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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Guitar Hero Aerosmith front cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Guitar Hero Aerosmith front cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 17, 2008}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 17, 2008}}
−
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 3, 2008 }}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 3, 2008}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side =  
 
|steam appid side =  
−
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
 
|strategywiki = Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
 +
|mobygames    = guitar-hero-aerosmith
 
|wikipedia    = Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
 
|wikipedia    = Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Music/rhythm }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Guitar Hero }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Guitar Hero}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | | | Windows, OS X }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7.37.0014}}. | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 +
 
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}|fix=
 +
# Go to {{Folder|{{p|game}}\DATA\MOVIES\BIK\}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{File|Aspyr.bik.xen}}, {{File|atvi.bik.xen}}, {{File|DELL_Cert_3CD.bik.xen}}, {{File|ns_logo.bik.xen}}, and {{File|ro_logo.bik.xen}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|localappdata}}\Aspyr\Guitar Hero Aerosmith\AspyrConfig.xml}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Aspyr\Guitar Hero Aerosmith\Save\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
+
==Video==
−
{{Video settings
+
{{Image|Guitar_Hero_Aerosmith_graphics.png|Graphics settings}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = limited
−
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Particles and effects will break if the game runs higher than 60 FPS.
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{Input settings
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{{Fixbox|description=Custom resolutions|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gamespot.com/forums/pc-mac-linux-society-1000004/guitar-hero-3-resolution-26391990/?page=1#js-message-303159203|title=Guitar Hero 3 Resolution|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to {{File|{{p|localappdata}}\Aspyr\Guitar Hero Aerosmith\AspyrConfig.xml}}.
 +
# Find <code>Video.Width</code> and <code>Video.Height</code> values and change to desired resolution
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Guitar_Hero_Aerosmith_keyboard.png|Keyboard configuration screen}}
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = false
+
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 +
|xinput controllers        = true
 +
|xinput controllers notes  = All Xbox 360 guitar controllers and regular Xbox 360 controllers are supported.
 +
|xbox prompts              = false
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = always on
 +
|impulse triggers notes    = Not supported on all platforms.
 +
|dualshock 4              = false
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = false
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = false
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= false
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = false
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = false
 +
|other controllers notes  = PC World Tour guitar controllers are not supported.
 +
|other button prompts      = false
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 
|button prompts            = generic
 
|button prompts            = generic
 
|button prompts notes      = Always displays the guitar controller's button prompts.
 
|button prompts notes      = Always displays the guitar controller's button prompts.
−
|controller hotplug        = unknown
+
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
−
|haptic feedback          = unknown
+
|haptic feedback          = always on
−
|haptic feedback notes    =  
+
|haptic feedback notes    = No haptic feedback on all platforms.
−
|simultaneous input        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = false
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
−
|light bar support        = unknown
 
−
|light bar support notes  =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|Guitar_Hero_Aerosmith_audio.png|Audio settings}}
 +
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = false
+
|subtitles                = limited
−
|subtitles notes          =  
+
|subtitles notes          = Videos are subtitled, tutorials are not.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = false
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
−
|eax support              =  
+
|royalty free audio      = false
 +
|royalty free audio notes = The game uses licensed songs with no option to change to other songs.
 +
|eax support              = false
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = true
 +
|local play players  = 2
 +
|local play modes    = Co-op, Versus
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 2
 +
|online play modes    = Co-op, Versus
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Stuttering===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Force the game to run in [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|borderless fullscreen windowed]] mode.|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=97532|title=Performance fix for GH games on ATI/AMD cards (Final Release)|date=2022-02-03|snippet=For future reference, this mod does what many others do these days, runs the game in borderless fullscreen mode. This is all you need to fix the performance on AMD cards. There isn't any kind of magic here.
 +
If you can no longer find a working mirror for this, any other mod that runs games in borderless fullscreen mode should work.
 +
}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = false
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          = false
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux powerpc app      =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          =
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400
 
|recCPU2  = AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
−
|recHD    = 7.1 GB
+
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  = ATI Radeon HD 2600
 
|recGPU  = ATI Radeon HD 2600
 
|recGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
 
|recGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT

Latest revision as of 02:48, 9 July 2023

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith cover
Developers
Neversoft
Publishers
Activision
Aspyr Media
Engines
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Release dates
Windows October 17, 2008
macOS (OS X) November 3, 2008
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Genres Music/rhythm
Series Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith guide on StrategyWiki
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith on MobyGames
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith on Wikipedia
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 2007
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith 2008
Guitar Hero: World Tour 2009

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.

Key points

Based on the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SecuROM 7.37.0014 DRM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\DATA\MOVIES\BIK\.
  2. Delete or rename Aspyr.bik.xen, atvi.bik.xen, DELL_Cert_3CD.bik.xen, ns_logo.bik.xen, and ro_logo.bik.xen.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Aspyr\Guitar Hero Aerosmith\AspyrConfig.xml
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Aspyr\Guitar Hero Aerosmith\Save\
macOS (OS X)

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Particles and effects will break if the game runs higher than 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Custom resolutions[1]
  1. Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Aspyr\Guitar Hero Aerosmith\AspyrConfig.xml.
  2. Find Video.Width and Video.Height values and change to desired resolution

Input

Keyboard configuration screen
Keyboard configuration screen

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
A guitar controller is highly recommended, but regular Xbox 360 controllers are supported.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
All Xbox 360 guitar controllers and regular Xbox 360 controllers are supported.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
Not supported on all platforms.
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
PC World Tour guitar controllers are not supported.
Additional information
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg Always displays the guitar controller's button prompts.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
No haptic feedback on all platforms.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Videos are subtitled, tutorials are not.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
The game uses licensed songs with no option to change to other songs.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op, Versus
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op, Versus

Issues fixed

Stuttering

Force the game to run in borderless fullscreen windowed mode.[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
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.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2 Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium D (Dual-core) 2.8 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 3500+		 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7.1 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X800
Nvidia GeForce 7600
Intel GMA X3000
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		ATI Radeon HD 2600
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
256 MB of VRAM
Controller Official Guitar Hero X-Plorer Guitar Controller
Other 6X DVD-ROM drive 6X DVD-ROM drive
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.4.11 10.5.4
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz 2.33 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7.1 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1600
Nvidia GeForce 7300
128 MB of VRAM 		256 MB of VRAM
Controller Official Guitar Hero X-Plorer Guitar Controller
Other DVD-ROM drive


References

  1. ↑ Guitar Hero 3 Resolution - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ Performance fix for GH games on ATI/AMD cards (Final Release) - last accessed on 2022-02-03
    "For future reference, this mod does what many others do these days, runs the game in borderless fullscreen mode. This is all you need to fix the performance on AMD cards. There isn't any kind of magic here. If you can no longer find a working mirror for this, any other mod that runs games in borderless fullscreen mode should work."