Difference between revisions of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
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Revision as of 02:59, 25 August 2022
Developers | |
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KnowWonder | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Westlake Interactive |
macOS (OS X) | Westlake Interactive |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
1C-SoftClub | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Aspyr Media |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 1 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 8, 2002 |
Mac OS (Classic) | April 10, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | August 15, 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Adventure, Platform, Puzzle |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary, Fantasy |
Series | Harry Potter |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo is also available.
- This game is not available digitally.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Coca Cola Promotional CD-Rom [3] | The promotional CD-Rom contains a 2D desktop mini-game (scourge challenge),[4] demos for Harry Potter 1 and 2, and access to a secret level within the full game.[5] The secret level can be also be accessed by using the debug mode.[6] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter II\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter II\Save\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Windowed | Use -windowed command line argument or edit the StartupFullscreen value under [WinDrv.WindowsClient] in Game.ini . |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use the DirectX 9 renderer, and a utility such as Borderless Gaming. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use the DirectX 9 or DirectX11 renderer. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use the DirectX 9 or DirectX11 renderer. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Edit the UseVSync value in Game.ini. As with the first game this is back to front, setting UseVSync=False enables Vsync |
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60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | No frame rate cap, but very high framerates may break physics and sound in-game. A supposed fix can be found here. (Only changing 0AD7A33B to 00000000 needed). |
Widescreen resolution
- Forcing a widescreen resolution without modifications cuts off the lower part of in-game menus.
- If using the default Direct-X 7 renderer, the LegacyD3DResolutionHack or dgVoodoo 2 is required to make popular resolutions higher than 2048x1536 work.
- If using Windows scaling above 100%, part of the game will appear outside of the screen. To fix this reset scaling to 100%.
Use the widescreen mod |
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Notes
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Graphical Tweaks
Unreal Engine DirectX 11 Renderer
- A fork of Kentie's Direct3D 10 renderer that adds more graphical features.
- Might cause some bugs and slow rendering.
- Run games at HD resolution.
- Improved lighting.
- Adds ambient occlusion, screen space reflections and higher quality HDR post-processing.
- Places a watermark in the bottom right, and overrides your clipboard with a link to the developer's PayPal. Follow these instructions to disable the watermark and remove the PayPal link from being inserted into your clipboard.
Installing DirectX 11 renderer |
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Installing HP2 ESRGAN Upscale pack |
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DirectX 9 renderer for Stock HP2
- A port of the Unreal Tournament DX9 driver, with fixes and HP2 specific implementations.
- Fully compatible with modern systems.
- Supports HD resolutions, anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering, frame rate cap, v-sync, high res textures, DXT textures, and more.
- Better performance than the DX11 renderer.
Installing DirectX 9 renderer |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Yes, layout for Xbox gamepads (XInput compatible) | |
Full controller support | Launcher requires mouse input. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | On by default. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
{{L10n|content=
English
Czech
Only available in Czech & Slovak retail release. Danish
Only available in Danish retail release. Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Only available in Greek retail release. Italian
Japanese
Only available in Japanese retail release. Korean
Only available in Korean retail release. Norwegian
Only available in Norwegian retail release. Polish
Only available in Polish retail release. Brazilian Portuguese
Only available in Brazilian retail release. Portuguese
Russian
Only available in Russian retail release. Spanish
Swedish
Only available in Swedish retail release. Simplified Chinese
Only available in retail release in Mainland China.
Issues fixed
Most bugs can be fixed with dgVoodoo 2 (UsePrecache should still be set to False in Game.ini).
Certain transparent effects and textures are not rendered properly
Edit configuration file |
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(Alternative) Install transparency fix |
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Extract this fix into the game's System folder.
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Low frame rate on modern systems
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Cutscenes are too fast cutting off characters voice lines / Physics bugs
Cap the framerate to 60 FPS or set refresh rate to 60 Hz with Vsync enabled.[7] |
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Brightness slider not working
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Camera spinning/Harry constantly walking backwards with Xbox 360 or Xbox One Controller
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | Mac is only for Power PC, OSX executable runs in Rosetta | ||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OpenAL |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz | Intel Pentium III 500 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB (95, 98) 128 MB (2000, XP) |
128 MB (95, 98) 256 MB (2000, XP) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB (Software rendering) 8 MB (Hardware rendering) of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible | 16 MB of VRAM |
- Supported chipsets: ATI Rage 128, ATI Radeon series, Nvidia RIVA TNT, Nvidia RIVA TNT2 (Ultra), Nvidia GeForce series, Matrox G400, Matrox G450, Matrox G550, Matrox Parhelia, Power VR Kyro I & II, SiS 315
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 9.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 350 MHz | G3 500 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Rage 128 16 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 2MX ATI Radeon |
Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | 8x CD-ROM drive |
Notes
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Alamy - Carolyn Jenkins - Selection of children's discs with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PC CD-ROM on top set on white background
- ↑ Youtube - HP-Games.net - Skurge Challenge (2002)
- ↑ https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxNTM4/z/JEEAAOSwIHpdywoo/$_57.JPG
- ↑ DerMichael - Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens - 24 - Coca Cola Geheimlevel
- ↑ Verified by User:Diegoelcapo1231 on 2021-08-27