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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

Steam Community Discussions

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	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

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

Broken physics

Install older PhysX version^[1]

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.

Uninstall current PhysX, including legacy if installed.
Go to <path-to-game> and delete or rename PhysXCooking.dll, PhysXCore.dll, PhysXDevice.dll, and PhysXLoader.dll
Download and install PhysX_9.09.1112
Physics should now work properly.

Although reference says to delete all registry entries of PhysX, this is not necessary.^[2]

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX	^[3]

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

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (18400) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-2] 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).

[3] Crazy Machines 2 and Windows 10 :: Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Verified by User:Scottvordem on 2020-12-24

[5] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060401061825/http://ageia.vnewscenter.com/press.jsp?id=1130346950819

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[1]

[2]

[3]

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 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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-==Input settings==
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-{{Input settings
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-==Audio settings==
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+|royalty free audio notes  =
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+}}
+==Issues fixed==
+===No sound after logo movies===
+{{fixbox|description=Install [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/10-openal/ OpenAL]}}
+===Broken physics===
+{{fixbox|description=Install older PhysX version|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/18400/discussions/0/350542145710699514/#c1638669204735130466|title=Crazy Machines 2 and Windows 10 :: Steam Community Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
+{{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.
+# Uninstall current PhysX, including legacy if installed.
+# 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]
+# Physics should now work properly.
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+===Middleware===
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Developers

	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