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Latest revision as of 16:39, 12 May 2024
Developers | |
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Black Element Software | |
Publishers | |
IDEA Games | |
Meridian4 | |
Bohemia Interactive | |
Engines | |
Enforce | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 21, 2006 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 59 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Shooter, FPS |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v4.81 DRM[Note 1]. Czech, Polish and Russian copies use StarForce 4 DRM[Note 2] (patch version 1.3 remove protection). |
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GamersGate (unavailable) | [5] | |||
Steam | ||||
Publisher website (unavailable) |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Demos
English demo is available.
German release
German retail release is mildly censored (no ragdoll).[6] Steam release in Germany seems to be uncensored.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.3[7][8] is the latest official patch (DRM-free). It's already included in the Steam & North America DVD version.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video folder[citation needed] |
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Dominus Prime
Mod that overhauls the gameplay and fixes some bugs. Can be downloaded here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\settings.cfg[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2590/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save\[Note 3] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2590/pfx/[Note 4] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Default FOV is 60°. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or set Fullscreen 0 in settings.cfg |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x FSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default. To disable set VSync 0 in settings.cfg |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Use console[9] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Supports two keys per action. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Separate X and Y axis sliders. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Some buttons on controller can be mapped, but is largely unusable. |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and effects. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output. May require DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 4.0. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail / Fan translation. link #1 or #2 | |||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Local retail only. Patch for digital version here. | |||
Polish | Local retail only. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
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]
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[3][4] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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). - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
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
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120102045907/http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-AP/alpha-prime
- ↑ https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=4258
- ↑ https://www.playground.ru/alpha_prime/file/alpha_prime_patch_v1_3-1252229
- ↑ https://www.moddb.com/games/alpha-prime/downloads/patch-1-3-6
- ↑ Has this game a fov option (field of view)? :: Alpha Prime General Discussions - last accessed on 17 May 2023