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Prey (2017)

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Prey
Prey cover
Developers
Arkane Studios
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
CryEngine (4th generation)[1]
Release dates
Windows May 5, 2017
Prey (2017) on Wikipedia
Prey
Prey (2017) 2017
Prey: Typhon Hunter 2018

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

Key points

Offers very limited support for turning off unwanted UI elements.[2] See Prey Interface Customizer.
Deluxe Edition or Mooncrash DLC owners automatically receive Prey: Typhon Hunter, which contains the MultiPlayer mode and TranStar VR.

General information

Official Bethesda Forums
Bethesda Support Website
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Some copies may only include the Steam installer.
Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
Bethesda.net
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Game Pass for PC
Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Mooncrash Includes Prey: Typhon Hunter for free.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Right click Prey in the Steam library, click Properties, click SET LAUNCH OPTIONS, and add "-skipArkIntro" in the text box, including the quotes. This method only skips the Arkane and Bethesda logo sequences.
Use the skip intro videos option of Prey Interface Customizer
Manually remove/rename the intro videos[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\GameSDK\Videos\.
  2. Delete or rename ArkaneLogoAnim_Redux_1080p2997_ST-16LUFS.bk2, Bethesda_logo_anim_white.bk2, LegalScreens.bk2, and Ryzen_Bumper.bk2.

Notes

Be careful; the names of other video files may contain spoilers.

Improve HUD/UI

Use Prey Interface Customizer
Allows you to change the UI, HUD, notification sounds, disable motion blur, adjust image sharpening and add bindings for more actions.

Add missing lighting, shadows and reflections

Use Real Lights plus Ultra Graphics Mod
Adds missing shadows, volumetric lights and fog, reflections, particle effects, sun flares, improved view distance(editable in-game via an advanced settings menu), parallax occlusion mapping, and persistent decals, among others.
This mod is only for the main game, not the Mooncrash DLC.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Prey\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/480490/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Prey\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/480490/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Save files and key bindings.
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

In-game basic video settings
In-game basic video settings
In-game advanced video settings
In-game advanced video settings
In-game gameplay settings
In-game gameplay settings
In-game interactive screens settings
In-game interactive screens settings

Template:Video settings

High frame rate

Custom FPS cap[4]
  1. Open the game and make a change to any video setting.
  2. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  3. Open game.cfg.
  4. Change sys_MaxFPS = 144 to the desired FPS cap.
  5. Save the changes.

Notes

Changing the value to 0 caps the frame rate at 60 FPS
Alternatively, higher frame rates can also be achieved by turning on V-sync. This introduces some input lag, but the amount is very small at frame rates over 144.

Post-processing

Use Prey Interface Customizer[citation needed]
Can disable motion blur and change the image sharpening amount.
Disable motion blur[5]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Create a file called autoexec.cfg and open it with a text editor like Notepad.
  3. Add the line r_MotionBlur = 0 and save the file.

Input settings

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Remapping

Rebind weapon wheel manually in config file[6]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Prey\Profiles\default\
  2. Open actionmaps.xml with Notepad.
  3. Look for the line <actionmap name="player"> and paste the following code below it.
  <action name="enter_focusmode">
   <rebind device="keyboard" input="b" defaultInput="mouse3"/>
  </action>
  <action name="mouse_enter_focusmode">
   <rebind device="keyboard" input="b" defaultInput="mwheel_up"/>
  </action>
  <action name="mouse_enter_focusmode">
   <rebind device="keyboard" input="b" defaultInput="mwheel_down"/>
  </action>
In this example the weapon wheel is now remapped to B on your keyboard. This can be changed to your liking.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings
In-game audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Prey 2017 (DX11).

Issues fixed

Controller not detected or other problems

Force XInput API using either of the below methods[7]
  • Use Prey Interface Customizer to force the game to use XInput.
  • Alternatively, if you don't want to use Interface Customizer and just want a lightweight fix for XB/PS controllers, use PreyXInputFix.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video 2.7e

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2400
AMD FX-8320
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon 7850
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit OS is required.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 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>/480490/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (480490) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References