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Tinker

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Tinker
Tinker cover
Developers
Fuel Industries
Publishers
Microsoft
Release dates
Windows September 23, 2008
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Isometric
Controls Direct control
Genres Puzzle
Art styles Stylized
Series Microsoft Windows
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Tinker is a singleplayer isometric puzzle game in the Microsoft Windows series.

The game was originally released as part of the Windows Ultimate Extras features on September 23, 2008 exclusively for owners of the Ultimate edition of Windows Vista. An expanded Games for Windows - LIVE version was later made available for free on the Games for Windows Marketplace on December 15, 2009.[1]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Requires online activation
Install through Windows Update (wuapp.exe). Ultimate only.
Windows
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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Removed for redemption in 2013, and download in 2015.
Windows
The free GFWL version is available for download from here.

Version differences

The original Windows Ultimate Extras version contained 60 levels including a 20-level tutorial but was only made available for Windows Vista Ultimate owners. A free level builder was also released for for this version.
The expanded GFWL version contained 160 levels including the tutorial and was made available for free for users on Windows XP, Vista, and 7 through the Games for Windows Marketplace.

Essential improvements

Patches

A Title Update is available for the Games for Windows - LIVE version. Tinker should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run TinkerUpdate.exe).
The Windows Vista Ultimate Extras version is updated through Windows Update.

Level Builder

The Level Builder lets you make and share your own custom puzzles.
Only compatible with the Vista Ultimate Extras version; it cannot detect the GFWL version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
The Games for Windows - LIVE version saves in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive\Content\E000073940850FD2

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Always mutes (no option).

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1600
Nvidia GeForce 6600
Shader model 3 support


References