Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.

Lego Batman: The Videogame

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
Revision as of 21:43, 1 November 2020 by SirYodaJedi (talk | contribs) (→‎Lego Batman: The Videogame - The Extended Bat-roster: Removed collapser from note, since it works wonkily with the tooltip anyways.)
Lego Batman: The Videogame
Lego Batman: The Videogame cover
Developers
Traveller's Tales
macOS (OS X) Robosoft Technologies[1]
Publishers
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
OS X Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows September 23, 2008
macOS (OS X) April 9, 2009
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Adventure
Vehicles Automobile, Naval/watercraft, Flight
Themes Contemporary, Sci-fi
Series Lego Batman
Lego Batman: The Videogame guide on StrategyWiki
Lego Batman: The Videogame on MobyGames
Lego Batman: The Videogame on Wikipedia
Lego Batman
Subseries of Batman
Subseries of Lego
Lego Batman: The Videogame 2008
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes 2012
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham 2014
Lego DC Super-Villains 2018

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Lego Batman: The Videogame is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera action and adventure game in the Lego Batman series.

General information

Official Website
Brickipedia - Game page on LEGO Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM DRM
Windows
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Windows
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Origin
Origin
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
The Mac OS X version is no longer sold digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\LEGO Batman
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21000/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\LEGO Batman\Saved Games
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21000/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

Video settings

General settings.
General settings.
Video settings.
Video settings.
Video Effects settings.
Video Effects settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Both British and American.
French
Hungarian
Polish
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Vehicles not working

Vehicles (including Robin's RC toys) become unresponsive and won't move or work correctly. This is most noticeable in an early RC car section, where the RC car needs to climb on top of special buttons.[2]
Enable Vsync[3]

Enable Vertical Sync in-game while set to a 60 Hz output.

Cap frame rate at 60 FPS or lower[4]

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz for some resolutions, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation is recommended.
  2. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\LEGOBatman.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].
  5. Change TargetFPS=0.0 to TargetFPS=60.0 to enable 60 FPS cap (This fixes issues with vehicles).

Various shadows exhibit prominent color banding

Disable ambient occlusion[5]

Unable to destroy last two electrical pylons/coils with robot in "An Enterprising Theft"

A gray, rectangular bar blocks the robot from reaching the innermost two pylons.
Exit and re-enter the room[6][7]

Game Randomly Crashes

Some Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Users had this game randomly crashes at moment.
Change Compability Mode[8]

Changing Compability mode to Windows Vista or Windows 7 will resolve this issue.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
32-bit only.[9]

Mods

See the beginners setup guide for instructions on how to configure the game for mod support.
Setting up mods requires extracting the game's .DAT files, which noticeably increases file size.

Lego Batman: The Videogame - The Extended Bat-roster

Adds several non-playable characters and vehicles to the main roster. [Note 2]

HD GUI for Lego Batman 1

Cleans and upscales various low-resolution and/or visibly compressed HUD and UI elements.

Bug fixes and restored content

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 1500+
System memory (RAM) 256 MB (XP)
512 MB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4.2 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 2.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8
Processor (CPU) Intel 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/21000/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (21000) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
  2. Lego Batman: The Videogame - The Extended Bat-roster Readme
    This mod adds a few characters and vehicles that you couldn't play as in the base game, the first version adds 12 characters and 2 vehicles.
    
    DISCLAIMER: This mod will not work well with existing save files, you have to make a new save file to use this mod. (Or just backup your current save file.)
    
    Characters:
    
    - Policeman (Policeman_1)
    - L.B.I. Agent
    - Riot Policeman
    - Security Man (Securityguard_2)
    - Gardener
    - Janitor
    - Factory Worker
    - Bio-Hazard Scientist
    - Zookeeper
    - Sewage Worker
    - Freeze Girl (Red)
    - Penguin Henchman (Striped) (Sailor_striped)
    
    Vehicles:
    
    - Police Dog Van
    - Riddler Goon Car
    
    Other fixes:
    
    - Zoosweeper has a matching icon instead of reusing Zookeeper's
    - The Police Marksman also has a matching icon instead of using the Policeman's
    
    Known issues:
    
    - The icons for Zoosweeper and the Police Marksman do not correctly appear until the characters are loaded into a level
    
    Read Tutorial.txt for instructions
    
    Read Credits.txt for the credits

References