Difference between revisions of "Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones"
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Revision as of 15:36, 3 January 2022
Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montreal | |
Ubisoft Casablanca | |
macOS (OS X) | TransGaming Inc.[1] |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
Jade | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 1, 2005 |
macOS (OS X) (Cider) | October 6, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
IGDB | 80 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Prince of Persia |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
- Ubisoft game page
- Ubisoft forums for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | StarForce 3.6.10.06 DRM[Note 1] | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store | Included with Ubisoft+ |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or Rename |
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Skip loading screens
Delete or Rename |
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Notes
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Remove launcher requirement
Instructions |
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Extract all Voice, SFX & Music files
Instructions |
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Note
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Uncensor Mod
- Restores decapitations removed from the EU version.
- Removes save checksum protection.
- Ignores launcher requirements.
- Shows more resolutions.
- Ability to unlock all videos instantly.
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13530/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\POP3Profiles\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13530/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Very limited resolution choices. See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 4x MSAA. Can be improved to 8x through the graphics card control panel. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Audio becomes slightly desynchronized in in-game cutscenes and parkour might behave unexpectedly if the frame rate is above 60. See Middle Tower springboard glitch. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Apply widescreen fix and set the desired resolution[4] |
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Notes
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Windowed
Force windowed[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Post-processing
Disable post-processing effects[citation needed] |
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Use 3D Vision fix to toggle the blur, bloom, and heat distortion effects. |
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 | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | See Button prompts. | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Doesn't work with XInput controllers. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Button prompts
- Works for the entire trilogy.
Instructions[5] |
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Notes
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output[6] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX Unified (compatible with EAX 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0) |
- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to enable EAX and surround sound functionality on Windows Vista and later.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Retail only. Patch for digital release here/ | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | Retail, steam and ubisoft connect only. Patch for the GOG release here. | |||
Polish | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Russian | Official localization by «Akella». Retail and GOG.com version. Patch for other digital releases here. | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Prince of Persia The Two Thrones. | ||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Launcher not working
Registry edit method 1 |
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Registry edit method 2 |
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Random hang ups on loading screen
Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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Enable V-Sync and set the refresh rate to 60hz |
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Enable Alt+F4
Instructions |
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Alt+Tab not working
- After opening the game, pressing alt + tab does not return to the desktop
Before entering the game, open a folder or a txt file and then enter the game. |
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MSAA can cause bloom glitches
- In-game MSAA option can cause the bloom effect to be rendered wrong.
Disable in-game MSAA[citation needed] |
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Middle Tower springboard glitch
- In the Middle Tower section near the end of the game there is a springboard that jumps to a dagger stab point. The Prince cannot stab this point and falls to his death.
Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed] |
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Enable V-Sync and set the refresh rate to 60hz |
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Sensitivity issues for gamepads
- The game has sensitivity issues with diagonal input for gamepads (running diagonally does not work).
Set gamepad speed to +1.25[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 128 MB of VRAM |
- Supported ATI chipsets: 7500/8500/9000/X series
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce 3/4/FX/6/7 series
- The Nvidia GeForce4 MX is not supported
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[2][3] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (13530) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones comes to Mac - Macworld - last accessed on 2017-12-31
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Widescreen HD Test PC - YouTube - last accessed on 2017-03-02
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/13500/discussions/0/487876568242758529/
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up