Rise of the Tomb Raider's first PC patch fixes 'critical' issues and more

The first patch for the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider has been released. Developer Nixxes Software shared the patch notes in a post on Steam, explaining that this update focuses on fixing some "critical issues" related to startup and also offers some minor updates based on fan feedback.

This update should apply automatically on Steam or Windows the next time you boot up Rise of the Tomb Raider. If your client doesn't read 1.0.610.1, then you'll want to restart Steam or manually search for the update in the Windows Store.

"While we expect this patch to be an improvement for everyone, if you do have trouble with this patch and prefer to stay on the old version we have made a Beta available on Steam, Build 604.2, that can be used to switch back to the previous version," Nixxes went on to say.

Below are the complete patch notes, as written by Nixxes.

Rise of the Tomb Raider February 5 Patch Notes:

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 included in this patch:

• 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.