Difference between revisions of "Prey"
(I tried to find evidence of the Japanese dub existing online but, I could find nothing of the sort. All of the Japanese gameplay that I've seen online uses the English dub. Until we have evidence of there being a Japanese dub avaliable for this game, I believe that this page should mark the Japanese localization as having a dub.) |
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Revision as of 10:34, 4 October 2023
This page is for the game released in 2006. For the game released in 2017, see Prey (2017).
Developers | |
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Human Head Studios | |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
3D Realms | |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
id Tech 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 11, 2006 |
macOS (OS X) | January 15, 2007 |
Linux | December 7, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
IGDB | 77 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | FPS |
Vehicles | Hovercraft |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
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.
Prey is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check. Install v1.4 Patch to remove disc check. CD keys activate on Steam.[1] 3 CDs on the standard edition or 1 DVD on the limited collectors edition. | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) | No online play (LAN only).[2] | |||
Steam (unavailable) | Comes fully patched to v1.4. prey.exe contains Steam DRM, but just like Doom 3 can be replaced with an exe extracted from the 1.4 patch: SetupPreyPt1.4.exe /s /extract_all:[path] . Dedicated server is DRM-free. |
- Windows version is no longer available digitally outside Play-Asia
- Retail Windows/Linux, retail Mac and Steam keys are compatible with each other.
- Demo version available.
Essential improvements
Patches
- v1.4 Patch is the latest patch for the retail version. Retail boxed versions may be SecuROM protected (which requires the disc to be in the DVD drive). This patch removes the protection.
SDK, etc.
All downloads available for the game can be found at the 3D Realms Prey download page.
Linux client for Prey
A free client that allows Prey to be played natively on Linux machines. It requires either a full retail copy or the demo to use it.
It can be downloaded here.
SDL Compatibility Library (SDLCL)
- Enables native Alt+Tab ↹ and additional screen resolutions by translating SDL 1.2's calls into modern SDL 2.0 on Linux.
Replace libSDL library of the game[3] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\base\[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Prey/base/ |
Linux | $HOME/.prey/base/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3970/pfx/[Note 2] |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\PREY\base\ %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\HumanHeadStudios\Prey\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Prey/base/savegames/ |
Linux | $HOME/.prey/base/savegames/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3970/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Up to 5 quicksaves, the oldest one gets overwritten.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution for unlisted resolutions. HUD is only 4:3 and will stretch to the proportion of resolution, unlike Xbox 360 version that have a proper Widescreen HUD. | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF entry. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF entry. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Must be set manually, see Widescreen resolution. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Open console with Ctrl+Alt+~ and use g_fov X command. (That should be applied before joining a multiplayer game) |
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Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA, see Anti-aliasing for levels higher than 4x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 63 FPS. Game runs too fast if the frame rate cap is removed. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Some resolutions like 1280x768 and 1920x1080 must be set manually.
Use a custom resolution[citation needed] |
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60 FPS
Screen tearing on Nvidia G-Sync monitors[citation needed] |
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Prey may automatically set Nvidia G-Sync monitors to 60Hz with G-Sync disabled. This will result in noticeable screen tearing. This can be fixed by manually resetting the monitor to a higher Hz output. This will not affect the in-game framerate, but will solve the screen tearing.
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Anti-aliasing
8x and 16x MSAA must be set manually.
Increase anti-aliasing level[citation needed] |
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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 |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Stereo or 5.1 (software). Up to 7.1 (OpenAL)[4] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 4, EAX 5 (via OpenAL)[4] |
Localizations
- French, German, Italian and Spanish are only selectable in the retail version, for steam version see enabling unsupported languages.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only. Patch for digital release here. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by Gamevício, download. | |||
Russian | Official localization by 1C-Softclub. Retail only. Dub for digital release here. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «ENPY Studio/Spirit Team», download. | |||
Spanish |
Enabling unsupported languages
Change the language in the configuration file.[5][6][7] |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Versus |
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Online play | 8 | Versus Master server is down, use Direct IP to connect servers. Not available in the Mac App Store version.[2] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Enter IP:Port in MultiPrey > IP Connect. |
- Disable Pure Server to allow cross-platform multiplayer between Mac and PC (Windows, Linux, Steam) releases.
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27719 |
UDP | 27719 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest | |||
Novint Falcon |
Issues fixed
Poor image quality on modern systems
- The game does not properly recognize the available VRAM on modern graphics cards, and as such forces the game to use lower image quality settings.[citation needed]
Force high image quality[citation needed] |
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seta com_machineSpec "3" seta com_videoRam "2048" seta r_shaderLevel "3" seta r_shadows "1" seta r_skipSky "0" seta r_skipBump "0" seta r_skipSpecular "0" seta r_skipNewAmbient "0" seta image_anisotropy "16" seta image_ignoreHighQuality "0" seta image_downSize "0" seta image_downSizeBump "0" seta image_downSizeSpecular "0" seta image_useCache "0" seta image_useCompression "0" seta image_useNormalCompression "0" seta image_usePrecompressedTextures "0" seta image_lodbias "-1" seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR" seta g_brassTime "2" |
Cannot use Alt+Tab ↹ or ⌘ Command+Tab ↹
- The game does not support directly switching to desktop by Alt+Tab ↹ or ⌘ Command+Tab ↹ on Windows and Mac.
Windows: Switch to windowed mode |
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Linux: Use SDLCL to enable native Alt+Tab ↹ |
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Mac: Assign a key for windowed mode |
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Stuttering on AMD Graphics
Windows: Rename prey.exe to enable compatibility profile
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Sound doesn't properly work on Linux
Install and use OpenAL |
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Note, if you're running the Windows version through Wine or Steam Play (Proton), use the surround sound for Windows fix outlined below (using OpenAL-Soft).
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No Surround Sound on Windows 10
Install and use OpenAL Soft |
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Alternately, install and use Creative ALchemy |
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Stuttering in-game
- The game can stutter a few times per second with V-Sync enabled, or showcase significant tearing if V-Sync is disabled.
Change game tick behavior[8] |
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seta com_PreciseTic "0" seta com_FixedTic "1" Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 2.0 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OpenAL | |
Anti-cheat | PunkBuster |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000 | XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+ |
Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+ |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.3.9 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G5 2.0 GHz Intel 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Kernel 2.6.x | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz Athlon XP 2000+ |
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System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 2.0 compatible |
- Supported ATI chipsets: Radeon 9600 series, Radeon 9700 series, Radeon 9800 series, Radeon X300 series, Radeon X550 series, Radeon X600 series, Radeon X700 series, Radeon X800 series, Radeon X1300 series, Radeon X1600 series, Radeon X1800 series, Radeon X1900 series
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce3/Ti series, GeForce4/Ti, GeForce FX 5800 series, GeForce 5900 series, GeForce 6200 series, GeForce 6600 series, GeForce 6800 series, GeForce 7300 series, GeForce 7600 series, GeForce 7800 series, GeForce 7900 series
- The game does not support Intel integrated graphics chipsets
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (3970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Retail / Digital CD Keys - CD-Key - Knowledge Base - Steam Support - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mac App Store - Prey
- ↑ GitHub - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sound Blaster X-Fi Audio in Prey™ - SoundBlaster.com (retrieved)
- ↑ Gamesvillage.it Forum Discussion - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ guide to enable Spanish - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Averygoodperson on 2022-07-22
- ↑ Steam Community - Microstutter - last accessed on 2019-11-02
- ↑ TweakGuides.com - Prey Tweak Guide - last accessed on 2019-11-02
- "com_fixedTic [0,1] - If set to 0 (the default) Prey's ticrate is capped at 60, meaning the game framerate cannot exceed 60FPS. If you want to remove this cap, set com_fixedTic to 1, but this causes the game physics to go out of sync. Note, com_fixedTic -1 is no longer supported in recent builds of the Doom 3 engine."