• added deaths counter (#388, requires new saves)
• added total pickups and kills per level to the compass and end level stats screens (#362)
• added new, more resilient savegame format (#277)
• added ability to give Lara various items in the gameflow file
• added restart level to passport menu on death (#48)
• changed Lara's starting health to be configurable; useful for no damage runs (#365)
• changed saves to be put in the saves/ directory (#87)
• changed fade animations to block the main menu inventory ring like in PS1 (#379)
• changed fade animations to be FPS-independent
• changed fade animations to run faster in the main menu
• changed compass text order to be consistent with level stats (#415)
• fixed detail levels text flashing with any option change (#380)
• fixed main menu demo playing even when the passport is open (#410, regression from 2.1)
• fixed broken poses at the end of cinematics (#390)
• fixed libavcodec-related memory leaks (#389)
• fixed crash in custom levels that call level_stats after playing an FMV (#393, regression from 2.5)
• fixed calling level_stats for different levels (#336, requires new saves)
• fixed sounds playing after demo mode ends when game is minimized (#399)
• fixed glitched floor in the Natla cutscene (#405)
• fixed gun pickups disappearing in rare circumstances on save load (#406)
• fixed equipping gun after loading a legacy save (#427, regression from 2.4)
• fixed empty mutant shells in Unfinished Business spawning Lara's hips (#250)
• fixed rare audio distance glitch (#421)
• fixed Lara not getting her pistols in Atlantis if the player finishes Natla's Mines without picking up any gun (#424)
• fixed broken dart ricochet effect (#429)