Difference between revisions of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
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− | {{Fixbox|description=Download [http://exkode.com/dxtory-downloads-en.html/ Dxtory] and enable "Limit Video FPS" under the advanced settings. Set the value to either 60 or 120 depending on your personal preference.}} | + | {{Fixbox|description=Download [http://exkode.com/dxtory-downloads-en.html/ Dxtory] and enable "Limit Video FPS" under the advanced settings. Set the value to either 60 or 120 depending on your personal preference.} Or using dgVoogoo2 with force vSync} |
==Other information== | ==Other information== |
Revision as of 09:53, 23 November 2019
Developers | |
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KnowWonder | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Westlake Interactive |
macOS (OS X) | Westlake Interactive |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Mac OS (Classic) | Aspyr Media |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 1 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 5, 2002 |
Mac OS (Classic) | April 10, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | August 15, 2005 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
General information
- Harry Potter Wiki - A massive wiki for the Harry Potter universe
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A demo is also available.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter II\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter II\Save\ |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
macOS (OS X) |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- Forcing a widescreen resolution cuts off the lower part of in-game menus, but all options remain accessible.
- The LegacyD3DResolutionHack is required to make popular resolutions higher than 2048x1536 work.
Set widescreen resolution manually[3] |
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Use the third-party Harry Potter Settings utlity.[citation needed] |
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Input settings
Template:Input settings Fix buttons and axises for Xbox gamepad.
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Only available in Czech & Slovak retail release. | |||
Danish | Only available in Danish retail release. | |||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | Only available in Korean retail release. | |||
Polish | Only available in Polish retail release. | |||
Portuguese | ||||
Russian | Only available in Russian retail release. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | Only available in Swedish retail release. |
Issues fixed
All bugs can be fixed with dgVoodoo2.
Certain transparent effects and textures are not rendered properly
Edit configuration file |
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(alternative) Install transparency fix |
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Extract this fix into the game's System folder. |
Low frame rate on Windows 8
Download the DDRAW FPS Fix and put it in <path-to-game>/System [4]
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Low frame rate on Windows 10
In the pause menu of the game, open the video settings (represented by a yellow eye icon in the bottom right corner). Change the colour depth to 32 bit, this should solve the issue.[5] |
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Animations/Cutscenes running too fast due to framerate above 120
{{Fixbox|description=Download Dxtory and enable "Limit Video FPS" under the advanced settings. Set the value to either 60 or 120 depending on your personal preference.} Or using dgVoogoo2 with force vSync}
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
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Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | OpenAL |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, 2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz | Intel Pentium III 500 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB (95, 98) 128 MB (2000, XP) |
128 MB (95, 98) 256 MB (2000, XP) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB (Software rendering) 8 MB (Hardware rendering) of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible | 16 MB of VRAM |
- Supported chipsets: ATI Rage 128, ATI Radeon series, Nvidia RIVA TNT, Nvidia RIVA TNT2 (Ultra), Nvidia GeForce series, Matrox G400, Matrox G450, Matrox G550, Matrox Parhelia, Power VR Kyro I & II, SiS 315
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 9.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
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
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | WSGF
- ↑ Windows 8 strange things and 3d faster in window (retrieved)
- ↑ Getting Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets to run properly on Windows 8