Key points
- Remake of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom based on the console releases, which were completely different from the original PC game.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
- By default, ultrawide support is achieved through Vert- scaling. Dialog screens are pillarboxed and cutscenes are windowboxed.[6][7] Certain non-HUD elements may appear stretched or anchored incorrectly.[8]
Use the community trainer to remove black bars and adjust FOV
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- Semi-manual solution for all resolutions to remove black bars and adjust FOV in real time.
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Modify Engine.ini[9]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini .
- Add the line
[SystemSettings] if it does not exist.
- In this section, add the line
r.MaxAnisotropy=16 .
- Save the file.
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Modify Engine.ini[9]
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- Go to the Configuration file location and open
Engine.ini or create it if it doesn't exist.
- In
Engine.ini , find the section [SystemSettings] or add it if it doesn't exist.
- In this section, add the line
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=x , replacing x with 0 to disable it or 1 for FXAA.
- (Optional) You can also modify the quality of anti-aliasing. Add the line
r.PostProcessAAQuality=x , replacing x with the desired quality level for anti-aliasing of FXAA. A level of 0 disables it, and a level of 6 sets it to the maximum.
- Save the file.
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Ambient occlusion
Modify Engine.ini to increase ambient occlusion[10]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini .
- Add the line
[SystemSettings] if it does not exist.
- In this section, add the line
r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=4 .
- Save the file.
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Chromatic aberration
Modify Engine.ini to disable chromatic aberration[10]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini .
- Add the line
[SystemSettings] if it does not exist.
- In this section, add the line
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0 .
- Save the file.
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Depth of field
Modify Engine.ini to disable depth of field[10]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Engine.ini .
- Add the line
[SystemSettings] if it does not exist.
- In this section, add the line
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0 .
- Save the file.
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More Engine.ini graphics tweaks
A mod by ExpnandBanana can be found with various Engine.ini tweaks to improve graphics on GameBanana.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
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Separate volume controls |
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"SFX Volume", "Music Volume", and "Dialogues Volume" |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Always enabled for dialogue. Cutscenes are not captioned. |
Closed captions |
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Localizations
- Spoken language can be changed independently from on-screen text language.
- Non-English dubs are missing various sounds in in-game cutscenes.[15][16]
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Malay |
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Issues unresolved
Save file corruption
- A few initial reports of save file corruption.[17] Saving in multiple slots recommended.
Issues fixed
SteamVR or Oculus client starts when game launches
- This issue was fixed in a June 26, 2020 patch.[18]
Add launch parameters to disable HMD detection[19]
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Add -novr -nohmd to the game's launch options.
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
PhysX |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7, 8.1, 10 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3-4130 AMD Phenom II X4 925 |
Intel Core i3-8100 AMD FX-6300 |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon R9 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Sound (audio device) |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Some AMD graphics cards may show weaker performance on Windows 7 and 8.1 compared to 10.
Notes
- ↑ 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>/969990/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (969990) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References