Originally developed by Crystal Dynamics
Developed for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited and Robosoft Technologies
Published for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited
As part of the Steam download process, the game has already been installed on your computer. To start playing the game, read the Getting Started section.
Double-click on the Steam application icon. By default this is located in the Applications folder on your computer’s hard drive.
If you are not already signed in, the Steam Login dialog will appear. Enter your account name and password, then select Login.
The Steam application will launch. Select the Library tab.
In the library, highlight Tomb Raider: Anniversary in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Play.
The Tomb Raider: Anniversary pre-game Options window will appear. Click on the Play button. The game will launch.
The Main Menu will appear. Select Start Game.
The Settings screen will appear. Adjust your settings, including the difficulty, then select Start Game.
After the opening video, you’ll find Lara atop a mountain in Peru, where she’s come to the end of her rope…
The most important factors in determining how smoothly Tomb Raider: Anniversary plays are your CPU speed, the amount of built-in RAM, the type of graphics card in your computer and the in-game settings you select.
Tomb Raider: Anniversary is playable with the minimum specifications listed below, but it will play more smoothly on faster computers with more RAM. However, if you are dissatisfied with the performance of the game on your computer, there are a couple of things you can do that are likely to improve performance:
In addition to these general Mac actions, there are numerous specific in-game settings you can select to speed up the game. These are listed below in order of performance improvement (largest improvement first). Move down the list adjusting settings until you find an acceptable balance between performance and graphics.
NOTE: All of these settings are found in either Tomb Raider: Anniversary's pre-game Options window under the Display tab or within the game under Options → Display and Options → Display Mode, accessible from the Main Menu.
Feral games come with a pre-game Options window. This window offers Mac-specific extra features, described below.
Extras Tab - iTunes Pausing
Selecting this feature will automatically pause any currently playing song in iTunes while Tomb Raider: Anniversary is running. Playback will be resumed when the game is quit or paused.
Extras Tab - iChat or Messages Away Status
Selecting this feature will automatically set your iChat (called "Messages" in OS X 10.8 or later) status to "away" while Tomb Raider: Anniversary is running. You can select different "away" messages from the pop-up menu. The "away" options are taken from the user's iChat (or Messages) status listings.
Support Tab - Support - A Helping Hand
If you encounter a problem with Tomb Raider: Anniversary, you can use the Support tab to consult Feral's online FAQs. If your problem is not covered by the FAQs, you can contact Feral using the automated game report system. This automatically creates a file with information about your computer that is useful to the Feral Technical Support team in helping to solve the problem.
To uninstall Tomb Raider: Anniversary, follow these steps:
Double-click on the Steam application icon. By default this is located in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.
If you are not already signed in, the Steam Login dialog will appear. Enter your account name and password, then select Login.
The Steam application will launch. Select the Library tab.
In the library, right-click on gamedisplayname in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Manage → Uninstall.
A dialog will appear confirming that you wish to delete all the game content. Select Uninstall.
Minimum System Requirements
Processor: 1.83 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
Graphics: 64 MB
Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4
Hard Disk: 4 GB
Input: Keyboard & Mouse
Recommended System Requirements
Processor: 2.4 GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Graphics: 128 MB
Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.5
Hard Disk: 4 GB
Input: Gamepad
Every effort has been made to make Tomb Raider: Anniversary as compatible with current hardware as possible. However, if you are experiencing problems when running Tomb Raider: Anniversary, please read on.
The latest version of the FAQs can be found by selecting the FAQs button in the Support tab of the Tomb Raider: Anniversary pre-game Options window (this is the window that opens when you launch the game), or by going straight to the Feral website: http://support.feralinteractive.com
Contacting Feral
If the FAQs and/or updates do not solve your problem, then please feel free to contact us. The following information must be obtained before contacting Feral Technical Support:
All the information required can be obtained by opening Tomb Raider: Anniversary and clicking on the Support tab in the Tomb Raider: Anniversary pre-game Options window. In the Support tab, click on the Generate Report button. Once the report is generated it will appear as a file in your ~/Downloads folder (the “~” symbol refers to your home directory). Now click on the Create Email button. Remember to attach the Tomb Raider - Anniversary Report.txt file to your email.
In your email, please include a brief description of the problem you have experienced with Tomb Raider: Anniversary.
email: support@feralinteractive.com
Please check the warranty information provided by Steam.