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Revision as of 08:00, 15 October 2021
Developers | |
---|---|
Dynamix | |
Publishers | |
Sierra Entertainment | |
Release dates | |
Windows | 2000 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 2000 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | The Incredible Machine |
Key points
- Remake of The Incredible Machine 2/The Incredible Machine 3. Includes all the original levels with re-imagined 3D parts and revamped UI, as well as 60 new puzzles and new music.
- Runs at a fixed 800x600 resolution
General information
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Included in The Incredible Machine Mega Pack, with The Even More Incredible Machine, The Incredible Machine 3, and The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\CONTRAPTIONS.INI[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Saved Games\[Note 1] <path-to-game>\Homemade\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) |
- The
<path-to-game>\Saved Games\
folder stores progress, while<path-to-game>\Homemade\
user levels. - As described in The Incredible Machine 3#Game data, the location of saved games is controlled by %windir%\sierra.ini. The section name used for Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions is
[Contraptions]
instead of[TimWin]
, but the keyname is still InstallPath.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | 800x600 only. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | After disabling full screen mode, the game runs in a centered 800x600 window against tiling background. To run in a true window see: Windowed | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Windowed
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
---|
[WinInfo] ChildX=50 ChildY=50 ChildW=800 ChildH=600 MainFullScreen=0 ChildFullscreen=1 AppFullscreen=0
|
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music and Sound Effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
- Sound menu includes a Jukebox.
- Digital (sampled) or MIDI (synthesized) soundtrack can be selected.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 2 | Hot seat |
||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, 2000 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 90 MHz | Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | 250 MB |
Mac OS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 8.5.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC 120 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 MB |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).