Top Frequently Asked Questions
This section is meant to keep everyone from asking the same questions over and over! Here is a list of the most common questions, with quick answers. The majority of them are for the PC and Xbox versions, but there is also a Mac question and answer.
Why won't
run on my computer? It keeps crashing or giving me error messages!It seems that about 90% of the crashing problems are related to sound. There are also a lot of people that just plain aren't getting proper sound at all. There are two ways you can try fixing this. Either turn down DirectX Sound Acccleration, or re-install the sound codec package that came with the game. If you have something called the Nimo codec pack installed, that is the most frequent cause of your codec sound issues. See the 9.5 Sound Problems section for more information.
For a video card that doesn't have TnL, you can try using a program called 3D-Analyze to force the game to run on your video card. If you're sure your card has TnL and are still having problems, either update your video drivers to the latest version or search through the 9.4 Video Problems section for more information.
Check the 9.1 System Requirements section, to find out the minimum system requirements for the game to run.
run well on Windows Vista?The FAQ author has heard various reports from players indicating that
runs fine on both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Vista. But I will not be able to personally verify this until I start using Vista myself. Still, considering I've heard no complaints on the various message boards, all evidence points to running the game on Vista as being a non-issue.Don't get confused by the nVidia marketing campaign ("The Way It's Meant To Be Played") for this game.
will run on ATI cards with full glow effects and all the graphic goodies as long as you have a Radeon 8500 or higher model.People with nVidia cards need a GeForce 3 or later to get all the graphic effects, including the glow. (Not including the GeForce 4 MX.)
You might find it interesting to know that for the most part, ATI cards actually run the game better than nVidia cards!
Be aware that patching the game may render your saved game files useless. See three questions down for more information on this.
you currently have, note that the version number can be seen on the main menu on the bottom right, or the top right side of the screen under the title.The Unofficial patch has several advantages over the Official one, so I recommend going for the Unofficial patch. More information about these patches can be found in the 9.2 Released Game Patches section.
Be sure to read the answer to the next question below, which talks about saved game compatibility with your newly patched
.Representatives from Buena Vista Games will tell you that each time you upgrade game versions, your saved games will no longer work. Testing has shown that in numerous cases, this is not true. They are just telling you this, so they don't have to deal with you, on the chance your saved game doesn't happen to work, after all.
If you are still confused about all this, the table below should help make things clearer. The table illustrates whether a saved game from the game version in the left-most column, works in a game version from the top row. You can also visit the 9.3 Crashes, Slowdowns, and Other Problems section, for more information.
| v1.009/v1.010 | v1.020 | v1.030 | v1.040 | v1.042 | |
| v1.009/v1.010 | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| v1.020 | ? | Yes | No | No | |
| v1.030 | ? | ? | No | No | |
| v1.040 | No | No | No | Yes | |
| v1.042 | No | No | No | ? |
The most common reasons are either you don't have the right map installed, or the version of the map or mod you're using is slightly different. The map/mod could have been updated since you downloaded it.
players in the community?Also see below for links to the sites you need to visit, in order to download all the existing Custom maps created by people in the
community. Use these in case the download links in the FAQ become broken for some reason.http://hosted.filefront.com/tronfaq
http://www.tron-sector.com/archives/default.aspx
players in the community?You can also download the program REZ Handler, which will install maps and mods for you!
You should download the program REZ Handler to help deal with the game's .rez file limitation.
?Installing and using the Editing Tools can be tricky, so read the 10.1 Editing Tools section carefully! Take your time, and don't rush through it. The answers to many frequently asked questions are there! (e.g. Why do I get an Error copying file cshell.dll error message when I try to test my level? Why can't I see any textures when I test my level in the game? Why can't I see or load any Prefabs in DEdit? And so on. The answers are there, if you just take the time to read.)
If you prefer not to read all that, there are now tutorial videos that explain how to make Multiplayer maps, in the 10.3 Multiplayer Levels section!
These cheats were disabled in the final version of the game. The only way to make these cheats work again, would be to get your hands on what's called the "developer" version of the Lithtech engine specifically written for
. Since this was never released to the public, you are out of luck.The only way to do at least some of these cheats, is by editing your saved games. Visit the 7.2 Full Game Cheats section for an explanation. It reveals what cheats have been discovered, so far.
Basically, BVG and Monolith screwed up. You were supposed to be able to get a maximum score of v10.0.3 all along, but this was impossible up until the release of the latest v1.042 patch.
One level in particular — Command Module — would consistently crash at the same point, where you enter the hall with the collapsing ceiling. (Large spire-like structures fall down and block your path.) Very annoying. In the case of this hallway in Command Module, it was almost as if there was a bad spot on the map. It seemed as though travelling down the far right side of the hallway always caused the game to crash.
This still hasn't been fixed, as of v1.042.
Killer App for the Xbox and the PC version?There are also four new weapons added in certain Multiplayer modes: the Disc Charger, Rod Rifles, Ball Storm, and Burst Cannon. Ten additional Multiplayer maps have been included, along with new player characters and skins (Sark, the MCP Guard, ICP Kernel, DataWraith, Thorne, and at least two other new characters). Weapons (including the Discs) now use auto-aim to target opposing players.
In the Single Player game, certain maps have been modified to make the jumping puzzles less frustrating. For the most part these levels are very similar to the PC version, but each level has been broken up into smaller pieces with increased load times between them. Certain character conversations have also been removed, and there are small touches such as sound effects that are missing. Cutscenes also play more slowly and are out of sync with the music. In all, the Xbox Single Player experience has significant bugs and is inferior to the experience on the PC. On the plus side, when you complete the Single Player missions: the game now unlocks cheats that give you unlimited energy and/or all the subroutines.
Killer App work on the Xbox 360?Microsoft has not, as of yet, added the game to its backward compatibility list for the 360. Until they do, you cannot play
Killer App on the 360.
Arcade games like the GBA version?Only the GBA version of Killer App has the Classic Arcade games emulated.
use custom maps from the PC version?Visit the 10.7 Hacking
section for more information..But it exists in a game called "The Misadventures of Tron Bonne", which is a spin-off from the Megaman series of games. Whoever submitted this secret, did so for the wrong game, and all the various cheat sites continue to copy this information without actually checking to see if it's correct.