Tomb Engine (TEN) is an open-source custom level engine which aims to abolish limits and fix bugs of the classic Tomb Raider games. It aims to introduce new features, refine old ones, and provide a user-friendly level creation process. Current support includes:
- Lua as the native scripting language.
- Many objects from the original series (1-5).
- Support for high framerate, antialiasing, mipmapping, and SSAO.
- Full skinning support for all objects
- Full diagonal geometry support.
- Uncapped map size.
- A streamlined player control scheme.
Tomb Engine is used in conjunction with Tomb Editor. The repository can be found here.
To compile TEN, ensure you have installed:
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Tomb Editor (for level creation and testing)
Steps:
- Clone the repository to your GitHub Desktop.
- Open
TombEngine.sln. - Compile the solution.
- Once compiled, create a separate folder to serve as your main TEN directory (or create a test TEN project using TombIDE)
- Copy everything inside the
Buildfolder to the main TEN directory. - Ensure you have the necessary level data and texture files.
- In case Windows warns about missing DLLs (bass.dll, etc.), copy the missing DLL files found inside the
Libsfolder to your mainTENdirectory.
Visual Studio may warn about NuGet packages. To fix:
- Delete the
Packagesfolder. - Go back to Microsoft Visual Studio.
- Right-click on the TEN solution in the Solution Explorer tab and select "Restore NuGet Packages".
- If it doesn't help, manually install
directxtk_desktop_2019andMicrosoft.XAudio2.Redistpackages via NuGet Package Manager.
Once done, you should be able to build a level with Tomb Editor and run it in TEN.
Contributions are welcome. If you would like to participate in development to any degree, whether that be through suggestions, bug reports, or code, join our Discord server.
Tomb Engine uses modified MIT license for non-commercial use only. For more information, see license. Tomb Engine is unaffiliated with the Crystal Dynamics group of companies or Embracer Group AB. Tomb Raider is a trademark of the Crystal Dynamics group of companies. Tomb Engine team is not responsible for illegal use of this source code and built binaries alone or in combination with third-party assets or components. This source code is released as-is and continues to be maintained by non-paid contributors in their free time.
