Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Developers
	High Moon Studios
Windows	Mercenary Technology
Publishers
	Activision
Russia	Noviy Disk
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	August 21, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	78
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Modes	Multiplayer
Genres	TPS
Series	Transformers

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

Warnings

Official Master server for multiplayer was shut down on April 17, 2020. Can be restored with a mod, see Multiplayer types

Main menu background is not animated unlike console versions. Oddly the animated background video file is still in the PC version.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Brazilian copies have SecuROM 8 DRM
Amazon.com		Keys only work in the US.
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

No longer available digitally, due to Activision losing the license for the IP, but Amazon is still selling it for unknown reasons.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
DINOBOT Destructor Pack
Multiplayer Havoc Pack
Massive Fury Pack
G2 BRUTICUS
G1 Retro Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\TransGame\Movies\ Delete or rename these files: Logo_Activision.bik Logo_Hasbro.bik Logo_HighMoon.bik Logo_Mercenary.bik TF_InitialStartup.bik

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\TransGame\Config\PC\Cooked <path-to-game>\TransGame\Localization\PC\Cooked HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Activision\Transformers Fall of Cybertron
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/213120/pfx/

Coalesced.ini needs to be decoded before it can be edited; use TF Games Configuration Utility. Coalesced.int contains localization info and must also be decoded (Appears to only be text strings, change it for making a fan translation. Can't change the language through the int without changing every line manually. Not recommended for trying to use one of the official localizations). \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Activision\Transformers Fall Of Cybertron\ has a String named 'language'. Change its data to 'INT' for English, 'FRA' for French, 'DEU' for German, 'ESP' for Spanish, 'ITA' for Italian, 'RUS' for Russian.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\TransGame\SaveData
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/213120/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer.
Ultra-widescreen		Use Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer.
4K Ultra HD		The game runs fine on 1440p and 1620p, but on 2160p the textures get bugged and load only low-res textures. However, setting a custom resolution of 1800p (3200x1800) somehow allows the textures to load. Subtitles also scales poorly with resolutions larger than 1280 pixels wide, making them too small in very high resolutions.
Field of view (FOV)		Use Flawless Widescreen. Affects scope zoom (larger FOV = less zoom).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Default is 4 samples (MaxAnisotropy=4); set MaxAnisotropy=16 in Coalesced.ini for 16 samples.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Extra Quality graphics setting uses unknown form of post process AA. Sampling-based AA can be forced through Nvidia Inspector with 0x00000245 AA compatibility flag; alternatively you can turn on FXAA and/or set MaxMultisamples=x (MSAA) Replace x with,2,4,6,or 8. in Coalesced.ini
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped and frame data tied at 60 FPS. Use the -silent FPS=118 launch option. Warning: Physics can glitch out, speed up cutscenes and can give a unfair side effect in multiplayer against opponent players similar to speedhacking and chances put into a third team.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		By editing Coalesced.ini.
Mouse acceleration		Supposedly removed by developers.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		By editing Coalesced.ini.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Since the multiplayer servers are down, the debug camera and other features can't be (ab)used for cheating. They still function just fine for single-player. https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2255-fall-of-cybertron-debug-camera-controls/

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Effects, Voice, Music. Change in-game Audio Settings.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Enable in-game Display Settings. Combat chatter not subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Game will automatically pause in Campaign and Solo Escalation. Multiplayer and Escalation will open the pause menu but game will still be running and sound will still be heard.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				A fan overhaul of the official localization which corrects the translation errors is available here.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		12	Versus, Co-op 12 players per lobby (6 vs 6). Must be signed into Steam. Co-op: Escalation mode (4 players). See this website for restoring the Multiplayer: https://wiki.aiwarehouse.xyz/en/tfc-foc-pc-guide

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		Use Helix Mod: Transformers Fall of Cybertron.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9	A D3D10 setting exacts in the config file but nothing happens.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz AMD Phenom X3 8750
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8.4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	DirectX 10 compatible