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Tomb Raider |OT| Lara's Misfortune
- Thread starter Fracas
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I believe it'll sync the next time you go online.
I dun goofed. I made sure Steam was offline and completely shut down (went to task manager to close all operations). I booted it up after I was connected to my VPN. I updated Tomb Raider to launch.
Then when it was done, I went into Offline Mode (I didn't launch it yet). Then I disconnected from VPN. When I tried to launch it (keep in mind i'm still in offline mode) - it launches, however when I click the "options" button in the menu, shit crashes.
Hmmmm.
Going to restart Steam with my VPN on, then launch it and do your steps.
D
Deleted member 10571
Unconfirmed Member
Man, I wonder if this will run on my machine. Tempted as fuck to try though.
edit screw it, 36 euros? Bought.
edit screw it, 36 euros? Bought.
Krappadizzle
Member
Well, I have one as well (GTX 460) but as you say, this isn't PhysX. Maybe the actual game runs better than the benchmark with TressFX on. I'll see in a bit. I made the mistake of VPN into Japan and then launching game and choosing to download the optional videos, so now I'm waiting for the 2.2 Gb download of optional videos at 500kb/s speeds. Only 30 more mins. now. Hopefully during actual gameplay TressFx doesn't give the hit that the benchmark indicates it does.
Made the same mistake you made. Just launch game again on a VPN connection and then go offline on steam. Problem solved.
Coolbgdog12
Member
Is it supposed to be updating when unlocked?? This is what I did exactly.
I had steam on so I just exited steam. I then connected to VPNgates.com's AUS server and then relaunched steam. Tomb Raider then showed "Play" and I hit that and now it's updating and the minutes are just piling up to over an hour. wtf?
I had steam on so I just exited steam. I then connected to VPNgates.com's AUS server and then relaunched steam. Tomb Raider then showed "Play" and I hit that and now it's updating and the minutes are just piling up to over an hour. wtf?
Krappadizzle
Member
It has to download a tiny bit of data. Took me about 15 mins. myself. Hours though? Maybe try connecting to a different VPN such as Japan. Understand that you are essentially using your internet to connect to a server in another country and then surfing/downloading through that server/vm so speeds won't be blazing fast.
Progress.
Coolbgdog12
Member
Well It just hung for a sec so I closed it and relaunched it. This time while it was updating I disconnected the VPN and switched back to my main IP. It still is downloading though...
Edit: It seems to be faster now this way.
So far this game looks amazing. I'm running it on a GTX680 SLI maxed out, getting 65-77 FPS pretty constant. 2560x1600 too.
My only gripe is the TressFX looks ridiculous. I mean, there are times where I'm blown away by it. But then it will also flutter around too much, even when there isn't wind. Like in the opening scene of the game, the hair was just going nuts.
Maybe it's because I have VSYNC off and it effects the physics, but the hair was going insane.
My only gripe is the TressFX looks ridiculous. I mean, there are times where I'm blown away by it. But then it will also flutter around too much, even when there isn't wind. Like in the opening scene of the game, the hair was just going nuts.
Maybe it's because I have VSYNC off and it effects the physics, but the hair was going insane.
tiny raptor
Member
do you feel like the hair's behavior causes dissonance with the narrative? all that dirt and mud, plus, would hair really be so flamboyant on an island where everything wants to give Lara a haircut and a half?
AlimNassor
Banned
You turned it into a personal attack on him. Accusing him of hating every game.
Krappadizzle
Member
Do you not know Derrick? It's kind of a running gag.
EteRnal PAL
Member
Found this one and it has button prompts to confirm which one is 360 and which one is PS3, which CVG comparison did not - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULoDY3uoeI8
Yeah, and people find it easier to accuse him of hating everything rather than discussing what he's saying. Seems silly. I'd much rather people focus on what Derrick says rather than his negativity.
SlasherJPC
Banned
That's pretty hard when he blantantly has a dislike for almost every big release and some of the titles he does praise (Spec Ops The Line) he does sorely for the story telling and theme and not the actually gameplay. So while it's nice to see what debbie downer has to say in a "looking at it through the worst eyes" scenario. It still gets on some peoples nerves.
Spec Ops had pretty solid TPS gameplay, above average even due to the increased difficulty over most shooters and the fact that enemies actually use some basic form of tactics.
It's everyone else who strangely bashes the gameplay for being absolute shit. I'm not sure what TPS those people play in that case.
Krappadizzle
Member
Not that I'd like the focus of this to be on him, but he say's he hates most games or finds reasons as to why they displease them. There's nothing wrong with that. If you want to focus on what he says, well, that's what he says. So it's not a big deal that someone said he hates most games.
back ot:
Does anyone know what the optional Steam download for the movies are? Is it just the trailers that were released over the last few years or is it something applied in-game. Does the game use any pre-rendered scenes at all?
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
The combat scenario design in Spec Ops is "absolute shit" and this becomes abundantly clear on the harder difficulties. It's clown car design at it's worst.
Zumblakladla
Banned
One screen from me.
Krappadizzle
Member
One screen from me.
That looks great. Does 45 fps feel pretty good or is it pretty noticeable not having that 60 fps?
Then ignore him? Not that hard. If what he says doesn't hold value for you, why get annoyed?
One screen from me.
That looks pretty great.
One screen from me.
That looks amazing. All that detail on her face...
Zumblakladla
Banned
Its mostly 55ish, with really rare drops to 40s. It only drops below 50 when there's "close up" scenes with Lara hair and that's it. In regular gameplay its 55+ almost every time.
My PC:
i5 3570k 4.3GHz
8gb of RAM
7970 1050/1450
My only complaint is about facial animations :/ they sux.
One screen from me.
Stunning. Is she wearing warpaint?
tiny raptor
Member
So I'm trying to follow these steps, but when I try to go in offline mode with the game running, it says it can't restart Steam in offline mode until I close Tomb Raider.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
15 2500
680
8GB ram
I am getting an error that shuts down the game at the same spot every time. After you arrive on the island and pick up the backpack with the matches and walkie talkie. Anyone else experiencing this?
680
8GB ram
I am getting an error that shuts down the game at the same spot every time. After you arrive on the island and pick up the backpack with the matches and walkie talkie. Anyone else experiencing this?
If you've launched the game once, you can exit out of it and put steam in offline mode. Launch the game again and it'll be fine.
glitch glithchy mac glitch
Laura in the space
i actually fall to the infinity and didn't die
need patch quickly
Don't worry, if you fall in you just end up landing near a volcano in the desert of Eddy County, New Mexico.
::imagines a modern gaming version of Riven:: ::gets sad::
Krappadizzle
Member
Close Tomb Raider. Then put steam in offline mode. Start Tomb Raider back up and play.
SlasherJPC
Banned
I enjoy your posts, don't get me wrong. I just trying to explain as an example. I thought Spec Ops was average at best gameplay and scenario wise, but the story did push it way above some other games in this case. Though I'm not sure some would agree.
I'm eager to see your actually posts on Tomb Raider once you play it.
sublime085
Member
I got mine a few days ago.
I feel so stupid asking and I'm guessing I must have missed a tutorial. But in the very beginning in the cave when you have to click left right left right before the boulder crushes you (the guy is grabbing your leg) I have no idea what they are asking me to do. I don't have a controller so I'm using my keyboard. I'm doing left right etc then this circle appears and I don't know what they are asking me to push.
Edit: never mind looking at the options the symbol is action which is F key.
Edit: never mind looking at the options the symbol is action which is F key.
Someone else mentioned they VPN'ed to Japan and was able to launch it. I can't verify myself, but you can give that a try on Incloak.
GenoZStriker
Neo Member
glitch glithchy mac glitch
The Great Wall of Rain
Laura in the space
i actually fall to the infinity and didn't die
need patch quickly
shoutouts to Utorrent ^_^. Hopefully that does not happen to me.
AlimNassor
Banned
I know him.
Zumblakladla
Banned
One more 
Hair is just... beautiful
Hair is just... beautiful
D
Deleted member 10571
Unconfirmed Member
Is there some "Wow, you're really THAT dense?" explanation for VPN stuff? I dun wanna break stuff
Baconsammy
Banned
It's easy to dismiss people that hate games without ever having experienced them first hand. Don't want to be dismissed so easily, then don't act like that. The reverse is true as well. People that tell you something is unquestionably awesome without ever having played it are hard to take seriously too.
lol, its not what you think, i have legit steam copy
the torrent for anime and stuff
But it's okay to like a game without playing it, right?
Baconsammy
Banned
It's OK to be excited about a game, sure. I edited my post to include people that are the opposite of Derek as well. I can't take them seriously either.