Tinker

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Tinker

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

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.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Install through Windows Update (wuapp.exe). Ultimate only.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		Removed for redemption in 2013, and download in 2015.

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.

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
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

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.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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