Copyright: Last updating : June 17, 2002 (Ale)
Citation: Last updating : June 17, 2002 (Ale)


             *** Brief Description of TRLE Tools and Utilities ***

This list of tools has been compiled and written by TheMask   (themask@one.lv)

Description of tools made by several volunteers (Team work on TRLE Forum)

Please report all errors in this Help file to Ale  (arlecomte@aol.com)  or at the TRLE Forum

3D / mesh / viewers

Cheaters

Data extractors / Data editors

Projects tools

Sounds tools

Texture / TGA / RAW

Varia

Wads tools

Tools not reviewed yet


   3D – MESH – VIEWERS

GetLara

MeshJack!

TR3 Viewer Application

TRueView

TRViewer


   CHEATERS

TRposEditor

TR Save Game Editor

TRsgEditor


   DATA EXTRACTORS – DATA EDITORS

CutScene Editor

Data Raider (for MacOS)

Floor Edit

GameFlow

Lara Position

Map Viewer

Script Editing Studio

TR_Exe


   PROJECTS TOOLS

TR_Fix

TR_Prj


   SOUNDS TOOLS

Sound Jack!

Sound Raider (for MacOS)

Tomb Raider Media Player

Tomb Ripper

Xtract Tomb Raider WAVs


   TEXTURE – TGA - RAW

BmpToRaw

FontEdit

Jack!

Level Info

ShrinKit

TBuilder

Texture Assign

Texture Editing Studio

Texture Editor

Texture Jack

Tomb Raider 2 8/16-bit Texture Twiddler (for MacOS)

TR2 to BMP

TRtextur


   VARIA

Easy Life

Re-Script

Tomb Raider Flares


   WADS TOOLS

TR2Wad

TRwest (= Tomb Raider Wad Editing Studio)

WadAnimEdit

WADFixer

WadInfo

WADMerger


   TOOLS NOT REVIEWED YET

AddPage

AI_Edit  and  3D AI Editor : Now integrated in wadmerger

ATexture

Autosave Eradicator

BartTool

Jenny

MetaSequoia

ReMap

Room Viewer

Return2

Script for TR TLR

Script Generator

StrPix

Tedit

Text Edit

Texture Builder

Texture Edit

Texture Magic

The TOMB RAIDER Project Editor

Tomb Edit

Tomb Raider 2 Script

Tomb Raider Gold Utilities

Tomb Raider Project

Tomb Raider Screen Thief

Tr2prj

TR3 Script

TR5 Edit

TR5 Room Viewer

TR5 Script Viewer

TRAnalize

TR Editor

TR Editor 2D

TREditor3D

TRitem

TRLE Project

TRlight

TRproject

TRScripter

TR Scripting

TRsound

TRTex

TR Texture Manager

TRueMesh

TRWadEd

TSReditor

XTRWAVs


AddPage


AI Edit and 3D AI Editor
AI_Edit  and  3D AI Editor : Now integrated in wadmerger.


ATexture


Autosave Eradicator


BartTool
BartTool by Bart     (bart_tomb@yahoo.co.uk)

Download


BmpToRaw
BmpToRaw by Malte (malte.linder@web.de)

Download ver.3

The LE needs the RAW bitmap format for logos and skies. This format isn't supported by many painting programs, so you can use BmpToRaw to convert logos or skies in BMP format (standard windows bitmap, supported by almost all programs) into RAW files.


CutScene Editor

Load cutscenes and display some basic information about them, still need updates.


Data Raider
Data Raider (for MacOS) by Loren Petrich

Download

Extracts various data from level-data files.


Easy Life

Download

What is it? Small DOS utility that automates converting txt to dat.

What does it do? Takes your edited script and english txt files, converts them to dat and moves to the correct folder.

Limitations Needs editing to work properly for installations that are not into TRLE standard target folders (i.e. your Hard Drive isn't called C etc)

Benefits Small, quick and open source


FontEdit

Load the fonts file and save it as tga file. Also import tga files to font. Build your level after changing and your new font are in your level!


Floor Edit

Features:
convert tr4 levels to tr2&3
view all rooms in 3d and 2d (2d is the little map like in trle)
view all triggers and items


GameFlow
GameFlow by Core Design

Download

A scripting utility that allows some customization of TR2 (+ TR2 Gold):
* edit all text strings and level names
* change CD track used as level background music (plus the "secret found" sound)
* control some aspects of game flow (level order, demo mode, and maybe even what happens when Lara dies)
* comes with complete script for German TR2 Gold demo
* reads script and generates a new tombpc.dat file


GetLara
GetLara by reenignE

Download

A TR2 Lara mesh extractor (to 3D Studio 3DS format). See README inside ZIP for more info.


Jack!
 Jack! by Stefan Schneider

Download

1st Source: Extracts/imports textures from/to all TR1 (German and English versions), Unfinished Business (TR1 Gold), 2 (+ demo), TR3 (+ demo), and TR4.
2nd Source: Extracts the textures
from Tomb Raider 1 / Unfinished Business / 2 / 3 as *.bmp pictures.
Since Version 0.6 you can also import own textures into the levels.


Jenny


Lara Position
Lara Position by Turbo Pascal    (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)

Download

Larapos.exe will define where in the level Lara will start.
Syntax: larapos levelname.phd/tub room row column
This is not like position editor, which edits the saved game file; this program edits the PHD/TUB level file.


Level Info
Level Info by Richard Jalbert    (richmann@sympatico.ca)

Download

Lists level info and extract texture tiles.

This VB program will open any Tomb Raider 2 or 3 level file and output its content to a screen report.
The level of detail that this report will list can be set in the menus.
All texture tiles can be extracted (a long process) to a collection of bitmaps.
The report itself can be saved to a CSV (comma separated value) file that makes it human readable. It can also be opened by any text utilities, by MS Excel and can be manipulated by the code routines used to deal with BINARY type files or SEQUENTIAL, variable lenght record files.
I found it invaluable in making my TextureAssign program since I could read the exact values stored in the level file.
Warning: long to use.


Map Viewer
Map Viewer by FastByte    (fastbyte@geocities.com)

Download

Main Objectives :  Create/modify Tomb Raider 2 levels
Optional Objectives : Create/modify textures, goodies, enemies, ...
The Big TODO List :
- Fully understand the .TR2 file format
- Edit level structure somehow
- Generate all automatic info (aka "Compile")
- Test level integrity
- Use other rendering Hardwares
- ...

With the Map Viewer, you can fly into, out of, below, above, and through (passing through doors/walls/rock) the TR2/TR3 level of your choice in color and with correct lighting (and transparency for TR3). It works for 3Dfx Voodoo video cards and all other cards with a software rendering version, but a Direct3D port is in the works, as well as a full-blown level editor.


MeshJack!
MeshJack! by Stefan Schneider

Download

Views 3D meshes/objects from TR1/UB/2/3


MetaSequoia


ReMap
ReMap by Turbo Pascal    (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)


Room Viewer
Room Viewer by Turbo Pascal    (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)

Download v4.7


Re-Script

Restores the default script files to the address of your choice. It's included in script editing studio.


Return2
Return2 by Turbo Pascal    (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)

Download


Script Editing Studio
Script Editing Studio by Raider of Tombs' Clone    (joeverdi@excite.com)

Download

A script editing tool for beginners at script editing, allows you to edit scripts by entering text in fields, without mistakes.


Script for TR TLR


Script Generator


ShrinKit
ShrinKit by Raider of Tombs' Clone    (joeverdi@excite.com)

Download v1.0

Reduces images to TR texture sizes.


Sound Jack!
Sound Jack! by Stefan Schneider

Download

Plays/extracts sounds from TR1, Unfinished Business, and TR2-4.


Sound Raider
Sound Raider (for MacOS) by Loren Petrich

Download

Extracts soundfiles from a sound-archive data file (source code included)


StrPix
StrPix by Turbo Pascal    (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)

Download v3.8 Revision 2


TBuilder
TBuilder by John Dodis ( ImmortalX )    (jfdodis@yahoo.com)

Download v1.3.2

If you're tired of cutting and pasting tiles in your paint program in order to make a complete texture set then here is a little utility that'll make your life easier.
TBuilder is the first texture editing utility for Tomb Raider Room Editor that automates that process. Just load an existing set and select the tiles you need.Load another one and so on.
You can also paste the selected tile to clipboard and export it in your paint program for modifications. Import the modified version back to TBuilder and put it in your texture set!


Tedit


Text Edit


Texture Assign
Texture Assign by Richard Jalbert    (richmann@sympatico.ca)

Download

This VB program will open any Tomb Raider 2 or 3 level and list the content of all object textures, animated textures, sprite textures and sprite sequences (animation).
It will permit the following edition:
adding a new texture, editing or deleting an existing one;
adding, editing or deleting any texture animation;
adding, editing or deleting any sprite texture (please, prettyplease, read the HelpFile on this);
and finally adding, editing or deleting any sprite sequence (please, PLEASE, READ the HelpFile, OK ?).
Partial work can be saved to a special list file which structure follows exactly the internal structure of the TR objects being edited. This list file can be later inserted in the selected level to make a new, immediately playable, level file.
The fileformat is completely described in an included text file.
Complicated but safe to use. The official editor made this somewhat useless.


Texture Builder
Texture Builder by John F. Jones


Texture Edit


Texture Editing Studio
Texture Editing Studio by Raider of Tombs' Clone    (joeverdi@excite.com)

Download v1.1

Edits and arranges textures with lots of effects


Texture Editor
Texture Editor by John Dodis ( ImmortalX )    (jfdodis@yahoo.com)

Download ver.3

Download ver.2

With Texture Editor, you can create your own custom Tga file for TRLE. Open a source image and add the tiles to your own new Tga, or an existing one. Both version 3 and version 2 are good. The only problem with version 2 is that it remains resident in memory,even after you close it.When you are done using version 2, do Ctrl+Alt+Delete, click on the Texture Edit, and click End task. Its worth it. Version 2 is good. This program is another must for a good level editor.


Texture Jack

Download

With Texture Jack you can open any Tomb Raider level in the games data folder, and save its textures. For Tomb Raider Chronicles levels (.trc), you need to copy the level to your hard drive, and rename its file extension from .trc to .tr4. Ex. change rich1.trc to rich1.tr4. Then you can open it with Texture Jack.


Texture Magic


The TOMB RAIDER Project Editor


Tomb Edit


Tomb Raider 2 8/16-bit Texture Twiddler
Tomb Raider 2 8/16-bit Texture Twiddler (for MacOS) by Loren Petrich

Download

Sets the rendering quality (8-bit or 16-bit textures) for MacOS Tomb Raider 2. It works on both the original TR2 and TR2 Gold.


Tomb Raider 2 Script


Tomb Raider Flares
Tomb Raider Flares by Luis N. Polasek    (pola@way.com.ar)

Download

Increases brightness in TR1 "PHD" level files.


Tomb Raider Gold Utilities
Tomb Raider Gold Utilities by Turbo Pascal    (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)

Download


Tomb Raider Media Player
Tomb Raider Media Player programmed by Turbo Pascal and designed by Wee Bald Man

Download v1.0

Allows designers to launch FMVs and the following file formats during gameplay:

Windows Media = .asf .asx .wax .wma .wmv .wvx .wmp .wmx

Moving Pictures Experts Group = .mpg .mpeg .m1v .mp2 .mp3 .mpa .mpe .mpv2 .m3u

Musical Instrument Digital Interface =  .mid .midi .rmi

Macintosh AIFF Resource = .aif .aifc .aiff

Sun Microsystems and NeXT = .au .snd

CD Audio Track = .cda

Intel Video Technology = .ivf

All queries regarding this tool should be sent to WBM  (WBM@TombRaiders.co.uk)

There are no known bugs but a 'wish list' contains forthcoming improvements to be made (TRMP is currently being improved and a new version is on its way).


Tomb Raider Project
 Tomb Raider Project by John McFarlane    (John.McFarlane@ed.ac.uk)


Tomb Raider Screen Thief


Tomb Ripper
Tomb Ripper David Skotnicki

Download

Lists, plays, and extracts sounds from TR2/3.


Tr2prj
Tr2prj by Aktrekker    (aktrekker@yahoo.com)

Download v2.0


TR2 to BMP

Download

A TR2 texture extractor that seems to use the correct transparent color (pink) but it splits up the textures of the same level instead of keeping it one single image like Jack! does


TR2Wad
TR2Wad by Michiel (TRWad)    (trwad@hotmail.com)

Download v1.7 revision 1

With TR2Wad, you can extract objects from TR2-TR5. From there you arrange the objects into their appropriate slots using TRwest.

TRWad is not working on this tool anymore since you can make wads with wadmerger directly from the tr levels and with less bugs.


TR3 Script


TR3 Viewer Application

Download

Our TR3 Viewer application allows you to load a TR2 and TR3 data files and view the level through a first person perspective. You can use Descent-like controls to move through the level and rotate to look at the level from different angles. Some graphic features have been implemented and can be toggled on and off. Features include textures, fog, culling and lighting. Some important features that don't work yet are alpha blending and the inclusion of items into the level. These may be implemented later. The performance is only good on high end machines with good 3D video cards that have inbuilt OpenGL hardware acceleration.


TR5 Edit


TR5 Room Viewer
TR5 Room Viewer by Roy Godbold    (rgbold@hotmail.com)

Download


TR5 Script Viewer


TRAnalize
TRAnalize by Turbo Pascal    (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)


TR Editor


TR Editor 2D
 #TR Editor 2D


TREditor3D
TREditor3D by Turbo Pascal    (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)

Download v4.1


TR_Exe
TR_Exe by Ale    (arlecomte@aol.com)

Download ver.4

TR_Exe can open any TR4 file produced by Tomb Raider Level Editor or provided with the original Eidos C.D. (TR4, Last Revelation) and can show rooms, objects, triggers, OCB codes, switches, timer zones... hidden inside the file.
One can navigate from room to room, and check the relationship between objects and triggers.
The result of this analysis can be saved in a text file for further reference.
TR_Exe can also open savegames file, tell in which room stands Lara, and teleport Lara to any other room.


TR_Fix
TR_Fix by Aktrekker    (aktrekker@yahoo.com)

Download

If you have a broken .prj file, then this program might be able to fix it.

Briefly, it tries to fix common errors in PRJ files so that the room editor can load the project. It doesn't fix everything, but just tries to make the project loadable so you don't have to start over. It might have to delete some objects, lights, or even rooms, but at least you won't lose everything.


TRitem
TRitem by Roy Godbold      (rgbold@hotmail.com)    (asasoft@earthlink.net)

Download


TRLE Project


TRlight


TRposEditor
TRposEditor by Paul Walton    (paul.walton@walt.org.uk)

Download

Enables the editing of Lara's position in a savegame - north/south, east/west, height, and orientation positions may be amended.

Allow the editing of Tomb Raider savegames created by :
Tomb Raider I
Tomb Raider I Gold : Unfinished Business
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider II Gold : Golden Mask {all Levels}
Tomb Raider III
Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation
Tomb Raider IV The Times Exclusive
Tomb Raider V Chronicles


TR_Prj
TR_Prj by Ale    (arlecomte@aol.com)

Download v2.0

Basically, what is done by TR_Exe with TR4 files can be done with TR_Prj with PRJ project files.
The way to use both programs is almost identical, except that TR_Prj does not modify savegames.
Instead, it allow modification of OCB codes, switches and timer zones, inside your project file.
There is also a checking facility to search your project for errors or warnings.


TRproject


TR Save Game Editor

Download

This isn't a TRLE tool. This program is used to edit save games. It's very easy to use. To use it you must place it in the root directory of the game. Ex. For TRLE you would place the program "C:\Program Files\Core Design\trle", then open it and edit the save games. Actually, you just place it in a folder with save games in it.


TRScripter


TR Scripting
TR Scripting by Turbo Pascal   (cyber_pascal@yahoo.com)


TRsgEditor
TRsgEditor by Paul Walton   (paul.walton@walt.org.uk)

Download

Edit guns ammo items etc for all Tomb Raider games
Allow the editing of Tomb Raider savegames created by :
Tomb Raider I
Tomb Raider I Gold : Unfinished Business
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider II Gold : Golden Mask {all Levels}
Tomb Raider III
Tomb Raider IV The Last Revelation
Tomb Raider IV The Times Exclusive
Tomb Raider V Chronicles
Allows weapons, ammo levels, health packs, flares etc. to be edited for all games - daypack items may be edited in Tomb Raider IV & V savegames.


TRsound


TRTex


TRtextur

Allows you to im/export textures as 256x256 TGA files to/from all TR1-TR3 levels.


TR Texture Manager


TRueMesh


TRueView
TRueView by Yuri Zhivago

Download

A level viewer for all retail versions of Tomb Raider (1, UB, Gold, 2, 2 Gold, 3, 3 Gold, Last Revelation). It also works on some demo levels (The Times Exclusive and others). It will display entire levels (or cut-scenes), and selectively display the meshes (with animation!), statics, sprites, per-vertex lighting, animated textures, etc. It allows you to position the camera anywhere in the level, moving through walls and objects as needed.

Requires OpenGL. Includes source code.


TRViewer
TRViewer by E. Popov   (epopov@caramail.com)

Download

Views, im-/exports textures from/to TR1-4. Views, im-/exports 3D Studio meshes from TR1-3 (i.e. replace Lara!). Load/replace palette.


TRWadEd


TRwest
TRwest (Tomb Raider Wad Editing Studio)

Download

What is it?
An excellent program that allows you to make Wads from any Tomb Raider 4 .was or .tr4 file easily and quickly.

Advantages
It's simple to use and has plenty of features.

Disadvantages
Has no object viewer.


TSReditor


WadAnimEdit
WadAnimEdit by Richard Jalbert   (richmann@sympatico.ca)

Download

An unfinished program like the LevelInfo. Outputs WAD info in raw format to a text file. Very long to use (15 min for one wad.
This VB program will open Tomb Raider 4 Level Editor WAD files and will, at this stage, list all animation related data.
This list is printable and can be saved in a variety of formats, including the CSV which can be opened in Excel. Ultimately this program will aid animation edition and will rebuild new immediately useable WADs.


WADFixer

Go Here to Download

What is it? Like above, small DOS utility for backing up WAD files

What does it do? Upon running WADInstall.bat it backs up all WAD files into a safe folder, then on running the WADFixer.bat program all the safe files are copied back into graphics/wad folder.

Limitations Will copy WADS what ever state they are in, so make sure they are in "Clean State"(read below)

Benefits If you use TRWest or play levels that use a .tws file to add/delete objects from your WAD you will change the contents of the WAD. When you next play a level that relys on the original objects being in the WAD you will run into problems. WADFixer backs up all WAD files (including Custom WADS) so they can be restored easily.
Make sure your WADS are in the state that you want to restore to before running WADInstall
Again..small, quick and open source
Also allows installation where the default path of C:\Program Files\Core Design etc has been changed.


WadInfo
WadInfo by Richard Jalbert  (richmann@sympatico.ca)

Download Install 1

Download Install 2

Download Install 3

This VB program will open Tomb Raider 4 Level Editor WAD files and will, at this stage, list the object texture coordinates. It will also draw those texture on the bitmap extracted from that WAD.
Update, 2001/02/04 The WADinfo can now edit WAD object texture coordinates, save the changes correctly and will make an immediatly useable WAD file.
In short, move textures around!
Tutorial included!
However, please make back-ups :-)
The official editor made this somewhat useless.


WADMerger
WADMerger by Michiel (TRWad)  (trwad@hotmail.com)

Download v1.7 Revision 4

Features:
copy objects from tr1-5 levels and wad files to wad files.
enable or disable collesion.
clear moveables/meshes
add sounds
change animation order
change switch animations
view objects in 3d
view animations in 3d (in version 1.8, need to release yet)

Bugs:
sounds from tr4 levels won't work yet - will be fixed in v1.8
sounds from tr5 need manual conversion since format is differend.

Advantages:
chose of many skins
many options in the same program

Disadvantages:
a bit hard to use because of the many features it has


Xtract Tomb Raider WAVs

Download

Extracts sounds from TR1 (with a little work), and easily from TR2-4. Includes incomplete descriptive TR2 sound list.


XTRWAVs