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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
General information
- Official franchise Discord server
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo is available here.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patches 1.1 and 1.2 update the game to the latest version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Apply Widescreen Fix[3]
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- Download Widescreen Fix from here.
- Open
POP3D_Widescreen_Resolutions.zip .
- Extract
options.sav from any resolution folder to <path-to-game> .
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Use DxWnd
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- Download and run DxWnd as administrator.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set name to Prince of Persia 3D.
- Set path to
<path-to-game>\POP3D.exe .
- Set Acquire admin caps.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on Mouse tab, set Cursor visibility to Hide.
- Click on Tweaks tab, select
win:NoMainWindowDestruction and click on + .
- Click OK, then File and Save.
- Run the game directly from DxWnd.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Japanese retail release. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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BraSoft Hits release.[4] |
Issues unresolved
Black screen during the lower dirigible level
- Occurs on version 1.1 when reaching this part of the lower dirigible level. Just move the lever without fighting the enemy NPC; otherwise a black screen will occur.
Issues fixed
FMVs playback issues
Low FPS
Use DxWnd to force windowed mode
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Play a media file through Windows Media Player or MPC-HC in the background
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Use dgVoodoo 2[5]
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Notes
- Under the DirectX tab, it is recommended to set 128 MB of VRAM.
- In the second level, it causes graphical problems underwater.
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Weird Textures
- Certain visual elements are not rendered correctly or are upside down.
High FPS Issues
Use DxWnd
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- Use the following configuration in DxWnd:
- Under the DirectX(2) tab, set
VSync to ON and Wait for Frequency.
- Set the monitor refresh rate to 60Hz.
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Patch 1.1 not successfully applied
- In some cases, it may happen that patch 1.1 files are extracted to
C:\Windows\
.
Add string value in regedit
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- Press ⊞ Win+R.
- Type
regedit and press ↵ Enter.
- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Red Orb\Prince of Persia 3D\1.0 .
- Create a new String Value named
Directory .
- Change its value data according to the location where the game is installed.
- Click OK.
Notes
- For 64-bit operating systems, the regedit path could be something like:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Red Orb\Prince of Persia 3D\1.0 .
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
6 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHz
| Intel Pentium II 300 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
300 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | |
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]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
References