elszgensa wrote on 2023-08-15, 16:05:
Vendest wrote on 2023-08-15, 15:29:
Tomb Raider ... w/o patch ... freezes
Just to clarify, that'd be the default, non-accelerated exe? Odd. That one should run anywhere (but look "terrible", obviously). Did you try it without the s3drun wrapper?
Btw you can switch the game to high res mode (still software rendered though) by pressing F1 just to stress the card('s memory, mostly) a bit more while troubleshooting.
1st attempt was with Fire GL1000 Pro, loading the original Tomb.exe from the install folder, the game loaded well and looked "terrible" as in very low frame rate.
2nd attempt was with S3 Virge VX, loading the same exe. game froze
3rd attempt after collecting information from this thread, I loaded the original exe (non-accelerated) then patched exe thru the S3 wrapper, game froze
Thanks for pointing out the high res mod, will have to troubleshoot further.