Alpha Prime
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| Developers | |
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| Black Element Software | |
| Publishers | |
| IDEA Games | |
| Meridian4 | |
| Bohemia Interactive | |
| Russia | 1C Company |
| Engines | |
| Enforce | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 21, 2006 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 59 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Shooter, FPS |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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Alpha Prime is a singleplayer first-person action, shooter and FPS game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SafeDisc 4.81 DRM. Czech, Polish and Russian copies use StarForce 4.50 DRM[Note 1]. |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
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| Steam | |
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| Developer website (unavailable) | |
installer require key/serial number | |
- StarForce DRM for this game may not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
Demos
- An English demo is available.
German release
- German retail release is mildly censored (no ragdoll).[5] Steam release in Germany seems to be uncensored.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.3[6][7][8][9] is the latest official patch (DRM-free). It's already included in the Steam & North America DVD version.
Skip intro videos
| Delete/rename video folder[citation needed] |
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Dominus Prime
- It's a mod that overhauls the gameplay and fixes some bugs. Can be downloaded here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\settings.cfg[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2590/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\save\[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2590/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
Advanced settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Default FOV is 60°. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter or set Fullscreen 0 in settings.cfg |
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| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x FSAA. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default. To disable set VSync 0 in settings.cfg |
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| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Field of view (FOV)
| Use console[10] |
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Input
Input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Supports two keys per action. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | Separate X and Y axis sliders. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Some buttons on controller can be mapped, but is largely unusable. |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music and effects. | |
| Surround sound | Up to 7.1 output. May require DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 4.0. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | Retail / Fan translation. link #1 or #2 | |||
| Spanish | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Russian | Local retail only. | |||
| Polish | Local retail only. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by GameVicio; download. | |||
| Simplified Chinese | Local retail only. |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.6, see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |||
Notes
- ↑ Version 4.5 of StarForce DRM requires a manual driver update on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11 to function properly.[1][2] The driver can be updated using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (2590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ GamersGate - last accessed on 2025-07-01
- ↑ Gamesplanet - last accessed on 2025-07-11
- ↑ Alpha Prime - Schnittbericht: Keine Jugendfreigabe (Schnittberichte.com) - last accessed on 2025-07-02
- ↑ Скачать Alpha Prime "Патч v1.3" - Официальные патчи - last accessed on 2025-05-02
- ↑ Patch 1.3 file - Alpha Prime - ModDB - last accessed on 2025-05-02
- ↑ Alpha Prime v.1.3 ENG - download - gamepressure.com - last accessed on 2025-07-02
- ↑ alphaprime_update_13 -- Patches-scrolls.com - last accessed on 2025-07-10
- ↑ Has this game a fov option (field of view)? :: Alpha Prime General Discussions - last accessed on 17 May 2023