TRII Gold error

Titak · 23-04-12, 18:23

Hi there!
I just played through the first level of TR2 Gold only to get presented with an error when you are supposed to jump from the first to the second level.
The statistics appear onscreen just fine but when I press Enter to proceed I get this:

I'm running this game on Windows XP, installed it using an official game CD.

Btw, weren't these levels available for download?
A legal download I mean?
If so then perhaps someone could point me in that direction and I could try that tomb2.exe?

Or is there a patch (fixed tomb2.exe) or something?

The original TR2 game runs fine.
Installed the same way as these Gold levels.

Any ideas?

Jami393 · 23-04-12, 18:31

Try re-installing the game to see if that fixes the error you are getting.

Spong · 23-04-12, 18:53

I think you need to download and run the multipatch to update the TR2 .exe and get it working again. That's what's said in the Common Problems section at the very bottom of this TRHub page...

Quote:

The game crashes with an error stating that you need a new version of tomb2.exe
Download the Tomb Raider Series XP/Vista Multipatch (Download - Freeware) and update TRII.

Mytly · 23-04-12, 19:51

boat.TR2? None of the Gold levels is called that.

Anyway, the full version of the Gold level can be downloaded from here, so you could try that and see if it works.

rr_carroll · 24-04-12, 08:51

Similar posts were made years ago, though I remember them as being for TR2. I believe you'll be OK if you wait about 30 seconds before you try to go to the next level.

"boat.TR2" is the name of the data file for the Venice level in the regular TR2 game ("venice.TR2" is for Bartoli's Hideout).

I play Golden Mask using the second disk from the Tomb Raider II Gold set on WinXP, so I know it's possible. But I don't recall what I did to overcome this.

Titak · 24-04-12, 13:41

^
I'm also using that disk.
No matter what I try it keeps asking for a new tomb2.exe.
Which is weird in itself if you ask me because the exe for TR2 Gold is called tr2gold.exe.

I seem to remember having had this issue before but it might as well have been with somethign else.
So I'm not even sure.

Quote:

The game crashes with an error stating that you need a new version of tomb2.exe
Download the Tomb Raider Series XP/Vista Multipatch (Download - Freeware) and update TRII.

TRupdate did not work.
There's no patch for TR2 Gold in it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mytly

Anyway, the full version of the Gold level can be downloaded from here, so you could try that and see if it works.

I'll try this instead.
Thanks.

Titak · 24-04-12, 13:55

Okay, tried to install the downloadable version where I always install games: in the "D://Games" folder. Setup crashed and the game did not install.
So I tried to install using the default path that the setup indicates: the game got installed just fine.
So I copied my savegames into the newly installed TR2 Gold folder.
The jump to the next level worked like a charm so my Lara has finally reached that level.

Now get this:
I copied the savegames from the newly installed game, including the one I made at the beginning of the second level, back to the original installation and ran the game using the TR2 Gold CD and this original installation.
Loaded the new savegame and voila! It works!
So, I'm a bit confused right now.

But oh well, at least I can continue playing the game!!!!

Thanks for all the help people!

The Great Chi · 24-04-12, 14:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by rr_carroll

Similar posts were made years ago, though I remember them as being for TR2. I believe you'll be OK if you wait about 30 seconds before you try to go to the next level..

This is correct.

For TR2 and TR2gold on winXP and win7, you do have to wait on the end stastistics screen for around 30 seconds, till the next level is uploaded, then press enter to continue to the next level.

Titak · 24-04-12, 14:35

Never had to do that with TRII which I finished replaying a couple of weeks ago.
But I'll keep it in mind when I get to the leveljump to the next level.

rr_carroll · 24-04-12, 14:51

So glad you can play on, I enjoyed the Golden Mask levels. I like mysteries, but I also like solving them, damn.

Edit: Here's an old post about boat.TR2.

http://www.tombraiderforums.com/show...TR2#post882660

23-04-12, 18:23	#1
Titak Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Drenthe, The Netherlands Posts: 22,480	TRII Gold error Hi there! I just played through the first level of TR2 Gold only to get presented with an error when you are supposed to jump from the first to the second level. The statistics appear onscreen just fine but when I press Enter to proceed I get this: I'm running this game on Windows XP, installed it using an official game CD. Btw, weren't these levels available for download? A legal download I mean? If so then perhaps someone could point me in that direction and I could try that tomb2.exe? Or is there a patch (fixed tomb2.exe) or something? The original TR2 game runs fine. Installed the same way as these Gold levels. Any ideas? __________________ If it walks like a duck and if it quacks like a duck, it is a duck.

23-04-12, 18:31	#2
Jami393 Tomb Raider Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: England Posts: 12,343	Try re-installing the game to see if that fixes the error you are getting. __________________ A survivor is born on March 5th 2013.

24-04-12, 13:55	#7
Titak Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Drenthe, The Netherlands Posts: 22,480	Okay, tried to install the downloadable version where I always install games: in the "D://Games" folder. Setup crashed and the game did not install. So I tried to install using the default path that the setup indicates: the game got installed just fine. So I copied my savegames into the newly installed TR2 Gold folder. The jump to the next level worked like a charm so my Lara has finally reached that level. Now get this: I copied the savegames from the newly installed game, including the one I made at the beginning of the second level, back to the original installation and ran the game using the TR2 Gold CD and this original installation. Loaded the new savegame and voila! It works! So, I'm a bit confused right now. But oh well, at least I can continue playing the game!!!! Thanks for all the help people! __________________ If it walks like a duck and if it quacks like a duck, it is a duck.

24-04-12, 14:35	#9
Titak Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Drenthe, The Netherlands Posts: 22,480	Never had to do that with TRII which I finished replaying a couple of weeks ago. But I'll keep it in mind when I get to the leveljump to the next level. __________________ If it walks like a duck and if it quacks like a duck, it is a duck.

24-04-12, 14:51	#10
rr_carroll Bug Scientist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Posts: 7,182	So glad you can play on, I enjoyed the Golden Mask levels. I like mysteries, but I also like solving them, damn. Edit: Here's an old post about boat.TR2. http://www.tombraiderforums.com/show...TR2#post882660 Last edited by rr_carroll; 24-04-12 at 15:00.

23-04-12, 19:51	#4
Mytly Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: In the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy Posts: 13,238	boat.TR2? None of the Gold levels is called that. Anyway, the full version of the Gold level can be downloaded from here, so you could try that and see if it works.

24-04-12, 08:51	#5
rr_carroll Bug Scientist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Posts: 7,182	Similar posts were made years ago, though I remember them as being for TR2. I believe you'll be OK if you wait about 30 seconds before you try to go to the next level. "boat.TR2" is the name of the data file for the Venice level in the regular TR2 game ("venice.TR2" is for Bartoli's Hideout). I play Golden Mask using the second disk from the Tomb Raider II Gold set on WinXP, so I know it's possible. But I don't recall what I did to overcome this.