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Revision as of 00:28, 29 September 2016
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| Developers | |
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| Obsidian Entertainment | |
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| Sega | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 28, 2010 |
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Key points
- Poor camera controls with a mouse and keyboard. A controller is recommended.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
DRM: Uniloc SoftAnchor.[1] Use Patch 1.1 to remove. | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.1 removes DRM and fixes various issues.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34010/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34010/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Field of view (FOV)
- Widescreen Fixer supports this game.
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
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High frame rate
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Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Audio settings
Audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Issues fixed
Can't activate (Error code: -1912029)
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Game won't get past the launcher
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Animation fixes
- Some animations may look unnatural but it can be fixed with some tweaking.
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No text visible for dialog choices
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Jerky camera
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| Shader Model support | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX | |
| Audio | OpenAL | |
| Cutscenes | Sofdec |
Graphical tweaks
- The graphics settings for Alpha Protocol are rather basic. There are some other settings which can be altered in the
APEngine.inifile, found in the configuration files folder.
Before editing the file you must right click it, select properties, and uncheck the "read only" box. Editing the following settings should improve the game's graphics. It is highly recommended to make a backup of this file before editing it.
Trilinear=TrueEnableHighPolyChars=TrueMaxShadowResolution=4096(If you experience framerate issues, this can be lowered to 2048 or 1024)bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=TruebEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld=TrueUseBackgroundLevelStreaming=FalseOnlyStreamInTextures=TrueOneFrameThreadLag=False
Afterwards, check the "read only" box in the file's properties.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600 DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 9800 ATI Radeon HD 2900 |
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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (34010) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.