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# Replace the original {{file|Coalesced.ini}} with the one from [http://www.mediafire.com/file/elg2tvhqvud6d3h/Coalesced4.2update4.2.zip this archive].
 
# Replace the original {{file|Coalesced.ini}} with the one from [http://www.mediafire.com/file/elg2tvhqvud6d3h/Coalesced4.2update4.2.zip this archive].
 
{{ii}} In Escalation mode, unlocked characters will not work on those that host without the modified file.
 
{{ii}} In Escalation mode, unlocked characters will not work on those that host without the modified file.
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}}
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===Skip intro videos===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Delete/rename video files}}
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# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\TransGame\Movies\</code>
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# Delete or rename these files:
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<pre>FMV_intro_PC.bik
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Logo_Activision.bik
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Logo_Activision_PC.bik
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Logo_Hasbro_PC.bik
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Logo_HighMoon_PC.bik
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TF_InitialStartup.bik
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</pre>
 
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\TransGame\Config\PC\Cooked|{{p|game}}\TransGame\Localization\PC\Cooked}}
 
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\TransGame\Config\PC\Cooked|{{p|game}}\TransGame\Localization\PC\Cooked}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{--}} {{file|Coalesced.ini}} needs to be decoded before it can be edited;<ref>[http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?p=77587#p77587 XeNTaX • View topic - Transformers: War for Cybertron coalesced.int unpack]</ref> use [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/547-tf-games-configuration-utility/ TF Games Configuration Utility].
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{{--}} {{file|Coalesced.ini}} needs to be decoded before it can be edited;<ref>[http://forum.xentax.com/viewtopic.php?p=77587#p77587 XeNTaX • View topic - Transformers: War for Cybertron coalesced.int unpack]</ref> use [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/547-tf-games-configuration-utility/ TF Games Configuration Utility]. {{file|Coalesced.int}} contains localization settings and must also be decoded.
{{file|Coalesced.int}} contains localization settings and must also be decoded.
 
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen].
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen].
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen].
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]].
|anisotropic                = true
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|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic notes          = Default is 4 samples; use [[#Improved configuration file|improved config file]] for 16 samples.
 
|anisotropic notes          = Default is 4 samples; use [[#Improved configuration file|improved config file]] for 16 samples.
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing notes        = Extra 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 FXAA in {{file|[[#Configuration file location|Coalesced.ini]]}}
 
|antialiasing notes        = Extra 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 FXAA in {{file|[[#Configuration file location|Coalesced.ini]]}}
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                = Option to turn off is in the settings menu.
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = hackable
 
|60 fps                    = hackable
 
|60 fps notes              = 30 FPS default cap; see [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
 
|60 fps notes              = 30 FPS default cap; see [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
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|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Use external programs}}
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# Install [http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?page_id=582 GeDoSaTo].
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# Edit the '''TWFC''' profile.
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# Add this setting: <code>forceBorderlessFullscreen 1</code>
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# Start the game, toggle fullscreen mode on and then off.
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# Use [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless Gaming] to remove the window borders.
 
}}
 
}}
  

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Transformers: War for Cybertron
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Developers
High Moon Studios
Publishers
Activision
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows June 22, 2010
Transformers: War for Cybertron on Wikipedia
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
DRM details are not known
DRM: SecuROM.[1]
Windows
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Windows
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Windows

Essential improvements

Improved configuration file

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

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42650/pfx/[Note 1]
Coalesced.ini needs to be decoded before it can be edited;[2] use TF Games Configuration Utility. Coalesced.int contains localization settings and must also be decoded.

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/42650/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

High frame rate

The game is capped at 30 FPS without this tool.
Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Internet required to play any multiplayer game mode.
Online play
12 12 per lobby (6 per team), 3 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.

Issues fixed

Game not launching (without an error or a message)

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

Instructions

Other information

Increase the Quality of the Graphics

Edit Coalesced.ini to change some settings such as Motion Blur, Depth of Field, FXAA, Bloom, Distortion etc.

Instructions

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

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. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References