Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
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| Developers | |
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| Edge of Reality | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 24, 2014 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 49 |
| OpenCritic | 45 |
| IGDB | 48 |
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Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS in Escalation co-op mode.[1]
- Activision shut down the multiplayer master server on April 17, 2020.
General information
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com | |
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- 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 | |
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| Electro Bolter Weapon | |
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| Glass Gas Cannon Weapon | |
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| Skywarp Character | |
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| Stinger Character | |
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| Thundercracker Character | |
Essential improvements[edit]
Skip intro videos[edit]
| Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\TransGame\Config\PC\Cooked\[Note 1] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245760/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Use TF Games Configuration Utility to edit the file.
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\TransformersRotDS\TransGame\SaveData\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/245760/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | The game runs fine on 1440p and 1620p, but on 2160p the textures get bugged and load only low-res textures. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggled in options menu, or by Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Borderless fullscreen windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Default is 4 samples. Force in the graphics card control panel. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Nvidia users can force SGSSAA with Nvidia Profile Inspector, using the compatibility bits 0x000012C1 |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | 30 FPS for co-op.[1] | ||
| 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS for single player,
For single player, use the -silent FPS=118 launch option.[2] Breaks interaction with levers. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed[edit]
| Use GeDoSaTo[citation needed] |
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Input settings[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Choice of presets | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio settings[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | FX, Music and Dialog | |
| Surround sound | 5.1 | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| German | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Russian |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 4 | Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | You can only join game lobbies. | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support[edit]
| 3D modes | Native | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Transformers - Rise of the Dark Spark. | ||
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
System requirements[edit]
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz AMD Phenom X3 8750 |
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| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT series ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/245760/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (245760) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.