Crystal Dynamics and Nixxes have released a new update for the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider. This new patch adds a new option to disable the camera automatically centering behind the player when strafing, fixes artifacts when SSAO/HBAO+ was enabled in combination with SSAA, and brings a variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks. This patch is now available on Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below.

Rise of the Tomb Raider – PC Update 1.0.623.2 Changelog:

Added new option to disable the camera automatically centering behind the player when strafing.

Fixed problems where animals may not appear on a 2nd play-through of the game.

Fixed a problem where occasionally the door to the Voice of God tomb is closed and cannot be opened.

Fixed a problem causing the game to not start on machines with 32 or more hardware threads.

Fixed some foliage flickering when Dynamic Foliage is set to High while the game is running 30fps or lower.

Fixed artifacts when SSAO/HBAO+ was enabled in combination with SSAA.

A variety of other smaller optimizations, bug-fixes, and tweaks.