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Prey

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Prey
Prey cover
Developers
Human Head Studios
macOS (OS X) Aspyr Media
Linux Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
2K Games
Engines
id Tech 4
Release dates
Windows July 11, 2006
macOS (OS X) January 15, 2007
Linux December 7, 2008
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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.

This page is for the game released in 2006. For the game released in 2017, see Prey (2017).

General information

Prey Wiki
Prey Tweak Guide
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
 SecuROM DRM disc check. Install v1.4 Patch to remove disc check. CD keys activate on Steam.[1]
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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 No online play (LAN only).[2]
macOS (OS X)
Windows version is no longer available digitally.
Demo version available.

Version differences

Online play is not available in the Mac App Store version (LAN play is supported).[2]

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.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\base\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux ~/.prey/base/
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-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
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\PREY\base\
macOS (OS X)
Linux ~/.prey/base/savegames/
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3970/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings (1/2).
In-game advanced video settings (1/2).
In-game advanced video settings (2/2).
In-game advanced video settings (2/2).

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Widescreen resolution

Some resolutions like 1280x768 and 1920x1080 must be set manually.

Use a custom resolution[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\base\
  2. Edit preyconfig.cfg.
  3. Change seta r_customHeight "486" and seta r_customWidth "720" to your desired resolution.
  4. Change seta r_mode to "-1"
  5. Change seta r_aspectRatio to your aspect ratio. "0" is 4:3, "1" is 16:9 and "2" is 16:10.

60 FPS

Screen tearing on Nvidia Gsync monitors[citation needed]

Prey may automatically set Nvidia Gsync monitors to 60 hz with gsync 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.

Input settings

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Fix sound under Linux port
  1. Go to ~/.prey/base
  2. Edit preyconfig.cfg.
  3. Change seta s_useOpenAL to "1"
  4. Change seta s_deviceName to "OpenAL Soft"
  5. Change seta s_libOpenAL to "<path to the libopenal.so>" or symlink libopenal.so to <path-to-game>\openal.so

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Only selectable in the retail version.
German
Italian
Only selectable in the retail version. See below for the Steam version.
Russian
Official localization by 1C-Softclub. Only available in Russian retail release or here.
Russian
Fan translation by «ENPY Studio/Spirit Team»
Spanish
Only selectable in the retail version.

Italian

Enabling Italian in the Steam version[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\base\.
  2. Open the preyconfig.cfg file.
  3. Change seta sys_lang "english" to seta sys_lang "italian".

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Versus
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
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Enter IP:Port in MultiPrey > IP Connect.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27719
UDP 27719
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 2.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL
Anti-cheat PunkBuster

System requirements

Windows
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 compatible
macOS (OS X)
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
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

  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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3970/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (3970) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References