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[[Category:Windows]] [[Category:Game]]
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{{Infobox game
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{{infobox
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|cover       = Prototype 2 cover.jpg
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|cover         = Prototype_2_cover.jpg
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|developers  =
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Radical Entertainment|Radical Entertainment]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Radical Entertainment}}
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Activision|Activision]]
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|publishers  =
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|engine         = Titanium 2
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
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|release dates = 24 July 2012
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|engines      =
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Titanium}}
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 24, 2012}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Shooter }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Prototype }}
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|steam appid  = 115320
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|gogcom id    =
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|strategywiki =
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|lutris      = prototype-2
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|mobygames    = prototype-2
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|wikipedia    = Prototype 2
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|winehq      = 9869
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{ii}} Poor sales of the game on console platforms has resulted in Radical Entertaintment being essentially shut down. The effect of this on support for the PC port remains to be seen.<ref>http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/6/28/3124092/prototype-developers-radical-entertainment-rumored-to-be-shutting-down</ref>
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} The PC port suffers from a number of technical issues and [[Engine:Titanium|engine-limitations]].<ref name="pcgamer review">{{Refurl|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/prototype-2-review/|title=PROTOTYPE 2 REVIEW - PC Gamer|date=2022-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ5l4L_3RxY|title=WTF Is... - Prototype 2? - TotalBiscuit - YouTube|date=2022-09-02}}</ref>
  
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{{ii}} An in-depth look at the Prototype 2 settings is available on this [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/prototype-2/1225531p1.html Gamespy Port Authority article].
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/115320/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150915044340/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2844357 Steam Forum thread with additional fixes] - maintained by Suicidal.banana.
  
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==Issues and Fixes==
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==Availability==
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 115320 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon | B007ZF9TAK | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Amazon.co.uk | B01N6HS3TY | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1578-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | prototype-2 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
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}}
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://twitter.com/Radical_Ent/status/197456612460466177|title=twitter.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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{{DLC|
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{{--}} Preorder DLCs '''"Bio-Bomb Butt Kicker"''' (GameStop exclusive) and '''"Hardened Steel Vehicle Armor"''' (BestBuy exclusive) are only available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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{{DLC/row| RADNET Access Pack |
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* Over 55 unique pieces of digital content accessible at launch at no extra charge.
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* 20 Events Death-defying chopper races, intense combat scenarios plus more!
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* 20 Challenges Compete with and beat your friends’ best scores!
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* 5 Exclusive ‘Behind The Scenes’ Videos
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* 5 Exclusive Sgt James Heller Mutation Abilities
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* 5 Bonus Unlock Abilities for Sgt James Heller
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* Alex Mercer Skin unlock – the ultimate fan reward | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Colossal Mayhem Pack |
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* Thermobaric Boomstick: All the force of a Thermobaric Ordinance in a compact rocket launcher form. Will need to be reloaded from Radnet Menu if dropped.
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* Heller Test Subject Skin: Playable skin of Heller after his infection while being experimented on.
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* Infected Heller Skin: Playable skin that gives Heller a zombified appearance and changes all of his dialogue to growls.
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* Infantry Heller Skin: Playable Skin from before Heller was infected with Blacklight.
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* Warp Vortex: Throw or kick an object and it causes a vortex of energy to pick up all light objects and enemies nearby. Will also work with the Bio-Bomb grenade.
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* Anti Gravity Field: Anything Heller comes into contact with instantly loses its gravitational hold to the earth, including people.
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* Air Time: Infinite gliding, never touch the ground again. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Excessive Force Pack |
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* New Weapon: Viral Infector Grenade Launcher
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* Armored Heller Skin
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* Agile Armor Alex Mercer Skin
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* Zombie Mercer Skin
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* Shockwave
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* Chaos Creator Mode
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* Medusa's Wrath | Windows}}
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}}
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{{ii}} Colossal Mayhem Pack and Excessive Force Pack never released on Steam, however the files were hidden within the PC release files.
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{{Fixbox|description=Download community fix|fix=
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# Download the file unlocker [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1981-colossal-mayhem-pack-excessive-force-pack-dlc-for-prototype-2/ here].
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# Extract the files to {{p|game}}.
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# Start the game.
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}}
  
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On some PC configurations it's impossible to complete the mission Operation Flytrap. If this happens, Alt-Tab out of the game, open task manager, find prototype2.exe, right click -> Set Affinity... and uncheck all but one of the checkboxes. Go back into the game and restart the mission.
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==Essential improvements==
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===[https://www.nexusmods.com/prototype2/mods/42 Prototype Fix Plugin]===
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{{mm}} A mod that includes patches for several of the problems with the PC version mentioned in this article:
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*Prevents crashes on machines with many cores and threads.
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*Fixes framerate-related problems caused by game trying to poll every DirectInput/HID device.
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*Can reduce frame-doubling and fixes mouse input issues at framerates higher than 60FPS by removing tickrate limit.
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*Fixes broken VRAM calculation on newer cards, allowing 4xMSAA option to be selectable again & slightly improving performance.
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*Allows changing the in-game 640x480 & 800x600 resolution options to custom values (desktop resolution by default)
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*Optionally allows increasing shadow resolution from 2048x2048 up to 8192x8192.
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*Allows modifying camera FOV to increase/decrease by desired amount.
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*Can run the game in borderless windowed mode, improving startup time & reducing issues when switching between game via ALT+TAB.
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*Includes patch to fix shadowing issues on AMD graphics cards.
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*Engines 500FPS limit can be customized, allowing even higher framerates or helping to limit it to the G-Sync/FreeSync framerate window.
  
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Some keyboards (and likely other input devices) may cause Prototype 2 to crash while attempting to load the game (brief black screen, follow by a crash-to-desktop). Anecdotal information appears to specifically indict devices that have additional USB ports for connecting peripherals.  You may be able to launch the game by unplugging the device(s) before starting the game, then plugging them back in. Alternatively, open up the Windows Device Manager and disable one or more instances of "HID-compliant consumer control device" [NOTE: not "HID-compliant device"]; however, this may disable some features of your device.
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Activision\Prototype 2\}}
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}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Activision\Prototype 2\}}
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                =
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    =
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|origin notes              =
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|steam cloud              = true
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|steam cloud notes        =
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/prototype-2/en
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|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = silver
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = silver
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|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|multimonitor              = hackable
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|multimonitor notes        = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1542-prototype-2-fov-fix/ Fix for FOV with UW]
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|4k ultra hd                = hackable
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|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|fov                        = hackable
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|fov notes                  = See the [https://www.wsgf.org/dr/prototype-2/en WSGF entry].
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|windowed                  = hackable
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|windowed notes            = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed notes  = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
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|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        = Can be toggle between Off, Low and High.
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = false
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|120 fps notes              = Set refresh rate manually; see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]. Frame rate is capped at 500 FPS; However, all games using the Titanium engine are internally locked at 60 FPS and will duplicate previous frames to achieve higher frame rates. Only the mouse cursor updates above that, which can lead to difference in mouse acceleration depending on performance, especially above 60 fps.
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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{{ii}} An in-depth look at the Prototype 2 settings is available on this [http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/prototype-2/1225531p1.html GameSpy Port Authority article].
 +
 
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{--}} Resolution is natively capped at 1920x1080 and 1920x1200.
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{{Fixbox|description=Install [[#Prototype Fix Plugin|Prototype Fix Plugin]]}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Change resolution launch option|ref=<ref name=faq>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150915044340/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2844357 P2 - Bugs & Solutions / FAQ - &#91;Sticky Please&#93; - Steam Users' Forums] (retrieved)</ref>|fix=
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# Right-click the game in the Steam Library.
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# Choose Properties, then Set launch options.
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# Add <code>resolution=2560x1600@60</code> (resolution followed by refresh rate).
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# Choose OK to save your changes.
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]]===
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{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Windowed|Force windowed mode]]|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}|fix=
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Windowed launch option|ref=<ref name=faq/>|fix=
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Use the <code>windowed</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
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'''Notes'''
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{{--}} Mouse cursor is always visible and not captured to window.
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Input
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|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = always on
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|acceleration option notes = See [[#Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]].
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = true
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = false
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = false
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = true
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = true
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = false
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = false
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|button prompts            = Xbox
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|button prompts notes      =
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|controller hotplug        = true
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = true
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = true
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Mouse acceleration|Mouse acceleration]]===
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{{--}} Mouse acceleration is tied to frame rate of the game, leading to extremely choppy control in periods of poor performance.<ref name="pcgamer review"/>
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{{Fixbox|description=Use controller|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
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{{ii}} Usage of a controller is unaffected by the mouse acceleration problem.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Limit frame rate to keep mouse acceleration constant]]|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206061844/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2843973|title=Possible Fix for mouse lag in Prototype 2 without using controller - Steam Discussion Forum|date=2022-09-02}}</ref>|fix=
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = true
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|separate volume notes    =
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|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound notes    = At least 5.1
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|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = Fan translation, [https://tribogamer.com/traducoes/173_traducao-do-prototype-2-para-portugues-do-brasil.html download].
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|fan      = true
 +
|ref      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Available on steam despite not being listed on the store page.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Averygoodperson|date=2023-08-12}}</ref>
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Available on steam despite not being listed on the store page.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Averygoodperson|date=2023-08-12}}</ref>
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|fan      =
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
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==Issues unresolved==
 +
===No shadows with AMD/ATI graphics cards===
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{{--}} Prototype 2 has a similar bug as with [[Prototype]], where shadows are not rendered properly on AMD/ATI Radeon cards.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141206061827/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2845269 Screenshot showing difference between Nvidia and ATI - Steam Users' Forums] (retrieved)</ref>
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{{--}} While there is [[Prototype#No shadows with AMD.2FATI graphics cards|a fix]] for [[Prototype]], there are no known fixes for Prototype 2.
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{{ii}} Unknown if this bug has been solved over the years through graphics driver updates.
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<gallery>
 +
File:Prototype_Nvidia.jpg|Prototype on Nvidia graphics card.
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File:Prototype_AMD.jpg|Prototype on AMD/ATI graphics card.
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</gallery>
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 +
===Cannot complete Operation Flytrap===
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{{ii}} On some PC configurations it's impossible to complete the mission Operation Flytrap.
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 +
{{Fixbox|description=Force game to use only one CPU core|ref={{cn|date=August 2015}}|fix=
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{{ii}} Advised to enable all cores for the game again after finishing this level for improved performance.
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# {{key|Alt|tab}} out of the game
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# Open task manager,
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# Find <code>prototype2.exe</code>
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# Right click → Set Affinity... and uncheck all but one of the checkboxes.
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# Go back into the game and restart the mission.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Cap framerate to 60 or lower before starting the mission]]|ref={{cn|date=2022-09-02|reason=}}|fix
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}}
 +
 
 +
===Performance degrades over time===
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{{ii}} Prototype 2 has possible memory leak issues that cause performance degradation after extended time of playing the game.{{cn|date=2022-09-02}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Workaround: {{key|Alt|tab}} to release memory|ref=<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170520094551/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2844808 &#91;Temp. FIX&#93; Memory leak - Steam Users' Forums] (retrieved)</ref>|fix=
 +
{{ii}} Appears to release 500-600mb of RAM, delaying the onset of a memory leak crash temporarily.
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}}
 +
 
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
 
 +
===Low frame rate===
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{{ii}} This is caused by the engine incorrectly overpolling the USB I/O in Windows in some cases.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120322212143/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1279444 F.E.A.R. - FPS / Logitech fix - Steam Users' Forums] (retrieved)</ref>
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install [[#Prototype Fix Plugin|Prototype Fix Plugin]]}}
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 +
===Crash after starting or loading a game===
 +
{{ii}} The game may crash on a CPU with more than 8 threads.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install [[#Prototype Fix Plugin|Prototype Fix Plugin]]}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Turn off CPU threads above 8 in the BIOS|fix=
 +
{{ii}} Strongly advised to turn these CPU threads back on after exiting the game to prevent general lower system performance afterwards.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use msconfig to limit your processor without going into BIOS.|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/PrototypeGame/comments/o88po2/prototype_2_crash_at_start_screen_fix/i1rdnxw/|title=Try my SOLUTION to fix Prototype 2 Startup Crash.|date=2022-03-23}}</ref>|fix=
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If you're on Windows, you can simply turn off your threads in System Configuration:
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# Hit the windows key on your keyboard
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# Type <code>msconfig</code> then enter
 +
# Go to the <code>boot</code> tab
 +
# Hit <code>Advanced Options...</code>
 +
# Checkmark <code>Number of processors</code>
 +
# Set to <code>4</code>
 +
# Restart your PC.
 +
{{ii}} <b>IMPORTANT:</b> When you are finished playing Prototype 2 go back and uncheck the <code>Number of processors</code> button and then restart your PC to get your CPU cores back!
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Crash after starting or loading a game on Linux with Proton===
 +
{{ii}} The game may crash on a CPU with more than 8 threads.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Add <code>taskset -c 0-7 %command%</code> as a [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref={{cn|date=2022-10-20|reason=}}|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===No voice audio during gameplay===
 +
{{ii}} Bug caused by Dolby surround setups.<ref name=faq/>
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Set sound option to TV|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
# Go to {{code|Options → Audio}}.
 +
# Set the sound system option to {{code|TV}} instead of {{code|Home Theater}}.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Glowing outlines on characters===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable anti-aliasing|ref=<ref name=faq/>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Game crashes when booting the game===
 +
{{ii}} Some keyboards (and likely other input devices) may cause Prototype 2 to crash while attempting to load the game, showing a brief black screen that isfollow by a crash-to-desktop.
 +
{{ii}} Devices with additional USB ports for connecting peripherals may be responsible for the problem.
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Disable HID-compliant consumer control devicec|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrtnptrs|date=2022-09-02}}</ref>|fix=
 +
{{--}} This may accidentally disable an input device.
 +
# Open the [[Device Manager]].
 +
# Disable one or more instances of <code>HID-compliant consumer control device</code>, not <code>HID-compliant device</code>, till the game boots again.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Unplug USB devices till the game boots|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 +
{{ii}} When the device causing this crash is found, unplug the device(s) before starting the game, then plug them back in.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Stuck at gray screen after task switching===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Press {{key|Alt|Tab}} two more times|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Run the game in [[#Windowed|Windowed mode]]|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
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===API===
 +
{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
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}}
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 +
===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            =
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  = v1.9.99.0
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 +
|anticheat        =
 +
|anticheat notes  =
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}}
 +
 
 +
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Windows
 +
 
 +
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD Phenom X3 8750
 +
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|minHD    = 10 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
 +
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4850
 +
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
 +
 
 +
|recOS    = 7
 +
|recCPU  = Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz or better, AMD Phenom II X4 3 GHz or better
 +
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
 +
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 5850
 +
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 +
}}
  
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 29 February 2024

Prototype 2
Prototype 2 cover
Developers
Radical Entertainment
Publishers
Activision
Engines
Titanium
Release dates
Windows July 24, 2012
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Genres Shooter
Series Prototype
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Prototype 2 on MobyGames
Prototype 2 on Wikipedia
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Prototype
Prototype 2009
Prototype 2 2012

Key points

The PC port suffers from a number of technical issues and engine-limitations.[1][2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Steam Forum thread with additional fixes - maintained by Suicidal.banana.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Amazon.com (unavailable)
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Windows
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable)
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Windows
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Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.[3]

DLC and expansion packs

Preorder DLCs "Bio-Bomb Butt Kicker" (GameStop exclusive) and "Hardened Steel Vehicle Armor" (BestBuy exclusive) are only available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Name Notes
RADNET Access Pack
  • Over 55 unique pieces of digital content accessible at launch at no extra charge.
  • 20 Events Death-defying chopper races, intense combat scenarios plus more!
  • 20 Challenges Compete with and beat your friends’ best scores!
  • 5 Exclusive ‘Behind The Scenes’ Videos
  • 5 Exclusive Sgt James Heller Mutation Abilities
  • 5 Bonus Unlock Abilities for Sgt James Heller
  • Alex Mercer Skin unlock – the ultimate fan reward
Windows
Colossal Mayhem Pack
  • Thermobaric Boomstick: All the force of a Thermobaric Ordinance in a compact rocket launcher form. Will need to be reloaded from Radnet Menu if dropped.
  • Heller Test Subject Skin: Playable skin of Heller after his infection while being experimented on.
  • Infected Heller Skin: Playable skin that gives Heller a zombified appearance and changes all of his dialogue to growls.
  • Infantry Heller Skin: Playable Skin from before Heller was infected with Blacklight.
  • Warp Vortex: Throw or kick an object and it causes a vortex of energy to pick up all light objects and enemies nearby. Will also work with the Bio-Bomb grenade.
  • Anti Gravity Field: Anything Heller comes into contact with instantly loses its gravitational hold to the earth, including people.
  • Air Time: Infinite gliding, never touch the ground again.
Windows
Excessive Force Pack
  • New Weapon: Viral Infector Grenade Launcher
  • Armored Heller Skin
  • Agile Armor Alex Mercer Skin
  • Zombie Mercer Skin
  • Shockwave
  • Chaos Creator Mode
  • Medusa's Wrath
Windows
Colossal Mayhem Pack and Excessive Force Pack never released on Steam, however the files were hidden within the PC release files.
Download community fix
  1. Download the file unlocker here.
  2. Extract the files to <path-to-game>.
  3. Start the game.

Essential improvements

Prototype Fix Plugin

A mod that includes patches for several of the problems with the PC version mentioned in this article:
  • Prevents crashes on machines with many cores and threads.
  • Fixes framerate-related problems caused by game trying to poll every DirectInput/HID device.
  • Can reduce frame-doubling and fixes mouse input issues at framerates higher than 60FPS by removing tickrate limit.
  • Fixes broken VRAM calculation on newer cards, allowing 4xMSAA option to be selectable again & slightly improving performance.
  • Allows changing the in-game 640x480 & 800x600 resolution options to custom values (desktop resolution by default)
  • Optionally allows increasing shadow resolution from 2048x2048 up to 8192x8192.
  • Allows modifying camera FOV to increase/decrease by desired amount.
  • Can run the game in borderless windowed mode, improving startup time & reducing issues when switching between game via ALT+TAB.
  • Includes patch to fix shadowing issues on AMD graphics cards.
  • Engines 500FPS limit can be customized, allowing even higher framerates or helping to limit it to the G-Sync/FreeSync framerate window.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Activision\Prototype 2\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/115320/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Activision\Prototype 2\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/115320/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 See Widescreen resolution. Fix for FOV with UW
4K Ultra HD
 
 See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
See the WSGF entry.
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Can be toggle between Off, Low and High.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Set refresh rate manually; see Widescreen resolution. Frame rate is capped at 500 FPS; However, all games using the Titanium engine are internally locked at 60 FPS and will duplicate previous frames to achieve higher frame rates. Only the mouse cursor updates above that, which can lead to difference in mouse acceleration depending on performance, especially above 60 fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
An in-depth look at the Prototype 2 settings is available on this GameSpy Port Authority article.

Widescreen resolution

Resolution is natively capped at 1920x1080 and 1920x1200.
Install Prototype Fix Plugin
Change resolution launch option[4]
  1. Right-click the game in the Steam Library.
  2. Choose Properties, then Set launch options.
  3. Add resolution=2560x1600@60 (resolution followed by refresh rate).
  4. Choose OK to save your changes.

Windowed

Force windowed mode[citation needed]
Windowed launch option[4]

Use the windowed command line argument.

Notes

Mouse cursor is always visible and not captured to window.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
See Mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse acceleration

Mouse acceleration is tied to frame rate of the game, leading to extremely choppy control in periods of poor performance.[1]
Use controller[citation needed]
Usage of a controller is unaffected by the mouse acceleration problem.
Limit frame rate to keep mouse acceleration constant[5]

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
At least 5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation, download.
Polish
Available on steam despite not being listed on the store page.[6]
Russian
Available on steam despite not being listed on the store page.[7]
Spanish

Issues unresolved

No shadows with AMD/ATI graphics cards

Prototype 2 has a similar bug as with Prototype, where shadows are not rendered properly on AMD/ATI Radeon cards.[8]
While there is a fix for Prototype, there are no known fixes for Prototype 2.
Unknown if this bug has been solved over the years through graphics driver updates.

  • Prototype on Nvidia graphics card.

  • Prototype on AMD/ATI graphics card.

Cannot complete Operation Flytrap

On some PC configurations it's impossible to complete the mission Operation Flytrap.
Force game to use only one CPU core[citation needed]
Advised to enable all cores for the game again after finishing this level for improved performance.
  1. Alt+Tab ↹ out of the game
  2. Open task manager,
  3. Find prototype2.exe
  4. Right click → Set Affinity... and uncheck all but one of the checkboxes.
  5. Go back into the game and restart the mission.
Cap framerate to 60 or lower before starting the mission[citation needed]

Performance degrades over time

Prototype 2 has possible memory leak issues that cause performance degradation after extended time of playing the game.[citation needed]
Workaround: Alt+Tab ↹ to release memory[9]
Appears to release 500-600mb of RAM, delaying the onset of a memory leak crash temporarily.

Issues fixed

Low frame rate

This is caused by the engine incorrectly overpolling the USB I/O in Windows in some cases.[10]
Install Prototype Fix Plugin

Crash after starting or loading a game

The game may crash on a CPU with more than 8 threads.
Install Prototype Fix Plugin
Turn off CPU threads above 8 in the BIOS
Strongly advised to turn these CPU threads back on after exiting the game to prevent general lower system performance afterwards.
Use msconfig to limit your processor without going into BIOS.[11]

If you're on Windows, you can simply turn off your threads in System Configuration:

  1. Hit the windows key on your keyboard
  2. Type msconfig then enter
  3. Go to the boot tab
  4. Hit Advanced Options...
  5. Checkmark Number of processors
  6. Set to 4
  7. Restart your PC.
IMPORTANT: When you are finished playing Prototype 2 go back and uncheck the Number of processors button and then restart your PC to get your CPU cores back!

Crash after starting or loading a game on Linux with Proton

The game may crash on a CPU with more than 8 threads.
Add taskset -c 0-7 %command% as a command line argument[citation needed]

No voice audio during gameplay

Bug caused by Dolby surround setups.[4]
Set sound option to TV[citation needed]
  1. Go to Options → Audio.
  2. Set the sound system option to TV instead of Home Theater.

Glowing outlines on characters

Disable anti-aliasing[4]

Game crashes when booting the game

Some keyboards (and likely other input devices) may cause Prototype 2 to crash while attempting to load the game, showing a brief black screen that isfollow by a crash-to-desktop.
Devices with additional USB ports for connecting peripherals may be responsible for the problem.
Disable HID-compliant consumer control devicec[12]
This may accidentally disable an input device.
  1. Open the Device Manager.
  2. Disable one or more instances of HID-compliant consumer control device, not HID-compliant device, till the game boots again.
Unplug USB devices till the game boots[citation needed]
When the device causing this crash is found, unplug the device(s) before starting the game, then plug them back in.

Stuck at gray screen after task switching

Press Alt+Tab ↹ two more times[citation needed]
Run the game in Windowed mode[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video v1.9.99.0

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz
AMD Phenom X3 8750		 Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz or better, AMD Phenom II X4 3 GHz or better
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 4850
512 MB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
ATI Radeon HD 5850
1 GB of VRAM


Notes

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

References