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Transformers
Beast Wars: Transformers	1998
Transformers: The Game	2007
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	2009
Transformers: War for Cybertron	2010
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron	2012
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark	2014
Transformers: Devastation	2015
Transformers: Battlegrounds	2020
Transformers: Tactical Arena	2021
Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition	2023

Key points

Capped at 30 FPS; see High frame rate to fix.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM.^[1]

This game is no longer available digitally, due to Activision losing the license for the IP.

Essential improvements

Improved configuration file

Improves graphical and audio fidelity, unlocks DLC characters and many other things.

Use replacement Coalesced.ini^[2]

Go to the configuration file location.
Replace the original Coalesced.ini with the one from this archive.

In Escalation mode, unlocked characters will not work on those that host without the modified file.

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\TransGame\Movies\
Delete or rename these files:

FMV_intro_PC.bik
Logo_Activision.bik
Logo_Activision_PC.bik
Logo_Hasbro_PC.bik
Logo_HighMoon_PC.bik
TF_InitialStartup.bik

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\TransGame\Config\PC\Cooked^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\TransGame\Localization\PC\Cooked^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42650/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Coalesced.ini needs to be decoded before it can be edited;^[3] use TF Games Configuration Utility. Coalesced.int contains localization settings and must also be decoded.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Transformers\TransGame\SaveData
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42650/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Use FOV & FPS Tool^{[citation needed]}
Use TWFC FOV & FPS Tool.

Use Flawless Widescreen^{[citation needed]}

Use Flawless Widescreen.

Notes

Affects scope zoom (larger FOV = less zoom)

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Use external programs^{[citation needed]}
Install GeDoSaTo. Edit the TWFC profile. Add this setting: `forceBorderlessFullscreen 1` Start the game, toggle fullscreen mode on and then off. Use Borderless Gaming to remove the window borders.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Change AF^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `Coalesced.ini`. Change `MaxAnisotropy=4` to `MaxAnisotropy=16`.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Nvidia Inspector^[4]
Sampling-based AA can be forced through Nvidia Inspector with `0x00000245` AA compatibility flag; `0x000102C1` for SGSSAA.

Change MaxMultiSamples^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `Coalesced.ini`. Change `MaxMultisamples` to the desired value.

High frame rate

The game is capped at 30 FPS by default.

Use FOV & FPS Tool^{[citation needed]}
Use TWFC FOV & FPS Tool.

Use FPS unlocker^[5]

Download FPS Cap Unlocker and run it alongside the game.
Press Num 0 to toggle between locked and unlocked FPS.

Notes

As of now, this fix will not work on 64-bit devices running Windows 10

If you intend to play the game online, log into your War for Cybertron account before you activate the toggle at the main menu.

Because of the game's dependence on the frame rate being 30 FPS for light blink timing and other mechanics, your vehicle hover mode's look sensitivity and any situations using this configuration like the Omega Missile Killstreak and spectator camera, will be significantly lower than the standard one. A way to reduce this effect is to cap the frame rate to a lower value (e.g. 60 FPS). Also, having a higher fps than 30 the LOD Biases will be messed up resulting in blobby un-rendered textures. If you see a lot of unloaded textures toggle the FPS unlocker off and wait for the textures to load, which should only take a second, then toggle back on.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	Internet required to play any multiplayer game mode.
Online play	12	12 per lobby (6 per team), 4 players in co-op.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer		If the host quits, the game will end and the lobby will be disbanded.
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Escalation and Campaign only. Multiplayer will automatically host if no games are active.
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3074 (outbound to master server)
UDP	7777 (inbound, outbound)

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game not launching (without an error or a message)

There are three main ways to fix this issue, which is a symptom of three different unrelated problems.

OS compatibility^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\Transformers War for Cybertron\Binaries` Set compatibility mode of `TWFC.exe` to Windows XP.

Incomplete PhysX installation^{[citation needed]}
Go to `C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common` and copy all files within that folder. Paste them into `Binaries` in the installation folder. Now the game should run.

Fix configuration file^{[citation needed]}
Make copies of the lines of config you changed so you can incorporate them back into your new `Coalesced.ini` that steam will replace Verify the Integrity of the Game Cache in Steam on the game's Properties > Local Files Tab Steam will download a fresh vanilla `Coalesced.ini`. Now the game should run.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or ATI Radeon X1900 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^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 (42650) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[gamedir-3] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-4] 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 (42650) 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 (42650) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Any word on DRM yet? - Transformers: War for Cybertron Message Board for PC - GameFAQs

[2] PC version ini - TFW2005 - The 2005 Boards

[5] XeNTaX • View topic - Transformers: War for Cybertron coalesced.int unpack

[6] NVIDIA Anti-Aliasing guide - NVIDIA GeForce Drivers - VideoCardz Forums

[7] FPS UNLOCKER by Psych - keep stickied and rep - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

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[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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[4]

[5]

@@ Line 91: / Line 91: @@
 |4k ultra hd notes          = The game runs fine on 1440p and 1620p, but on 2160p the textures get bugged and load only low-res textures.
 |fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  = Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen]. {{--}} Affects Scope Zoom (Larger FOV = Less Zoom)
+|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
@@ Line 97: / Line 97: @@
 |borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
 |anisotropic                = hackable
-|anisotropic notes          = Default is 4 samples (MaxAnisotropy=4); set MaxAnisotropy=16 in {{file|[[#Configuration file location|Coalesced.ini]]}} for 16 samples.
+|anisotropic notes          = See [[#Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]].
 |antialiasing               = hackable
-|antialiasing notes         = High Quality graphics setting uses unknown form of post process AA. Sampling-based AA can be forced through Nvidia Inspector with {{code|0x00000245}} AA compatibility flag;<ref>[http://forums.videocardz.com/topic/98-nvidia-anti-aliasing-guide/ NVIDIA Anti-Aliasing guide - NVIDIA GeForce Drivers - VideoCardz Forums]</ref> alternatively you can turn on FXAA and/or set MaxMultisamples=6 {{file|[[#Configuration file location|Coalesced.ini]]}}
+|antialiasing notes         = High Quality graphics setting uses unknown form of post process AA. See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] for sampling-based AA.
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 110: / Line 110: @@
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Use FOV & FPS Tool|ref={{cn|date=May 2018}}|fix=
+Use [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=24097 TWFC FOV & FPS Tool].
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use Flawless Widescreen|ref={{cn|date=May 2018}}|fix=
+Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen].
+'''Notes'''
+{{--}} Affects scope zoom (larger FOV = less zoom)
 }}
@@ Line 119: / Line 130: @@
 # Start the game, toggle fullscreen mode on and then off.
 # Use [[Glossary:Borderless_fullscreen_windowed#Borderless_Gaming|Borderless Gaming]] to remove the window borders.
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Change AF|ref={{cn|date=May 2018}}|fix=
+# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
+# Open <code>Coalesced.ini</code>.
+# Change <code>MaxAnisotropy=4</code> to <code>MaxAnisotropy=16</code>.
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Nvidia Inspector|ref=<ref>[http://forums.videocardz.com/topic/98-nvidia-anti-aliasing-guide/ NVIDIA Anti-Aliasing guide - NVIDIA GeForce Drivers - VideoCardz Forums]</ref>|fix=
+Sampling-based AA can be forced through Nvidia Inspector with {{code|0x00000245}} AA compatibility flag; <code>0x000102C1</code> for SGSSAA.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Change MaxMultiSamples|ref={{cn|date=May 2018}}|fix=
+# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
+# Open <code>Coalesced.ini</code>.
+# Change <code>MaxMultisamples</code> to the desired value.
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
-{{ii}} The game is capped at 30 FPS without this tool.
+{{ii}} The game is capped at 30 FPS by default.
-{{ii}} '''As of now, this current fix below will not work on 64 bit devices running windows 10'''
+{{Fixbox|description=Use FOV & FPS Tool|ref={{cn|date=May 2018}}|fix=
+Use [http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=24097 TWFC FOV & FPS Tool].
+}}
 {{Fixbox|description=Use FPS unlocker|ref=<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120509121109/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1330266 FPS UNLOCKER by Psych - keep stickied and rep - Steam Users' Forums] (retrieved)</ref>|fix=
@@ Line 130: / Line 161: @@
 '''Notes'''
+{{ii}} '''As of now, this fix will not work on 64-bit devices running Windows 10'''
 {{ii}} If you intend to play the game online, log into your War for Cybertron account before you activate the toggle at the main menu.
 {{--}} Because of the game's dependence on the frame rate being 30 FPS for light blink timing and other mechanics, your vehicle hover mode's look sensitivity and any situations using this configuration like the Omega Missile Killstreak and spectator camera, will be significantly lower than the standard one. A way to reduce this effect is to [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|cap the frame rate]] to a lower value (e.g. 60 FPS). Also, having a higher fps than 30 the LOD Biases will be messed up resulting in blobby un-rendered textures. If you see a lot of unloaded textures toggle the FPS unlocker off and wait for the textures to load, which should only take a second, then toggle back on.

Developers
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	High Moon Studios
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	June 22, 2010