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Steffen Ohrendorf edited this page Sep 26, 2023 · 12 revisions

Game data importing

  • If you downloaded a ZIP file (everything except the main game), you don't need to extract it.
  • Select the game you want to run, and then select "Import Data" on the bottom right, and follow the instructions. Links for purchasing the game or downloading the necessary data will be on the right side.
  • For Sabatu's Tomb Raider, download the latest version from the link on the right side.
  • CroftEngine will download a complete PS1-like soundtrack for the main game. If your firewall asks you whether to allow internet access, choose "yes". Except for the optional coop mode, this will be the only time where this engine accesses the internet, so feel free to block it afterwards. This will only be necessary once, except when you delete your whole data folder.

Crashes

General Guidelines

In the launcher, go to the "Configuration" tab, select "Show Data Location", and grab all log files, as well as the most recent crash dump in the "crashdumps" folder.

I have a crash in Sabatu's Tomb Raider

  • If you're in City of Khamoon, there's an unfixable issue with the level data around halfway through the level. You need to do a level skip here, unfortunately. The level skip cheat is: One step forward, one stap back (hold walk!), turn 3 times, and do a jumping stand forwards.
  • If you experience crashes anywhere else or any other issue, send a bug report please.

Immediate crash after launch, no text/graphics shown

Make sure you properly imported the data. See below.

Crash after seeing some text/graphics

  • If you're using Intel graphics... Intel won't work. Don't argue, don't try, it just doesn't work. You need a dedicated graphics card. Use Windows or nVidia Control Panel to manually configure it to use the dedicated graphics card.
  • Windows Update tends to install broken AMD drivers. Go to https://www.amd.com/support and manually install a driver from there. The PRO drivers are known to not work, and the "Optional" driver versions also make troubles sometimes, and any version beyond 22.5.2 is broken. See note below about AMD driver.
  • Additionally, unfortunately the AMD graphics drivers after 22.5.2 and before 23.8.2 are totally broken. Some versions before 23.8.2 may work, but they were not tested.

Other issues

Freeze in menu

Usually an AMD driver issue. Go to https://www.amd.com/support and manually install a driver from there. The PRO drivers are known to not work, and the "Optional" driver versions also make troubles sometimes, and versions beyond 22.5.2 or before 22.8.2 are broken. See note above about AMD driver.

HD texture packs not loading

Make sure the texture pack isn't within a Windows-protected folder. This is usually your Desktop or the Program Files folders. Put your texture packs into your Documents or Downloads.

CroftEngine still selects the wrong graphics card after doing everything

Follow this guide from gearupwindows.com to choose a specific graphics card for CroftEngine. The guide is aimed for Windows 10 and 11.