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- Tomb Raider
- Matrox Mystique Accelerated Version 1.03
- September 4, 1997
-
- This is the update patch to the RETAIL version of Tomb Raider. This patch
- will accelerate Tomb Raider on the Matrox Mystique/Mystique 220 cards. We
- didn't think that it was possible, but we now have a Tomb Raider patch for a
- 2MB Mystique/Mystique 220 card!! This is the first 2MB Hardware Accelerated
- port of the Tomb Raider game! Note that the Tomb Raider patch works in a
- double buffered, hardware Z-buffer, 16bpp color mode. Hence, in order to
- allow such a game with all its amazing worlds and textures to work on a 2MB
- card, the game runs in a 512x384 resolution. Owners of a Mystique/Mystique
- 220 card of 4MB or 8MB configuration will have an advantage of running at a
- resolution of 640x480. Owners of a Mystique/Mystique 220 card of 4MB or 8MB
- configuration who wish to run the game in a 512x384 resolution can set an
- environment variable; 'set mtx_lowres=1' before running the game. Doing a
- 'set mtx_lowres=0' or 'set mtx_lowres=' will make the game work in 640x480
- again.
-
- If you own a 4MB Mystique/Mystique 220 card with a Rainbow Runner module, you
- can see this patch run to TV OUT by setting an environment variable;
- 'set msi_rr_out=1' before running it. You must have previously installed the
- Rainbow Runner software for Win95. Also, since the Rainbow Runner module
- cannot display a 512x384 resolution out to TV, 2MB Mystique/Mystique 220 users
- will not be able to run this Tomb Raider patch out to their TV.
-
-
- Known problems:
-
- [1] Sometimes, when bringing up the 'Control' option from the Tomb Raider
- inventory ring, the game might behave strangely and cause the system to crash.
- This does not usually happen in the Title screen but mainly during the game
- itself (when pressing Escape to select the 'Control' inventory option).
-
- [2] Certain Joysticks cause the game to behave strangely; such as Lara moving
- around in a circle on her own. Please disconnect the Joystick in this case.
-
-
- Changes since last version:
-
- [1] The last version had problems running on systems with Cyrix CPUs.
- [2] This patch now works fine on the Matrox Mystique 220 card.
-
-
- Installing the MGA Mystique/Mystique 220 patch for Tomb Raider:
-
- 1) Install the original game. If installing under Win95, the game will then
- run automatically after the installation is complete. Please exit the game at
- this point as the Mystique patch is not yet enabled.
-
- 2) Unzip the tomb_mys.zip file in your Tomb Raider game directory. The
- tomb.exe file should be overwritten and this tomb_mys.txt file will be added.
-
- 3) When under Win95, using the AutoRun feature of the Tomb Raider CD-ROM is
- the simplest way to run the game. One could also create a shortcut on the
- Win95 desktop. This shortcut will point to the tomb.pif file which has the
- required MS-DOS box properties. Note that switching to the Win95 desktop
- while the game is running will terminate the game. Even though all the Win95
- shortcut keys have been disabled in the tomb.pif, some keyboards still have
- the Windows Logo key that will interrupt the game and cause it to be
- terminated. This is a not a great experience if the user didn't get a chance
- to save their game! But, there exists a utility that allows the user to turn
- off the Windows Logo key while in a DOS Session. It is up to the user to find
- such a utility.
-
- 4) When running under regular DOS, run the game by just typing 'tomb'.
- Running the game under regular DOS is recommended for better performance.
-
- A note on savegames: With the Mystique Tomb Raider patch, it is possible to
- load savegames that were saved with the VGA version of Tomb Raider. But, it
- is NOT possible to do the opposite (i.e. load Mystique Tomb Raider patch
- savegames with the VGA version of Tomb Raider).
-
-
- Any questions or comments can be directed to Matrox Technical Support at
- GRAPH_TS@MATROX.COM
-