TeknoParrot

Emulator
Emulates:	Arcade
Download:	TeknoParrot website
License:	Free (Patreon for latest games)
Developer:	TeknoGods

TeknoParrot is a software package allowing you to run selected PC-based arcade titles on your own hardware, with full support for keyboard and mouse controls, gamepads, steering wheels, and joysticks.

Because TP is such a wide-reaching emulator that covers various games and systems, it is at this time not a one-stop setup for every game,

Because of this, each game will have to be covered separately, as each has unique issues. However, many aspects of the basic setup will be the same.

Download

Download TeknoParrot from the TeknoParrot website

TeknoParrot also requires the following available on their Github downloads page:

• DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)
• Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes All-in-One

Setup Guide

TeknoParrot for the most part is a simple emulator to setup and has come a long way in recent years in terms of its user friendliness.

The below guide applies to all games, however each game will have a different file name and some games will have additional requirements which will be covered further down

Windows Scaling

Set your Windows Scaling to 100% otherwise your aim can be off and the crosshair movements can be limited to a corner section of your screen.

Having a Windows Scaling greater than 100% can also cause issues when mapping the Sinden lightgun in TeknoParrot's Controller Settings.

Initial Setup

Create a folder for installing TeknoParrot

Before installing create an antivirus exemption for this folder as TeknoParrot creates false positive alerts and files may be removed preventing the software from working.

Install the emulator and allow it to update.

Adding Games

NOTE: You need clean dumps of the games. Dumps with hacked/altered game files (such as jconfig) will not run correctly with TeknoParrot.

• Recommend to also create create an antivirus exemption for your TeknoParrot rom's folder(s). The game files can also create false positive alerts.

Click the menu button in the top left corner (3 horizontal black lines)

and then select "Add Game". You can then find the game you want to add, click on it and press "add game" on the right side of the window.

To make life easier be sure to use the "genre" drop down on the right and select "shooter" to make the list smaller!

Once the game has been added you will see it appear in the list in your library.

Configure Settings

Left click the game in the library and then click on "Game Settings" on the right of the window. The screen that pops up will be different for each game and will sometimes change between releases/versions of TeknoParrot.

Select the "game executable"

Just underneath where it says "Game Executable" and above the line do a left mouse click and it will bring up a browser window. Navigate to where you saved your extracted game files and select the appropriate file (names bellow under each games heading).

Also make sure "General Input API" is set to "RawInput".

Unless their are any other specifics for the game (see bellow) then press "save settings" and return to the Library.

TP Game Settings screen

Configure Controls

Select the game in the list you are setting up

Click "Controller Setup".

This will bring up a different control options for each game but setup works in the same way

Make sure that the Sinden Lightgun is plugged in with the software running and border is up, and you are pointing at the screen (for mapping the trigger).

TP controller Settings screen

Select the dropdown next to "P1 Light Gun" and select the gun you wish to use, e.g. "Sinden Lightgun Black"

In the blank box next to each control listed left click inside the box it will say "Press Button or Cancel with ESC" at this point you press the corresponding button you wish to use on your gun/controller etc.

It will then map that button to that action.

Please remember the gun has onscreen and offscreen functions so when you are binding inputs from the gun MAKE SURE you have the border up and you are pointing at the screen for onscreen inputs (such as binding the trigger) or you are pointing outside of the border if you want a offscreen input.

Repeat this process for each control input and for player 2 if desired.

Press the "Save Settings" Button.

The game should now be ready to run

Back on the Library screen all you should need to do now is select the game and press the "Launch Game" Button to start the game.

Fullscreen Problems

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FULLSCREEN RESOLUTION

• TeknoParrot developer Harm has traced the issue of the screen res problems on some games (Golden Gun, Transformers, Star Trek, HOTD4) to the monitor frequency. So if you have a 144Hz monitor, it will not run full screen. If you can reduce the Hz to 60 or play on another monitor, it will load full screen!
• Using a higher resolution than the game's native resolution can also cause fullscreen issues. Set your display to the game's native resolution and see if that fixes your fullscreen issue.

Sinden Border Issues

Use ReShade if you have issues displaying the Sinden border.

Recommend having a separate TeknoParrot install when applying ReShade to the BudgieLoader.exe file.

Troubleshooting

The Sinden lightgun may stop working correctly after a TeknoParrot update, Sinden lightgun firmware update, or you plug your guns into a different usb port. Try one the following solutions:

1 - In TeknoParrot's Controller Settings, change Player 1 Lightgun from the "Sinden Lightgun" to another device and click on Save.

• Then go back into the Controller Settings and change Player 1 Lightgun back to the "Sinden Lightgun" and click on Save once again.

2 - If the above solution does not work for you, delete the game's xml file located inside of TeknoParrot's UserProfiles folder and start over.

AutoHotKey Script (AHK)

To launch a TeknoParrot game using an AHK script, point to the game's xml file located in the UserProfiles folder.

Below is an example AHK script to launch Aliens Extermination.

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn  ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

#SingleInstance Force

Run, D:\Teknoparrot\TeknoParrotUi.exe --profile=AliensExtermination.xml

~Esc::
    Process,Close,TeknoParrotUi.exe
    Run,taskkill /im "TeknoParrotUi.exe" /F
    sleep, 2000
    ExitApp
Return

Games

2 Spicy

• Game File Name: apacheM.elf located in \elf\ folder.
• Display mode = Fullscreen Windowed
• Enable FreePlay or map Coin 1 and Service 1 to the same button.
• AMD Shader Fix: If you have an AMD GPU and are experiencing graphical issues, enable AMD Fix in TeknoParrot's Game Settings and download the AMD Shader Fix available in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord
• Native Resolution = 1280 x 768

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Aliens Armageddon

• Game File Name: game
• Confirmed working version for both game & hasp is v3.90
• Use Nomousy to hide the mouse cursor.
• Reload and Grenade buttons mappings are switched (as of v1.0.0.811)
• NOTE: If you experience a crash during the attract sequence, reset high scores in the test menu.

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Aliens Extermination

• Game File Name: aliens dehasped.exe or aliens.exe
• Download No Crosshair Patch from Mega.nz
  • Copy & paste the patch into the DATA folder (ex. D:\Aliens Extermination\aliens\DATA\permHQ.tga)
• If you have issues with the game running too fast, see if you can enable V-sync settings in your GFX cards control panel, such as enhanced sync on AMD cards or limit the frame rate.
  • Changing the Global setting for Vertical Sync to "Adaptive (half refresh rate)" has been tested and known to work for some people.
• Having Steam running in the background has caused the game to run extremely slow for some people.
• If your aim is off, calibrate your lightguns in the Test Menu.
  • Press the Test button > use Volume buttons & choose System Tests Menu and press the Select button to enter > select Gun Test & Calibrate > press P1 Start button to calibrate gun 1.
  • Do the same for gun 2.
  • Save settings & exit.

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America's Army

• Game File Name: armyops-bin
• Disable Windowed in TeknoParrot's America's Army Game Settings menu.
• Edit the ArmyOps.ini file and set [SDLDrv.SDLClient] to 640 x 480

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Big Buck Hunter Pro

• Game File Name: game
• Confirmed working versions are v1.25 and v1.19 (Home)
• Takes a long time to load.

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Far Cry: Paradise Lost

• Game File Name: Farcry_R.exe
• Download No Crosshair Patch from Mega.nz
  • Copy & paste the patch into the game's root folder (ex. D:\Far Cry\common.dat)
• Having Steam running in the background has caused the game to crash for some people.
• NOTE: Allow the game fully load. The game can crash if you "Pull the Trigger to Continue".

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Friction

• Game File Name: Friction.exe

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Gaia Attack 4

• Game File Name: game.exe
• MOVIE READ_ERROR: Apply the Codec Fix available in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.

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Haunted Museum

• Game File Name: game.exe
• MOVIE READ_ERROR: Apply the Codec Fix available in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.

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Haunted Museum 2

• Game File Name: game.exe
• MOVIE READ_ERROR: Apply the Codec Fix available in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.

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House of the Dead 4

• Game File Name: hod4M.elf Located in \Disk0\elf\ folder.
• Off-screen reload hack = Enabled
• Display Mode = Full screen windowed
• Resolution = set as required (Native resolution is 1280x768)
• Optional Shader Fix: Apply the HOTD 4 Shader Fix from Mega.nz

If you have the hotd4.bin file you will need to extract the files from it first using Power ISO.

To do so install power ISO then right click the hotd4.bin file, move your mouse down over the power ISO selection then select extract from the pop up.

• Download Power ISO from the PowerISO website

Crosshairs:

• Download crosshairs from the #frontends channel in the TeknoParrot Discord and name them p1.png and p2.png
• Place the p1.png and p2.png files inside of the TeknoParrot folder where BudgieLoader.exe located.
• Enable Crosshairs in the TeknoParrot Game Settings UI.

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House of the Dead 4 Special

• Game File Name: hod4M.elf
• Optional Shader Fix: Apply the HOTD 4 Special Shader Fix available in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.

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House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn

• Game File Name: Hodzero-Win64-Shipping.exe
• Second File Name: amdaemon.exe
• Game must be run in 1920x1080 resolution; otherwise, the aim will be off.
• If you get missing DLL errors, download and install the AIO C++ runtime pack from Major Geeks website

Graphics Settings

• Resolution and Quality be adjusted via INI settings. Goondam created a few profiles as a base point that can be adjusted. Readme for installation and directions in the zip.

• Download from Dropbox or Mega.nz

Windows 7

• Apply Nezarn's Win 7 Fix available in the #fixes-channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.

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House of the Dead EX

• Game File Name: hodexRI.elf

• Copy & paste the following two files from the game's elf folder into Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 libs folder.
  • librnalindbergh_jr.so
  • libcri_soundoutput_lindbergh_jr.so
  • HOTD EX\disc0\elf  =>  TeknoParrot\ElfLdr2\libs

• Set Region and Dongle = Export or Japan (game will crash if set to USA)

Infinity Blade FX

• Game File Name: SwordGame.exe

• Download and install the fix file from Teknoparrot discord fixes channel to play with gun. Cursor mod doesn't appear to be working currently according to fix channel instructions.

Jurassic Park (2015) Ver 1.08

• Game File Name: game.new
• Make sure your Test menu and navigation are mapped, gun calibration comes up on first load.
• Ver 1.33 currently crashes.

Lethal Enforcers 3

• Game File Name: game.exe
• Download and copy/paste the cursor fix file from the Teknoparrot discord fixes channel if you have issues.
• Aim is off in menu selction (does not align with cursor) but appears ok in game.
• Test menu calibration is possible, but made aim worse on testing.

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Let's Go Island

• Game File Name: LGI.exe
• The buttons required for the QTE events in the game are Player 1 & 2 Start, so make sure you set both buttons to P1's gun if you are playing solo
• Download No Crosshair Patches:
  • Non 3D version
  • 3D version

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Lets Go Jungle

• Game File Name: LGJ_Final
• The buttons required for the QTE events in the game are Player 1 & 2 Start, so make sure you set both buttons to P1's gun if you are playing solo.
• Download the AMD Shader Fix from TeknoParrot Discord
  • Enable AMD Fix in the Game Settings.

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Lost Land Adventure

• Game File Name: RSLauncher.exe
• Crashing Fix: Apply this fix if you have issues with the game crashing.
  • Edit the BaseEngine.ini file and change AutoReloadChangedShaders = False
  • Game Folder\LLA\Engine\Config\BaseEngine.ini
• Optional: Download the English Patch from Mega.nz and follow the included instructions.
• Optional: Download the Dome Fix from Mega.nz and follow the included instructions.

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Luigi's Mansion

• Game File Name: VACUUM.exe
• General-Windowed = Enabled

Border Issue Fix

The following method should no longer be needed, as recent TeknoParrot versions allow Luigi's Mansion to load a DLL without the need for an injector. Reshade alone with Direct3D 9 should work. If you are using an older TeknoParrot version or otherwise have issues getting Reshade to work, you can try the method below:

If you are having trouble getting the border to overlay with this game, you can follow this guide by Cor094:

Here's how you can use ReShade in Luigi's Mansion using a DLL injector.

One common DLL injector, ENB injector, doesn't seem to work with 64-bit programs like LM.

So, the DLL injector I used was Xenos injector, available for download from DarthTon's github.

Also, due to the nature of injecting DLL files, your antivirus will freak out, and you'll have to add it as an exclusion.

Actually, Google chrome wouldn't even let me download it; I had to use Edge. That's the main reason I hadn't posted a guide yet; I was hoping to find one that was easier to download.

• Install ReShade as you normally would to vacuum.exe in your LM directory. Install as D3D 10/11/12.

• Extract Xenos injector from its 7z file and launch it. There's a regular exe and a 64-bit one; they should both work

• Under the process selection in Xenos, select manual launch.
• Select your vacuum.exe file.

• Under images, click add and select the dxgi.dll file Reshade installed (should be in the same folder as vacuum.exe).

• Select inject, it will then tell you to launch your game.

• Launch LM, and it should work. This has to be done each time, but it can be automated.

When you close Xenos after using it, it automatically creates a profile file with your most recent settings in the same folder as your Xenos exe. You could have AHK or LaunchBox run this profile before launching the game.

When Xenos is launched from a profile, it automatically closes once LM is launched and injected, so you shouldn't need to add anything in your AHK to kill the Xenos process.

Also, people use Xenos to cheat in games, so make sure you don't have it open for whatever reason before launching an online stream game or anything, you might think you're trying to cheat.

Sample AHK Script

This is only needed if using Xenos DLL injector, see above.

Run, D:\Xenos\Xenos64.exe --run "D:\Xenos\XenosCurrentProfile.xpr"

ExitApp
return

Fullscreen Issue

Set your resolution to 1920x1080.

You can use Borderless Gaming if you are still having issues getting Luigi's Mansion to properly display in fullscreen.

Shader Issue

Right-click on VACUUM.exe > Properties > Compatibility and set:

Compatibility Mode for VACUUM.exe to Windows 7 or Windows 8.

or

Change high DPI settings > enable High DPI scaling override and set Scaling performed by: Application.

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Operation GHOST

• Game File Name: gs2.exe
• Calibrate the lightguns in the Test Menu.
  • Set the DongleRegion and PcbRegion to JAPAN in order to save the calibration settings in the Test Menu.
• Optional: Download the Crosshair Removal Patch by Argonlefou from Mega.nz
  • Extract the 3 file folders into the UI_hud_common folder.
• Optional: Download Red Blood Patch by Argonlefou from Mega.nz
  • Extract the 3 files into the hit_effect folder.

Additional/Default built in bindings

Left mouse	= trigger
Right mouse	= Reload & action button (Flashbangs & boss fight special)
ctrl+F1		= Coin
ENTER		= P1 Start
NumPad[+]	= P2 Start
Space		= Fast Forward/Skip
F2-F5		= Start missions 2-5
F6		= Show video
Y		= Service
Q		= Toggle help overlay

Operation Ghost with Resolution Patch (Alternative Method #1)

If you have graphical issues running this game in TeknoParrot, you can try this method provided by GepettoZHog.

1 - Edit Operation Ghost’s gs2.ini file and set FullScreen=0

2 - Download the Operation Ghost Resolution Patch and extract all of the contents into your Operation Ghost game folder.

3 - Run the OpGhost_ResChanger.exe file.

• Navigate to and select the gs2.exe file.
• Enter your monitor’s resolution.
• Click on Apply Patch.

4 - Setup & run the game in Teknoparrot.

• Enable Windowed in TeknoParrot's Operation Ghost Game Settings menu.
• Calibrate the lightguns in the Test Menu.

Operation Ghost with GameLoader (Alternative Method #2)

You might need to run a problem with this game's graphics with Game Loader RH, which can be downloaded from Mega.nz (you will get a virus warning about this program)

Setting up Game loader RH

1. download Zip from above
2. copy all exe files to game directory
   • Game Loader Installer.exe
   • Game Loader Config.exe
   • Game Loader All RH.exe
3. Run "Game Loader Config.exe" you will get a warning about it being a virus (this is a joke). It should then open a notepad file TTX.ini in C:\Users\"Your User Name"\ AppData\Roaming\Game Loader All RH\ <-- this is the file you should have open change "Warning = Agree"
4. Save and close
5. Run Game Loader Installer.exe and install it
6. Run Game Loader Config.exe

Game Loader setting for Operation Ghost

1. Change Res click on select setting 1 and type in your screen res (mine is 1920x1080)
2. 
4. Update Rate Tab - "Update rate mouse cursor hide" to 0 and tick enable
5. Loader Mode Tab - Set to -1
6. Loader Setting 1 Tab - Tick "Do not use TeknoParrot"
7. Click Save - All other options are set to default
8. To run the game run "Game Loader All RH.exe"

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Point Blank X

• Game File Name: PBX100-2-NA-MPR0-A63.exe
• Enter and exit the Test menu to remove no ticket error on load.

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Primeval Hunt

• Game File Name: main.exe

• Copy & paste the following two files from the game's prog folder into Teknoparrot's ElfLdr2 libs folder.
  • librnalindbergh_jr.so
  • libcri_soundoutput_lindbergh_jr.so
  • Primeval Hunt\disc0\prog  =>  TeknoParrot\ElfLdr2\libs

• Apply Nezarn's Shader Fix available in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.
• Check 'Play Full Screen' and 'Swap Screens' in the TP game settings.
• Touch screen doesn't work, turn off under Test menu 'Options' and you will move automatically to the next scene.

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Rabbids Hollywood Arcade

• Game File Name: game.exe
• Requires the Trigger Fix, which can be found in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.
• Refer to the ReShade workaround if you have issues loading the ReShade menu screen when pressing the Home key.
• Crosshair issues can occur if you are using a dump that already has a mouse patch applied. Try finding a clean dump.

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Rambo

• Game File Name: ramboD.elf
• Resolution Width = 1360
• Resolution Height = 768
• Display Mode = Fullscreen Windowed (Not sure if Res change is required??)

AMD Shader & Crashing Issues:

• Download and apply Nezarn's Shader Fix including Foxhole's crash fix
• Enable AMDFix in TeknoParrot's Rambo Game Settings.

Nvidia Shader Issues:

• Apply Nezarn's Shader Fix available in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.
• This shader fix was created for older NVIDIA cards.

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Sega Dream Raiders

• Game File Name: game.exe
• Download No Crosshair Patch by Argonlefou from Mega.nz
• Lag Fix: If you are experiencing extreme lag when moving the crosshairs across the screen, edit the Game.ini file and set ENABLE_VSYNC 0. If this introduces screen tearing, you can try enabling vsync in your graphics card software. For example, I had good luck with low latency and low screen tearing by setting ENABLE_VSYNC 0 in Game.ini and setting "Vertical sync" to "Fast" in NVIDIA Control Panel for this game's exe.

• Resolution/Fullscreen Fix: The 2D/HUD elements scale best at the game's native 1280x720 resolution. However, if you wish to increase the resolution or have fullscreen issues at the native resolution, you can edit Game.ini file to match your screen's resolution.

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Sega Golden Gun

• Game File Name: RingGunR_RingWide.exe Located in the Golden Gun\exe\ Folder
• Download No Crosshair Patch from Mega.nz
• Enable FreePlay or map Coin 1 and Service 1 to the same button.
• NOTE: Set your resolution to 1360x720 if you have issues displaying the game in fullscreen.

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Star Trek Voyager

• Game File Name: trek.e4
• Linear Filtering = Enabled
• Line Fix = Enabled
• Limit 30FPS = Enabled
• Depending on where you get the game from, you may need to add some files from a CHD or even download it as a CHD. You can extract the files of the CHD using the following method:
  • Get voyager.chd from MAME
  • Extract the chd with "chdman extracthd --input voyager.chd --output voyager.bin"
  • Open bin file in 7zip
  • Extract disk3 to a folder, And extract the following folders to that same folder:
    • \disk0\home\rocky\stv
    • \disk2\stv

• NOTE: Allow the game to load until you get to the title screen. The game can crash if you enable the Sinden border too soon.

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Target Terror Gold

• Game File Name: game
• Takes a long time to boot

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Terminator Salvation

• Game File Name: game
• Confirmed working version for for both game & hasp is v1.25
• Use Nomousy to hide the mouse cursor.

Crosshair Removal

• Disable (uncheck) ForceReticle in TeknoParrot's Terminator Salvation Game Settings menu.
• Launch the game and press the Test Button.
• Go to Operator Adjustments > Game Adjustments > Change Shooting Mode to Default or Tracer Only

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Time Crisis 5

• Game File Name: RSLauncher.exe
• Crosshair render hook = Present

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Tomb Raider

• Game File Name: game.exe
• Requires the Trigger Fix, which can be found in the #fixes channel in the TeknoParrot Discord.
• Refer to the ReShade workaround if you have issues loading the ReShade menu screen when pressing the Home key.
• NOTE: Aim will only be correct using a resolution of 1920x1080.
  • Windows registry edit is required if you have previously launched the game in another resolution.
  • Right-click on the Windows Start button > Run > type in regedit > OK
  • Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Sarbakan\SquareEnix_TombRaider
  • Right-click on Screenmanager Resolution Height > Modify > Edit the Decimal Value Data to 1080.
  • Right-click on Screenmanager Resolution Width > Modify > Edit the Decimal Value Data to 1920.

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Transformers - Human Alliance

• Game File Name: TF_Gun_R_Ring_dumped.exe Located in \exe\ folder
• Enable FreePlay or map Coin 1 and Service 1 to the same button.

No Crosshairs Patch

Download from Mega.nz

QTE Buttons

The buttons required for the QTE events in the game are Player 1 & 2 Start, so make sure you set both buttons to P1's gun if you are playing solo.

Stage 3 Crash Fix

If the game crashes for you on stage 3 due to out-of-memory errors, download the NTCore 4GB Patch from the TeknoGods' GitHub wiki site and patch the TF_Gun_R_Ring_dumped.exe file.

Transformers - Shadows Rising

• Game File Name: Shell.exe

• Recommend mapping the Forward (attack) and Back (defense) to a separate controller to simulate the up and down of the arcade lever. Does not work well with sinden buttons and aiming.

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Wartran Troopers

• Game File Name: game.exe
• NOTE: Using ReShade for the border can cause the game to display in split screen.