This page is for the original release. For the remake, see Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake.
Key points
- A remastered version of Prince of Persia (1989) can be unlocked on 6th gen consoles, but not in the PC version.
General information
- Ubisoft forums for game series
- Prince of Persia Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- 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).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[7]
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- Go to
Video in the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
Bink.int , Intro.int , nvidia.int , poplogo.int and ubisoft.int
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Skip loading screens
- Doing this will cause the game to soft lock at some screen transitions [8]
Delete/rename loading files[citation needed]
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- Go to
Video in the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
Loading.int , POP_IN.int , and POP_OUT.int
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Game data
Configuration file location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Widescreen fix (Hor+)[9]
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- Download Widescreen fix by nemesis2000
- Extract
pop.7z files to the installation folder (password: pop).
- Edit
pop.ini to set the resolution and FOV multiplier.
Notes
- Supported exe size: 4 280 320 bytes.
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Force windowed[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd as administrator.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set name to Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time.
- Set path to
<path-to-game>\POP.exe .
- Set launch to
<path-to-game>\PrinceOfPersia.exe .
- Set Acquire admin caps.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on Mouse tab, set Cursor visibility to Hide.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Post-processing
Disable bloom, blur, and distortion
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- Use Peixoto's patch to disable the blur shader.
- Use 3D Vision fix to disable the low resolution distortion effect as well as the bloom effect.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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French |
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Spanish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Italian |
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Not available in the GOG version. |
Russian |
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Retail and GOG version. Patch for digital release here. |
Polish |
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Patch for digital release here |
Czech |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
Hungarian |
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Fanmade translation available here. |
VR support
Issues unresolved
Water effects not rendering
- When the Water effects graphics option is enabled, water does not render on certain modern systems, such as those employing Intel HD Graphics. Disabling the setting is a working—albeit sub-optimal—solution.
Game uses one core only
- Hence may run at the sub-optimal speed on the modern systems, and the CPU nowadays rely more on core count rather than the clock speeds
Most of the dialogue has low volume causing it to be inaudible and no subtitles are provided
- Appears to be a problem on modern systems only.
- No known fixes. [10]
Issues fixed
Controller input not detected.
Unable to use Power of Haste when using Controller
- Gamepads are not working on some systems.[11] The game also has sensitivity issues with diagonal input for XInput controllers (running diagonally does not work because the game expects DirectInput values).
- XInput Controllers need the below fix to enable both triggers to work simultaneously to use The Power of Haste in the game.[12]
Use XInput Plus[13]
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- Download XInput Plus and extract it to any folder.
- Launch XInput Plus
- Set the Target Program by browsing to the
<path-to-game> and selecting pop.exe .
- Go to
Sticks tab and for the Left Stick change the Rect Correction slider from 0 to 1
- Go to
DirectInput tab and check Enable DirectInput Output .
- In the same tab click on
LT/RT and select Button 12/13 from the dropdown menu.
- Click Apply, this will install a DLL file to your game folder that will automatically be used when you start the game.
- Start the game and rebind the triggers in Options.
Notes
- If pressing Left Stick fully forward results in walking instead of running, go to
Sticks then Left Stick and reduce Saturation in 5% increments until rectified.
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Extreme amounts of fog
- Fixed in the GOG.com version.[14]
Disable "Fog" option in video settings[citation needed]
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Edit Hardware.ini[15]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
Hardware.ini .
- Change the following values as noted.
ForceVSFog=1
InvertFogRange=0
- Save the file, then right-click on it and select Properties.
- Check Read-only, and click OK.
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Missing interface
Edit Hardware.ini[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
Hardware.ini .
- Change the following value as noted.
- Save the file, then right-click on it and select Properties.
- Check Read-only, and click OK.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98SE |
2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.2 GHz AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 DirectX 9.0 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce4 Ti4200 ATI Radeon 9500 |
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 Vista or later.[3][4][5][6] 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:
References