Tomb Raider Underworld pre-installation

Question

Hello, I just bought the new Tomb Raider and as a fan, I rushed to install it... the problem occurred at the end of the installation: a window appears with the game settings (enable or disable reflections, brightness, screen resolution, etc.) and no matter whether I set the configurations to "default" or change them myself, an error message appears saying "Unable to initialize Direct3D with the current settings" and therefore I can't proceed, start the game, etc....
Please, a little solution or explanation!!!

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sara6 · Accepted Answer

Well, I see this is causing quite a debate!!!!

I believe very few will be able to install it and play comfortably... you need a crazy computer to enjoy the superb graphics...

As for me, I installed it on another computer because mine isn't powerful enough (and yet it's good gear!!!!!)

In this case, we can blame the game developers who have taken perfectionism too far. It already required a good computer to play the others, but now it’s becoming ridiculous!!!!!!
I found a website that offers to test your computer's configuration online and tells us for each game specifically if our computer is powerful enough or not... unfortunately I can't find the link to give it to you, but if you want to search, I think it can help some to clarify their problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fortunately, I can now enjoy the game (with a few slowdowns, though!!!!)

If I had a Wii, I think I would have done the same as you, MadHatter!!!!!!!!!!!

For all those with a powerful enough computer, I wish you all good gaming!!! For the others, I am all the more sorry as I experienced the same disappointment when I bought it :-(

sara6 · Answer

Je suis désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec cela.

sara6 · Answer

My graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon X600, I had no problem playing Legend and Anniversary!!!

zag · Answer

Good evening, I am in the same situation with this game. As a fan for over ten years with its adventures, I rushed to buy it and to my surprise, I can't start the game after installation. I haven't found the solution yet. My research focuses on updating "ATI" and DirectX 9.0c.

ninie31 · Answer

I've found it! It's the graphics card You need an Nvidia 6800.

kindorgaz · Answer

I am in the same situation; I've been searching for 3 days.

tortue057 · Answer

Hi,

I have the same problem as you and I sent an email to Eidos because I can't contact technical support by phone.
My graphics card is NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200.

I'm a fan of Tomb Raider and I can't play it, and it's really frustrating.
If you find the solution, think of me.

derby64 · Answer

Hello you can go to this site to test your PC configuration for this game: https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

WooOOooW · Answer

Hello  does anyone know how to change the resolution in the game Tomb Raider Underworld ??

JAY60 · Answer

Hello!
I am a big fan of Lara Croft and I also have a lot of problems with Tomb Raider, except that mine stops during installation right at the beginning and it can last for hours with my home computer...
I called the technical support 5 times yesterday and I still haven't received any answers...
So I decided to install it on my laptop, but this time the installation was completed but a message appears when I confirm the settings telling me something about the current Direct3D settings or something like that... in any case, I am really annoyed and I can't get a refund unless Eidos sends me a letter... I'M SO FED UP!!!

Aglonai · Answer

Uh, please, I also have an installation problem. At the end, I get a message saying that Direct3D is not compatible, and so on. I looked in the readme file, and for the graphics card, it says you need an ATI 1800XT or better, but I have an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro. I would like you to let me know if it's compatible, as I'm not too good at tinkering with computers.
Thank you in advance.

derby64 · Answer

Hello Aglonai, your ATI Radeon 9600 Pro is not compatible with this game because it requires shader 3.0. Your card only supports shader 2.0.

derby64 · Answer

It depends on your PC, whether it's worth boosting it and what you want to do with your new GPU.
To get an idea, you should download Everest to find out your PC's configuration: http://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/telecharger 116 everest
You make a hardware report that you paste here.

derby64 · Answer

You're welcome :)

manonette · Answer

Hello same problem, the game is installed but impossible to play. I was told to get a GeForce 9800 GTX graphics card.

manonette · Answer

Hello what is the price of a card? Thank you. Do you exchange them or do you do it?

camille · Answer

J'ai eu le même problème que toi, alors t'as réussi après ? Moi, j'y arrive toujours pas.

doudou · Answer

Hello,
I just bought Tomb Raider Underworld... okay, I'm a year late!
All excited, I put the CD-ROM in my drive, I go to explore because the autorun doesn’t start. I click on autorun then installation, but nothing happens.
Finally, I try directly clicking the setup icon, I allow access, and then... it asks me to insert the original Tomb Raider disc #1! Knowing that it is already inserted (otherwise I wouldn't have access to the setup...), what should I do???

Thanks for your replies!

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samirv4 · Answer

Me too, it displays this. I bought it at Auchan and in the end, I don't know what to do............

hoslot · Answer

Yop same problem as you but I found a solution ........ I just unchecked the box in the graphic options: "EXCLUSIVE FULLSCREEN" I hope this helps. ;)

yann · Answer

Thank you hoslot it's working perfectly, well done and thank you a thousand times.

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