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Rise of the Tomb Raider - DirectX 12 Option Appears On The Game's Launcher

It appears that Nixxes is currently working on a DX12 update for the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider. As you may have heard, a DX12 .dll file was included in the PC version of the game. And while the game does not currently support Microsoft’s latest API, the first PC patch that was recently released added a hidden new DX12 option to the game’s launcher.

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SniperControl2998d ago

Awesome indeed, just ordered a GTX980ti to replace my GTX970 SLI setup, cant wait to give the new Nvid features a try.

ninsigma2998d ago

Out of curiosity, why not wait until pascal release to upgrade??

SniperControl2998d ago (Edited 2998d ago )

@ninsigma

I did look into pascale, but release date is still unconfirmed and the top end card(to match the 980ti) will most likely start around £700 - £800, which is outside of my price range.

Also, i am selling my 970's to counteract the price of the 980ti and those things are tumbling in price on a daily basis, the more i wait for pascale, the more i will have to pay extra, if you know what i mean.

ninsigma2998d ago

Yeah that's fair enough. The 980ti will serve you well I'm sure and you can add a second later on.

LightofDarkness2998d ago (Edited 2998d ago )

Pascal looks like it's having yield issues (again), I'd be surprised if we saw a release any time before the end of the year. Even then, I imagine supply will be low and prices high.

I did the same as you, SniperControl, and have no regrets (did it in July). SLI is too fiddly with new releases and seems to be getting less and less support.

iNcRiMiNaTi2998d ago (Edited 2998d ago )

@LightofDarkness

Sigh...you just crushed my hopes bro. I've been waiting for pascal so I can replace my 980 but then you just waltz in here and bring bad news like that

There is no light in you....just darkness :(

ninsigma2998d ago

@light
Rumour at the moment is an April reveal/release but if they're having issues then I have no problem with them waiting until the end of the year or early next year. As of right now, my dual 970 is not much worse than the 980 ti so I don't really see a point in upgrading until a single card can sufficiently beat my sli which should hopefully be pascal whenever it releases.

@incr
Your 980 is a damn good card and will hold you over until pascal releases without a doubt.

iNcRiMiNaTi2998d ago

It's a good card but I'm already seeing it not performing the way I would like. The division beta ran around 60-80 on 1080p on Ultra and would dip to the 55-ish range here and there. ROTR performs more or less the same, and sometimes worse depending on the scene. I'd prefer 1440p and 90-120fps so I'm eagerly waiting for pascal to see what kind of fps increase I'd get. 144hz has spoiled me and I hate having to lower/remove certain settings just to be able to run a game that way.

ninsigma2998d ago

Yeah if it was sli it would last ya longer alright. Still you'll get great settings even if a few have to be dropped off. I don't think tomb raider was very well optimised and fingers crossed the division will run better than the beta when it's released.

SniperControl2998d ago

One of the reasons i am upgrading to a 980ti from my 970's is for VR, i am currently a DK2 owner and have found that many new games with VR capabilities are struggling on a single 970(VR only uses single cards), even though Oculus say a 970 is minimum requirement, it's not, it struggles big time with VR even at the lowest settings.

If SLI worked however, i wouldn't be buying the 980ti as my OC 970s can easily match a vanilla 980ti with no problems.

ninsigma2998d ago

Didn't know rift couldn't do sli. That's a bummer. How is it for the games it does run well on?? I've yet to try vr and I probably won't be able to get a psvr this year :(

SniperControl2998d ago (Edited 2998d ago )

Yeah, no SLI in VR for now.

VR is an amazing experience when it works well, even on lowest settings Project Cars is a absolute blast, Elite is a little less demanding and also is an amazing experience, i can not recommend VR more highly, game changer in my book.

I was ready to get the Rift CV1, but the high cost has delayed my purchase till next year, i think Sony would be stupid not to undercut the CV1's price(especially after the negativity the price got in the press), so i have opted to go for the PSVR this year instead and i can hopefully carry on using the DK2 till i get the CV1.

ninsigma2998d ago

Nice to hear good stuff about it! I hope Sony undercut them too. 400/450 euro/dollars with everything would good. Some great games coming out for the psvr and I'd love to play alien isolation on the rift. I'll probably end up with both at some point. Considering now that I'll probably be waiting until next year to buy one, I'll decide based on what games are available for each. Having said that, if the psvr is cheaper it will probably be that one because I'll be upgrading to pascal and 4k next year. I hope I get the opportunity to give one of them a go till then though. I'm a big fan of the new vr solutions.

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Slanty2997d ago (Edited 2997d ago )

@sniper control

are you sure about sli in vr? might want to hang to your 970's for a while yet.

https://devblogs.nvidia.com...

970 sli still beats a single 980ti in most games just saying...

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It’ll Be Fine, Right? Five Games With Unfortunate Release Strategies

Mark from WellPlayed writes about five game launches that were impacted by unfortunate scheduling.

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jznrpg353d ago (Edited 353d ago )

Zero Dawn sold really well so I’m not sure this belongs. The second game released next to a big game again and it hurt it some I forget what it was though, oh yeah Elden Ring .
But a good game is a good game to me I don’t care when they release personally but they do have to think about it when you want to get more people to buy it.

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The Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy's Take on Lara Croft Deserved More Recognition

The Survivor Trilogy was a drastic reimagining of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider, and it provokes changes for the character that are truly fantastic.

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isarai466d ago (Edited 466d ago )

Deserves less IMO, i think the 1st in the new trilogy was a perfect 1st step for the new direction. The next 2 games were half steps at best. Not only that, every character in the series including Lara is just annoying and doesn't make sense in terms of motive, like yes they have a motive, but none of it seems proportional to the lengths they are willing to go through for it. The most annoying thing is every one of the games say "become the Tomb Raider" yet 3 games later and we're still not there? No thanks. Then there's the mess of the 3rd game, massive skill tree that serves almost no purpose as there's literally only like 3-4 short encounters in the whole game, and they took till the 3rd game to finally manage some decent puzzles even remotely close to previous games in the series. Nah, the trilogy infuriated me to no end as a long time fan of the series, i hope we get better going forward cause that crap sucked.

Army_of_Darkness465d ago

The first in the trilogy was my favorite. I thought they were going into the right direction with that one until the second one came out and seemed like a graphical downgrade but the gameplay was okay. As for the Third, Graphics were really nice but it was kinda boring me to death with its non-stop platforming and exploring with not enough action! Well, for me anyway...

DeathTouch465d ago

Graphics on the 3rd one were abysmal. It’s more colorful and has more variety, but everything else was a noticeable downgrade.

The more open world with NPC quests was also handled very poorly, to the point I missed Angel of Darkness.

thesoftware730465d ago

I know it is your opinion, but she did progress as a character in each game, she even got more muscular and seasoned.

That is the thing, people first complained that there was not enough platforming and actual tomb raiding in the first and second games. Shadow remedied that and kept the combat elements.

3-4 encounters? huh? did we play the same game? there was plenty of combat and, the skill tree did matter, like being able to hang enemies from trees, set explosives traps on bodies, being able to counter, and that are just a few of the combat skills. The skill tree also had things like being able to hold your breath underwater longer, crafting upgrades, zipline upgrade, and climbing upgrades that all changed how you can approach situations.

Not knocking your opinion, but we definitely had different experiences. I had 98% completion on the shadow.

SoulWarrior465d ago (Edited 465d ago )

Sorry but i'm with him about the low number of encounters, the game throws loads of weapons and skills you're way with a comparatively low amount of places to actually use them, so they felt under utilised.

-Foxtrot466d ago

Yeah...no

It was awful, for THREE GAMES it was "become the Tomb Raider" where she went back to square one after each game. Not to mention after a huge reaction of killing someone for the first time she then becomes Rambo straight after and goes on a slaughter spree without a single other reaction. Her development was all over the place.

She was whiney, weak and in later game a little arrogant and selfish

Oh and the voice actress compared to the previous ones was not as good

Lara Croft deserved better and while they are decent games as they are, we deserved actual Tomb Raider games, we could have had better survival games if they just stuck with the original Lara Crofts origin about her plane going down. Surviving 2 weeks in the Himalayas...I'd have liked to seen that, who knows what mystical threat she could have faced in the mountains or underground some secret concealed cave.

Tacoboto465d ago

I thought Shadow of the Tomb Raider had better gameplay than Rise, but it annoyed me the most of the trilogy when I stopped to think about the story.

It's like they deliberately decided to make her unlikeable and did nothing to make the character you're playing as likeable or have even one sign of humility.

SoulWarrior466d ago

2013 I thought was a fine entry, but Rise and especially Shadow were painfully mediocre follow ups imo, I really didn't like how selfish and angry her character was in those two.

Terry_B465d ago

No. Please forget the crap completely.

northpaws465d ago

First one was decent, played through it twice.
Second one was okay, played through it once.
Third one was really bad, tried twice a year apart, still can't get through the first two hours, it is just really bad.

thesoftware730465d ago

Honest question, what did you find bad about it? the opening 2 hrs of Shadow were fantastic imo.

The opening was very similar to the first 2, what did you find really bad?

Not looking for an argument, just an honest question.

Starman69465d ago

3rd one just didn't feel like a tomb raider game. Possibly because the development was passed to another development team. Big mistake! Microsoft killed tomb raider making the first game a timed exclusive. Never recovered after that.

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Get three Tomb Raider games free at Epic Games Store

Starting today, Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Rise of the Tomb Raider are free at Epic Games Store. The free game offers run until January 6 at 11 AM Eastern. Once you claim them, they’re yours to keep.

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CrimsonWing69845d ago (Edited 845d ago )

They're all solid games, but nothing quite matched the epicness of the first one for me. I think the 3rd one started off strong but once you got to that Peruvian area it took a massive nose dive for me.

lelo2play845d ago (Edited 845d ago )

You got to be kidding!
The first one was great at the time... but this latest trilogy of Tomb Raider games are also great.

LiViNgLeGaCY845d ago

I think he means the first one in the new trilogy.

CrimsonWing69845d ago

I meant the first of the new trilogy.

Furesis845d ago

yeah i remember liking the first one when it came out, so i tried the second one sometime after release and i just could not get into it, i couldn't finish it. So i might try the 3rd now that i got it for free but ehh. But i do remember enjoying the first one, i wonder if i'd feel the same way if i played it today? Better not taint those memories lol

ANIALATOR136845d ago

I was the same for some reason. Never finished the second one. I got like half way through maybe.

ActualWhiteMan844d ago (Edited 844d ago )

The first one of the latest trilogy is a masterpiece

Fishy Fingers845d ago

I'll take a copy of Shadow... Cheers.

Profchaos845d ago

Great games I've played them all on ps4 but it'll be good to finally try shadow on my rtx card.

Double_O_Revan845d ago

Trying to claim them and the store keeps crashing. lol.

gamefreaks365845d ago

EGS has been having issues all day.

RedDevils845d ago

Weird I don't has that issue.

Double_O_Revan845d ago

I finally got it after a while. But it was real bad for a while.

PeeShuter845d ago (Edited 845d ago )

Claim games by going to the website and login using ur credentials. I did the same as i couldnt use epic launcher. Also try reinstalling Epic Launcher I did it and it worked.

Double_O_Revan845d ago

I always go through the website. It was all just down for a while yesterday it seems.

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