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.
Key points
- Released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in North America.
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Graphical Tweaks
- A fork of Kentie's Direct3D 10 renderer that adds more graphical features.
- Run games at HD resolution.
- Improved lighting.
- Adds ambient occlusion, screen space reflections and higher quality HDR post-processing.
- Places a temporary watermark in the bottom right, and copies the developers PayPal link to your clipboard. Follow these instructions to disable the watermark and remove the PayPal link from being inserted into your clipboard.
Disable DirectX 11 renderer's PayPal watermark and disable the link from being inserted
|
Removing watermark: Set SupportMETextEnabled to False through Advanced Options → Rendering → Direct3D 11 support. If the render crashes while attempting to access the Advanced Options, modify this value manually through the game's <game>.ini with a text editor (see configuration file(s) location).
Preventing the renderer from inserting the developer's PayPal link into your clipboard:
- Download a hex editor such as HxD, install it, launch HxD and open
d3d11drv.dll in HxD.
- Search for this hex value:
77 77 77 2E 70 61 79 70 61 6C 2E 6D 65 2F 64 61 72 6B 6E 6F 76 69 73 6D 63
- Replace the value with this:
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
- Save the changes. The renderer will now only clear your clipboard instead.
|
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter\ |
Mac OS (Classic) |
|
macOS (OS X) |
|
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter\Save\ |
Mac OS (Classic) |
|
macOS (OS X) |
|
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Use the Unofficial Widescreen Patch[3]
|
- Download the Unofficial Widescreen Patch and extract it to <path-to-game>\System\.
- Download this patch instead for the localized Russian version.
- Go to configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
HP.ini .
- Set the
FullscreenViewportX and FullscreenViewportY values to your desired resolution.
- Optionally, edit
User.ini and set the DesiredFOV value to compensate: 100 for the 16:10 aspect ratio, and 105 for 16:9.
Notes
- Alternatively, you can use the Harry Potter Settings Utility to set the resolution and FOV without having to manually edit the configuration files.
|
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Layout for Xbox gamepads (XInput compatible)
- Lack of Deadzone in Right Thumbstick, makes camera spinning. See Camera spinning with Xbox 360 Controller.
Proper mouselook and strafing
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
|
|
|
|
Simplified Chinese |
|
|
|
|
Czech |
|
|
|
Only available in retail release. |
Dutch |
|
|
|
|
French |
|
|
|
|
German |
|
|
|
|
Italian |
|
|
|
|
Polish |
|
|
|
Only available in retail release. |
Portuguese |
|
|
|
|
Russian |
|
|
|
Only available in retail release. |
Slovak |
|
|
|
Fan translation, download or US version download. |
Spanish |
|
|
|
|
Swedish |
|
|
|
Only available in retail release. |
Issues fixed
Fails to start on Windows 8.1 and earlier
- The game requires a form of DRM, known as SafeDisc implemented in secdrv.sys. Unfortunately, it is a gaping security flaw, and evidently couldn't be fixed without being removed. Microsoft disabled it in Windows 7 and removed it in Windows 10. The following has been tested in Windows 7 to work.
Temporarily start SafeDisc service[citation needed]
|
- Go to the installation folder.
- Create a new Windows batch file (extension .bat) and insert the following:
@echo off
sc config secdrv start= demand & sc start secdrv
start System\HP.exe
timeout /NOBREAK /T 1
sc stop secdrv & sc config secdrv start= disabled
@echo on
Notes
- This effectively reopens the security hole, starts the game, and then patches the vulnerability again after 1 second. You'll likely need to run the script in Administrator mode.
- You can experiment with different timings if 1 second turns out to be too short on your system.
|
Low frame rate on Windows 8 and later
Instructions[citation needed]
|
- Download dgVoodoo2.
- Copy dgVoodooSetup.exe and the contents of the MS folder into the
<path-to-game>/System folder of the game
- Run dgVoodooSetup.exe, select DirectX, uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark (and change some settings if you want to force higher res)
- Run HP.exe as administrator, or apply a cracked exe if you don't have a CD drive.
Notes
- If you change resolution from the game settings, dgVoodoo2 switches to windowed mode, and you have to press Alt+↵ Enter to get back to fullscreen. To avoid this, just force the resolution you want from dgVoodooSetup.exe. Keep in mind that the game does not like very high resolutions (>1080p) or widescreen.
|
Certain transparent effects and textures are not rendered properly
Edit configuration file
|
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Game.ini .
- Change the
UsePrecache= value under [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] to False .
|
(alternative) Use console code
|
- Go to configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
HP.ini .
- Set the
bDebugMode value to True .
- While in-game, press ~ to access the console.
- Type
flush and press ↵ Enter to recache the textures.
|
(alternative) Use dgVoodoo2
|
Camera spinning with Xbox 360 Controller
Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
|
|
|
macOS (OS X) | | | |
|
|
Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
|
|
Colored intro
System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98, 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 266 MHz AMD K6-2 266 MHz |
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz AMD K6-2 400 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
500 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible
| 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0 compatible |
- Supported chipsets: Nvidia GeForce3, Nvidia GeForce2, Nvidia GeForce 256, Nvidia Riva TNT2, Nvidia Riva TNT, 3dfx Voodoo5, ATI Radeon, ATI Rage 128 Pro, ATI Rage 128, Matrox MGA-G550, Matrox MGA-G450, Matrox MGA-G400, Matrox MGA-G200, PowerVR3 Kyro II, PowerVR3 Kyro, S3 Savage2000
Mac OS |
|
Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
8.6 |
Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC G3 |
System memory (RAM) |
96 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
|
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
References