Difference between revisions of "Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure"

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Tex Murphy
Tex Murphy: Mean Streets	1989
Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum	1991
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon	1994
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive	1996
Tex Murphy: Overseer	1998
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure	2014
The Poisoned Pawn: A Tex Murphy Adventure	TBA

General information

The Unofficial Tex Murphy Web Site - A fan site for the series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BigFinishGames\TeslaEffect\SettingsDB.sav
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application\ Support/\[I\]\<TeslaEffect\>\[/I\]/BigFinishGames/TeslaEffect/SettingsDB.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/261510/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BigFinishGames\TeslaEffect\<user-id>\*.sav
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application\ Support/\[I\]\<TeslaEffect\>\[/I\]/BigFinishGames/TeslaEffect/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/261510/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		FMV Cutscenes are only recorded in 2K
Field of view (FOV)	40° to 90° in 10° increments
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.

In-game language settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master Volume, Speech, Effects, Music and Video (Cutscene).
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese				Translation.
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	OS X only.
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			^{[citation needed]}

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video 2, Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5 Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	17 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 AMD Radeon R5 430 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 7770
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8	10.7.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	17 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 320M	Intel HD Graphics 4000

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 4.3.3f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (261510) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-02

[2] Unity engine build: 4.3.3f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (261510) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (261510) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-02

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
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+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure|68}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|650/tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure|70}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure|}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Cinematic camera }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Puzzle }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | FMV }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Comedy, Detective/mystery }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Tex Murphy }}
 |steam appid  = 261510
 |gogcom id    = 1207664503
 |strategywiki = Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
+|hltb         = 15873
+|mobygames    = tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure
 |wikipedia    = Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
 |winehq       = 16147
 |license      = commercial
+|official site= http://www.texmurphy.com/
 }}
-{{Series|Tex Murphy}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://www.texmurphy.com/ Official website]
 {{mm}} [http://www.unofficialtexmurphy.com/ The Unofficial Tex Murphy Web Site] - A fan site for the series
-{{mm}} [http://texmurphy.wikia.com/wiki/Tex_Murphy_Wiki Tex Murphy Wiki]
 {{GOG.com links|1207664503|tex_murphy_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/261510/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | tesla_effect_a_tex_murphy_adventure | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | tesla-effect-a-tex-murphy-adventure | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 261510 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B00JX0V82C | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 }}
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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\BigFinishGames\TeslaEffect\SettingsDB.sav}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application\ Support/\[I\]\<TeslaEffect\>\[/I\]/BigFinishGames/TeslaEffect/SettingsDB.sav }}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application\ Support/\[I\]\<TeslaEffect\>\[/I\]/BigFinishGames/TeslaEffect/SettingsDB.sav }}
 }}
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 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\BigFinishGames\TeslaEffect\{{p|uid}}\*.sav}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application\ Support/\[I\]\<TeslaEffect\>\[/I\]/BigFinishGames/TeslaEffect/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application\ Support/\[I\]\<TeslaEffect\>\[/I\]/BigFinishGames/TeslaEffect/}}
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = false
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Tesla Effect A Tex Murphy Adventure Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
-|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/tesla-effect-tex-murphy-adventure/en
+|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/tesla-effect-tex-murphy-adventure/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = incomplete
@@ Line 99: / Line 120: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Tesla Effect A Tex Murphy Adventure Controls.png|In-game control settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = true
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
 |mouse menu                = true
@@ Line 164: / Line 185: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Tesla Effect A Tex Murphy Adventure Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 {{Image|Tesla Effect A Tex Murphy Adventure Language.png|In-game language settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master Volume, Speech, Effects, Music and Video (Cutscene).
@@ Line 218: / Line 239: @@
   |notes     = Fan translation, [http://www.przygodoskop.pl/tex_murphy_pl.htm download].
   |fan       = true
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
+ |notes     = [https://forum.scummbr.com/index.php?topic=537.0 Translation.]
+ |fan       = true
+ |ref       =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
@@ Line 231: / Line 261: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 249: / Line 279: @@
 |shader model versions  = 3
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = true
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes= OS X only.{{CN|date=August 2015}}
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        = {{CN|date=August 2015}}
+|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
+|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 273: / Line 313: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP (SP3), Vista, 7, 8
+|minOS    = XP, Vista
-|minCPU   = 2 GHz Dual Core Processor
+|minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
 |minRAM   = 4 GB
-|minHD    = 15 GB
+|minHD    = 17 GB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 200 Series
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 280
-|minGPU2  =
+|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon R5 430
 |minDX    = 9.0c
-|minaudio = DirectX 9.0 Compatible
+|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
-|recOS    =
+|recOS    = 7, 8, 10
-|recCPU   =
+|recCPU   = Intel Core i5 Quad Core
-|recRAM   =
+|recRAM   = 8 GB
 |recHD    =
-|recGPU   =
+|recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
+|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7770
 }}
@@ Line 293: / Line 334: @@
 |minOS    = 10.6.8
-|minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo
+|minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
 |minRAM   = 4 GB
-|minHD    = 16 GB
+|minHD    = 17 GB
-|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 320 M
+|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GT 320M
 |recOS    = 10.7.5
@@ Line 306: / Line 347: @@
 {{References}}
-[[Category:Pages with corrupt images]]

Developers

	Big Finish Games
Publishers
	Atlus
Engines
	Unity 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	May 7, 2014
macOS (OS X)	May 7, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	68
OpenCritic	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	First-person, Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure, Puzzle
Art styles	FMV
Themes	Comedy, Detective/mystery
Series	Tex Murphy