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Puzzle Agent
Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent	2010
Puzzle Agent 2	2011

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Telltale Community for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
GOG.com
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\The Mystery of Scoggins\prefs.prop
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/31270/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\The Mystery of Scoggins\*.save
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/31270/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

3 profiles are available.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Static aspect 16:9.
Multi-monitor		See the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		See the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Voice, Music, Sound
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German				Fan translation, download.
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Russian				Fan translation by ZoG Forum Team
Spanish				Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

Issues unresolved

Puzzle not rendered correctly

There is a known issue with some Nvidia cards which causes some of the puzzles to not be rendered correctly making them impossible to complete.^[1]

Issues fixed

Grickle101.exe has crashed

Set compatibility mode for Grickle101.exe^{[citation needed]}
Go to the installation folder. Right-click on `Grickle101.exe` and click Properties Click the compatibility tab Check "Run this program in compatiblity mode for:" and select Windows XP (Service Pack 3) Check "Run this program as an administrator" Press OK and launch the game

Unplug gamepad^{[citation needed]}
Sometimes a gamepad could cause this problem. Try to unplug it before launching game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL		OS X only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work* on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.*

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	220 MB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible	128 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	220 MB

Not recommended for: Macs with integrated graphics

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 (31270) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ support.humblebundle.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[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 (31270) 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 (31270) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[2] support.humblebundle.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[Note 1]

[1]

Developers

	Telltale Games
Engines
	Telltale Tool
Release dates
Windows	June 30, 2010
macOS (OS X)	June 30, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	70
Taxonomy
Series	Puzzle Agent

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 30, 2010}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|June 30, 2010}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|puzzle-agent|70}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series|Puzzle Agent}}
 |steam appid  = 31270
-|gogcom page  = puzzle_agent
+|gogcom id    = 1441715179
+|official site= https://www.telltale.com/puzzle-agent/
+|hltb         = 7414
+|igdb         = puzzle-agent
 |strategywiki = Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent
+|mobygames    = nelson-tethers-puzzle-agent
 |wikipedia    = Puzzle Agent
 |winehq       = 12388
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Puzzle Agent}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [https://telltale.com/series/puzzle-agent/ Official game site]
+{{mm}} [https://community.telltale.com/categories/nelsontethers-puzzleagent Telltale Community] for game series
-{{mm}} [https://telltale.com/community/categories/nelsontethers-puzzleagent Telltale Community] for game series
 {{GOG.com links|1441715179|puzzle_agent_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/31270/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 26: / Line 43: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
+{{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B008QYBQC8 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | puzzle_agent | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 31270 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X}}
@@ Line 33: / Line 51: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Telltale Games\The Mystery of Scoggins\prefs.prop}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 }}
@@ Line 39: / Line 57: @@
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Telltale Games\The Mystery of Scoggins\}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Telltale Games\The Mystery of Scoggins\*.save}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 }}
+{{ii}} 3 profiles are available.
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|gog galaxy            = false
+|discord                   =
-|gog galaxy notes      =
+|discord notes             =
-|origin                =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|origin notes          =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|steam cloud           = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|uplay                 =
+|origin                    =
-|uplay notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|xbox cloud            =
+|steam cloud               = false
-|xbox cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Puzzle Agent Graphics.jpg|Graphics Settings}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
-|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/puzzle-agent/en
+|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/puzzle-agent/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
@@ Line 66: / Line 89: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Static aspect}} 16:9.
 |multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/puzzle-agent/en WSGF entry].
+|multimonitor notes         = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/puzzle-agent/en WSGF entry].
 |ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/puzzle-agent/en WSGF entry].
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/puzzle-agent/en WSGF entry].
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = n/a
@@ Line 81: / Line 104: @@
 |anisotropic                = n/a
 |anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = false
+|antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
 |vsync                      = false
@@ Line 89: / Line 112: @@
 |120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
-|hdr                        = unknown
+|hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
@@ Line 95: / Line 118: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
-|key remap notes           =
+|key remap notes           = Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
 |acceleration option       = false
 |acceleration option notes =
-|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
+|mouse sensitivity         = false
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
-|mouse menu                = unknown
+|mouse menu                = true
 |mouse menu notes          =
-|invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
+|invert mouse y-axis       = n/a
 |invert mouse y-axis notes =
 |touchscreen               = unknown
@@ Line 159: / Line 182: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Puzzle Agent Audio.jpg|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    =
+|separate volume notes    = Voice, Music, Sound
-|surround sound           = true
+|surround sound           = n/a
 |surround sound notes     =
 |subtitles                = true
@@ Line 179: / Line 202: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     = yes
+  |audio     = true
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 187: / Line 210: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = German
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = hackable
-  |audio     = no
+  |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = hackable
-  |fan       = yes
+  |fan       = true
   |notes     = Fan translation, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=456537144 download].
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Spanish
+  |language  = Polish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = hackable
-  |audio     = no
+  |audio     = false
-  |subtitles = yes
+  |subtitles = hackable
-  |fan       = yes
+  |fan       = true
-  |notes     = Fan translation, [http://academia.clandlan.net/?page=academia/view&id=321 download].
+  |notes     = Fan translation, [https://grajpopolsku.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3779 download].
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Russian
   |interface = hackable
-  |audio     = no
+  |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = hackable
+ |fan       = true
+ |notes     = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/4494.html Fan translation by ZoG Forum Team]
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
+ |interface = hackable
+ |audio     = false
   |subtitles = hackable
-  |fan       = yes
+  |fan       = true
-  |notes     = [http://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/4494.html Fan translation by ZoG Forum Team]
+  |notes     = Fan translation by ''Clan Dlan'', [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YEKroqGQFKh9euTLEqMcHo6ZSGOTkgqu/view?usp=drive_link download].
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 213: / Line 244: @@
 ==Issues unresolved==
 ===Puzzle not rendered correctly===
-There is a known issue with some Nvidia cards which causes some of the puzzles to not be rendered correctly making them impossible to complete.<ref>http://support.humblebundle.com/customer/portal/articles/1165092-telltale-games---known-issues</ref>
+There is a known issue with some Nvidia cards which causes some of the puzzles to not be rendered correctly making them impossible to complete.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://support.humblebundle.com/customer/portal/articles/1165092-telltale-games---known-issues|title=support.humblebundle.com|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>
 ==Issues fixed==
@@ Line 232: / Line 263: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 9
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
 |directdraw notes       =
-|opengl versions        =
+|opengl versions        = true
-|opengl notes           =
+|opengl notes           = OS X only.
 |glide versions         =
 |glide notes            =
@@ Line 252: / Line 283: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = unknown
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
+|windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
+|macos intel 64-bit app = false
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable=
+|linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 268: / Line 309: @@
 |minHD    = 220 MB
-|recCPU   = 3 GHz Pentium 4 or greater
+|recCPU   = Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
 |recRAM   = 1 GB
 |recGPU   =
 |recVRAM  = 128 MB
-|recDX    = 8.1
+|recDX    =
 }}
@@ Line 278: / Line 319: @@
 |OSfamily = OS X
-|minOS    = 10.5 or newer
+|minOS    = 10.5
 |minCPU   = Intel Core 2 Duo
 |minRAM   = 512 MB
 |minHD    = 220 MB
+|notes    = Not recommended for: Macs with integrated graphics
 }}
 {{References}}