Highlights

  • Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered update 1.1.0 brings bug fixes, gameplay tweaks, and quality-of-life improvements.
  • Nightdive Studios enhances visual presentation with support for 4K resolution and 120 FPS in Turok 3 Remastered.
  • Nightdive Studios, known for reviving old games, is planning a Star Wars: Dark Forces remaster and remake of The Darkness.

Nightdive Studios has released update 1.1.0 for Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered. This patch comes months after the game became available on a wide range of contemporary systems.

Launched last December, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered offers fans a faithful restoration of the Turok series' eponymous third mainline entry from 2000. The most prominent upgrade of Nightdive Studios' remaster is its enhanced visual presentation, but it also introduced many modern features like support for 4K resolution and 120 FPS, among other things. While the most recent update for the game did not add the multiplayer segment that fans have been clamoring for, it did deliver a lot of welcome optimizations.

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Every Single Turok Game (In Chronological Order)

Originally based on a comic book, the Turok game series began as an N64-exclusive FPS but went on hit multiple platforms across several generations.

The 1.1.0 update for Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered addressed a long list of bugs and issues. In addition, the patch brought many gameplay tweaks and quality-of-life improvements to the remaster, which is one of the many games that are Steam Deck verified. Nightdive Studios' latest update also further developed the modding tools and level editor that are available with Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered's PC version.

Like the Nintendo 64 exclusive it was based on, Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered has received mostly favorable reviews, and it currently has a Very Positive overall rating on Steam. The original Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, developed by the now-defunct Acclaim Studios Austin, is considered to be one of the best Nintendo 64 FPS games. However, it is also considered by many people to be the weakest among the three mainline Turok games that were released.

Nightdive Studios, which is known for creating modern releases of old games and abandonware, was also responsible for the remasters of the original Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and its sequel, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. Aside from Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, the company released remasters of Rise of the Triad and Quake 2, as well as a complete remake of System Shock, in 2023.

Following the launch of Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered, Nightdive Studios is still focusing on a remaster of LucasArts’ Star Wars: Dark Forces that will run on its proprietary KEX Engine and offer many modern features and quality-of-life improvements. Stephen Kick, co-founder and CEO of Nightdive Studios, revealed last August that the company also has plans to create a remaster of The Darkness, the 2007 FPS developed by Starbreeze Studios that was based on the Top Cow Productions comic book series of the same name.

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered Update 1.1.0 Patch Notes

  • Fixed issue with FOV slider not displaying the correct value
  • Fixed scope and night vision goggle inputs when playing at 30fps
  • Weapon Wheel can not be enabled while game state is changing
  • Raptor now starts with the Razor Wind and can use the Minigun and Napalm Cannon
  • Increased Raptor Claws damage radius to be the same as the Tomahawk and Knife as well as damage the same surface types
  • Increased Joshua's movement speed to be the same as Joseph
  • The player will no longer survive when a cutscene is active and the silo countdown sequence timer runs out
  • You can no longer fire weapons if you don't have the minimum amount of required ammo
  • Fixed stuck arrows causing accumulated damage
  • Changed weapon ammo consumption: Shredder from 2 to 3, Fireswarm from 5 to 4, Sniper from 1 to 5
  • Fixed Minigun consuming more ammo than it should have
  • Cerebral Bore crosshair now flashes when you are locked on to an enemy to match the original behavior
  • Fixed Vampire Gun having infinite range. Increased speed of health drain. Fixed model animations.
  • PSG changes: New Shockwave effect. Slightly increased shot delay. Removed crosshair to match n64. No longer kills all enemies in the level when it explodes.
  • Credits screen now plays multiple music tracks
  • Fixed some player collision issues
  • Fixed water fog bug when possessed enemy dies under water
  • Fixed bug with possessing an enemy while camera view is active
  • Renamed Old Man to Otto as that was the name given to him found in an acclaim design doc
  • Night Vision and Weapon Scope are deactivated when a cinema starts
  • Extended Oblivions chest mouth collision box. Oblivion's health is reduced to 1 when he enters his Regen state. Fixed bug that would cause a crash while fighting Oblivion.
  • Added menu option to change weapon on pickup
  • Fixed a save bug when the player dies
  • Fixed a bug where the game would not save after playing certain cinemas
  • Fixed a bug that would make the short ladder in the Boiler room of the level "Unexpected Help" hard to climb
  • Fixes to climbable surfaces on the ladders in the levels "Staging Area", "Power Outage", and "Seal The Breach"
  • Added lights in front of stopped subway car in "Power Outage"
  • Fixed a geometry issue in "The Breach" where you could see the sky from inside the elevator
  • Fixed minor geometry and collision issues in "To the Subway"
  • The very slow-moving platforms in "The Gauntlet" now move 40% faster, and the Death Guards in that section now lead their shots
  • Changed the warhead disarmed levers surface type from flesh to metal
  • Adjusted Oblivion Gunship intro and death animation positioning
  • Enemies that had a 1 frame "shocked" animation now have proper animations when they get brain-drilled or electrocuted
Turok 3 Shadow of Oblivion Remastered
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered
Released
November 30, 2023
Developer(s)
Acclaim Studios Austin , NightDive Studios
Publisher(s)
Acclaim Entertainment , NightDive Studios
Genre(s)
FPS