Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Rock |
| KnowWonder |
| Mac OS (Classic) | Aspyr Media |
| macOS (OS 10) | Aspyr Media |
| Electronic Arts |
| Os X | Aspyr Media |
| Unreal Engine one |
| Windows | Nov sixteen, 2001 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | Feb 28, 2002 |
| macOS (Os Ten) | August 15, 2005 |
| Metacritic | 65 |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-fourth dimension |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Directly command |
| Genres | Run a risk, Platform, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary, Fantasy |
| Series | Harry Potter |
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| ⤏ Get to series page |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher'southward Stone | 2001 |
| Harry Potter and the Sleeping accommodation of Secrets | 2002 |
| Harry Potter: Quidditch Earth Cup | 2003 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 2004 |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 2005 |
| Harry Potter and the Gild of the Phoenix | 2007 |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Claret Prince | 2009 |
| Lego Harry Potter (series) | |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part i | 2010 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Function 2 | 2011 |
| Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them VR Experience | 2018 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2022 |
Contents
- 1 Availability
- 2 Game data
- 2.1 Configuration file(s) location
- 2.ii Save game data location
- 3 Video
- 3.ane Widescreen resolution
- 3.2 Graphical Tweaks via Direct-X 11 renderer
- iii.2.1 Unreal Engine DirectX 11 Renderer
- 4 Input
- four.i Controller support
- 4.2 Proper mouselook and strafing
- 5 Audio
- 5.one Localizations
- v.2 Linguistic communication reset later on installing fanmade patches
- 6 Issues fixed
- half dozen.1 The game fails to start
- six.2 Certain transparent effects and textures are non rendered properly
- 6.3 Depression frame rate on modern systems
- 6.4 Cutscenes are too fast cutting off characters voice lines / Physics bugs
- half-dozen.5 Effulgence slider not working
- vi.6 Bewitched sound in Quidditch Lucifer
- half dozen.vii Camera spinning with Xbox 360 Controller
- 7 Other information
- 7.ane API
- 7.two Colored intro mod
- viii System requirements
- ix Notes
- x References
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- The Mac Bone X version of this game does not work on Mac Os X Lion (version ten.seven) or afterwards due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
Key points
- Released equally Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'south Stone in North America.
Availability [edit]
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- This game is non available digitally.
Game data [edit]
Configuration file(s) location [edit]
| Organisation | Location |
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter\ |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
Salvage game data location [edit]
| Organization | Location |
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter\Save\ |
| Mac Bone (Classic) | |
| macOS (OS 10) | |
Video [edit]
In-game options menu.
Widescreen resolution [edit]
- This fix is only compatible with the North American version
| Use the Unofficial Widescreen Patch[3] [four] |
- Download the Unofficial Widescreen Patch and extract information technology to <path-to-game>\System\
- Download this patch instead for the localized Russian version.
- Go to configuration file(south) location.
- Edit
HP.ini. - Prepare the
FullscreenViewportX and FullscreenViewportY values to your desired resolution. - Optionally, edit
User.ini and set the DesiredFOV value to recoup: 100 for the 16:10 aspect ratio, and 105 for 16:9. Notes - Alternatively, y'all can use the Harry Potter Settings Utility to set the resolution and FOV without having to manually edit the configuration files.
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Graphical Tweaks via Direct-X 11 renderer [edit]
Unreal Engine DirectX 11 Renderer [edit]
- A fork of Kentie's Direct3D 10 renderer that adds more graphical features.
- Might cause some bugs and slow rendering in a quest with Filch.
It is uniform with both the Widescreen Patch and Mouse and Strafing Set.[five] - Runs the game at Hard disk drive resolution.
- Improved lighting.
- Adds ambient apoplexy, screen space reflections, and college quality HDR mail service-processing.
- Places a watermark in the lesser right, and overrides the user'south clipboard with a link to the programmer's PayPal. Follow these instructions to disable the watermark and remove the PayPal link from beingness inserted into your clipboard.
| Installing DirectX xi renderer |
- Download the newest version of D3D11 renderer that supports Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (besides referred to as Harry Potter 1).
- Open up downloaded archive.
- Copy files from
Common directory to <path-to-game>\System. - Re-create files from
Harry Potter 1 directory to <path-to-game>\System. - From
<path-to-game>\Organization directory delete files SoftDrv.dll, SoftDrv.int, D3DDrv.dll and D3DDrv.int. - Edit
<path-to-game>\Arrangement\Default.ini with text editor and detect a section [Engine.Engine]. - Set
GameRenderDevice to D3D11Drv.D3D11RenderDevice (i.east. GameRenderDevice=D3D11Drv.D3D11RenderDevice). - Set
WindowedRenderDevice to D3D11Drv.D3D11RenderDevice. - Set
RenderDevice to D3D11Drv.D3D11RenderDevice. - To disable the watermark and clipboard override, add together the post-obit text to the lesser of the file:
[D3D11Drv.D3D11RenderDevice] SupportMETextEnabled=False - Navigate to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Harry Potter and delete HP.ini. |
| Installing HP1 ESRGAN Upscale pack |
- Download the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Rock ESRGAN Upscale pack
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Input [edit]
Controller support [edit]
Layout for Xbox gamepads (XInput uniform)
- Lack of Deadzone in Correct Thumbstick, makes camera spinning. Run into Camera spinning with Xbox 360 Controller.
Proper mouselook and strafing [edit]
| Use the Mouse Fix and Strafing mod |
- Download the Mouse Fix and Strafing modernistic and extract it to <path-to-game>\Organisation\
- If y'all have already installed the Unofficial Widescreen Patch, too download the Widescreen Fix and excerpt it to <path-to-game>\Organization\
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Sound [edit]
| Audio feature | Land | Notes |
| Separate book controls | | Music and Audio Effects/Speech. |
| Surround sound | | |
| Subtitles | | |
| Airtight captions | | |
| Mute on focus lost | | |
| EAX back up | | 1.0 |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
| English language | | | | |
| Simplified Chinese | | | | |
| Czech | | | | But bachelor in retail release. |
| Dutch | | | | |
| French | | | | |
| German | | | | |
| Italian | | | | |
| Japanese | | | | Only available in Japanese retail release. |
| Smooth | | | | Only available in retail release. |
| Brazilian Portuguese | | | | Only bachelor in Brazilian retail release. |
| Portuguese | | | | |
| Finnish | | | | Simply available in retail release. |
| Russian | | | | Only available in retail release. |
| Slovak | | | | Fan translation, download or United states version download. |
| Spanish | | | | |
| Swedish | | | | Only available in retail release. |
Language reset after installing fanmade patches [edit]
- Installing fanmade patches volition usually reset the game's language to English in the European release. To alter the language, enter the "Organisation" folder on the CD. 3 folders named 0, 1 and two can be found there, containing the English (0), French (i) and High german (ii) linguistic communication files respectively. In order to manually change the game back to the desired language, copy the desired folder somewhere and manually change all the file endings to .eng from .fre or .ger (i.e. HPcredits.ger renamed to -> HPcredits.eng), then re-create and paste the folder content into the "System" folder of the game'due south directory and overwrite everything.
Issues fixed [edit]
The game fails to start [edit]
- The game requires a form of DRM, known as SafeDisc implemented in secdrv.sys. Unfortunately, information technology is a gaping security flaw, and manifestly couldn't be fixed without existence removed. Microsoft disabled it in Windows 7 and removed it in Windows 10. The following has been tested in Windows seven to piece of work.
| Temporarily start SafeDisc service [citation needed] |
- Go to the installation folder.
- Create a new Windows batch file (extension .bat) and insert the post-obit:
@echo off sc config secdrv start= demand & sc start secdrv start System\HP.exe timeout /NOBREAK /T i sc finish secdrv & sc config secdrv beginning= disabled @echo on Notes - This finer reopens the security pigsty, starts the game, and then patches the vulnerability again after 1 second. You'll likely need to run the script in Administrator fashion.
- You can experiment with different timings if 1 2nd turns out to be likewise short on your organisation.
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Certain transparent effects and textures are not rendered properly [edit]
| Edit configuration file |
- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
HP.ini. - Change the
UsePrecache= value under [D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] to False. |
| (Alternative) Use console code |
- Go to configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
HP.ini. - Set the
bDebugMode value to True. - While in-game, printing ~ to access the console.
- Blazon
flush and press ↵ Enter to recache the textures. |
| (Alternative) Use dgVoodoo 2 [citation needed] |
Low frame rate on modern systems [edit]
| Instructions [citation needed] |
- Use dgVoodoo 2 or DDrawCompat
Notes - If you modify resolution from the game settings, dgVoodoo two switches to windowed mode, and pressing Alt+ ↵ Enter might be required to get back to fullscreen. To avoid this, just force the desired resolution via dgVoodooCpl.exe. Keep in mind that the default game does not support very high resolutions.
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Cutscenes are likewise fast cutting off characters vocalism lines / Physics bugs [edit]
| Cap the framerate to 60 FPS or prepare refresh charge per unit to 60 Hz with Vsync enabled.[vi] |
Effulgence slider non working [edit]
| Instructions [commendation needed] |
- Apply dgVoodoo 2 or DDrawCompat
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Bugged audio in Quidditch Lucifer [edit]
- Might fix sound issues in other parts of the game aswell.
| Instructions [commendation needed] |
- Employ DDrawCompat
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Photographic camera spinning with Xbox 360 Controller [edit]
| Instructions[7] |
- Go to the configuration file(southward) location.
- Open
HP.ini. - Locate
[WinDrv.WindowsClient] department and modify DeadZoneRUV=False to DeadZoneRUV=Truthful. |
Other information [edit]
API [edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
| Direct3D | 7 | |
| Software renderer | | |
| Executable | PPC | 32-scrap | 64-fleck | Notes |
| Windows | | | | |
| macOS (OS X) | | | | Mac (archetype) and Mac (OSX) are PowerPC |
Colored intro modernistic [edit]
| Use the Story Book mod |
- Download the Story Volume mod and extract it to <path-to-game>\Textures\.
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System requirements [edit]
| Windows | Mac Bone (Classic) | macOS (Bone 10) |
| Windows |
| Minimum | Recommended |
| Operating system (Os) | 95 | 98, 2000, ME, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz AMD K6-2 266 MHz | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz AMD K6-ii 400 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Hd bulldoze (HDD) | 500 MB | |
| Video menu (GPU) | iv MB of VRAM DirectX viii.0 compatible | 16 MB of VRAM |
- Supported chipsets: Nvidia GeForce3, Nvidia GeForce2, Nvidia GeForce 256, Nvidia Riva TNT2, Nvidia Riva TNT, 3dfx Voodoo5, ATI Radeon, ATI Rage 128 Pro, ATI Rage 128, Matrox MGA-G550, Matrox MGA-G450, Matrox MGA-G400, Matrox MGA-G200, PowerVR3 Kyro 2, PowerVR3 Kyro, S3 Savage2000
| Mac OS |
| Minimum |
| Operating system (Bone) | viii.6 |
| Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G3 |
| System memory (RAM) | 96 MB |
| Hd (HDD) | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[i] 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.[ii]
References
- ↑ Non Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - concluding accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Clarification of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September viii, 2015 - final accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ Unofficial Widescreen Patch - Oldunreal Forums
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/hp1-unofficial-widescreen-patch-oldunreal-engine [HP1] Unofficial Widescreen Patch OldUnreal (Engine) (Harry Potter ane SS IBM PC Game) - Archive.org
- ↑ Verified by User:Quiet Bob on Baronial ten, 2020
- ↑ Verified by User:Diegoelcapo1231 on 2021-08-27
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2017-7