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Transformers
Beast Wars: Transformers	1998
Transformers: The Game	2007
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	2009
Transformers: War for Cybertron	2010
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron	2012
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark	2014
Transformers: Devastation	2015
Transformers: Battlegrounds	2020
Transformers: Tactical Arena	2021
Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition	2023

Key points

Capped at 30 FPS; see High frame rate to fix.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM.^[1]
Steam

Essential improvements

Improved configuration file

Improves graphical and audio fidelity, unlocks DLC characters and many other things.

Instructions

High Polygon Characters

Default is False; edit Coalesced.ini for True. Creates a better resolution image for characters. Example of High-Poly Chars.

Game data

Configuration file location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42650/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Coalesced.ini needs to be decoded before it can be edited; use TF Games Configuration Utility. Coalesced.int contains localization settings and must also be decoded.

Coalesced.ini needs to be decoded before it can be edited.^[2]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42650/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

High frame rate

The game is capped at 30 FPS without this tool.

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	1	Solo Campaign only.
LAN play	Internet required to play any multiplayer game mode.
Online play	12 per lobby (6 per team)	Internet required to play any multiplayer game mode.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer		If the host quits, the game will end and the lobby will be disbanded.
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Escalation and Campaign only. Multiplayer will automatically host if no games are active.

Issues fixed

Game not launching (without an error or a message)

There are two main ways to fix this issue, which is a symptom of two different unrelated problems.

Instructions

Other information

Increase the Quality of the Graphics

Edit Coalesced.ini to change some settings such as Motion Blur, Depth of Field, FXAA, Bloom, Distortion etc.

Instructions

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (42650) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (42650) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[4] The app ID (42650) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Any word on DRM yet? - Transformers: War for Cybertron Message Board for PC - GameFAQs

[3] XeNTaX • View topic - Transformers: War for Cybertron coalesced.int unpack

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[Note 1]

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 ==Other information==
+===Increase the Quality of the Graphics===
+Edit {{file|[[#Configuration file location|Coalesced.ini]]}} to change some settings such as Motion Blur, Depth of Field, FXAA, Bloom, Distortion etc.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
+# Open the decoded {{file|[[#Configuration file location|Coalesced.ini]]}}
+# Change the values or status on the config lines and set graphics to Extra on the in-game settings
+# Make sure you change both pairs in: '''SystemSettings & SystemSettingsEditor'''
+# '''DO NOT COPY AND PASTE THIS INTO YOUR INI FILE! THIS IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE OF THE THINGS YOU MAY CHOOSE TO EDIT!'''
+:This is an example of the recommended items you can change and its recommended settings:
+<pre>[SystemSettingsEditor] / [SystemSettings]
+StaticDecals=True
+DynamicDecals=True
+DecalCullDistanceScale=1.0
+DynamicLights=True
+DynamicShadows=True
+LightEnvironmentShadows=True
+CompositeDynamicLights=False
+DirectionalLightmaps=True
+MotionBlur=True
+DepthOfField=True
+AmbientOcclusion=True
+AmbientOcclusionHistory=False
+FXAA=True
+FXAATechnique=1
+FXAAScale=9.5
+Bloom=True
+QualityBloom=True
+Distortion=True
+DropParticleDistortion=False
+SpeedTreeLeaves=True
+SpeedTreeFronds=True
+OnlyStreamInTextures=False
+LensFlares=True
+FogVolumes=True
+CascadedShadows=True
+FloatingPointRenderTargets=True
+Trilinear=True
+OneFrameThreadLag=True
+UseVsync=False
+UpscaleScreenPercentage=True
+Fullscreen=True
+AllowD3D10=True
+EnableHighPolyChars=True
+SkeletalMeshLODBias=0
+ParticleLODBias=0
+DetailMode=2
+ShadowFilterQualityBias=0
+MaxAnisotropy=16
+MaxMultisamples=8
+MinShadowResolution=8
+MaxShadowResolution=800
+MaxCascadedShadowResolution=2048</pre>
+{{++}} Set <code>EnableHighPolyChars=</code> to <code>True</code> to enable better resolution image for characters. [http://dennish2010.deviantart.com/art/Low-Poly-and-High-Poly-Version-of-the-hand-292957029 Example of High-Poly Chars.]
+}}
 ===Middleware===
 {{Middleware

Developers
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	High Moon Studios
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	June 22, 2010