Not to be confused with The Prototype.
General information
- Prototype Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- Some resolutions may not be supported. This fix makes the game run at your desktop resolution.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| Russian |
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| Italian |
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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
Low frame rate
- This is caused by the engine incorrectly overpolling the USB I/O in Windows.[3]
Sound stuttering, crackling
- Having non-default sound quality settings can cause sound problems in this and some other games.
Missing textures
Crashing after loading saved game
Crash after starting or loading a game
- The game will not work on a CPU with hyperthreading turned on
Resolution stuck at 1280x800 on 2GB+ VRAM GPUs
Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 100 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9 |
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| Shader Model support |
3 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Interface |
Scaleform |
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| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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>/10150/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (10150) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
