue that could lock out player control when turning in a mission in the Soviet Installation.
• Fixed an issue where the final cutscene would not trigger if a portable object was aimed while entering the tomb.
• Steam overlay in DX12 is now enabled by default, you can still disable it in your Steam settings if desirable.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #9 - Build 1.0.753.1 - 18 October 2016:

• The Valiant Explorer Pack is now granted to all Season Pass holders.
• Fixed a problem where incorrect achievements were unlocked.
• Fixed the Season Pass description on the Marketplace.
• Reduced stutters when playing in DX12, especially when playing Croft Manor.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

• Patch #10 - Build 1.0.753.2 - 25 October 2016:

• Added options to control voice chat in Endurance Co-op Mode.
• Possibility to disable sending voice chat as well as control the volume of incoming voice chat.
• Selling cards when using the mouse is improved to prevent accidentally selling the wrong card.
• Accepting an invitation for online play when you don't own the Endurance Add-on will now pop up a proper message.

Patches and Updates for Lara Croft Games

This is a list of updates and patches for the Lara Croft Games:

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

There have been multiple patches for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

• Version 1.01 - 23 November 2010:

• Online Co-Op play added! Play online with your friends as either Lara or Totec.
• Improvements to in-game mouse/keyboard and gamepad controls
• Improvements to overall performance and stability
• Additional audio and visual polish

• Version 1.02 - 24 November 2010:

• This patch fixes the bug in online co-op play where for people playing Totec, Lara keeps shooting in the same direction.

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

Patches dor Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris:

• Version 1.1, Build 240.4, 19 December 2014

• Osiris has opened the way to the Sunken City in the Overworld. This area is to the south-east of the central Shrine of Osiris across a new bridge! This region contains Overworld challenges and as yet sealed entrances to future Tombs...
• Fixed a crash when picking up the machine gun weapon on the bridge in the first tomb.
• Fixed an issue where players were able to unequip the staff in single player.
• Fixed an issue with player colors in the text chat.
• Fixed issues with fullscreen and exclusive fullscreen settings.
• Fixed an issue where spamming the "Open Inventory" button while changing tabs would cause a crash.
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck when clicking the mouse when on the character selection screen when the timer hit 0.

• Version 1.2, 17 December 2014

• the Overworld has been expanded to incorporate the Sunken Chapel of Sobek section. There are two new Obelisks for the two DLC packs, Icy Death Pack and Twisted Gears Pack.

Patches and Updates for Mobile Games

The following is a list of Patches for Mobile games. These patches are distributed via the corresponding app stores. Because of the way these updates are applied it is often difficult to find information on the different patch levels or builds, meaning that this list is probably incomplete!

Lara Croft: Relic Run

Main article: Lara Croft: Relic Run Version History

As of June 2016 there have been 14 updates for Lara Croft: Relic Run. The game has evolved quite a lot from the original release.

Lara Croft GO

There have been multiple patches for Lara Croft GO; sadly no complete history is available on any of the stores.

• Version 2.0.5.4105

• A whole new adventure!
• 26 new puzzles in a mysterious new location – the Cave of Fire
• 1 new mechanic that changes enemy behavior completely
• New set of gems to discover: obsidian stones
• 2 new artifacts to collect
• 2 new costumes
• New achievements
• New snapshot feature added
• Support for Traditional Chinese
• Language selection menu added