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{{ii}} This game is not available digitally. | {{ii}} This game is not available digitally. | ||
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− | |direct3d notes = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-04- | + | |direct3d notes = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlphaYellow|date=2024-04-05|comment=It loads d3dim700.dll. dgVoodoo2 traces point to D3D7.}}</ref> |
|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
|directdraw notes = | |directdraw notes = |
Revision as of 01:19, 5 April 2024
Developers | |
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Zombie Studios | |
Publishers | |
Activision Value Publishing | |
Engines | |
LithTech Talon | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 19, 2001 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Stealth |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | North America |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Alcatraz: Prison Escape is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person stealth game.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. Game also requires running it via a shortcut created in the desktop after installation to run it properly. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is not available digitally.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\autoexec.fg[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\*.sav[Note 2] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Set a custom resolution in <path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg and use the FOV fix. |
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Multi-monitor | Setting a multimonitor resolution crops the menus too much. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Setting a ultrawide resolution crops the menus too much. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Set 4K resolution in <path-to-game>\autoexec.cfg and use the FOV fix. |
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Field of view (FOV) | Follow the Instructions for other aspect ratios section of the FOV fix to set a custom horizontal FOV. | ||
Windowed | Start the game's shortcut with +windowed 1 parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Start the game's shortcut with +windowed 1 +borderless 1 parameters. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Ray tracing (RT) |
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 |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | 12 | |||
Online play | 12 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[3] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 27888 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Jittery mouselook when mouse polling rate exceeds 125 Hz
Wrapping the old DirectInput calls into DInput8 seems to fix the issue[4] |
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Starts on second monitor
Set display manually[5] |
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Notes
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Game has a 2048 pixel resolution limit
Use dgVoodoo 2[6] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | [7] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | 3.0.0.0 |
Input | DirectInput | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
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]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
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
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-21
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2023-12-21
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-03-13
- ↑ Verified by User:AlphaYellow on 2024-04-05
- It loads d3dim700.dll. dgVoodoo2 traces point to D3D7.