Tomb Raider 3 - Beta, October 5 1998 - Page 2

Maverin · 09-01-19, 18:12

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Originally Posted by NoahCrofRaider

I agree, they give a bigger voice to the mythology in some of these levels. I found “Jungle Ruins” to be more fitting than just “Jungle”, and “Temple of Shiva” to have a nicer touch than “Temple Ruins”.

It’s unfortunate the majority of these weren’t kept.

I also agree. These are very tiny details that, when added up, can make quite the difference in how a game gets perceived.

Zolee · 09-01-19, 19:34

Oh wow, nice to see these differences. Thanks for sharing!

New Dwight · 09-01-19, 21:42

This is amazing, I love taking a trip down memory lane, TR3 being a favorite. thanks for posting.

Ruu11 · 09-01-19, 22:29

Is just me or Antartica looks way better in its beta version???
Very interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing!!

Sardoc · 09-01-19, 23:18

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Originally Posted by TombRaiderTim

I think it was too much going on and they got in the way of things during the cutscene but you do see them briefly in the official release before Willard flings himself in the pit for a few seconds.

I think they look great, and if I get the time, I'll try to find that version and see if they can be modded back.

TombRaiderTim · 09-01-19, 23:36

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Originally Posted by Sardoc

I think they look great, and if I get the time, I'll try to find that version and see if they can be modded back.

It should not take much, I think the objects are still in the cutscene file.

Mokono · 09-01-19, 23:49

Thank you, jonathanrij, for sharing this with the community

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Kirishima · 10-01-19, 03:27

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Originally Posted by Ruu11

Is just me or Antartica looks way better in its beta version???
Very interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing!!

I agree, but I think they changed a bunch of things so as not to push the engine too much and hide some graphical issues. I'm not even sure if those chunks of ice have any collision applied to them (I did not read the description, so I could be wrong).

georgekgr · 10-01-19, 21:27

is there any download link available, so we could play the beta levels?

New Dwight · 11-01-19, 01:28

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Originally Posted by georgekgr

is there any download link available, so we could play the beta levels?

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Originally Posted by jonathanrij

(I'd advice you to search for it yourself rather than asking for it here.)

Even though I tried looking for it and found 0 results.

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