Prey Demo!

Forsakenzoul · Post by **Forsakenzoul** » 22 Jun 2006, 06:35

So anyone played it already?!?!?!?!? ^^ i did :D ginished the single player mode on the demo. one complaint...no 1920x1200 support BOOOOO! so i guess it will requier a hack of some sort :D

anywho the game is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! you can get it from gamespot.com and other sites.

Pelican · Post by **Pelican** » 22 Jun 2006, 07:25

I'm about to start it but it's weird that you can choose 16:10 and still not have it run in 1920x1200.

Vulture · Post by **Vulture** » 22 Jun 2006, 07:49

hey I haven't really tested this since I won't have the chance to give the demo a go till tomorrow evening, but try this:

look for preyconfig.cfg in the /base folder and make sure that the following lines match for your desired resolution:

seta r_customHeight "1200"
seta r_customWidth "1920"
seta r_aspectRatio "2" (16:10, which can also be set in the video options)
seta r_mode "-1"

without adjusting the mode, simply changing the customheight/width values will have no effect.

Hope this works, I haven't tried it and I'm not sure if any stretching will occur or whatever, if you do happen to try it, just reply with the results.

Vulture

Ice[DDZ] · Post by **Ice[DDZ]** » 22 Jun 2006, 12:42

I liked the demo for it's wackyness... But I doubt I'll buy the game, not enough fun really. It's like playing a more advanced Doom 3 :)

Forsakenzoul · Post by **Forsakenzoul** » 22 Jun 2006, 17:03

Thanx Vulture, will give it a go when i get home today ^^. I liked the game its sweet IMO, it breaks from the usual i mean now you have people shooting at you from everywhere, in the roof or floor or wall or from inside a box which leads to another room acroos the hall. Its crazy!!

ajg · Post by **ajg** » 22 Jun 2006, 17:29

it is odd but nothing groundbreaking. wheres the next gen graphics rather than the doom3 stuff? worries me when my 754 chipped and 850 agp machine can run a brand new game maxed out at 1440 res

ub00t · Post by **ub00t** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:01

My R9800pro and XP3000+ can only render 1680*1050 with medium @20-30FPS in fights 10 maybe... There has to be new hardware in my lian li ;D

Post by **Gilly** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:12

if you upgrade i might be interested in that 9800Pro :)

ub00t · Post by **ub00t** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:56

Sorry, but you would have to wait until August ;)

Cause I'm waiting for the extreme cutting of prices from the AM2 X2. (because auf Conroe).

Back to topic: Prey is a very interesting an some kind of different shooter. Full 16:10 support (fov change) is integrated - great.

Post by **Gilly** » 22 Jun 2006, 21:09

i cant get the game to work properly on my GT system lol... it skews off the side of the screen, it will only play properly windowed.

the reason i say may is because i might sell my second machine :) so i dont need it if i sell. If i just sell the GT, i will want the 9800Pro :P

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 23 Jun 2006, 01:38

I was playing it today, it runs pretty nicely, but its built off the Doom3 engine so no surprise, I honestly found multiplayer very cool...it will take...ALOT of getting used to. and I haven't tried single player.

Zak · Post by **Zak** » 24 Jun 2006, 02:34

I didn't like Quake4 and Doom3, both were boring, lacked any refinement and style and were basically disquisting: instead of thrilling with gameplay, story and action they disquist you with images of bloody guts, body parts and mutilated bodies, and Prey demo failed to impress me either for pretty much same reasons. I was bored with it well before it ended. The portal trick and walking on walls wear off pretty quickly. And um... it's just ugly.

Amd why the hell do I have to edit the config file to get 1680x1050? Despite the fact that the game interface offers wide aspect ratio? WTF?

Am I the only person who thinks that Doom3 engine isn't looking all that good? Flashy and shiny, that's all.

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 24 Jun 2006, 05:51

you forgot slow...:(

I wish this was a faster paced game...

Ice[DDZ] · Post by **Ice[DDZ]** » 24 Jun 2006, 06:08

Doom 3's engine is laggy for no good "visual" reason if you ask me. I personally don't like any of Carmack's work since Quake2's engine... Which is the engines of all engines, it spawned HL, HL2, among dozens of other games. It was VERY simplistic and well, I thought perfect for the time it was made in.

Living Ghost · Post by **Living Ghost** » 24 Jun 2006, 06:23

I found it fun, I'll probably buy it if there is nothing better on the shelves.

And, what *is* it with the fact you have to edit the cfg file, but chose the aspect ration in game?

I must say though, I am loving my widescreen. I become so much more immersed, because of the peripheral vision really...I love it. :)

Evil Incarnate · Post by **Evil Incarnate** » 24 Jun 2006, 07:37

I really liked the game, but, like Doom 3 and Quake 4, it is not very immersive... I have yet to really be pulled into a game like I was with HL2, but that is another story.

One thing that bothers me is the way you are forced to look up or down as you go over a "corner" on the gravity walkway things... I kept having to move my mouse up or down after I finished "rounding the corner" to look straight in front of me again... well, something like that. All I know is that part felt very wierd, as I had to move my mouse when I knew I shouldn't have to.

Did the FOV seem to set incorrectly to anyone else? I seemed to notice a very slight fish eye feeling when using the correct FOV and resolution. Maybe it was just the fact that I was shooting at things that were physically above me, but the floor/ceiling they were on did not appear to be upside down. I got really messed up when the bar was to your side (on your left/right), but you were looking down at it. I knew I was looking down into the bar, like from the ceiling, but I was beside it. Confusing as hell, if you ask me, especially since it became much harder to aim.

Otherwise it seems like a really good game; the voice acting seems a little week, but much better than Doom 3 and Quake 4.

ajg · Post by **ajg** » 24 Jun 2006, 07:48

yeah i thought i got fish eye as well :)

neoWidescreen · Post by **neoWidescreen** » 24 Jun 2006, 16:05

I enjoyed the demo only coz it was free. The grandpa and girl could have died sooner. :p Prey looks like a great Multiplayer game to pull out at LAN parties; otherwise single player looks like Quake v4.1

In multiplayer, it's just too funny seeing people running up walls and camping from the ceiling. :lol: And painting your enemies with an acid gun? priceless.

Adabiviak · Post by **Adabiviak** » 25 Jun 2006, 00:27

I loved it! (I also loved Doom3 and Quake4.) I've preordered it already to get the art book.

CodE-E · Post by **CodE-E** » 25 Jun 2006, 15:23

it is odd but nothing groundbreaking. wheres the next gen graphics rather than the doom3 stuff? worries me when my 754 chipped and 850 agp machine can run a brand new game maxed out at 1440 res

Do you like having to spend craploads of money on new hardware just to be able to play games with some more polygons and pixel shader effects? o_O

I'm very happy to see efficient (good visuals AND good framerates) graphics engines, such as the Doom III one, being used even if they're like 2 years old. I can't stand unoptimised engines like the Oblivion one which frankly don't run properly on older systems.

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