Prototype 2
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Radical Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Engines | |
Titanium | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 24, 2012 |
Prototype | |
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Prototype | 2009 |
Prototype 2 | 2012 |
Key points
- Widely criticised as being a very poor PC port with a very large number of issues.[1][2]
- Game has been abandoned; no patches have been released.
- A controller is highly recommended.
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- Steam Forum thread with additional fixes - maintained by Suicidal.banana.
Availability
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Steam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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RADNET Access Pack |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/115320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/115320/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
- 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.
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Windowed
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
- Mouse acceleration is tied to frame rate of the game, leading to extremely choppy control in periods of poor performance.[4]
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Audio settings
Localizations
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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.[5]
- This can lead to a very poor graphical quality.
- There is no known fix for Prototype or Prototype 2.
Cannot complete Operation Flytrap
- On some PC configurations it's impossible to complete the mission Operation Flytrap.
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Performance degrades over time
- Prototype 2 has memory leak issues. The steps below help alleviate this.
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Issues fixed
- Catalyst A.I. interfering with the game.[6]
- Remember the original values and revert them when you stop playing
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No voice audio during gameplay
- Bug caused by Dolby surround setups.[7]
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Glowing outlines on characters
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USB devices crash game
- 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).
- Devices with additional USB ports for connecting peripherals may be responsible for the problem.
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Waypoints don't trigger and can't use airbridge
- Seems to be sporadically caused by crashing in the middle of a mission
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System requirements
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/115320/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (115320) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ5l4L_3RxY
- ↑ http://www.pcgamer.com/review/prototype-2-review/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Radical_Ent/status/197456612460466177
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/xcfmu/a_warning_to_avoid_prototype_2_for_pc/c5l5ld3
- ↑ Screenshot showing difference between Nvidia and ATI - Steam Users' Forums
- ↑ http://steamcommunity.com/app/115320/discussions/0/451852225145790704/
- ↑ http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2844357