Terminator: Resistance


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The Terminator	1990
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T2: The Arcade Game	1993
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Terminator 3: War of the Machines	2003
Terminator: Salvation	2009
Terminator: Resistance	2019
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General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[2]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Zero Day Exploit Comic	Free
Annihilation Line

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files
Go to `<path-to-game>\Terminator\Content\Movies` Delete or rename `Loga.mp4` and `UE4.mp4`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/954740/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/954740/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

5 autosave slots (oldest autosave is automatically overwritten to create a new one) and a permanent chapter save at the beginning of each level.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Hor+ gameplay, Vert- cutscenes and centered HUD.^[3] See Field of view (FOV).
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay, Vert- cutscenes, centered HUD and pillarboxed FMVs.^[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		70-100°. See Field of view (FOV) for more information.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Labeled Windowed fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Set as part of Texture Quality setting (per DefaultScalability.ini in game pak); Low (1x), Medium (2x), High (4x), Epic (8x).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Options are disingenuous; Low, Medium, and High all set Quality to 3 (forced TAA) See Anti-aliasing (AA). for a workaround. Epic sets Quality to 4 (per DefaultScalability.ini in game pak).
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR 1
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

A built-in FOV slider was added to the game on March 13, 2020,^[4] allowing to adjust the gameplay FOV between 70-100° (defaults to 70° at 16:9), however cutscene FOV remains locked to 70° unless modded.

Edit GameUserSettings.ini to set gameplay FOV to a value beyond the in-game limits^[5]
Open `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini` with a text editor. Find a line starting with `FieldOfView=` and change its value.

Use the Terminator: Resistance FOV changer^[3]
Real-time FOV adjustment. Also includes tool to remove forced letterboxing from cutscenes. Affects cutscenes, allowing to compensate for Vert- scaling at 21:9 and wider resolutions but may be undesirable at 16:9.

High dynamic range (HDR)

Enable native HDR output

Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini in a text editor.
At the bottom of the file, add the following lines:

[SystemSettings]
r.AllowHDR=1
r.HDR.EnableHDROutput=1
r.HDR.Display.OutputDevice=5
r.HDR.Display.ColorGamut=2

See the official UE4 documentation for what these specific lines do.

HDR only works in Exclusive Fullscreen mode. Set Window Mode to Fullscreen within the in-game video settings.

Setting the Window Mode to Fullscreen doesn't let you change the resolution anymore. Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini to change ResolutionSizeX= and ResolutionSizeY= to your desired resolution values.

Depth of field

Disable depth of field^[6]
In the graphics menu, set "Post-Processing" to medium. This disables chromatic aberration and depth of field while retaining ambient occlusion shadows. For additional sharpness, motion blur can also be disabled in the graphics menu.

Lens smudges and dirt

Remove lens smudges/dirt by installing this mod: Disable Lens Dirt effect for Bloom^[7]

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable TAA through a config file edit
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `Engine.ini`. Add `[SystemSettings]` and `r.PostProcessAAQuality=0` to the bottom of the file and save the changes.

Input

Mouse & Keyboard control settings

Gamepad control settings

Microsoft Xbox One controller key bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Controls for the lockpicking minigame are permanently bound to `WASD`.^[8]
Mouse sensitivity		In Control Settings, under Mouse and Keyboard.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		This feature was added in update 1.028. For older versions, see Invert Y-axis.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Choice between three available presets.
Controller sensitivity		In Control Settings, under Gamepad.
Controller Y-axis inversion		In Control Settings, under Gamepad.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[9]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		^[10]
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		In Control Settings, under Gamepad.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Keyboard key bindings

Invert Y-axis

Enable invert mouse Y-Axis^[11]

Go to the configuration files location.
Open Input.ini in a text editor.
Add the following:

[/script/engine.inputsettings] ConsoleKey=Tilde AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.036869,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False)) AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.036869,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=True))
4. Save and close the file.

Mouse Acceleration/Smoothing

Disable mouse acceleration/smoothing

Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\Terminator\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Input.ini in a text editor.
At the bottom of the file, add the following lines:

bEnableMouseSmoothing=False
bViewAccelerationEnabled=False

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music & Voices.
Surround sound		^[12] ^[13]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech				Fan - #1
French
German
Hungarian				A Fan Translation is available at Magyarítások Portál.
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian				Unofficial localization by a_mental_cancer.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Dual-View Rendering (3D Ultra) or Single-View Depth Reprojection (3D+) Use TrueGame for Acer SpatialLabs, or NewAxis on other Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Vorbis
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-4160 3.6 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz	Intel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	32 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon RX 560 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 590
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.25.0^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/954740/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (954740) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-09-17
↑ Verified by User:The lost on 2020-11-23
Tested for DRM by closing Steam and launching directly from Terminator.exe. The game ran without issues and was fully compatible with save games created when previously launched from Steam.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-11
Tested at the native 2560x1080 and custom 5760x1080 resolutions after update 1.028a.
↑ Steam - Terminator: Resistance - Game Update - Balance, Immersion and Localisation - last accessed on 2020-03-13
↑ Changing FOV in Terminator: Resistance - last accessed on 2019-11-14
↑ (Tip) How to Make Graphics Sharper - last accessed on 2019-12-25
↑ (Discussion) Smudges on Screen? - last accessed on 2020-12-01
↑ About key config - last accessed on 2019-11-14
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-15
Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-15
Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers
↑ Enable Invert Y-Axis - last accessed on 2019-11-15
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2021-01-15
Tested on a 5.1 sound system. The rear speakers were used for positional audio.
↑ Verified by User:Gto42 on 2025-01-7
Support 7.1 speakers.

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.25.0^[1]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/954740/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (954740) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/954740/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (954740) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Aemony on 2021-09-17

[3] Verified by User:The lost on 2020-11-23
Tested for DRM by closing Steam and launching directly from Terminator.exe. The game ran without issues and was fully compatible with save games created when previously launched from Steam.

[wide-5] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-11
Tested at the native 2560x1080 and custom 5760x1080 resolutions after update 1.028a.

[6] Steam - Terminator: Resistance - Game Update - Balance, Immersion and Localisation - last accessed on 2020-03-13

[7] Changing FOV in Terminator: Resistance - last accessed on 2019-11-14

[8] (Tip) How to Make Graphics Sharper - last accessed on 2019-12-25

[9] (Discussion) Smudges on Screen? - last accessed on 2020-12-01

[10] About key config - last accessed on 2019-11-14

[11] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-15
Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable

[12] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-11-15
Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers

[13] Enable Invert Y-Axis - last accessed on 2019-11-15

[14] Verified by User:Rose on 2021-01-15
Tested on a 5.1 sound system. The rear speakers were used for positional audio.

[15] Verified by User:Gto42 on 2025-01-7
Support 7.1 speakers.

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Developers

	Teyon
Publishers
	Reef Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	November 14, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	60
OpenCritic	55
IGDB	51
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action
Themes	Post-apocalyptic, North America
Series	The Terminator