Difference between revisions of "Nuclear Throne"

Revision as of 20:38, 7 November 2019

Key points

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.^[2] See High frame rate to fix.

General information

Official Website

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Nuclear Throne Wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[3]
GOG.com
Humble Store
itch.io
Steam

Essential improvements

Nuclear Throne Together

Installing NTT^[4]
Download Nuclear Throne Together. Extract the contents to the installation folder. Run `NTT-Assemble.exe` to install. Run `NuclearThroneTogether.exe` to play.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\nuclearthrone\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/com.vlambeer.nuclearthrone/
Linux	~/.config/nuclearthrone/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\nuclearthrone\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/com.vlambeer.nuclearthrone/
Linux	~/.config/nuclearthrone/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Sync is not cross-platform.^[5]

Video settings

Graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Custom resolution^[6]
Install Nuclear Throne Together. Create and open `startup.txt` in the installation folder. Add `/gml game_set_size(426, 240)` for 16:9 or `/gml game_set_size(560, 240)` for 21:9.

High frame rate

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.^[2] Changing the cap may cause differences in how projectiles bounce.

Custom FPS cap^[7]
Install Nuclear Throne Together. Create and open `startup.txt` in the installation folder. Add `/gml q=60 room_speed=q current_time_scale=30/q` to the file. Change `60` to the cap you want (up to 144).

Input settings

Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

General settings.

Stream key is API to get information of the game to use in streams. More info.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op Use Nuclear Throne Together for up to 4 players.
LAN play
Online play	Use Nuclear Throne Together. Requires Steam version of the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	1.2 GHz	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nuclear Throne launch at PSX :: Group Announcements :: Nuclear Throne - last accessed on 2016-04-05
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 why is there a 30fps frame limit on the game? :: Nuclear Throne Feature Requests & Bug Reports
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-07
↑ Nuclear Throne Together FAQ
↑ Verified by User:Anonymous on 2016-04-05
↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: How to play in widescreen/ultra widescreen and 60 fps (and beyond)
↑ Nuclear Throne Together by YellowAfterlife v9940 - 60fps, chat revamp, mod stuff

[release_date-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Nuclear Throne launch at PSX :: Group Announcements :: Nuclear Throne - last accessed on 2016-04-05

[FPS_cap-2] 2.0 ^2.1 why is there a 30fps frame limit on the game? :: Nuclear Throne Feature Requests & Bug Reports

[3] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-07

[4] Nuclear Throne Together FAQ

[5] Verified by User:Anonymous on 2016-04-05

[6] Steam Community :: Guide :: How to play in widescreen/ultra widescreen and 60 fps (and beyond)

[7] Nuclear Throne Together by YellowAfterlife v9940 - 60fps, chat revamp, mod stuff

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@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 '''Key points'''
-{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/242680/discussions/1/522728086933806036/#c522728814495837634 why is there a 30fps frame limit on the game? :: Nuclear Throne Feature Requests & Bug Reports]</ref> See the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1397456507 Steam Community Guide] for up to 144 FPS.
+{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/242680/discussions/1/522728086933806036/#c522728814495837634 why is there a 30fps frame limit on the game? :: Nuclear Throne Feature Requests & Bug Reports]</ref> See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]] to fix.
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 {{Availability/row| itch.io | https://vlambeer.itch.io/nuclear-throne | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 242680 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+}}
+==Essential improvements==
+===Nuclear Throne Together===
+{{Fixbox|description=Installing NTT|ref=<ref>[http://yal.cc/r/17/ntt/ Nuclear Throne Together FAQ]</ref>|fix=
+# Download [https://yellowafterlife.itch.io/nuclear-throne-together Nuclear Throne Together].
+# Extract the contents to the installation folder.
+# Run <code>NTT-Assemble.exe</code> to install.
+# Run <code>NuclearThroneTogether.exe</code> to play.
 }}
@@ Line 80: / Line 89: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Pillarboxed 4:3 aspect ratio. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= Pillarboxed 320x240 only. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 92: / Line 101: @@
 |windowed notes             = Freely resizeable.
 |borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
+|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[#Nuclear Throne Together|Nuclear Throne Together]].
 |anisotropic                = n/a
 |anisotropic notes          =
@@ Line 100: / Line 109: @@
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = hackable
-|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap"/> See the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1397456507 Steam Community Guide] for up to 144 FPS.
+|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap"/> See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
 |120 fps                    = hackable
-|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap"/> See the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1397456507 Steam Community Guide] for up to 144 FPS.
+|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap"/> See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 110: / Line 119: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{ii}} Game has resolution hard-coded to 320x240
+{{Fixbox|description=Custom resolution|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1397456507 Steam Community :: Guide :: How to play in widescreen/ultra widescreen and 60 fps (and beyond)]</ref>|fix=
+# Install [[#Nuclear Throne Together|Nuclear Throne Together]].
+# Create and open <code>startup.txt</code> in the installation folder.
+# Add <code>/gml game_set_size(426, 240)</code> for 16:9 or <code>/gml game_set_size(560, 240)</code> for 21:9.
+}}
-{{Fixbox|description=Hex edit to change resolution|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
-# Open <code>{{p|game}}\data.win</code> in a hex editor such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD HxD]
+{{--}} Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.<ref name="FPS cap"/> Changing the cap may cause differences in how projectiles bounce.
-# Replace all values of <code>40 01 00 00 F0 00</code> with hex values for desired resolution. Common hex values are:
-#* <code>E0 01 00 00 0E 01</code> 480x270 for 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 displays.
-#* <code>00 02 00 00 20 01</code> 512x288 for 2560x1440 or 5120x2880 displays.
-#* <code>80 02 00 00 0E 01</code> 640x270 for 2560x1080 displays.
-#* <code>B0 02 00 00 20 01</code> 688x288 for 3440x1440 displays.
-'''Notes'''
-{{--}} Menu graphics will have black bars where they should not.
-}}
-===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Custom FPS cap|ref=<ref>[https://yellowafterlife.itch.io/nuclear-throne-together/devlog/64352/v9940-60fps-chat-revamp-mod-stuff Nuclear Throne Together by YellowAfterlife v9940 - 60fps, chat revamp, mod stuff]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox|description=Use SRWE|ref={{cn|date=October 2016}}|fix=
+# Install [[#Nuclear Throne Together|Nuclear Throne Together]].
-# Run the game in a window
+# Create and open <code>startup.txt</code> in the installation folder.
-# Download and run [https://github.com/dtgDTGdtg/SRWE/releases SRWE]
+# Add <code>/gml q=60 room_speed=q current_time_scale=30/q</code> to the file.
-# Attach the game process
+# Change <code>60</code> to the cap you want (up to 144).
-# Enable "Taskbar mode"
-# Enable "Fake fullscreen"
-# Enable "Remove borders"
 }}
@@ Line 235: / Line 236: @@
 |local play players   = 2
 |local play modes     = Co-op
-|local play notes     = Co-op for four players planned.<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-14-vlambeers-action-roguelike-nuclear-throne-adds-local-two-player-co-op Vlambeer's action roguelike Nuclear Throne adds local two-player co-op • Eurogamer.net]</ref> Second player requires controller.
+|local play notes     = Use [[#Nuclear Throne Together|Nuclear Throne Together]] for up to 4 players.
 |lan play             = false
 |lan play players     =
@@ Line 243: / Line 244: @@
 |online play players  =
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = Use [https://yellowafterlife.itch.io/nuclear-throne-together Nuclear Throne Together -mod]. Requires [[Steam]] version of the game.
+|online play notes    = Use [[#Nuclear Throne Together|Nuclear Throne Together]]. Requires Steam version of the game.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =

Developers

	Vlambeer
Engines
	GameMaker Studio
Release dates
Windows	December 5, 2015^[1]
macOS (OS X)	December 5, 2015^[1]
Linux	December 5, 2015^[1]