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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/prototype
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = limited
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|multimonitor notes        = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/prototype WSGF entry].
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/prototype WSGF entry].
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|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/prototype WSGF entry].
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|fov                        = hackable
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|fov notes                  = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/prototype WSGF entry].
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed                  = hackable
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].

Revision as of 21:19, 23 February 2017

Prototype
Prototype cover
Developers
Radical Entertainment
Publishers
Activision
Engines
Titanium
Release dates
Windows June 9, 2009
Prototype guide on StrategyWiki
Prototype on Wikipedia
Prototype
Prototype 2009
Prototype 2 2012

General information

Prototype Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM DRM.
Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10150/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10150/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Some resolutions may not be supported. This fix makes the game run at your desktop resolution.
Instructions
Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Russian
Italian
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Low volume

In-game audio is very quiet except for cutscenes. There is no known solution.[1][2]

Issues fixed

Black screen on Prototype start up

Instructions

Low frame rate

This is caused by the engine incorrectly overpolling the USB I/O in Windows.[3]
Instructions

Sound stuttering, crackling

Having non-default sound quality settings can cause sound problems in this and some other games.
Instructions

Missing textures

Instructions

Crashing after loading saved game

Instructions

Crash after starting or loading a game

The game will not work on a CPU with hyperthreading turned on
Instructions

Resolution stuck at 1280x800 on 2GB+ VRAM GPUs

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Interface Scaleform
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1800
Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References