Legend PC Game – Getting Started

INSTALLING THE GAME

To install TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™, insert the game disc into your DVD-ROM drive. Then:
■ After a few seconds, the Launch Panel will appear. This program guides you through installation via onscreen prompts.

NOTE: If the Launch Panel does not appear when you insert the disc, double-click the MY COMPUTER icon, then double-click the DVD-ROM icon to display the Launch Panel.
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■ Click the START button.
■ Choose RUN from the pop-up menu.
■ Type d:\setup in the box (d: designates your DVD-ROM drive letter).
■ Click OK to begin the install program.
■ When prompted, select the path and directory on your hard drive where you want to install the game. The default is C:\Program Files\Tomb Raider – Legend, which you can change to a preferred location if you like.
■ Check the README button to view important information about TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™.

INSTALLING DIRECTX 9

To run TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™ on your PC you will need to have DirectX 9 installed.
■ Select INSTALL DIRECTX 9 from the TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™ Autorun program.
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■ Right-click on your PC’s DVD-ROM drive icon and choose EXPLORE.
■ Open the DIRECTX 9 folder and double-click on dxsetup.exe.

UNINSTALLING THE GAME

To uninstall TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™:
■ From your desktop, select Start # Programs # Eidos # Tomb Raider Legend # Uninstall Tomb Raider Legend.
■ When prompted, click YES to remove TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™ from your computer.

RUNNING TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™

IF you’re ready to start playing the game immediately after installation, check PLAY TOMB RAIDER LEGEND on the Launch Panel to start the game. To begin playing at a later date, insert the disc into the DVD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the TOMB RAIDER LEGEND™ Autorun program will appear via the AutoPlay feature.

■ Click PLAY to start the game.
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■ Select Start # Programs # Eidos # Tomb Raider Legend # Tomb Raider Legend.
■ To exit the game, click EXIT GAME.

MENU CONTROLS

You can select and adjust options from the Main Menu and from the in-game Pause menu (press ESC during play to pause).
■ Use the CURSOR KEYS to view and cycle through the game options.
■ Press ENTER or point-and-click to select an option, change a current option, confirm any changes made or progress to the next screen.
■ Press ESC in a submenu to return to the previous screen.

NOTE: See pages 5-6 for a list of game options.

START GAME

Start a new game. If saved data is present, this option changes to RESUME GAME and resumes play from the last saved checkpoint.
LOAD/SAVE
■ START NEW GAME – Start a new game.
■ LOAD PREVIOUSLY SAVED GAME – Displays a list of saved games. Select a save and press ENTER to load it.
■ REPLAY LEVEL – Displays a list of completed levels present in the loaded save. Replay the levels to collect rewards, play in other difficulty modes or attempt a Time Trial.
■ SAVE CURRENT GAME – Save your progress.

CROFT MANOR

You can visit Lara’s expansive manor via the Main Menu throughout the game. However, to gain full access you must have a saved game containing at least one completed mission. Only then will all the Manor’s secrets become available for you to discover.

OPTIONS

Press the CURSOR KEYS */@ to select an option and $/^ to change the setting. Press ENTER to confirm your Options changes, or press ESC to return to the Main Menu without change.

■ SOUND Adjust the volume of MUSIC, SFX and VOICE VOLUME.
■ DISPLAY Turn the following options ON or OFF: WIDESCREEN Select ON to enable a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio image.

NEXT GENERATION CONTENT – Select ON to turn this feature on.

FULLSCREEN EFFECTS – Select ON to turn this feature on.

DEPTH OF FIELD – Select ON to turn this feature on.

FULL-SCREEN ANTI-ALIASING – Select ON to turn this feature on.

SHADOWS – Select ON to turn this feature on.

■ CAMERA – Set the following camera options to YES or NO:
INVERT X-AXIS
INVERT Y-AXIS
AIM & BINOCS INVERT X-AXIS
AIM & BINOCS INVERT Y-AXIS

■ CONTROL – Set the following control option:
CONTROL CONFIGURATION – Remap the game controls.
RESTORE DEFAULTS – Reset to original game controls.
COMBAT MODE – Select STANDARD MOUSE, STANDARD GAMEPAD, ADVANCED HOLD, or ADVANCED TOGGLE.
VIBRATION – Turn gamepad vibration ON or OFF.
MOUSE SENSITIVITY – Use the slide bar to adjust.

■ CALIBRATION – Adjust the screen BRIGHTNESS and CONTRAST.
■ LANGUAGE – Set SUBTITLES OFF or to your preferred language.
■ DISPLAY MODE – Adjust the following options:
WIDTH – Select your preferred screen width.
HEIGHT – Dependent on selected WIDTH.
REFRESH RATE – Select your preferred screen refresh rate.

EXTRAS – Access information and bonus content within TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™. By completing levels and collecting rewards along the way, you will unlock items that you can then select and view here.

EXIT GAME – Quit TOMB RAIDER: LEGEND™ and return to your desktop.

DIFFICULTY LEVELS – When you start a new game, you’ll be prompted to select a difficulty level:
■ DIFFICULTY – Select your game difficulty level:
EXPLORER – Easy play.
ADVENTURE – Medium difficulty.
TOMB RAIDER – Advanced challenge.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING GRAPHICS AND HAVING THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE – TOMB RAIDER: LEGENDS™ uses some of the most advanced rendering techniques available today for special effects and to achieve real-time performance for a great game playing experience. The game was largely developed and tested on NVIDIA GeForce FX, 6 Series and 7 Series graphics cards and the intended experience can be more fully realized on NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series graphics hardware. On a GeForce 6800 or better you will be able to turn on all of the NVIDIA special effect features at higher resolutions in the game.

SAVING AND LOADING THE GAME

Press ESC during play to display the Pause Menu; from here you can save your progress and rewards and load a saved game.

SAVING YOUR PROGRESS

Every game level has several checkpoints to pass. The word CHECKPOINT will appear in the bottom right of the screen to inform you when Lara has passed a checkpoint. This is a good place to save your progress. Press ESC to access the Pause Menu and select SAVE. From here you can choose to create a new save game or overwrite an existing save. You can also save between checkpoints, but Lara will always appear at the most recently saved checkpoint when a save is loaded again.

NOTE: The game’s Autosave feature automatically saves Lara’s progress to the last checkpoint. Starting a new game or loading a saved game automatically overwrites the Autosave.

SAVING REWARDS

When you replay a previously completed level, you will have the option to select SAVE REWARDS to save any collected rewards to your current game.

LOADING A SAVED GAME

You can load any saved game from the Main Menu or from the in-game Pause Menu. Select LOAD, then choose a save from one of the save slots. If data is present, details of the save will be shown at screen right. Press ENTER to load and resume that game. If you have a save that was created at the end of the game, you cannot load it during gameplay. Instead, you can revisit any part of the game via the REPLAY LEVEL option (page 5) in the Main Menu.