Difference between revisions of "Thomas Was Alone"

Latest revision as of 08:19, 21 May 2023

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

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Official website
Steam
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mike Bithell\Thomas Was Alone\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Preferences/unity.Mike Bithel.Thomas Was Alone.plist
Linux	$HOME/.config/unity3d/Mike Bithell/Thomas Was Alone/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/220780/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

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

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mike Bithell\Thomas Was Alone\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Preferences/unity.Mike Bithel.Thomas Was Alone.plist
Linux	$HOME/.config/unity3d/Mike Bithell/Thomas Was Alone/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/220780/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Game runs in 2:1 (18:9) aspect ratio at all times. 16:9 has letterboxing.
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed.
Ultra-widescreen		Game will expand to 18:9 with pillarboxing beyond that.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Enabled for graphics presets "Beautiful" and higher.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Enabled for graphics presets "Good" and higher.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		No deadzone settings, and deadzone is very small. Worn out thumbsticks might drift.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Voice-over, Effects, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles		On by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

Issues fixed

Crashes on Windows 7

Crash with error message "GetThreadContextFailed"

Set compatibility mode to Windows 98 / Windows ME^[3]
Go to the installation folder. Right-click `ThomasWasAlone.exe` and choose Properties. Go to the Compatibility tab. Check option "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" Select "Windows 98 / Windows ME" from the drop-down list under the check box

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2.0	OS X and Linux 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.*
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7.0 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5
Processor (CPU)	500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	400 MB

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 4.5.1f3^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
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 (220780) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-02
↑ New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Game crashes constantly on Win7 - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[2] Unity engine build: 4.5.1f3^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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 (220780) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[5] The app ID (220780) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-02

[4] New 120Hz Games Report - last accessed on May 2023

[5] Game crashes constantly on Win7 - Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[2]

[3]

[1]

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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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-{{Availability/row| MacApp | id859229050 | MacApp |  |  |  OS X }}
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-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Preferences/unity.Mike Bithel.Thomas Was Alone.plist}}
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-{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.config/unity3d/Mike Bithell/Thomas Was Alone/}}
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 }}
 {{XDG|false}}
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 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Mike Bithell\Thomas Was Alone\}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Preferences/unity.Mike Bithel.Thomas Was Alone.plist}}
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-{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.config/unity3d/Mike Bithell/Thomas Was Alone/}}
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 }}
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 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= Game runs in 2:1 (18:9) aspect ratio at all times. 16:9 has letterboxing.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         = Pillarboxed.
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = limited
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Game will expand to 18:9 with pillarboxing beyond that.
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = n/a
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 |antialiasing               = limited
 |antialiasing notes         = Enabled for graphics presets "Beautiful" and higher.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = limited
 |vsync notes                = Enabled for graphics presets "Good" and higher.
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 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>[http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report New 120Hz Games Report]</ref>
+|120 fps notes              = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160913143805/http://120hz.net/showthread.php?3258-New-120Hz-Games-Report|title=New 120Hz Games Report|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |hdr                        = unknown
 |hdr notes                  =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 {{ii}} Crash with error message "GetThreadContextFailed"
-{{Fixbox|description=Set compatibility mode to Windows 98 / Windows ME|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/220780/discussions/0/846954921853982705/  Game crashes constantly on Win7 - Steam Community Discussions]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set compatibility mode to Windows 98 / Windows ME|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/220780/discussions/0/846954921853982705/|title= Game crashes constantly on Win7 - Steam Community Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Go to the installation folder.
 # Right-click <code>ThomasWasAlone.exe</code> and choose Properties.
@@ Line 253: / Line 258: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
-|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
-|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = false
-|macos arm app          =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Mike Bithell
Engines
	Unity 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	November 12, 2012
macOS (OS X)	November 12, 2012
Linux	May 28, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	77
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform, Puzzle
Art styles	Abstract