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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
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===Broken physics=== | ===Broken physics=== | ||
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{{ii}} Modern PhysX versions break the physics of this game, an older one has to be installed for the game to function normally as even Legacy PhysX does not work. | {{ii}} Modern PhysX versions break the physics of this game, an older one has to be installed for the game to function normally as even Legacy PhysX does not work. | ||
{{--}} Doing this may cause other games or programs that use PhysX to not function properly. | {{--}} Doing this may cause other games or programs that use PhysX to not function properly. | ||
# Uninstall current PhysX, including legacy if installed. | # Uninstall current PhysX, including legacy if installed. | ||
− | # Go to {{ | + | # Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}} and delete or rename {{file|PhysXCooking.dll}}, {{file|PhysXCore.dll}}, {{file|PhysXDevice.dll}}, and {{file|PhysXLoader.dll}} |
# Download and install [https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/9.09.1112/PhysX_9.09.1112_SystemSoftware.exe&lang=us&type=Other PhysX_9.09.1112] | # Download and install [https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownload-March2009/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/9.09.1112/PhysX_9.09.1112_SystemSoftware.exe&lang=us&type=Other PhysX_9.09.1112] | ||
# Physics should now work properly. | # Physics should now work properly. |
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Developers | |
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Fakt Software | |
Publishers | |
Viva Media | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 20, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 72 |
IGDB | 80 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Puzzle |
Series | Crazy Machines |
Crazy Machines | |
---|---|
Crazy Machines | 2005 |
Crazy Machines 1.5 | 2005 |
Crazy Machines 2 | 2008 |
Crazy Machines Elements | 2011 |
Crazy Machines: Golden Gears | 2014 |
Crazy Machines 3 | 2016 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Happy New Year DLC | ||
Halloween | ||
Time Travel Add-On | ||
Liquid Force Add-on | ||
Back to the Shop Add-On | ||
Invaders from Space | ||
Invaders From Space, 2nd Wave DLC | ||
Jewel Digger DLC | ||
Pirates | ||
Anniversary DLC |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/18400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Crazy Machines 2\profiles\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/18400/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | GUI can be either 4:3 or 16:10 | ||
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 | Locked to 61 FPS but runs unlocked while in-game "Start" is pressed |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Issues fixed
No sound after logo movies
Install OpenAL |
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Broken physics
Install older PhysX version[1] |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 series ATI Radeon X700 DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (18400) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Crazy Machines 2 and Windows 10 :: Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Scottvordem on 2020-12-24
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060401061825/http://ageia.vnewscenter.com/press.jsp?id=1130346950819