Reading Level of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Developers

	KnowWonder
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Unreal Engine two
Release dates
Windows	May 25, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	67
IGDB	74
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Take a chance, Platform, Puzzle
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Fantasy
Series	Harry Potter


⤏ Go to series page
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	2002
Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup	2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	2004
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	2009
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	2011
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Hogwarts Legacy	2022

1 Availability
2 Essential improvements
- 2.i Skip intro videos
3 Game data
- iii.1 Configuration file(s) location
- 3.2 Save game data location
four Video
- four.1 Widescreen resolution
5 Input
- 5.1 Mouse Sensitivity Issues
6 Audio
- half-dozen.1 Localizations
7 Issues stock-still
- 7.1 Fault at Launch on Windows 8 and subsequently
- seven.2 Frozen Imp
- 7.three Hugger-mugger Portraits not Opening
- 7.4 Vsync (Enabled by default) non working correctly on Windows x
8 Other information
- 8.1 API
- viii.2 Middleware
9 System requirements
ten Notes
xi References

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and afterward (see Availability for affected versions).

Availability [edit]

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (come across above for affected versions).

This game is not available digitally.

Essential improvements [edit]

Skip intro videos [edit]

Delete/rename video files^[three]
Become to `<path-to-game>\Movies` Delete or rename the `eag_**().bik` and `wb_**().bik` files.

(Alternative) Set a widescreen resolution^[3]
Meet Widescreen resolution.

Game data [edit]

Configuration file(due south) location [edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter™ and the Prisoner of Azkaban\

Save game information location [edit]

Organization	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter™ and the Prisoner of Azkaban\Salve\

Video [edit]

Sound & Video Settings

Advanced Settings

Widescreen resolution [edit]

Set widescreen resolution^[iv]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open up `hppoa.ini`. Change the `FullscreenViewportX=` and `FullscreenViewportY=` values under `[WinDrv.WindowsClient]` to the desired resolution.

Or use the utility.

Input [edit]

Input Settings

Mouse Sensitivity Bug [edit]

Gaming mouses with customizable DPI settings exercise not work correctly. The mouse sensitivity changes (supposedly switching between the mouse's default an custom dpi) when entering certain locations (e.g. when leaving the great hall and entering the courtyard). The mouse will temporarily differ in sensitivity till the spell button (left mouse button) is pressed. This does not happen with standard mouses that do not accept customizable dpi settings.

Use a mouse without dpi controls
Connect a mouse to your estimator that doesn't have its ain dpi settings.

Sound [edit]

Audio feature	Country	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Furnishings
Surroundings sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Linguistic communication	UI	Sound	Sub	Notes
English
German
Dutch
Italian
Japanese				Local retail version but.
Polish				Local retail version only.
Brazilian Portuguese
Portuguese
Russian				Only bachelor in Russian retail release.
Czech				Nigh probable fan made, download.
Slovak				Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Swedish				Just available in Swedish retail release.

Bug stock-still [edit]

Error at Launch on Windows viii and later [edit]

By default the game uses a Direct3D render device. In contempo versions of Windows this may cause an mistake at launch: LockRect failed: D3DERR_DEVICELOST. The following has been tested on Windows 10 to work.

Instructions ^{[citation needed]}
Use dgVoodoo 2.

Change Render Device ^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\organisation\` Open up `Default.ini`. Or, if the game has already been launched for your user, you can also go to the configuration file(s) location and open `hppoa.ini`. Go to the `[Engine.Engine]` section. Add together a `;` in forepart of `RenderDevice=D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice` Remove the `;` in front of `RenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice`

Frozen Imp [edit]

During Ron's start Carpe Retractum challenge, the player will be introduced to the imp enemy which may become frozen after its intro cutsceen finishes, preventing further progress. The probable problem is a timing error with the cutscene'south script.

Limit FPS^[5]
Cap the framerate to 60 FPS. In one case the imp becomes agile, the limiter can exist disabled.

Modify to OpenGL Renderer^[6]
See Change Render Device. Some study crashes at auto-salvage points with the OpenGL renderer, and so consider changing it dorsum after passing the imp section.

Utilise dgvoodoo2 Wrapper ^{[citation needed]}
Download [1] dgvoodoo2. Copy D3D8.DLL from the \MS\x86\ folder to the game install directory. Set up monitor on 60hz

Toggle between fullscreen and windowed way^[7]
Press ALT + Enter as presently as the cutscene starts to toggle between fullscreen and windowed style. Toggle dorsum. Once the cutscene ends, the imp should movement equally usual.

Secret Portraits non Opening [edit]

During the game, Harry will need to collect passwords to open some portraits. Some of them will fail to open up in a higher place sixty FPS. Likely the same reason as the Imp.

Limit FPS^[viii]
Cap the framerate to 60 FPS.

Apply dgvoodoo2 Wrapper ^{[commendation needed]}
Download [2] dgvoodoo2. Copy D3D8.DLL from the \MS\x86\ folder to the game install directory. Set monitor on 60hz

Vsync (Enabled by default) not working correctly on Windows 10 [edit]

Instructions ^{[citation needed]}
Use dgVoodoo two.

Other information [edit]

API [edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	viii
OpenGL
Software renderer

Executable	32-bit	64-scrap	Notes
Windows

Middleware [edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements [edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating organization (OS)	98, 2000, ME, XP	XP SP3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 3 600 MHz	Intel Pentium 4 1.five GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk (HDD)	820 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce ii ATI Radeon Matrox Parhelia 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible	64 MB of VRAM

Notes

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

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Clarification of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - terminal accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ ^three.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:Nessy on 2021-08-28
↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | WSGF
↑ https://www.speedrun.com/hp3pc/thread/16gob/ane#pto6e
↑ https://www.speedrun.com/hp3pc/thread/16gob/1#pto6e
↑ https://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/233251
↑ https://www.speedrun.com/hp3pc/thread/16gob/ane#pto6e

Reading Level of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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