07-07-20, 03:04 | #1 |
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Open Tomb not starting up
For some reason, when I click on the opentomb.exe A window opens and then closes without any error message shown. I already copied all of the necessary game files to the appropriate folders for each of the Tomb Raider games, but still Open Tomb won't start up, just seeing a window open and close. What could be the problem here? Or is it an outdated program to create and edit TR levels?
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07-07-20, 08:50 | #2 |
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I think you may be confusing things. OpenTomb is not a level editor, it's a fan-made game engine made for playing classic TR levels and custom levels. It doesn't allow to make levels in it, though. If you want to actually make custom levels (not play them), you have 4 options:
Out of the above options, the only one maintained and actively supported (bugfixes, features) is TombEditor. However with all tools you can make levels of good quality, the choice is yours which one you'd like to use. Last edited by Krystian; 07-07-20 at 09:51. |
07-07-20, 09:29 | #3 |
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Oh ok, thanks for the info. But why does Open Tomb not wanting to start? A window opens and then closes after I click on the opentomb.exe without any error message.
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07-07-20, 09:48 | #4 |
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Usually the best way to get OpenTomb to work is to compile it yourself. If you have Win10, here is a post describing how you can compile it using Cmake: https://www.tombraiderforums.com/sho...postcount=2358
With various exes floating around you have no certainty which platform it was meant to target. OpenTomb is still in development and by no means "finished", so there are no "standard" compiled binaries afaik. |
07-07-20, 10:00 | #5 |
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Oh wow, thanks again! You're awesome! And by the looks of it for editing and creating TR1-TR5 fan missions, the best editor you just mention is DXtre3d. It has just about everything in one complete package. Even though, this is not related to Open Tomb in this thread, but it does help me in a way to choose which level editor to play and create TR fan missions. No need to search for a Tomb Raider fan mission loader either.
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07-07-20, 14:03 | #6 | |
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09-07-20, 19:53 | #7 |
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I agree, Dxtre3d is the most complete package for creating and editing existing Tomb Raider levels. The other editors you mentioned have limited support or lots of bugs/issues that cannot be fixed unfortunately.
Last edited by mcmike1489; 09-07-20 at 19:55. |
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