Originally developed by TT Games
Developed for Mac by TT Games
Published for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited
This document is intended to help you answer any questions that you may have about LEGO® The Hobbit™
Yes, achievements are supported by LEGO® The Hobbit™.
If you are signed in to Steam, your achievements will be visible to you in-game and also to other players through the Steam application.
All available DLC for LEGO® The Hobbit™ can be purchased from the game's page on the Steam store:
To purchase your chosen DLC, follow the on-screen instructions.
Yes.
LEGO® The Hobbit™ supports two categories of gamepads: Xbox 360 controllers (which require you to install a software driver) and other supported gamepads, listed below:
If you have an Xbox 360 controller, see How do I use an Xbox 360-compatible controller with LEGO® The Hobbit™? in these FAQs for a link to the software driver.
The following Xbox 360-compatible controllers require a software driver in order to work:
The driver can be downloaded here:
https://github.com/360Controller/360Controller/releases
Although these drivers are fully supported by the game, Feral does not offer support with the installation or operation of third-party drivers.
Yes.
The following gamepads will be recognised by the game but do not have enough buttons or analog controls to support all the possible in-game controls, meaning some in-game tasks will require the keyboard or mouse:
If you are moving using an analog stick on your gamepad, you may find that your character will only walk slowly, rather than run, even when you push the stick as far as possible in the direction you wish to move.
To fix this, you should enable the Stick Range Boost option in the Control Setup menu. To do so, ensure that your gamepad is plugged in before starting LEGO® The Hobbit™, then follow the steps below:
From the Main Menu, select Options.
Select Control Configuration.
The Control Setup menu will appear. Set Stick Range Boost to Enabled.
Some gamepads support both DirectInput and XInput modes. These gamepads can be identified by a switch on them that has two options, “D” (DirectInput) and “X” (XInput).
To play LEGO® The Hobbit™ a gamepad must be supported and set to DirectInput mode.
Currently supported devices that have this switch are:
If your gamepad has the switch and is not on this list, you will not be able to use it to play LEGO® The Hobbit™ without a pad support file. To obtain one, email padsupport@feralinteractive.com and our support team will reply to you with a request for information about your device. Once we have this information, we can usually create a gamepad support file and email it to you.
To switch the gamepad to DirectInput mode, follow these instructions:
If the LEGO® The Hobbit™ application is running, close it.
Unplug the gamepad (or wireless receiver, if the gamepad is wireless).
Turn the switch on the pad to “D”.
Plug the pad or wireless receiver back in.
Restart the LEGO® The Hobbit™ application.
You will now be able to play LEGO® The Hobbit™ with the gamepad.
How a second player joins the game depends on whether they are using a gamepad or a keyboard.
Joining using a gamepad
Before starting the game, make sure the gamepad is connected to your computer. Press any button on the gamepad during play to activate Player 2. The character icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen will flash several times to confirm that a second player has joined.
Joining using a keyboard
Press the F2 key during play to activate Player 2. The character icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen will flash several times to confirm that a second player has joined.
NOTE: If pressing the F2 key has no effect, you may need to change your keyboard's default settings. For instructions on how to do this, please see When I press the Function keys (F1-F19) nothing happens. How do I use the Function keys? in these FAQs.
There are a number of cheats in LEGO® The Hobbit™, which unlock characters for use in free play mode.
To use them, follow the steps below:
Pause the game, then select Extras.
From the Extras menu, select Enter Code. Enter one of the following codes to unlock the corresponding character:
When you have entered the code, press the Return (↩) key. The name of the cheat and the word Unlocked will flash repeatedly on screen.
You can select characters you have unlocked from the character grid during free play.
When playing LEGO® The Hobbit™ with a second player, the screen will need to be “split” so that both players’ characters can be displayed at once. You can choose between two different split screen modes:
Dynamic: In “dynamic” mode, the screen will split when the characters are far apart from each other so that each one is displayed in a separate half of the screen. When the characters are close together, the split-screen will disappear.
Fixed Vertical: In “fixed vertical” mode, the screen will always be split so that each character is displayed in a separate half of the screen.
To change the split screen mode, follow these instructions:
Pause the game during play and select Options.
Highlight the Split Screen Mode option and press the Return (↩) key to switch the mode.
Highlight Accept and press the Return (↩) key.
NOTE: In some levels, you will not be able to change the split screen mode.
By default, macOS uses the F keys to control items such as volume and brightness. To use an F key for a game command hold down the fn key, then press the F key you wish to use.
To automatically enable the F keys, follow these steps:
Open System Preferences ( Menu → System Preferences).
Click on Keyboard
Select the Keyboard tab.
Check the Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys checkbox.
The F keys will now work without using the fn key.
Your saved games are stored in your game's preferences folder.
To open this folder, click the Open Preferences Folder button in the Info tab of the pre-game Options window.
You can also navigate to the preferences folder manually. It is stored in the Feral Interactive folder in your computer's ~/Library/Application Support folder (where the "~" symbol refers to your home directory).
By default, the Library folder is hidden from your Finder. To open it, follow these instructions:
Open the Finder.
Open the Go menu from the main toolbar.
Hold down the Alt (⌥) key. The Library option will appear.
Click on the Library option. The Library folder will open in your Finder.
No. LEGO® The Hobbit™ has been tested with the basic formatting option for Mac OS X, which is HFS+. This system is not case-sensitive and identifies files by name without checking capitalization.
The capitalization of filenames is not consistent throughout the game. While this will not always prevent the game from running on case-sensitive file systems, it may lead to crashes and other unpredictable behaviour.
If you have to run a case-sensitive setup and you experience problems with LEGO® The Hobbit™, please install the game on a standard formatted partition or read/write disk image. In most cases this will allow you to play the game on your machine.
There are several factors which have an impact on the speed at which LEGO® The Hobbit™ runs. Please see the LEGO® The Hobbit™ Performance Tips section in the ReadMe for ways to increase the speed at which the game runs on your computer.
Please read the technical support information in the ReadMe; this tells you what to check and if necessary, how to contact Feral Technical Support with your issue.