Weird Glitch in Last Revelation

[nvidia raider]

Hi all

I'm new to the forum, but I have a new problem that seems to be growing among some Last Revelation players. This is where the game refuses to play at any resolution other than 640*480 in 16 bit. Any other res and it kicks you out as it loads. Peformance seems really poor in game in large rooms at this res too. If you change in game resolution, while the game is running, the graphics distort, the walls are pulled towards the centre of the screen...though Lara can still run around the environment.

I've got an nVidia geforce 3 graphics card (else 920 64mb ddr), and have reproduced the fault on a nvidia geforce 2mx, geforce 2 gts, and geforce2 mx400, all running the same drivers. I've emailed edios but I think their techy guys are scratching their heads over this one. I've worked in research and development with Graphics cards and I've never seen anything like it...it's effecting many of my fellow raiders across the globe too (but only nvidia cards). I've tried a multitude of drivers with no joy. I've also tried all tomb raider patches available

my spec is
athlon 900 (t-bird)
Chaintech via kt-133 motherboard
256mb sdram
40gb quantum fireball as hdd
pionner dvd rom
64mb else gladic 920 64mb geforce 3 ddr

Anyone else out there had similar problems? I'd say it's my card...but then I've seen others do exactly the same, and everything else (like 3d mark 2001, and all other Tomb Raider titles) runs awsome

Any help or advice very much appreciated...this is my favorite of the Tomb Raider series http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

I can post if pic if wanted...or email the screen shots of the problem

Dave (nvidia raider)

[tlr online]

nvidia raider. welcome to the forum! If you could give me the driver version you're using at present, then I'll have all the info I need to number-crunch this problem and attempt a resolution.

Once again, welcome! ;)

[nvidia raider]

Thanks http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

My driver revision is 21.81 from Elsa. I've also tried 21.83 drivers (nvidia detenator ones), 22.70 (beta drivers :D ) and 12.41 drivers that originally came with my Geforce 3 card. I've done some more research and managed to reproduce the fault on an Ati Radoen 64mb ddr too running thier latest drivers.

As a secondary question, I noted that somewhere it says that the Geforce 3 can play tomb raider in glide without using glidos...I've tried...but cant get it to work right, does anybody know if this is true?

Thanks

Dave (nvidia raider)

[peterfle]

H

I am also experiencing problems. In my case TR3 und TRC are running fine without problems. But TR4 can only be used in 640x480x16. These are all european versions of the games.
Some information about my system: Windows ME, Via KT266 chipset w latest VIA 4in1, nvidia geForce 2 MX 400 w Detonator 21.83, DirectX 8. I've tried both Win2000 und XP patches,
but to no avail.

Petergame is running, the graphics distort, the walls are pulled towards the centre of the screen...though Lara can still run around the environment.

[ 09 November 2001: Message edited by: peterfle ]
Hi,

I am also experiencing problems. In my case TR3 und TRC are running fine without problems. But TR4 can only be used in 640x480x16. These are all european versions of the games.
Some information about my system: Windows ME, Via KT266 chipset w latest VIA 4in1, nvidia geForce 2 MX 400 w Detonator 21.83, DirectX 8. I've tried both Win2000 und XP patches,
but to no avail.

Peter

[ 09 November 2001: Message edited by: peterfle ]

[peterfle]

Sorry about the garbage in my post, but the textarea in my Browser is only some millimeters big. This is perhaps an IE6 issue?

[tlr online]

no issues with IE6 that I'm aware of, using it here also.

O.K. thanks to you both for the info, I'm investigating this problem and will return to this thread ASAP.

[Aquahutch]

I just installed TR4 for the first time today and I have the exact same problem. Anything besides 640x480x16 and I get sent back to the desktop with no error messages at all. My specs:

1.4 Ghz Athlon
Abit KT7A-RAID motherboard with latest VIA 4-in-one drivers
256M RAM
GeForce 2 Ultra w/newest Detonator XP drivers
SBLive! Value sound card
Windows '98
DirectX 8.0a

I've tried running with and without the latest TR4 patch with no luck.
Also, I tried installing that .dll fix that you can download from eidos.com for TR4 but that didn't make any difference.

[ 13 November 2001: Message edited by: Aquahutch ]

[Poke]

I KNOW!!!!! Disable FMV!!!! That is the problem!

[ReLiC71UK]

And another one...

I just bought TLR from Makro (of all places!), and it only cost me £7.99. 'Bargain!' I thought, but no. I get it home and istall it. Set it up and nothing, just back to Windows after the load bar is filled. :eek:

It's a 1.2GHz Athlon
256MB RAM
Hercules Prophet 3DIII - Titanium 500
built in SoundBlaster PCI 128
DirectX 8.1
up to date drivers for everything.

HELP! I loved this game on the Dreamcast, and I just wanna play it on the PC soooooooo
much. Hehe, mostly because I'm better at the keyboard than the joypad!

Any help GREATLY appreciated.

ReLiC71UK

[nvidia raider]

Hi all

I'm continuing on my pursual of this problem. Thankyou to poke who correctly pointed out that the game will start with fmv's disabled. The graphic glicthes and performance problems seem to remain on the systems I have tried it with but it is an improvement http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

There is a new driver from nvidia (version 23.11) which fixes some compatibility issues highlighed in recent games, though it doesnt appear to have fixed the problems associated with Tomb Raider LR :rolleyes: If anyone else has tried this new driver and had success I'd be keen to know. I'm setting up a test bed with a series of cards next week, and I'm gonna roll through the whole set to see if I can find a solution http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

I recommened 12.41 drivers from nvidia as I've now got them to work correctly on atleast one system, but this option wont work for those of you with the newer series of nvidia cards (such as the geforce 3 500 ti and 200 Ti) because they are not included in the driver set.

In the mean time anyone else experiencing this please post...if enough of us experience the problem then nvida or edios will have to fix the problem http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

I'll keep everyone updated

Thanks

Nvidia Raider (Dave) http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[KitnaIsntHappy]

I just got it running now.
Drivers - 23.11
Card - T-Bird 900
OS - Win XP Pro
Just disable fmv and it runs. I noticed no Graphical errors. I cannot however get my controller working in XP. I have a Microsoft Sidewinder (Not USB). I have it working fine in 98SE in TR4, and I have it running fine in XP for other games, just not TR4. Any Ideas???
Cheers

[KitnaIsntHappy]

Card - T-Bird 900 ??? Am I Crazy http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Card - GeForce II MX (Hercules)
CPU - T-Bird 900