Tomb Raider Legend: Upgraded - Page 7

ATombRaiderFan · 31-05-22, 06:12

The new pendant engraving looks very nice and faithfully done

DanV · 31-05-22, 16:31

Hi! I would like to try this mod. Can somebody explain what I need to download and install first? I've seen some links in the first post but I dont really understand. Thanks

Ameliorator · 31-05-22, 17:37

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Originally Posted by LateRaider

I love how it looks! I vote for this

Great work.

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Originally Posted by ATombRaiderFan

The new pendant engraving looks very nice and faithfully done

Hey I’m glad you both like it. I’ve updated the mod with the new pendant texture which can be downloaded now

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Originally Posted by DanV

Hi! I would like to try this mod. Can somebody explain what I need to download and install first? I've seen some links in the first post but I dont really understand. Thanks

Hello! I’m sorry you are having problems with this but I’m happy you’re interested in using the mod, I’ll try my best to help out. What version of the game are you using?

Ameliorator · 04-06-22, 15:51

Hi everyone, a small update for OldGen+ again. This features higher quality versions of the interface on the PDA. The signal and battery symbols were manually recreated by me:

As well as the map of Croft Manor:

The world map is now more detailed:

ATombRaiderFan · 05-06-22, 09:03

Sharper details on the PDA is a nice touch

The world map looks more accurate now. I've always found it amusing that the Arabian Peninsula was more landlocked in the vanilla map than it should've been.

tlr online · 05-06-22, 10:34

Very cool Ameliorator.

Ameliorator · 05-06-22, 14:20

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Originally Posted by tlr online

Very cool Ameliorator.

Hey, thanks for the support

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Originally Posted by ATombRaiderFan

Sharper details on the PDA is a nice touch

The world map looks more accurate now. I've always found it amusing that the Arabian Peninsula was more landlocked in the vanilla map than it should've been.

Aw thanks again and I agree, I didn't realise how weird the map looked until properly looking at it a few days ago. New Zealand being smaller than the UK? Yeah it was all a bit strange lmao

Ameliorator · 06-06-22, 22:24

Hi everyone, this is just a small post to share some interesting things I've found looking through some of the game's files.

I'm sure most of you will know that Legend was to feature a rocket launcher as a weapon and it made it quite far into development before ultimately being scrapped. In case anyone might be interested I thought I would just share what the textures for the weapon look like and also what the PDA entry for the weapon would have been:

Another interesting thing I found was what appears to be an unused scorpion texture in the level files for Peru. I can't find any beta footage or a single mention of a scorpion intended for the game so it's strange that it's there. It could have been an enemy or just decorative fodder like the birds but it's an interesting find either way:

Ameliorator · 02-09-22, 18:55

The latest update for OldGen+ is here. Kazakhstan is now completed with 58 new texture upgrades and fixes. This includes the usual higher res textures but also fixes for stretched and incorrectly flipped textures, a lighting fix, changing English text into Russian or Kazakh and changing the infirmary medical posters to be more fitting for the military setting. Here are some comparison pics:

The light here is coming from a lamp directly above so I changed the shading on the keypad texture to create accurate lighting. I also changed The "OK" key to "K" as the soldiers you speak to earlier tell you the code for the gate is K1879 but there wasn't a K on the keypad

I changed the image used for the train route map because I discovered it was a photo of the Caucus mountain range, not anywhere actually in Kazakhstan. It now uses a satellite photo of the Tian Shan range.

The bike section in this level has been infamous for it's flickering, glitched textures. ATombRaiderFan previously found a fix for this but decided against using it as deleting the problematic texture causes some of the trees in that area to turn partially invisible. After discussing it again however, I do think it's worth sacrificing a few of the trees as the glitching snow textures are just so distracting and bad looking.

INFIRMARY POSTERS COMPARISONS
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COMMAND CENTRE MAP COMPARISONS
1 | 2

LateRaider · 05-09-22, 17:42

hey i'm sorry to ask a stupid question but last time i asked, OldGen+ was just texture fixes and Legend Upgraded was HD textures. did i misunderstand and it's the opposite? do i need to use Legend Upgraded in conjunction with OldGen+ anymore?

31-05-22, 16:31	#62
DanV Historian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 488	Hi! I would like to try this mod. Can somebody explain what I need to download and install first? I've seen some links in the first post but I dont really understand. Thanks __________________ Tomb Raider Underworld = Cats-fight!

04-06-22, 15:51	#64
Ameliorator Student Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 122	OldGen+ Version 3.2 Hi everyone, a small update for OldGen+ again. This features higher quality versions of the interface on the PDA. The signal and battery symbols were manually recreated by me: As well as the map of Croft Manor: The world map is now more detailed:

06-06-22, 22:24	#68
Ameliorator Student Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 122	Legend Beta Items Hi everyone, this is just a small post to share some interesting things I've found looking through some of the game's files. I'm sure most of you will know that Legend was to feature a rocket launcher as a weapon and it made it quite far into development before ultimately being scrapped. In case anyone might be interested I thought I would just share what the textures for the weapon look like and also what the PDA entry for the weapon would have been: Another interesting thing I found was what appears to be an unused scorpion texture in the level files for Peru. I can't find any beta footage or a single mention of a scorpion intended for the game so it's strange that it's there. It could have been an enemy or just decorative fodder like the birds but it's an interesting find either way:

02-09-22, 18:55	#69
Ameliorator Student Join Date: Aug 2021 Posts: 122	OldGen+ Version 4.0 The latest update for OldGen+ is here. Kazakhstan is now completed with 58 new texture upgrades and fixes. This includes the usual higher res textures but also fixes for stretched and incorrectly flipped textures, a lighting fix, changing English text into Russian or Kazakh and changing the infirmary medical posters to be more fitting for the military setting. Here are some comparison pics: The light here is coming from a lamp directly above so I changed the shading on the keypad texture to create accurate lighting. I also changed The "OK" key to "K" as the soldiers you speak to earlier tell you the code for the gate is K1879 but there wasn't a K on the keypad I changed the image used for the train route map because I discovered it was a photo of the Caucus mountain range, not anywhere actually in Kazakhstan. It now uses a satellite photo of the Tian Shan range. The bike section in this level has been infamous for it's flickering, glitched textures. ATombRaiderFan previously found a fix for this but decided against using it as deleting the problematic texture causes some of the trees in that area to turn partially invisible. After discussing it again however, I do think it's worth sacrificing a few of the trees as the glitching snow textures are just so distracting and bad looking. INFIRMARY POSTERS COMPARISONS 1 \| 2 COMMAND CENTRE MAP COMPARISONS 1 \| 2 Last edited by Ameliorator; 03-02-23 at 00:22.

05-09-22, 17:42	#70
LateRaider Professor Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 3,589	hey i'm sorry to ask a stupid question but last time i asked, OldGen+ was just texture fixes and Legend Upgraded was HD textures. did i misunderstand and it's the opposite? do i need to use Legend Upgraded in conjunction with OldGen+ anymore? __________________ Tomb Raider Forums member #54094 - Always late to the party

31-05-22, 06:12	#61
ATombRaiderFan Explorer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 552	The new pendant engraving looks very nice and faithfully done

05-06-22, 09:03	#65
ATombRaiderFan Explorer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 552	Sharper details on the PDA is a nice touch The world map looks more accurate now. I've always found it amusing that the Arabian Peninsula was more landlocked in the vanilla map than it should've been.

05-06-22, 10:34	#66
tlr online Administrator Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,721	Very cool Ameliorator.