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This is a FAQ for Tomb Raider 1,
however, most of the items here are applicable for, but some
items are irrelevant for Unfinished Business.
General rules:
Don't use QEMM. Disable or reduce
the frequency of any system agents, i.e. TSR, screen savers,
virus programs, etc.
Disable SMARTDRIVE and DOSKEY.
If you have OS/2, make sure you
have version 4 or above and are using the DOS session.
SCSI device owners: On some
occasions, Tomb Raider will not run at all due to the interface
incompatibility. We regret to inform you that their wont be
any patches for this problem.
If you own a PnP type sound card,
please get the most recent DOS sound drivers from the
manufacturer.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS:
1)
Controllers: Joystick and Gamepads, Icons spin, No Controls.
2)
Configuring the Joystick/Gamepad.
3) Sound
Issues, Red Book Audio, Sound Detection.
4) Display
Blackouts, Image Incompatibility, Mesh Graphics, Animations, FMV
(full motion video).
5) CDROM
drives faster than 4x, long pauses, Read Error, Vibrations.
6) 3D Video
Cards.
7) Where to
get hints and Our Codes.
8) What
operating systems are supported?
9) Where is
the background music?
10) How to
exit.
11) Why is
there sound cutouts in the German version?
12) Can I
run it on a 486?
13) SEGA
Saturn version users.
14) How to
get high resolution or SVGA mode.
15) Can I
copy the whole game to the hard drive?
16) Disable
the autorun and examining files.
17) Save
File Issues.
18) Error
Messages.
19) Tomb
Raider Story Line Synopsis.
ANSWERS:
1)
Controllers: Joystick and Gamepads, Icons spin, No Controls.
Spinning icons or
sudden movements is attributed to the games incompatibility with
your joystick/gamepad or game port. Power down your computer and
unplug the joystick/gamepad then turn on the computer and play
the game. Regardless of the recommendation below, if the problems
continue to persist, then the game is not compatible with the
device.
Diamond Edge 2000 and
3000 series video card has a sega gameport included, the only
solution is to disable this port manually. We suggest you
carefully do so as it may render your card useless if handled
incorrectly.
Diamond 3D Rage and
the menu ring just keeps on spinning:
You will need to get
the latest drivers for the card from Diamond (Version 2.21). This
will give you a new Tab in the Display Adapter Properties that
controls your Joystick Port on the card. You will need to disable
the joystick ports. If you have problems you will need to contact
Diamond Technical Support to set the card up properly.
How to disable the
EDGE 3D Digital game port in DOS:
From the WINDOWS
directory, edit DOSSTART.BAT. You will see the following:
SET NVJOY=ON SET
NVMIDI=P330 SET NVDIR=C:\EDGE3D NVWINDIR=C:\WINDOWS
C:\EDGE3D\DOS\RM.EXE
Change the SET
NVJOY=ON to SET NVJOY=OFF. This disables the EDGE 3D game port in
DOS. Save the file and exit. Restart the system in MS-DOS mode
for the changes to take effect. To enable the game port once
again for the EDGE 3D, simply reverse the procedure.
GRAVIS Grip owners,
Gamepad Pro or Grip system, use the multiport v1.2, the old
multiport drivers, not the new ones.
If you have a CH
Gamepad, use the speed adjustable driver in the autoexec.bat.
CH Gameport: Please
install the DOS driver. You can get a copy from their website for
updated versions.
Gravis Gamepad Pro
users, in Win95 only, you can use the profiler or multiport
drivers. Or for either Win95 or DOS, on the underside of the pad,
make sure the selector is set to 1-player mode only.
To set up the GRAVIS
Grip Key program: set from regular keyboard keys and put them on
the game pad, save it as "Tombraider.GKS" or any other
name with .GKS extension. Make sure the Tombraider.GKS (Grip Key
Set) is "Configured" in File/configure GRIP. Then hit
the "!" icon on the toolbar (8'th from the left) and it
should be in the bottom right conner. Load the game. To download
the upgrade for the GRIP KEY 2.10:
http://www.gravis.com/files/pc/joystick/grip/GRIP210A.ZIP
or
http://www.gravis.com/files/pc/joystick/grip/GRIP210B.ZIP
-Contributor: Van
Hoesen
Microsoft Sidewinder
Gamepad: This pad will not work if you use the Sound Blaster
AWE32 sound card.
KNOWN JOYSTICKS THAT
CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS:
THRUSMASTER T2/T1
STEERING WHEEL
MS SIDWINDER PRO
THRUSTMASTER 2 JS
GRAVIS THUNDERBIRD I
THRUSTMASTER F15E
TALON
LOGITECH WINGMAN
How to change the
keyboard control keys, avoiding the Windows 95 key:
From the Main Title
screen, select the Control icon. Use the left or right arrow in
order for the name to display User defined keys. Use
the down or up arrow to select the action commands you want then
hit Enter, the box should move to the left. You can now select
which keyboard key you want to use for this particular action.
NOTE: the Default Keys can never be changed.
Regardless of any new keys you selected under User defined keys,
you will be able to use those keys at the same time. Flashing
cursor indicates that you have selected 1 keyboard key for two or
more actions. Another option to disable the Windows 95 key is to
get a shareware utility from Microsoft that disables the Win95
key.
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2)
Configuring the Joystick/Gamepad Devices:
To use the gamepad or
joystick, go to the Main Title screen, select the Control icon,
and go to the user defined keys. Arrow to the action you want,
hit Enter, the box should move to the left, then hit any button.
Ignore the forward, backward, right, and left since it will be
defaulted to the stick. Also, no calibration will appear.
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3)
Sound Issues, Red Book Audio, Sound Detection.
General Sound
Installation if Auto Detect does not work or no sound in the
game:
If you have Windows
95:
From the Start
menu, select Shut down
Choose restart
in MSDOS MODE
For all users:
Type D: on the prompt
(assuming your cdrom drive letter is D:)
Type 'install'
When you see the
Sound Setup Screen, select Continue.
Choose Save Settings
Let the Installation
continue
The game will play so
skip all the animations by pressing ESC.
Exit the game by
opening the book or passport with the Enter key, the right arrow
until you see Exit To Title.
From the C:\tombraid
(default directory)
Type the command
'setup'
Choose 'manual
select.'
Below is a list of
sound cards and settings you will need to manually set:
(For all Sound
Blaster type sound cards, any model, use the following setting as
defaults:
Address/Port: 220,
IRQ: 5, DMA: 1)
Compaq Computers
using SoundBlaster 16/AWE32, set to SoundBlaster Pro.
SoundBlaster 16 PnP
or AWE PnP, manually set the sound card. (We highly recommend you
get the DOS drivers from Creative Labs.)
NEC Ready Series
Computers, use Soundblaster.
IBM MWave DSP Sound
Card/Modem, add this line to your config.sys:
device=c:\mww\manager\dwcfgmg.sys
(directory path may vary)
Applies to Acer and
IBM Aptiva Computers.
1. From Windows 95,
choose START.
2. Choose
"Run."
3. In the
"Open" box, type SYSEDIT and press ENTER.
4. Click on the
Window that says CONFIG.SYS
5. Add the following
line, if it isnt present, device=c:\mww\manager\dwcfgmg.sys
6. Click on file|exit
and save when the programs asks you.
Click
on START|Shutdown|Restart Computer and then click YES.
Select Restart
Computer in MS DOS Mode and then click YES.
Once you are in
DOS change to your CD-ROM by typing either D: or G:
When you have a
D:\ or G:\ prompt type INSTALL and press the enter key.
When Tomb Raider
Setup menu comes up choose Set Up Sound.
At Sound Setup
chose manually select sound card.
Chose Sound
Blaster , Port 220, DMA 1, IRQ 5. Then chose test.
If you heard
Lara say, "Right, Lets go adventuring!",
chose Continue.
Chose save
settings. At this point the game will load. After you go
through the introduction exit the game. Once you hav the
DOS prompt, type exit and press enter, Windows will now
restart.
After Windows has
started, double click on My Computer Icon, then double click on
the CD-ROM drive the game should now start with no problem.
HP computers using
Yamaha sound cards in Win95:
in the Autoexec.bat
file, REM the SET BLASTER line, reboot
HP Pavilion PC with
the Yamaha OPL3-SA, shut down to DOS, manually select the Sound
Blaster.
PACKARD BELL
COMPUTERs, use Sound Blaster.
YAHAMA OPL3 SOUND
Card, use SOUND BLASTER
Yamaha OPL3sa audio
device: select MS Sound System, Port 530, DMA 1.
COMPAQ computers with
ESS AUDIO: select ESS AUDIO using similar Sound Blaster settings.
SONY computers:
select Sound Blaster.
RAP 10 sound cards:
be cautious when you configure the setting, the game does not
support this card.
Gravis Ultrasound
Card: After you have installed the game, either from DOS or
Win95, edit the HMISET.CFG in the Tombraid dir. Under the
[DIGITAL] section, look for the line: DEVICEID = ...
If you manually set
or autodetect the sound card for Gravis Ultrasound, this number
should be 0xe024. Change this to the following: DEVICEID=0xe023
(changing the number from 24 to 23).
Do not run sound
setup anymore but you must run the game from DOS.
-Contributor: Andrew
Liebeskind
Make sure your SCSI
jumpers and IRQ's are configured properly and are not conflicting
with any other devices. Also, for all sound cards, check that the
AUTOEXEC.BAT has the proper configured settings in the SET
BLASTER and SET SOUND lines.
For sound or
background music, if it plays in DOS, use DOS exclusively; if it
works in Win95, use Win95. In you are able to play in DOS but
want to keep Win95 running, you can create a shortcut by right
clicking TOMB.EXE then select 'Shortcut'. Right click on the
shortcut icon and select 'Properties'. Click on the 'Program' tab
then select 'Advanced'. Choose 'MsDos Mode' and click 'Use
current.....configuration'.
If you get an error
message: "...sound is already in use
by another
program...", shut down to DOS and manually set the sound
card, as described from the top.
If you have the demo
and the sound setting was working and now your full game version
does not, copy the HMISET.CFG from the demo directory into your
full game directory.
No music in any
animations and the Main Title Screen: This problem has been found
in computers using SCSI devices (SCSI cdroms) or the drive letter
is greater than D. Right now, the only solution is to plug an RCA
audio cable from the cdrom headset jack to the audio input of
sound card. This is the same with the PnP and second sound
daughterboards.
Creative Labs Plug
and Play Sound card and Windows 95:
You will need to
install the DOS drivers for the Sound Blaster 16. To obtain these
driver, do a web search for Creative Labs. If you dont have
Internet access, call Creative Labs Technical Support at (405)
742-6622.
Dell Latitude Laptop
Computer: Your sound card is most likely the ESS Audio Drive.
"Manually Select Sound Card" and use ESS Audio Drive,
Your port setting is 220, Your DMA will be 1, and IRQ is 5.
Hewlett-Packard ,
Windows 95, and Tomb Raider:
CAUSE: Tomb Raider
operates in a Virtual DOS Machine under Windows 95. If there is a
SET BLASTER statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the sound drivers
for Tomb Raider will not install properly.
SOLUTION: The
following steps describe how to edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
REMark the SET BLASTER statement, and configure the sound driver
for Tomb Raider:
1. From Windows 95,
choose START.
2. Choose
"Run."
3. In the
"Open" box, type SYSEDIT and press ENTER.
4. Locate the
AUTOEXEC.BAT window and select using the mouse.
5. Use the arrow keys
to place the cursor in front of the statement:
SET BLASTER=A220 I5
D1 T4
6. Type REM in front
of this statement so it looks like this:
REM SET BLASTER=A220
I5 D1 T4
7. Choose
"X" to close the AUTOEXEC.BAT window.
8. When you see
Save Current Changes, Choose the YES button.
9. Select the
"X" to close the System Configuration Editor (SYSEDIT).
10. Choose START,
then select "Shutdown."
11. Select
"Restart the Computer" and choose "Yes."
12. Allow the
computer to restart and load Windows 95.
13. Place the Tomb
Raider CD in the CD Drive.
14. The Tomb Raider
software will start automatically.
NOTE: If you have an
HP Pavilion PC Model 7270, double-click on "My
Computer" and double-click the mouse on the
"Tombraider" icon to start the Tomb Raider program.
15. At the Tomb
Raider start menu, select "Sound Setup" and press
ENTER.
16. Select
"Manually Select Card" and press ENTER.
Select
"Sound Blaster Pro" and press ENTER. Select
"220" and press ENTER.
Select
"1" and press ENTER. And finally, select
"5" and press ENTER.
19. Select
"Test" and press ENTER.
You should hear a
voice saying, "Right, let's go adventuring."
20. Select
"Continue" and press ENTER. Then select "Save
Settings" and press ENTER.
The game will start
and sound should now be heard.
NOTE: If you complete
these steps and no sound or partial sound is heard (for example,
you can hear music but cannot hear WAV files), you may need to
remove the Sound driver in the Windows 95 Device Manager, then
restart Windows 95 and allow Windows 95 to Plug and Play and
reinstall the default Sound driver.
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4)
Display Blackouts, Image Incompatibility, Mesh Graphics,
Animations, FMV (full motion video).
GENERAL CHECKLIST:
-Disable DOSKEY
drivers
-Service Pak 2, Rev
B, or OEM SR2, the game will not work.
-Windows NT will not
work with the game.
-486 machines: Tomb
Raider may work if your video card contains more than 2MB of
VRAM.
Display Problems:
Change the refresh rates on monitors to at least 72 Mhz and run
the Universal driver.
If your screen locks
up, is distorted, or only shows a certain section, then run these
programs/drivers before installing or playing the game:
1) the univesa driver
that came with the cd or through our ftp site, or
2) a DOS UNIVBE
shareware driver, you can download one from www.scitechsoft.com,
or
3) using a commercial
application called a Power2Play Utility program.
If you have a black
screen upon running the installation or tomb executables: run any
of the above programs, disable any TSR's, and do all the steps in
DOS.
Known cards that
requires VESA drivers:
STB Velocity 3D
Diamond Stealth 64
Imagine Series 128 se
Diamond 2000 or 3000
series cards (some, not all)
Matrox Millenium with
Gravis Ultrasound card
STB Video Rage
Tseng ET4000
OAK TECH MODEL 87
W/TRIDENT 81DAC CHIPSET.
STB LIGHTSPEED 128
DIAMOND STEALTH 128
DIAMOND 3D RAGE VIDEO
CARD.
MATROX MILLENIUM
Hercules Dynamite
128.
Possible problems
with these setups:
Cirrus logic 5430/40
PCI and AZT2316/R sound card.
Diamond EDGE 3D Video
Adapter and TYAN Tomcat Motherboard
Diamond TELECOMMANDER
Sound/Modem card
STB Velocity 3D
If you are loading
UNIVBE and do not get any animations or a black screen, disable
this driver.
If you have the Tseng
ET4000 video card, use the TLIVESA driver from Tseng.
Matrox Millenium
cards: run the command "uvcongif.exe /s28" from the
Matrox directory using the Martrox MGA series drivers.
-Contributor: Chris
S2 chipset owners,
please get the latest drivers from S3.
MATROX MYSTIQUE VIDEO
CARD AND THE COLORS ARE ALL WRONG: press the F1 key, refer to
page 4 of the manual.
Number 9 video card
and no FMV: go to www.scitechsoft.com web site and download the
DOS UNIVBE (Display Doctor) shareware program.
Cirrus Logic 7555
with compressed graphics: same as Number 9 above.
Orchid Righteous 3D:
revision "D" cards with SEC memory had a few production
problems. Please consult Orchid for a patch.
Can not initialize
FMV player: possible solution is to open the CD-ROM drive door
and close it as the game goes to a black screen.
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5)
CDROM drives faster than 4x, long pauses, Read Error, Vibrations.
GENERAL RULES:
Having a DOS drivers
for your CDROM drive solve most of problems you encounter with
regards to CD audio and video. If you dont have this driver
or unsure, please contact your CDROM or computer maker for more
assistance.
If you have a CDROM
drive faster than a 4x, using a 4x DOS driver also alleviates
incompatibilities. Again, consult the CDROM or computer maker for
more information.
Problems:
cannot initialize FMV
device
vibrations
Possible fixes:
Obtain the latest
drivers from the CDROM manufacturer. Most of them are available
on the web site.
NEC CDROM Drive: You
must use an older NEC_IDE.SYS DOS driver, dated prior to December
1994. -Contributor: Jeff
TOSHIBA CDROM Drives
and Other CDROM Drives greater than 4X:
There are multiple
problems with the Toshiba drives or fast CDROM drives and this
game such as long pauses, loss of the red book audio, and loss of
save files. To this date, we don't have any fix, just a possible
solution. We are currently investigating the cause of this
conflict. These are possible solutions:
Changing the DOS
driver from the TAISATAP.SYS to the Toshiba 4X driver
D011v109.sys (an Oak Technology driver). -Contributor: CLEVE
Red Book Audio: After
you restart the computer, run the game screen and select Sound
Setup. Redo the sound settings until the TEST option work. (Note:
If you had to shut down to DOS, then you would run SETUP.) After
you complete the sound setup, run the game.
Loss of Red Book
Audio:
When you get to the
Main Title Screen and you don't hear any sound, you need to
reinstall doing the following:
Delete a file in your
C: drive called Tombpath.bat. After this, run the installer from
your cdrom and do everything similar to what you did before,
including the correct directory path. The files will be
overwritten but any save files will not. You can also delete the
entire Tombraid directory and the Tombpath.bat file then
reinstall. If you have any save files, just place them in a
temporary directory.
If you have multiple
CDROM drives, make sure the CDROM you use to play the game is the
first drive the game will look, i.e. its ID number is the first
among all CDROM drives.
Another solutions:
Disable smartdrv and add "buffer=30"
'S_Loadlevel(): Could
not open
.. Error:
This error is one of
the main cause of these drives. The solution stated above is the
only known workaround. Having known these problems, we will try
to investigate and attempt to fix this problem.
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6)
3D Video Cards.
You may have noticed
why we only support 3DFX, Rendition, and Mystique chipsets. The
reason for this is that their software engineers have worked
closely with our developers to create such a patch. Possible
additions to this lineup is highly unlikely because of our next
project, Tomb Raider II.
List of 3DFX cards:
Diamond Monster 3D
Orchid Righteous 3D
List of Rendition
cards:
Creative Labs 3D
Blaster
Intergraph Reactor
Sierra On-Line
Screamin 3D
Canopus Total 3D
and
MATROX Mystique 2MB
and 4MB cards.
For 3DFX cards:
Black screen and
white line around gun shots: Disable the VGA Palette Snoop option
in the Bios. We recommend this only if you are familiar with your
BIOS, consult the manual or the computer maker.
Pink colors: You are
using a prototype 3DFX board, please use a production board.
RENDITION cards:
If you get a message:
"COULD NOT OPEN VERITE ERROR CODE 50:01", please make
sure you have installed the VERITE drivers. If you did not get
any software along with your video card, check from your source
or the manufacturer itself.
Orchid Righteous 3D:
revision "D" cards with SEC memory had a few production
problems. Please consult Orchid for a patch. -Contributor: steven
Creative Labs 3D
BLASTER DOESNT PLAY : DOWNLOAD THE LATEST 3D BLASTER BIOS
UPDATE FROM CREATIVE LABS WEB SITE or through their support line.
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7.
Where to get hints.
EIDOS Interactive
does not provide hints or live hint lines. A 900 number listed in
the manual or a strategy guide is the only available option for
those you need game play assistance. If you live in Canada or has
the 900 blocking, your only option is to purchase the strategy
guide from computer stores or bookstores. If no one has it, you
can call the publisher at 415-372-9489, Dimension Publishing.
Below are all the
codes that we know and we do not provide any support.
PC Cheat Codes
Level Skip Code :
While in a level do the following with Lara: Walk one
step forward (using
the walk key), take one step backward, turn around 3 full times
(doesn't matter which
direction), and then do a Forward jump.
All Weapons Code :
While in a level do the following with Lara: Walk
one step forward
(using the walk key), take one step backward, turn around 3 full
times (doesn't matter
which direction), and then do a Backward jump.
Sony Playstation
(PSX) Codes
All Guns and Full
Ammo Code : While in the game go into
your inventory and
press LOOK, DRAW GUNS, STEP RIGHT,
STEP LEFT, STEP LEFT,
STEP RIGHT, ROLL, then LOOK. This
gives you all the
guns(Magnums, Shotgun, and Uzi's) with full ammo for each.
SEGA Saturn Cheat
Codes
Level Skip Code
:Pause the game and go into the last page of
the passport. Once
there, press Z,Y,Z,Y,X,X,X, Start. Then press
C and you'll skip to
the next level.
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8)
What operating systems are supported?
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
Tomb Raider was not
designed to run with Windows NT, any version, even using the DOS
shell. You have to create a dual boot system to enable DOS or
Windows 95. Also, if you have the Windows 95 Service Pack 2 or
OEM SP2, the game may not run
properly since we did
not test this new OS. No MACINTOSH version of the game will be
made at all.
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9.
Where is the background music?
Background Music only
occurs during the animated sequences, Main Title Screen, and
Laras action such discovering a secret room or is in
danger. Sound effects are gunshots, movement collision,
footsteps, grunts, and animal sounds. The DOS/WIN 95 version only
contains 9 audio tracks. You can listen to these tracks using
your CD audio controller. The Sony and Saturn versions contain
more audio tracks. This was a design decision.
Below is a summary of
each track in the DOS/WIN 95 version:
Track 1: Data files
for the whole game
Track 2: Background
music for the Main Title Screen
Track 3: Ambient
music
Track 4: Another
ambient sound
Track 5: Introduction
sound
Track 6: Another
sound
Track 7: Natla and
Lara's dialogue after the Great Pyramid Level
Track 8: Lara and
Larson's dialogue after LEVEL 4
Track 9: Lara places
the scion, after Natla's Mine
Track 10: Lara is
reading the hieroglyphics, after Tomb of Tihocan level.
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10.
How to exit.
To exit the game,
hit ESC, arrow down to the Passport and hit Enter. Arrow right
one or two times and select Exit to Title then hit
Enter. This will take you to the Main Title Screen, select
Passport again, arrow right and select Exit then hit Enter.
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11.
Why is there sound cutouts in the German version?
The initial
production copies of the German CD version had some problems
running the sound effects and/or the red book audio. There are
new production copies available; therefore, we suggest that you
replace your copy with the new copies. Please consult the manual
for details or contact our UK office. You may email our US
support line for more information at: techsupp@eidos.com.
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12.
Can I run it on a 486?
We do not recommend
running the game with a 486 processor regardless of the speed,
yes even at 100MHz. That is because the animated sequences will
not run, only a squeech sound or hissing noise. In addition, the
graphics will be slow. We were able to run it at VGA with reduce
screen size on a 15" monitor which was adequate for general
gameplay but difficult to find small places or hideaways. If your
video card has 2MB or more VRAM, you may be able to play all the
animations.
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13.
SEGA Saturn version users.
There are 2 issues
you need to remember:
a) If you are trying
to load a save game, just tap the button lightly,
this will bring up
the save screen. If you press it too hard, the save
screen will not be
displayed.
b) The black line or
band to the side of the screen is not a bug but an
inherent problem
with the Saturn system. The width of this band is only
at most one inch or
2.5 cm
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14.
How to get high resolution or SVGA mode.
To get SVGA mode,
press F1 when you are in the game. This will let you switch modes
between VGA and SVGA. If in SVGA mode your speed is slow, press
F2 to reduce the screen size. F3 to increase it back. Refer to
the manual, page 4, for more keyboard commands.
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15.
Can I copy the whole game to the hard drive?
You cannot copy the
full game to your hard drive because the game is programmed to
installed about 1MB of files to your hard drive and look for the
data files from the CDROM. We felt this helps reduce the overhead
of data installed to the hard drive and prevent piracy.
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16.
Disable the Autorun and examining files.
To prevent the
Autorun feature to execute when you insert the CD, simply hold
the Shift KEY until the CD is loaded. If you want to open the CD
to examine its contents, just click with the Right-Mouse-Button.
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17.
Save File Issues.
If you find yourself
loosing your save files, unable to Save or Load game files, or
unable to save the settings, make sure you have installed the
game properly. If you are playing the game from the CDROM, you
cannot write any files to it. If you are unable to install
because of sound problems, please refer to #3 of this FAQ for
more information.
Playing Lara and her
double: A bug exists in this level that occurs randomly, to save
in this area: Go to the entrance and jump up to the outside
direction, slide back into the room and the double will now act
as before. Wait again until the door on the other side opens. If
not you will have a dead double lying around somewhere in the
room and the exit door stays closed. Afterwards, save the game.
Don't save in between.
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18.
Error Messages.
"Cannot
allocate Real Mode buffer, Memory allocation error: Cannot start
COMMAND, exiting"
There are two
possible solutions to this message;
1. You have a 486
CPU and the game requires a Pentium 60 or greater to run. you
will not be able to run Tomb Raider on your Computer.
2. You have a DOS
system. Tomb Raider requires at least 6.5 megabytes of EMS memory
and at l at least 580 kilobytes of conventional memory to run.
You will need to create a boot disk to get the game to run. You
will need to make sure that your EMM386.EXE line has RAM and not
NOEMS. Also, you will want to REM your mouse line in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
"Cannot access
D:\DATA\LEVEL5.PHD".
"Tomb Raider
Core Design Nov. __ (05 or 21) 1996 (Time)
Level __
(E:\data\level_.phd) is version _______. (This game code is
version 32). Levels
2 and 4 and version #'s 7941664 and 10998396."
"Cannot access
D:\DATA\LEVEL5.PHD" and then
"Please insert
the Tomb Raider CD" (one has to eject the CD, reinsert it,
let it spin up, and then reload Tomb Raider.)
S_LoadLevel( ):
Could not open E:\data\level12.phd
Not ready reading
drive E
Abort, Retry, Fail?
PLEASE: Refer to the
CDROM section, FAQ #5, for more information on possible
solutions.
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19.
Tomb Raider Story Line Synopsis.
Introduction:
A nuclear explosion
in Los Alamos, New Mexico hurled a piece of artifact to the sky
where it landed in an undisclosed desert valley. From a hotel in
Calcutta, Larson delivers a message to Lara Croft using a laptop
computer link, live from Natla's office. Lara is given the job of
finding an artifact called the Scion. The artifact supposedly
contains " unknown powers" from Atlantis. Her first
task is to go to Peru and into the City of Qualopec, an ancient
Incan city, and find the first piece of the Scion.
First Level:
Along with a guide,
Lara finds the entrance to the lost city. Upon opening the huge
doors, several wolves attack the guide. After Lara killed all the
wolves and found the guide dead, she enters the opening when the
doors suddenly closes behind her.
First Cut Scene
(after the Tomb of Qualopec level):
Larson tells Lara
that Natla has sent Pierre to find the other 2 pieces of the
Scion, disclosing the location, St. Francis' Folly. Afterwards,
Larson tries to put the hurt on Lara but she gets the better of
him. Lara goes to Natla's headquarters, breaks in and looks for
the information on where to get the next piece of the Scion.
Second Cut Scene
(after the Tomb of Tihocan level):
Lara is reading an
Egyptian hieroglyphics both from the wall and the cover of a
tomb. After holding the 2 pieces of the Scion together, she is
suddenly pulled into a dream about Atlantis; a scene of ancient
rituals. The dream shows her where the last piece is located...
in the ruins of ancient Egypt. Riding a motorcycle, she heads
speedily to find the last piece.
Third Cut Scene
(after the Sanctuary of the Scion level):
Coming out of the
cave and blinded by the sun, Natla's hired companions sneak up on
Lara. One of them, the Cowboy, takes Lara's pistols and the 3
pieces of the Scion. The Cowboy shows the Scion to Natla and she
orders them to kill Lara. However, Lara eludes them by jumping
off the cliff into the river. Once Natla and her companions drive
away, Lara rides her motorcycle and chases them. She then arrives
by a pier, finding out that Natla's party have boarded a yacht
and are about to leave. Using her bike, she speeds up towards
shore and jumps into the water, swimming towards the yacht,
avoiding Natla's bodyguards and sneaking aboard the boat. Once in
the boat, she goes inside a stow away and sleeps. When she wakes
up, the yacht has stopped next to an island.
Natla's Mines:
The scene begins
with Natla placing the Scion in an ancient table, suspended by a
magnetic field, when it suddenly turns and activates a count down
timer. The mountain collapses revealing the pyramid of Atlantis.
The Great Pyramid:
As Lara approaches
the same table where Natla placed the scion earlier, she falls
into another dream; rituals of the old Atlantis with Natla being
accused of stealing the Scion for personal powers. When she steps
back, Natla confronts her regarding the power of the Scion. As
the countdown elapses, Lara pulls the pistols when Natla pushes
here towards the edge. Lara manages to grab the ledge on the
opposite side while Natla falls to her death. Suddenly, the piece
on top of the wall moves.
Ending:
When Lara escapes
from the Pyramid, Atlantis explodes. As our heroine swims towards
the yacht and drives away, our story ends.
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