Difference between revisions of "Transformers: The Game"
From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
(→Mods) |
|||
Line 256: | Line 256: | ||
|play area room-scale notes = | |play area room-scale notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Issues unresolved== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Black lines in "A Gathering Force"=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} This level has jarring black lines all over the place. It is unknown if this is an issue with the game itself or if it is caused by outside factors. | ||
==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 14:58, 13 May 2021
Developers | |
---|---|
Traveller's Tales | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Engines | |
Nu2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 19, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 55 |
IGDB | 57 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Includes graphical options from both PlayStation 2/Wii and PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 versions.
- Lacks a V-Sync toggle or FPS limiter, which can make the player character unable to climb walls and cause physics and AI problems at excessively high frame rates.
- Shadows are automatically disabled when using the in-game anti-aliasing. See forcing anti-aliasing.[Note 1]
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Activision\Transformers\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Activision\Transformers\ |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio» | |||
Spanish |
- US versions only contain an English language option.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues unresolved
Black lines in "A Gathering Force"
- This level has jarring black lines all over the place. It is unknown if this is an issue with the game itself or if it is caused by outside factors.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
Mods
- See the beginners setup guide for instructions on how to configure the game for mod support.
- This guide was written for extracting files from Lego games by TT Games, but it also works with other Nu2-engine titles.
- Alternatively, watch this video guide which was made specifically for Transformers: The Game.
- Setting up mods requires extracting the game's .DAT files, which noticeably increases file size.
Fixes/Improvements
- Bumblebee's Playable Special Ability by Digital Arctic - Replaces Bumblebee's shield counter with his sonic boom which is activated when fighting him. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\CHARS
.
- Cutscene Accurate Transformation Sound For Ironhide by Trash - Changes Ironhide's transformation sound to match that from one of the chapter 2 cutscenes. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\AUDIO\_SOUNDFX\CHARS
.
- Improved legal screens by Trash - Inverts the colors on the Paramount logo and adds the man in the moon to the Dreamworks logo. Place files in
<path-to-game>\GUI\GFX
.
Visual enhancements
- Dreamworks loading screen in Dark mode by Trash - Replaces the Dreamworks loading screen with a dark mode version of it. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\GUI\SFX
.
- Light mode Hasbro loading screen by Trash - Replaces the Hasbro loading screen with a light mode version of it. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\GUI\SFX
.
- Nighttime in DemoTran and Daytime in Tranquility2 by Trash - Changes the sky in DemoTranquility to be nighttime and Tranquility2 to be daytime. Place files in
<path-to-game>\LEVELS\DEMOTRANQUILITY
and<path-to-game>\LEVELS\TRANQUILITY2
.
- Paramount loading screen in Dark mode by Trash - Replaces the Paramount loading screen with a dark mode version of it. Place this file in
<path-to-game>\GUI\SFX
.
- Xbox 360 controller screens by Trash - Replaces the default loading screens with the controller loading screens from the Xbox 360 versions. Place files in
<path-to-game>\GUI\GFX\CONTROLLERSCREENS\ENG
.
Misc
- Barricade24's Transformers: The Game Modding Playlist - Showcases various mods, either downloadable or with tutorials/instructions on how to re-create them (refer to the modding guide if no tutorial is given).
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Forcing certain types of anti-aliasing with shadows on may cause many graphical issues, like transparent objects being visible through your character model and through walls.
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16