Terminator: Resistance

The Terminator
The Terminator	1990
Terminator 2: Judgment Day	1991
The Terminator 2029	1992
The Terminator: Rampage	1993
T2: The Arcade Game	1993
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - Chess Wars	1993
The Terminator: Future Shock	1995
The Terminator: SkyNET	1996
Terminator 3: War of the Machines	2003
Terminator: Salvation	2009
Terminator: Resistance	2019

General information

Official Website

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Delete or rename video files

Go to <path-to-game>\Terminator\Content\Movies
Delete or rename Loga.mp4 and UE4.mp4.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/954740/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\SaveGames\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/954740/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

5 autosave slots (oldest autosave is automatically overwritten to create a new one) + a permanent chapter save at the beginning of each level.

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Video Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Hor+ gameplay, Vert- cutscenes and centered HUD.^[1] See Field of view (FOV).
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay, Vert- cutscenes, centered HUD and pillarboxed FMVs.^[1]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Default is 70° for 16:9 resolution. FOV automatically adjusted for ultrawide resolution. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Called Windowed fullscreen
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Options to choose are Low, Medium, High & Epic.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Edit GameUserSettings.ini^[2]

Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini with a text editor.
Find a line starting with FieldOfView= and change its value.

Use the Terminator: Resistance FOV changer^[1]

Real-time FOV adjustment.

Affects cutscenes, allowing to compensate for Vert- scaling at 21:9 and wider resolutions but may be undesirable at 16:9.

Depth of field and chromatic aberration[edit]

Disable depth of field and chromatic aberration^[3]

In the graphics menu, set "Post-Processing" to medium. This disables chromatic aberration and depth of field while retaining ambient occlusion shadows.
For additional sharpness, motion blur can also be disabled in the graphics menu.

Input settings[edit]

Mouse & Keyboard Control Settings

Gamepad Control Settings

Microsoft Xbox One Controller Key Bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Controls for the lockpicking minigame are permanently bound to WASD.^[4]
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration. Can't be disabled.
Mouse sensitivity		In Control Settings, under Mouse and Keyboard
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Not supported, see Invert Y-axis. NOTE: This feature was added by the developer in patch 1.028.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Can choose from 3 available presets.
Controller sensitivity		In Control Settings, under Gamepad
Controller Y-axis inversion		In Control Settings, under Gamepad

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[5]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		^[6]

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		^[7]
Haptic feedback		In Control Settings, under Gamepad
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Keyboard Key Bindings

Invert Y-axis[edit]

Enable invert mouse Y-Axis^[8]

Go to the configuration files location.
Open Input.ini in a text editor.
Add the following:

[/script/engine.inputsettings] ConsoleKey=Tilde AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.036869,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.036869,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=True))
4. Save and close the file.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music & Voices.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

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

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Vorbis
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-4160 3.6 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz	Intel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	32 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon RX 560 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 590
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit system is required.

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>/954740/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (954740) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-11
Tested at the native 2560x1080 and custom 5760x1080 resolutions after update 1.028a.
↑ Changing FOV in Terminator: Resistance - last accessed on 2019-11-14
↑ (Tip) How to Make Graphics Sharper - last accessed on 2019-12-25
↑ About key config - last accessed on 2019-11-14
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-15
Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-10-15
Verified by testing the game with a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 Controller with a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-15
Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers
↑ Enable Invert Y-Axis - last accessed on 2019-11-15

[Proton_path_note-1] 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>/954740/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (954740) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[wide-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-11
Tested at the native 2560x1080 and custom 5760x1080 resolutions after update 1.028a.

[3] Changing FOV in Terminator: Resistance - last accessed on 2019-11-14

[4] (Tip) How to Make Graphics Sharper - last accessed on 2019-12-25

[5] About key config - last accessed on 2019-11-14

[6] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-15
Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable

[7] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-10-15
Verified by testing the game with a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 Controller with a USB cable

[8] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-15
Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers

[9] Enable Invert Y-Axis - last accessed on 2019-11-15

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Developers

	Teyon
Publishers
	Reef Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	November 14, 2019