Changelog
0.8.2 - 2019-05-26
TR2Main bugfixes
- Background capture is redesigned, now it’s fast again (broken since v0.8.0).
- Background capture is processed only when required (broken since v0.8.0).
- Fixed PlayStation styled field of view (broken since v0.8.0).
0.8.1 - 2018-10-21
The original game bugfixes
- Fixed texture corruption after FMV scenes.
- Fixed the game hangup if the game window is closed on the statistics screen.
TR2Main bugfixes
- Level statistics background properly fades out now (broken since v0.8.0).
0.8.0 - 2018-09-25
New features
- Added automatic blocking of incompatible video modes that caused the game to crash.
- The resolution limit is set to 2048x2048, since DirectX 5 cannot handle more.
- Changed the default aspect ratio from 1:1 to 4:3 for the windowed mode with the “any aspect” in the setup dialog.
- Added support for HD PCX images (up to 2048x2048). The original game supported only 640x480 images.
- Added stretch limit control for background picture (optional feature).
- Added PNG/JPEG/BMP images support (hardware renderer required).
- Added PIX folder for automatic management of pictures with different aspect ratios.
- Added PNG screenshots with date-time filename format (optional feature). TGA/PCX screenshots retained the sequential filename format.
- Added setting to specify a user directory for saving screenshots files.
- Added edge padding instead of UV adjustment for background textures.
- Now “end” picture is used for the final statistics background.
- Added fade in/out between scenes.
- Added TR1 styled transparent inventory background for hardware renderer (optional feature). This background is also used for level statistics like in the PlayStation version even if not set as inventory background.
- Text box requester line height is slightly reduced to be more compact.
- Added PlayStation styled inventory text box (optional feature).
The original game bugfixes
- Fixed the original game bug when the health bar is visible at the beginning of the final bath scene.
- Screenshots now work properly in the windowed mode in modern Windows systems.
- Screen tearing does not affect screenshots for the windowed mode anymore.
- Fixed an issue where the final bath scene is cut off. Now it fades out like in the PlayStation version.
- Text box frame is slightly adjusted to fill gaps in the corners.
TR2Main bugfixes
- Fixed incorrect underwater fog settings (broken since v0.4.0).
- Fixed a minor issue related with clipping of round shadows (broken since v0.7.0).
- Fixed clipping of animated background textures (broken since v0.3.0).
0.7.0 - 2018-07-28
New features
- Added round shadows instead of octagonal (optional feature).
The original game bugfixes
- Fixed shadow clipping if the Z-Buffer is turned on.
- Fixed a rare bug that caused black sprites to appear in bright rooms.
TR2Main bugfixes
- Fixed a bug that caused invisibility of pitch black sprites (broken since v0.4.0).
0.6.0 - 2018-02-24
New features
- Custom HUD scaling options separated for the inventory and in-game (optional feature).
The original game bugfixes
- The size of the active screen area should always be 1.0 for credits and final statistics.
TR2Main bugfixes
- Health bar coordinates slightly corrected in the inventory for the PlayStation position style (broken since v0.5.0).
0.5.0 - 2018-02-17
New features
- Improved optimization of the perspective correction for the software renderer (up to 2x faster than the original game code)
- Text is unstretched for any display modes.
- Added automatic scaling of text box borders depending on the current screen resolution.
- Added automatic scaling of the assault course timer depending on the current screen resolution.
- The best results of assault course are saved in the registry and are not reset after relaunching the game.
- The health/air bar accuracy increased for higher resolutions.
- Added PlayStation styled health bar position (optional feature).
- Added custom HUD scaling options (optional feature).
- Added simplified gradient health/air bars (optional feature; hardware renderer and Z-Buffer required).
The original game bugfixes
- Fixed texel adjustment if the renderer is changed by Shift+F12 hotkey.
- Fixed untextured polygon sorting for the software renderer.
- Other minor bugfixes of the renderer.
TR2Main bugfixes
- Fixed cheat sequences (broken since v0.1.0).
0.4.0 - 2018-01-05
New features
- Added draw distance and fog settings (optional feature).
TR2Main bugfixes
- Fixed texture minification filtering (broken since v0.1.0).
- Fixed Z-Buffer for animated background of the inventory (broken since v0.3.0).
- Fixed “Select level” option (broken since v0.1.0).
0.3.0 - 2018-01-03
New features
- Added PlayStation styled field of view (optional feature).
- Added PlayStation styled gradient health/air bars (optional feature; hardware renderer and Z-Buffer required).
- Added PlayStation styled (animated) background of the inventory (optional feature; hardware renderer required).
- Tiled static background of the inventory is unstretched for any display modes.
The original game bugfixes
- Fixed a rare game crash occurring when exiting the game while playing CD Audio.
TR2Main bugfixes
- Fixed back-face culling if the Z-Buffer is turned on (broken since v0.1.0).
- Fixed a bug that prevented collecting more than one item of each type in the inventory (broken since v0.1.0).
- Fixed a minor bug with looped tracks in the PaulD’s CD Audio solution code (broken since v0.2.0).
0.2.0 - 2017-12-31
New features
- The TGA screenshot captures the game window instead of the whole screen in the case of windowed mode.
- Added PaulD’s CD Audio solution. Now the game supports cdaudio.mp3 / cdaudio.dat music package. Just put it into audio folder in the game installation directory.
The original game bugfixes
- Fixed default/custom keyboard layout conflicts when starting the game without visiting the controls menu.
TR2Main bugfixes
- Z-Buffer depth priority reverted to original 16/24/32/8 due to the “CreateZBuffer” errors on some systems (broken since v0.1.0).
- Screenshot key is set to BackSpace (previously it was PrintScreen) to fix problems on some systems (broken since v0.1.0).
- Fixed CD Audio synchronization bug (broken since v0.1.0).
0.1.0 - 2017-12-25
New features
- Added NoCD patch. It is required that the DATA and FMV folders are located in the game installation folder, and not on the CD.
- Added automatic adjustment of aspect ratio and field of view, depending on the current screen resolution.
- Added automatic scaling of picked up items depending on the current screen resolution.
- Added automatic scaling of secrets (dragons) in the level statistics menu depending on the current screen resolution.
- Added automatic scaling of the health/air bars depending on the current screen resolution.
- Video modes in the setup dialog are now sorted by depth, width and height.
- Screenshot files are now created in the screenshots subfolder, not the game installation folder itself.
- TGA screenshots are now available for 24/32-bit video modes. Not just for 16-bit video modes, as it was in the original game.
- Screenshot key is set to PrintScreen. In the original game, it’s set to the S key, which makes it unacceptable to map S key with another action.
Z-Buffer depth priority set to 32/24/16/8 bits to improve rendering quality if a 32-bit Z-Buffer is available. In the original game, it is 16/24/32/8 (reverted in v0.2.0).
The original game bugfixes
- Fixed incorrect parameters of the game window, leading to the appearance of unwanted borders in full screen mode.
- The default music volume level is set to 10/10. In the original game, the default value is 165/10, which leads to the absence of music until the volume level is adjusted in the game menu.
- Fixed the low ceiling jump bug that was present in the early releases of the Tomb Raider II. In later versions, Core Design fixed it.
- Fixed a bug that caused some graphic objects to disappear or flicker if the Z-Buffer is turned off.
- Fixed a bug leading to a non-responsive keyboard when switching to another Windows application or launching a game using Wine under Linux.
- Removed repeating actions caused by a single hotkey keystroke (F1, F2, F12, Screenshot key). One keystroke - one action!
- Fixed the problem when the game overwrites the screenshot files made in previous launches of the game.
- Fixed unsafe memory management in the screenshot function, which caused the game to crash at higher screen resolutions.
- Fixed incorrect TGA screenshot creation. In the original game, the bottom line of pixels is filled with junk.