Rise of the Tomb Raider PC patch adds new graphics options, fixes critical issues

The first PC patch for Rise of the Tomb Raider has been released, and we've got your patch notes right here.

Build 1.0.610.1. focuses on critical issues along with minor updates which the team could apply "quickly," such as start up issues and updated options screen and more.

Startup issues (Steam Only):

• Fixed C++ runtime error showing up on startup preventing some users from running the game.
• Provided work-around for issue where the VC++ redist would not properly get installed, stopping the game from starting at all.
• Solved problem where the game would crash on startup when tools like Bins Taskbar organizer or Spacedesk are installed.

Updated options screen with among other things

• Independent mouse sensitivity control for aim and regular navigation.
• Mouse and Gamepad X axis inversion
• Option to disable keyboard button prompts.
• Option to disable mouse smoothing (very light mouse smoothing is present otherwise)

Other fixes

• A variety of fixes and improvements to UI including map, basecamps, and Remnant Resistance mode.
• New graphics option 'Specular Reflection Quality' to enhance resolution and reduce aliasing of specular reflections, at some performance cost.
• New graphics option to disable film-grain independently from 'Screen Effects'.
• Improved HBAO+ quality, including better occlusion for distant objects.
• Improved NVIDIA SLI performance. (Steam only)
• Fixed SLI glitches during water/snow effects. (Steam only)
• Resolution Modifier option that allows you to use a lower rendering resolution independent from window size when running in windowed mode.
• Performance optimization for situations where Razer Chroma features are enabled. (Steam Only)
• Improvements to Razer Chroma effects. (Steam Only)
• Fixed an issue that could rarely lead to an error on machines with 16 hardware threads or more.
• Fixed mouse cursor not always being hidden when using gamepad.
• Fixed major stuttering in Endurance mode.
• Fixes for Endurance leaderboards.
• Fixed Remnant Resistance missions occasionally not starting.
• Fixed rendering glitches on some objects on NVIDIA 6x0 and 7x0 hardware. Some issue do still happen and we are working with NVIDIA to resolve those in future patches or drivers.
• Warning messages for users turning textures to Very High or enabling SSAA to indicate high-end hardware is required.
• A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.

The patch will download when users start their Steam client if auto-update is enabled. If players experience issues with the new update, the team has made a beta patch build 604.2 available so they can switch back to the previous version.