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Revision as of 07:33, 26 May 2018

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets cover
Developers
KnowWonder
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Unreal Engine 1
Release dates
Windows November 5, 2002
Mac OS (Classic) April 10, 2003
macOS (OS X) August 15, 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets guide on StrategyWiki
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Wikipedia
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
⤏ Go to series page
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup 2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009
Lego Harry Potter (series)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them VR Experience 2018
Hogwarts Legacy 2023
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions TBA

General information

Harry Potter Wiki - A massive wiki for the Harry Potter universe

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
Mac OS
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter II
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter II
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)

Video settings

Launcher video settings.
Launcher video settings.
In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

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Widescreen resolution

Forcing a widescreen resolution cuts off the lower part of in-game menus, but all options remain accessible.
Set widescreen resolution[3]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Game.ini.
  3. Change the FullscreenViewportX= and FullscreenViewportY= values to the desired resolution.

Input settings

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Audio settings

Launcher audio settings.
Launcher audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Only available in Czech & Slovak retail release.
Danish
Only available in Danish retail release.
French
Polish
Only available in Polish retail release.
Portuguese
Russian
Only available in Russian retail release.
Spanish
Swedish
Only available in Swedish retail release.

Issues fixed

Certain transparent effects and textures are not rendered properly

  • trees

  • eyeglasses

Edit configuration file
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open Game.ini.
  3. Change the UsePrechache= value under [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] to False.
(alternative) Install transparency fix

Extract this fix into the game's System folder.

Low frame rate on Windows 8

Download the DDRAW FPS Fix and put it in <path-to-game>/System[4]

Animations/Cutscenes running too fast due to framerate above 120

Download Dxtory and enable "Limit Video FPS" under the advanced settings. Set the value to either 60 or 120 depending on your personal preference.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Software renderer
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 300 MHz Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB (95, 98)
128 MB (2000, XP)		 128 MB (95, 98)
256 MB (2000, XP)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB (Software rendering)
8 MB (Hardware rendering) of VRAM
DirectX 8.0a compatible 		16 MB of VRAM
Supported chipsets: ATI Rage 128, ATI Radeon series, Nvidia RIVA TNT, Nvidia RIVA TNT2 (Ultra), Nvidia GeForce series, Matrox G400, Matrox G450, Matrox G550, Matrox Parhelia, Power VR Kyro I & II, SiS 315
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 9.1
Processor (CPU) PowerPC G3
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References