Twin Sector

Availability • Link[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate
Gamesplanet
Green Man Gaming
Steam

Demo • Link[edit]

Demo can be downloaded from the developer's web page here.

Essential improvements • Link[edit]

Skip intro videos • Link[edit]

Delete/rename video files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Data\Movies\`. Delete or rename `DnSLogo.bik` and `headuplogo.bik`.

Game data • Link[edit]

Configuration file(s) location • Link[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\TwinSector\claws.prefs
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/27900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location • Link[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\TwinSector\SaveGames %USERPROFILE%\Documents\TwinSector\Temp
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/27900/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

SaveGames contains checkpoint/quicksave saves.

Temp contains stage select info.

Save game cloud syncing • Link[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings • Link[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Reticule is far too big and off-center. FMV cutscenes are cropped.
Ultra-widescreen		Reticule is slightly too big and off-center. FMV cutscenes are cropped.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Hor+.
Windowed	Possible chance of focus loss (rapid turn + click).
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Default 8x (can be increased in the config file).
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Default 2x FSAA (can be increased to 4x in the config file).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS	64 FPS default cap;^[2] see High frame rate.

High frame rate • Link[edit]

Remove FPS cap in console^[2]
Open the console during gameplay (`⇧ Shift`+`~` or `Alt Gr`+`~`). Type `g_33fps 0` and press `↵ Enter`. Close the console by pressing `⇧ Shift`+`~` or `Alt Gr`+`~` again.

Input settings • Link[edit]

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Excluding push/pull (which is locked to mouse buttons)^[3] and Quicksave/Quickload.
Mouse acceleration		Enabled by default, no option to disable.
Mouse sensitivity		Choice of presets (Slowest, Slow, Medium, Fast, Fastest).
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings • Link[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		May desync during cutscenes. Overlaps if multiple speeches are ongoing.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations • Link

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues unresolved • Link[edit]

Ambient sounds not playing • Link[edit]

During gameplay or after reloading from a checkpoint the ambient sounds don't play.

Instructions^[1]

Quick Save and then Quick Load the game.

Notes

Manual saves are disabled in Hardcore mode.

Can't walk or jump • Link[edit]

Twin Sector is known to have the player locked in position on level start or game load. No response to movement or jumping, it appears as if the main character is being hit from a direction, and there may be screen shaking.^[4]

VR support • Link[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		G3D, Z3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information • Link[edit]

API • Link[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware • Link[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements • Link[edit]

Windows^[5]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP (SP3), Vista (SP2)
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 4 (2 GHz)	Intel Core 2 Duo (2.4 GHz)
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 9600 Nvidia GeForce 6600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 8800 512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

Notes • Link

↑ ^{Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/27900/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (27900) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References • Link

↑ ^{Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 Verified by User:Antrad on September 16, 2019
↑ ^{Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 FPS CAP / LOCK 64 fps? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
Jump up ↑ Who's bright idea was it to disallow custom configuration of mouse buttons for control options? :: Twin Sector General Discussions
Jump up ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/27900/discussions/0/648816742750695897/
Jump up ↑ German retail box.

[Proton_path_note-2] {Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/27900/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (27900) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Antrad-1] {Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 Verified by User:Antrad on September 16, 2019

[FPS_cap-3] {Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 FPS CAP / LOCK 64 fps? - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)

[4] Jump up ↑ Who's bright idea was it to disallow custom configuration of mouse buttons for control options? :: Twin Sector General Discussions

[5] Jump up ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/27900/discussions/0/648816742750695897/

[6] Jump up ↑ German retail box.

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Developers

	DnS Development
Publishers
	Headup Games
Engines
	CLAWS
Release dates
Windows	December 5, 2009