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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]

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+|reception    =
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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 |steam appid  = 31270
 |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
@@ Line 49: / Line 64: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Puzzle Agent Graphics.jpg|Graphics Settings}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/puzzle-agent/en
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
@@ Line 74: / Line 89: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Anamorphic}} 16:9.
+|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Static aspect}} 16:9.
 |multimonitor               = hackable
 |multimonitor notes         = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/puzzle-agent/en WSGF entry].
@@ Line 103: / Line 118: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           = Keyboard is not used during gameplay.
@@ Line 167: / Line 182: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Puzzle Agent Audio.jpg|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Voice, Music, Sound
@@ Line 202: / Line 217: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Spanish
+  |language  = Polish
   |interface = hackable
   |audio     = false
   |subtitles = hackable
   |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
@@ Line 215: / Line 230: @@
   |subtitles = hackable
   |fan       = true
-  |notes     = [http://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/4494.html Fan translation by ZoG Forum Team]
+  |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       = true
+ |notes     = Fan translation by ''Clan Dlan'', [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YEKroqGQFKh9euTLEqMcHo6ZSGOTkgqu/view?usp=drive_link download].
 }}
 }}
@@ Line 221: / 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 262: / Line 285: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = true
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos 64-bit app       = false
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
+|macos intel 64-bit app = false
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
@@ Line 287: / Line 313: @@
 |recGPU   =
 |recVRAM  = 128 MB
-|recDX    = 8.1
+|recDX    =
 }}

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