TLDR;
This video highlights the recent updates to the Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Gold Edition, a mod pack that enhances the game's visuals, audio, and overall experience. The updates include improved FMV quality, skybox enhancements, bug fixes in specific levels like the Barkhang Monastery, new ambient tracks, better footstep sounds, weapon model improvements, and an optional title screen modification. The Gold Edition aims to address inconsistencies and bugs present in the retail version, offering a more cohesive and visually appealing experience with higher resolution textures and detailed models.
- Enhanced FMV quality with sharper text and corrected errors.
- Improved skyboxes with seamless blending and accurate details.
- Bug fixes and texture improvements in levels like Barkhang Monastery.
- New ambient tracks for a more immersive atmosphere.
- Upgraded footstep and weapon sounds.
Introduction to the Gold Edition [0:02]
The Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Gold Edition is a mod pack created by TRJTA on X, available for download on Nexus Mods. This mod pack enhances the game with improved gameplay visuals, more realistic and high-quality sound effects, and better sound design in both cutscenes and FMVs. The Gold Edition has received recent updates, and a detailed change log is available via a link in the description for those who want to explore all the modifications.
FMV Improvements [0:54]
The FMVs in the Gold Edition have received a significant upgrade in video quality, thanks to Sonic Boom. The on-screen text is now sharper and clearer, resolving previous blurriness issues. A spelling error in the Tomb Raider 3 intro FMV has been corrected. Additionally, TRJTA has remade the intro FMV for Lara's Home using his own FMV Croft Manor model, which is now of higher quality and better matches the remastered loading screens and the in-game manor's brick colour.
Skybox Enhancements [1:56]
Several skyboxes have been improved, including those for the Greece levels, Floating Islands, and the Meteorite Cavern, incorporating work by Aleandro Skieo. These enhancements address seams and improve blending with the level's distance fog. An earlier hotfix (1.01) also saw a skybox change in the London level of Tomb Raider 3, with the removal of the London Eye because it was not present during the game's setting.
Barkhang Monastery Level Improvements [2:59]
The Barkhang Monastery level in Tomb Raider 2 has received several improvements in the 1.2 version of the Gold Edition. The flags outside the monastery now have more detailed textures. Bug fixes include resolving seams in the coloured curtains and correcting instances where prayer wheels were floating above the ground. The stone tile floor in the main hall has been enhanced to reduce texture tiling for a more natural appearance.
Ambient Tracks [3:34]
The Barkhang Monastery, Lara's home, and Venice now feature ambient tracks to enhance the atmosphere of these levels. Dozens of new, unique ambient tracks have been added to levels that previously reused or repeated them, providing more variation and a more fitting atmosphere.
Footstep Sounds [4:05]
The update includes improved footstep sounds for Tomb Raiders 1 and 2, which now work better with all surfaces. While Tomb Raider 1 and 2 do not have unique surface sounds like Tomb Raider 3, the difference between the sounds in the original release and the Gold Edition is noticeable.
Weapon Changes [4:24]
Weapons have been modified within the Gold Edition. The latest version introduces a unique Tomb Raider 3 grenade launcher while keeping the Tomb Raider 2 version intact, effectively providing two different models. The Tomb Raider 3 shotgun has been improved with a fixed version of Paul Berry's TR3 shotgun spas 12, further enhanced by TRJTA, resolving previous texture issues.
Title Screen Modification [5:00]
An optional additional mod available on Nexus Mods allows players to revert the US logos in the menus for those playing in English, without affecting gameplay.
Overall Improvements and Conclusion [5:19]
The Gold Edition offers vast improvements across various areas, addressing bugs and inconsistencies present in the retail version of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered. These include fixes to inconsistent textures and meshes, object clipping in cutscenes, and 3D model improvements. Textures have been enhanced with more detail and double the resolution, many having been remade for a more cohesive and realistic look. The video encourages viewers to explore the official version and the mod pack to discover the differences.