Tron: Evolution

Tron: Evolution

Developers
	Propaganda Games
Windows	GameStar
Publishers
	Disney Interactive Studios
	Noviy Disk
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	November 25, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	57
IGDB	59

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Tron
Subseries of Disney
Tron 2.0	2003
Tron: Evolution	2010
TRON RUN/r	2016
Tron: Identity	2023

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM.
Amazon.com (unavailable)		SecuROM PA DRM.
Steam (unavailable)		SecuROM PA DRM.

All versions require SecuROM PA and Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.

SecuROM PA DRM has been abandoned and all activation keys are now invalid. The keys are still valid for Games for Windows - LIVE. See this guide on how to activate the game.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Edit GridEngine.ini
Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Tron Evolution\UnrealEngine3\GridGame\Config\GridEngine.ini Add a semi-colon ; before each movie that you want to skip: ;StartupMovies=Unreal ;StartupMovies=GamestarLogo ;StartupMovies=PropagandaLogo ;StartupMovies=DisneyLogo ;StartupMovies=Sc1_01_01 Those are all the movies that occur before the title screen.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Tron Evolution\UnrealEngine3\GridGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/315440/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Tron Evolution\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/315440/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Some resolutions not listed; see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Default setting is 4x. See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 62 FPS. See 120+ FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Tron: Evolution at 1080p

Higher resolutions such as 1920x1080 are not listed in-game.

Edit GridEngine.ini
Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Tron Evolution\UnrealEngine3\GridGame\Config\GridEngine.ini Find ResX and ResY and replace their current values with your resolution. Notes 16:10 resolutions are letterboxed to 16:9. Resolutions >1680x1050 will result in bugs such as the abnormal position of the enemies' health reticles.

Field of view (FOV)

Edit GridInput.ini

Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Tron Evolution\UnrealEngine3\GridGame\Config\GridInput.ini Under the [GridGame.PgPlayerInput] section, add the following line at the tail end of that same section. Bindings=(Name="F1",Command="FOV 90",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False) Change the value to your desired FOV, and press F1 in-game.

Windowed

Set Fullscreen mode in GridInput.ini
Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Tron Evolution\UnrealEngine3\GridGame\Config\GridEngine.ini Under the [SystemSettings] section, set Fullscreen= to False.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit GridEngine.ini
Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Tron Evolution\UnrealEngine3\GridGame\Config\GridEngine.ini Find MaxAnisotropy and set the desired value.

120+ FPS

Edit GridEngine.ini
Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Disney Interactive Studios\Tron Evolution\UnrealEngine3\GridGame\Config\GridEngine.ini Find MaxSmoothedFrameRate and set the desired value.

Input

Input settings.

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

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound Effects, Dialogue and Music
Surround sound		5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		10	Versus The game supports bots, but not in all game modes.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Tron: Evolution requires PhysX to be installed in order to run properly

Instructions
Download and install the Legacy System Software. Notes These legacy drivers can be installed even when an existing PhysX installation is present.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz	3.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	2.5 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1600	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 3870