OpenLara Guide

Guide Author: MewLew

Extracting Game Assets

NOTE: You can use assets from the original PC or PS1 versions. The original PC version can be purchased at GOG.com.

For PS1 Version

  1. Use a program like PowerISO to extract the ISO or BIN file.
  2. Copy the following folders to your desktop:
    • PSXDATA
    • FMV
    • DELDATA

For GOG Version

  1. Navigate to the game’s installation directory and open the DOSBOX folder.
  2. Open the dosbox.conf file in a text editor like Notepad.
  3. Scroll to the bottom and add the following under the [autoexec] heading:
mount C .
        imgmount d ".\GAME.GOG" -t iso -fs iso
        xcopy D:\DATA\ C:\DATA\
        xcopy D:\FMV\ C:\FMV\

It should look like this:

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
# You can put your MOUNT lines here.
mount C .
        imgmount d ".\GAME.GOG" -t iso -fs iso
        xcopy D:\DATA\ C:\DATA\
        xcopy D:\FMV\ C:\FMV\
  1. Copy the GAME.GOG file from the Tomb Raider 1 folder and paste it into the DOSBOX folder.
  2. Run the DOSBox application from the same directory. This will extract the DATA and FMV folders to the DOSBOX directory.
  3. Copy the extracted DATA and FMV folders to your desktop.

Obtaining Audio Files

  1. Download Audio Files:
    • Get the (TR1 also Gold) file from this link.
    • Extract the ZIP file.
  2. Transfer Files:
    • Copy the contents of the pix folder to:
      • PSXDATA folder for PS1.
      • DATA folder for GOG.
    • Copy the audio folder to your desktop.
  3. Prepare for Compression:
    • For PS1:
      • Select the following folders:
        • PSXDATA
        • FMV
        • DELDATA
        • audio
      • Compress all into a single ZIP file.
    • For GOG:
      • Select the following folders:
        • DATA
        • FMV
        • audio
      • Compress all into a single ZIP file.

Internal Setup

  1. Launch OpenLara to initialize the folders.
    • The app will force close.
  2. Upload your zip file:
    • Open the Dev Portal.
    • Go to File Explorer > Local App Data > OpenLara.
    • Navigate to the Local State folder.
      • Click Choose File, locate your zip file, and Upload.
      • When prompted, choose yes to Extract ZIP Contents into the directory.
  3. Launch OpenLara and you’re ready to play.

Additional notes

  • Press LB + A to enable first person.
  • The PS1 assets have crackly FMV audio, but everything else works fine.