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 |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter II\ |
Mac OS (Classic) |
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macOS (OS X) |
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Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter II\Save\ |
Mac OS (Classic) |
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macOS (OS X) |
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Video settings
Template:Video settings
- 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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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Game.ini .
- Change the
FullscreenViewportX= and FullscreenViewportY= values to the desired resolution.
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Fix buttons and axises for Xbox gamepad.
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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Only available in Czech & Slovak retail release. |
Danish |
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Only available in Danish retail release. |
French |
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Italian |
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Korean |
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Only available in Korean retail release. |
Polish |
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Only available in Polish retail release. |
Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Only available in Russian retail release. |
Spanish |
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Swedish |
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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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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
Game.ini .
- Change the
UsePrecache= value under [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] to False .
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(alternative) Install transparency fix
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Extract this fix into the game's System folder.
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Low frame rate on Windows 8
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 |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Software renderer |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | | |
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macOS (OS X) | | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Audio |
OpenAL |
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System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
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) |
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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]
References