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Alpha Protocol
Developers
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	Obsidian Entertainment
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	May 28, 2010

Contents 1 Availability 2 Essential improvements 2.1 Patches 2.2 Skip intro videos 3 Game data 3.1 Configuration file(s) location 3.2 Save game data location 3.3 Save game cloud syncing 4 Video settings 4.1 Field of view (FOV) 4.2 Anisotropic filtering (AF) 4.3 Anti-aliasing (AA) 4.4 High frame rate 5 Input settings 6 Audio settings 6.1 Localizations 7 VR support 8 Issues fixed 8.1 Can't activate (Error code: -1912029) 8.2 Game won't get past the launcher 8.3 Hitching / Stuttering 8.4 Animation fixes 8.5 No text visible for dialog choices 9 Other information 9.1 API 9.2 Middleware 9.3 Graphical tweaks 10 System requirements 11 Notes 12 References

General information

Alpha Protocol Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: Uniloc SoftAnchor.^[1] Use Patch 1.1 to remove.

Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
Steam

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 removes DRM and fixes various issues.

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\APGame\Movies\` Delete or rename `slate_ap.sfd`, `slate_obsidian.sfd`, and `slate_sega.sfd`.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34010/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34010/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.

In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Add FOV hotkey^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\APGame\Config\` Open `DefaultInput.ini`. Go to `; --- General bindings` Add the line `+Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="Fov 93")` Press `F11` during gameplay to activate your chosen FOV. Notes High FoV can cause several issues Most of cutscenes show models before they should appear in view, making them appear out of nowhere or get stuck Sniper scope no longer zooms Player model in Service Record is small

Add FOV hotkey^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>\APGame\Config\
Open DefaultInput.ini.
Go to ; --- General bindings
Add the line +Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="Fov 93")
Press F11 during gameplay to activate your chosen FOV.

Notes

High FoV can cause several issues

Most of cutscenes show models before they should appear in view, making them appear out of nowhere or get stuck
Sniper scope no longer zooms
Player model in Service Record is small

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Modify APEngine.ini^{[citation needed]}
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini` Change `MaxAnisotropy` to one of the following values: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

FXAA^{[citation needed]}
If you are a NVIDIA user enable FXAA from NVIDIA Control Panel or NVIDIA Profile Inspector. Or use FXAA Tool.

SMAA^{[citation needed]}
Use injectSMAA by mrhaandi. Or use SweetFX by CeeJay.dk.

MSAA^{[citation needed]}
Open Alpha Protocol driver profile via NVIDIA Inspector. Change `Antialiasing compatibility` to `0x00000041`^[3] Change `Antialiasing - Mode` to `Override any application setting` Change `Antialiasing - Setting` to `4x [4x Multisampling]` or one of the other MSAA options. Apply changes. Notes Default NVIDIA profile has wrong anti-aliasing compatibility bits for Alpha Protocol. Therefore, when MSAA forced through video driver in-game dialogue choices show missing.

MSAA^{[citation needed]}

Open Alpha Protocol driver profile via NVIDIA Inspector.
Change Antialiasing compatibility to 0x00000041^[3]
Change Antialiasing - Mode to Override any application setting
Change Antialiasing - Setting to 4x [4x Multisampling] or one of the other MSAA options.
Apply changes.

Notes

Default NVIDIA profile has wrong anti-aliasing compatibility bits for Alpha Protocol. Therefore, when MSAA forced through video driver in-game dialogue choices show missing.

SGSSAA^{[citation needed]}
Open Alpha Protocol driver profile via NVIDIA Inspector. Change `Antialiasing compatibility` to `0x080002C1`^[4] Change `Antialiasing - Mode` to `Override any application setting` Change `Antialiasing - Setting` to `4x [4x Multisampling]` Change `Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling` to `4x Sparse Grid Supersampling` Apply changes.

High frame rate

Modify APEngine.ini^{[citation needed]}
Open `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini` Change `bSmoothFrameRate=TRUE` to `bSmoothFrameRate=FALSE`

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Alpha Protocol.

Issues fixed

Can't activate (Error code: -1912029)

Instructions

Game won't get past the launcher

Reinstall NVIDIA PhysX^{[citation needed]}
Uninstall Nvidia PhysX. Install the NVIDIA PhysX System Software.

Hitching / Stuttering

Modify APEngine.ini^{[citation needed]}
Edit `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini` Set these lines to the following values: bSmoothFrameRate=True bUseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False UseTextureFileCache=True OnlyStreamInTextures=True OneFrameThreadLag=False UseVsync=True Set this line to match your monitor's refresh rate: MaxSmoothedFrameRate=62 Save the file

Modify APEngine.ini^{[citation needed]}

Edit %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini
Set these lines to the following values:

bSmoothFrameRate=True
bUseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False
UseTextureFileCache=True
OnlyStreamInTextures=True
OneFrameThreadLag=False
UseVsync=True

Set this line to match your monitor's refresh rate:

MaxSmoothedFrameRate=62

Save the file

Instructions

Animation fixes

Some animations may look unnatural but it can be fixed with some tweaking.

Modifiy APGame.ini file^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config` Open `APGame.ini` via a text editor Find and change the following settings to the values shown below: InteractDistance=250 CoverWalkSpeed=75.f CoverRunSpeed=125.f PlayerRotationSpeed=80000.0f MoveSpeedNormal=240 MoveSpeedScoped=80 SprintSpeed=320

Modifiy APGame.ini file^{[citation needed]}

Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config
Open APGame.ini via a text editor
Find and change the following settings to the values shown below:

InteractDistance=250
CoverWalkSpeed=75.f
CoverRunSpeed=125.f
PlayerRotationSpeed=80000.0f
MoveSpeedNormal=240
MoveSpeedScoped=80
SprintSpeed=320

No text visible for dialog choices

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
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.ini file, 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=True
EnableHighPolyChars=True
MaxShadowResolution=4096 (If you experience framerate issues, this can be lowered to 2048 or 1024)
bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=True
bEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld=True
UseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False
OnlyStreamInTextures=True
OneFrameThreadLag=False

Afterwards, check the "read only" box in the file's properties.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2.0 GHz	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 6800GT ATI Radeon X1300XT 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.

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 ===Skip intro videos===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete or rename video files|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Delete or rename video files|ref={{cn|date=November 2016}}}}
 # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\APGame\Movies\</code>
 # Delete or rename {{file|slate_ap.sfd}}, {{file|slate_obsidian.sfd}}, and {{file|slate_sega.sfd}}.
@@ Line 100: / Line 99: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Add FOV hotkey|ref=<ref>[http://alphaprotocol.wikia.com/wiki/FOV FOV - The Alpha Protocol Wiki]</ref>|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Add FOV hotkey|ref=<ref>[http://alphaprotocol.wikia.com/wiki/FOV FOV - The Alpha Protocol Wiki]</ref>}}
 # Go to <code>{{p|game}}\APGame\Config\</code>
 # Open <code>DefaultInput.ini</code>.
@@ Line 115: / Line 113: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Anisotropic filtering (AF)|Anisotropic filtering (AF)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Modify APEngine.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Modify APEngine.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini</code>
 # Change <code>MaxAnisotropy</code> to one of the following values: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16.
@@ Line 122: / Line 119: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=FXAA|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|FXAA|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 * If you are a NVIDIA user enable FXAA from NVIDIA Control Panel or [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Orbmu2k/nvidiaprofileinspector/build/artifacts NVIDIA Profile Inspector].
 * Or use [http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/fxaa_post_process_injection_tool_download.html FXAA Tool].
 }}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=SMAA|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|SMAA|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 * Use [http://mrhaandi.blogspot.com/p/injectsmaa.html injectSMAA] by mrhaandi.
 * Or use [http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=381912 SweetFX] by CeeJay.dk.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=MSAA|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|MSAA|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Open Alpha Protocol driver profile via NVIDIA Inspector.
 # Change <code>Antialiasing compatibility</code> to <code>0x00000041</code><ref>http://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=8280303#post8280303</ref>
@@ Line 143: / Line 137: @@
 {{ii}} Default NVIDIA profile has wrong anti-aliasing compatibility bits for Alpha Protocol. Therefore, when MSAA forced through video driver in-game dialogue choices show missing.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=SGSSAA|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|SGSSAA|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Open Alpha Protocol driver profile via NVIDIA Inspector.
 # Change <code>Antialiasing compatibility</code> to <code>0x080002C1</code><ref>http://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=9923780&postcount=4954</ref>
@@ Line 154: / Line 147: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Modify APEngine.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Modify APEngine.ini|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Open <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini</code>
 # Change <code>bSmoothFrameRate=TRUE</code> to <code>bSmoothFrameRate=FALSE</code>
@@ Line 334: / Line 326: @@
 ===Game won't get past the launcher===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Reinstall NVIDIA PhysX|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Reinstall NVIDIA PhysX|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Uninstall Nvidia PhysX.
 # Install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_system_software.html NVIDIA PhysX System Software].
@@ Line 341: / Line 332: @@
 ===Hitching / Stuttering===
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Modify APEngine.ini|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Modify APEngine.ini|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
 * Edit <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini</code>
 * Set these lines to the following values:
@@ Line 364: / Line 354: @@
 {{ii}} Some animations may look unnatural but it can be fixed with some tweaking.
-{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox|description=Modifiy APGame.ini file|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Modifiy APGame.ini file|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}}}
 # Go to <code>{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config</code>
 # Open <code>APGame.ini</code> via a text editor