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Key points

Poor camera controls mean a controller is recommended.

General information

Official Website (Offline)

Steam User's Forum

Steam Community Discussions

Alpha Protocol Wiki

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

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

File:Alpha Protocol - video settings.png

Advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Instructions

120Hz

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

File:Alpha Protocol - audio settings.png

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Game won't get past the launcher

Instructions

Animation fixes

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

Instructions

No text visible for dialog choices

Instructions

Jerky camera

Instructions

Other information

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 which can be found in the following folder:

%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini

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 (note: it is probably best to make a backup of this file before editing it in case something goes wrong):

Trilinear=True
EnableHighPolyChars=True
MaxShadowResolution=4096 (Set this to 1024, 2048 or 4096 depending on your PC capability)
bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=True
bEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld=True
UseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False
OnlyStreamInTextures=True
OneFrameThreadLag=False

Then set the file to read only again in its properties and launch the game.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 2200+	Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.5 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	nVidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600	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.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (34010) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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+{{cleanup}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Alpha Protocol cover.jpg
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 ==Availability==
 {{Availability Table|
-{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/34010/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} |  }}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EP1ZJT2 Amazon] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
-{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ALP/alpha-protocol GamersGate] | {{ID|GamersGate}} |  }}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamefly.co.uk/Download-Alpha-Protocol/5001368 GameFly] | {{ID|GameFly}} | }}
-{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamefly.co.uk/Download-Alpha-Protocol/5001368/ GameFly] | {{ID|GameFly}} |  }}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ALP/alpha-protocol GamersGate] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | }}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/alpha-protocol/70856 GameStop] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/alpha-protocol-steam GetGames] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/rpgs/alpha-protocol GMG] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
+{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/34010 Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
 }}
-==Essential improvements==
-===Graphical tweaks===
-The graphics settings for Alpha Protocol are rather basic. There are some other settings which can be altered in the <code>APEngine.ini</code> file which can be found in the following folder:
-<pre>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini</pre>
-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 (note: it is probably best to make a backup of this file before editing it in case something goes wrong):
-* <code>Trilinear=True</code>
-* <code>EnableHighPolyChars=True</code>
-* <code>MaxShadowResolution=4096</code> (Set this to 1024, 2048 or 4096 depending on your PC capability)
-* <code>bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=True</code>
-* <code>bEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld=True</code>
-* <code>UseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False</code>
-* <code>OnlyStreamInTextures=True</code>
-* <code>OneFrameThreadLag=False</code>
-Then set the file to read only again in its properties and launch the game.
 ==Game data==
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\}}
+{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|uid}}\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config}}
 }}
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Alpha Protocol\}}
+{{Game data/row|Windows|{{P|uid}}\Documents\Alpha Protocol\Checkpoints}}
 }}
@@ Line 201: / Line 187: @@
 ===Game won't get past the launcher===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Game won't get past the launcher}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Reinstall NVIDIA PhysX}}
-# Go to your Control Panel and Uninstall Programs.
+# Go to your Control Panel and Uninstall Programs
 # Uninstall nVidia PhysX
 # Launch Alpha Protocol from within steam, and it should reinstall PhysX.
 }}
-===Animation Fixes===
+===Animation fixes===
+{{ii}} Some animations may look unnatural but it can be fixed with some tweaking.
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Animation Fixes}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Modifiy APGame.ini file}}
+# Navigate to <code>%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config</code>
-In order to fix the incorrect animation settings that make many actions look unnatural edit <code>APGame.ini</code> in the following folder:
+# Open <code>APGame.ini</code> via a text editor
+# Find and change the following settings to the values shown below:
-<pre>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APGame.ini</pre>
+<pre>InteractDistance=250
+CoverWalkSpeed=75.f
-Find and change the following settings to the values shown:
+CoverRunSpeed=125.f
+PlayerRotationSpeed=800000.0f
-* <code>AInteractDistance=250</code>
+MoveSpeedNormal=240
-* <code>CoverWalkSpeed=75.f</code>
+MoveSpeedScoped=80
-* <code>CoverRunSpeed=125.f</code>
+SprintSpeed=320</pre>
-* <code>PlayerRotationSpeed=800000.0f</code>
-* <code>MoveSpeedNormal=240</code>
-* <code>MoveSpeedScoped=80</code>
-* <code>SprintSpeed=320</code>
 }}
-===No Text Visible for Dialog Choices===
+===No text visible for dialog choices===
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|No Text Visible for Dialog Choices}}
@@ Line 232: / Line 215: @@
 }}
-===Jerky Camera===
+===Jerky camera===
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Jerky Camera Movements}}
 Setting the graphics tweaks as previously mentioned will disable background streaming and make the jerky camera occur less often. Using and enabling a controller will all but eliminate it.
 }}
+==Other information==
+===Graphical tweaks===
+{{ii}} The graphics settings for Alpha Protocol are rather basic. There are some other settings which can be altered in the <code>APEngine.ini</code> file which can be found in the following folder:
+<pre>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Alpha Protocol\APGame\Config\APEngine.ini</pre>
+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 (note: it is probably best to make a backup of this file before editing it in case something goes wrong):
+* <code>Trilinear=True</code>
+* <code>EnableHighPolyChars=True</code>
+* <code>MaxShadowResolution=4096</code> (Set this to 1024, 2048 or 4096 depending on your PC capability)
+* <code>bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=True</code>
+* <code>bEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld=True</code>
+* <code>UseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False</code>
+* <code>OnlyStreamInTextures=True</code>
+* <code>OneFrameThreadLag=False</code>
+Then set the file to read only again in its properties and launch the game.
 ==System requirements==

Developers
Cover image missing, please upload it
	Obsidian Entertainment
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	May 28, 2010