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Tinker
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Tinker
Developers
Fuel Industries
Publishers
Microsoft
Release dates
Windows
September 23, 2008
Microsoft Windows
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2008
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2012
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2012
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2012
Key points
Originally released as a Windows Vista Ultimate Extra, later updated as a free download.
Download Microsoft Tinker Game For Windows 7, Vista & XP
The Games for Windows - LIVE version is no longer available for new players.
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Contents
1
Availability
2
Essential improvements
2.1
Patches
2.2
Level Builder
3
Game data
3.1
Configuration file(s) location
3.2
Save game data location
4
Video settings
5
Input settings
6
Audio settings
6.1
Localizations
7
Other information
7.1
API
8
System requirements
9
References
Availability
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Source
DRM
Notes
Keys
OS
Retail
Install through Windows Update (
wuapp.exe
). Ultimate only.
Essential improvements
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Patches
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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
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The
Level Builder
lets you make and share your own custom puzzles.
Only works with the Vista Ultimate Extras version; it cannot detect the
Games for Windows - LIVE
version.
Game data
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Configuration file(s) location
[
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System
Location
Windows
Save game data location
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System
Location
Windows
The
Games for Windows - LIVE
version saves in
%LOCALAPPDATA%
\Microsoft\XLive\Content\E000073940850FD2
Video settings
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General settings.
Graphics feature
State
Notes
Widescreen resolution
Vista Ultimate Extras only: add
-mce
to the end of the shortcut target.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
and
120+ FPS
Input settings
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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
XInput controllers only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
DualShock 4 controllers
See the
glossary page
for potential workarounds.
Tracked motion controllers
Generic/other controllers
See the
glossary page
for potential workarounds.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Audio settings
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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
Brazilian Portuguese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Other information
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API
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Executable
32-bit
64-bit
Notes
Windows
System requirements
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Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
References
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