Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Developers
	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Engines
	Jade
Release dates
Windows	December 2, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	83
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Platform
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Fantasy, Middle East
Series	Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is a singleplayer third-person and bird's-eye view action, adventure, hack and slash and platform game in the Prince of Persia series.

The PC version is missing Xbox exclusive Time Attack and Arena Combat modes along with their unique levels. The PC version is also missing the 4 extra areas that are exclusive the to PlayStation Portable version of the game (rebranded to "Prince of Persia: Revelations").

General information

Official franchise Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		The "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Trilogy" re-release has a simple disc check. Russian copies use StarForce 3 DRM. All other releases use SafeDisc 4 DRM.
Epic Games Store
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Steam Overlay is intentionally disabled.
Ubisoft Store		Included with Ubisoft+
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		Solidshield DRM

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected releases).

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

Demo versions

There are two demos available: version 1 and version 2.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access
Subscription gaming service	Available via Ubisoft+

Essential improvements

Fix Compilation

All-in-one compilation of fixes for Warrior Within that includes all the essentials to make it work smoothly on modern systems.

Includes Nemesis2000's widescreen fix.

Includes a new launcher that automatically sets the resolution.

Includes DSOAL to restore EAX support.

Includes Xidi for improved controller support.

Compatible with the mouse fix from the unofficial patch as long as you only use it's modified POP2.EXE

Instructions
Download the Fix Compilation. Go to the "main patch" folder and copy all files to <path-to-game>. Notes For users that have a version of the game on a language other than english, go to the controller prompts directory and copy the "update" folder from your respective language to where the game is installed

Unofficial Patch

Fixes many problems with camera and mouse input, adds proper 16:9 support, 100 FPS cap to help with physics, and de-sync problems in cutscenes.

Odd camera sensitivity for controller users (see below).

Causes the game to flicker and get stuck sometimes, making it unplayable. See fix below.

Instructions[citation needed]

Download the Unofficial Patch from here. Copy all files from the archive to <path-to-game>. Edit pop2.ini to add the desired resolution or change FOV. Notes Make a backup of the original POP2.exe before applying this patch. For controller users, copy everything except for the replacement executable. If using Lutris/Bottles/WINE on Linux, add the command WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8.dll,d3d9.dll=n,b" %command% to launch options in Steam or a DLL override for dinput8.dll and d3d9.dll If the game flickers and the screen gets stuck while the sound still runs in the background, delete the patched POP2.exe and restore the original one.

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Video. Delete or rename LOGORP.BIK, UBIMTL.BIK, and UBISOFT.BIK.

Skip loading screens

Delete or rename video files[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\Video. Delete or rename GO_BOSS.bik, GO_CLAW.bik, GO_GEN.bik, GO_SLASH.bik, GO_TRAP.bik, LOADIN0.BIK, LOADLOP0.BIK, and LOADOUT0.BIK. Notes For example: "0" stands for the English version, while "5" stands for Dutch. Loading screens and FMVs will be skipped automatically.

Game data

In-game general settings

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13500/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\GameProfiles\POPWWPROFILES %PROGRAMDATA%\POPWWPROFILES\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13500/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

In-game general video settings

In-game advanced video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor			See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen			See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD			See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		See Widescreen resolution.
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Playing at 60 FPS desyncs cutscenes lipsync and audio. Cutscenes and parkour might behave unexpectedly if the frame rate is above 60 FPS. See High frame rate issues.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fix (Hor+)

Download nemesis2000's Widescreen fix from here or from PCGW mirror. Extract pop2.7z files to <path-to-game>. If owning the GOG.com version of the game, upx.bat has to be run once. Edit pop2.ini with a text editor and set the desired resolution and FOV multiplier. Notes Archive password: pop2 Supported exe size: 5 533 696 bytes. When using any other language than English, HUD_glitch_fix must be disabled in INI file.

Use UniWS Patcher
Download UniWS Patcher from here or from PCGW mirror. Extract the archive and run uniws.exe. Select the game in the list and browse to <path-to-game>. Enter the desired widescreen resolution and click Patch. Notes This method results in stretched or cropped visuals.

Windowed

Use DxWnd

Download and run DxWnd as administrator. Click on Edit, then Add. Set name to Prince of Persia - Warrior Within. Set path to <path-to-game>\pop2.exe. Set launch to <path-to-game>\PrinceOfPersia.exe. Set Acquire admin caps. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click on DirectX tab, set DirectX9. Click OK, then File and Save. Run the game directly from DxWnd. Notes Make sure that PrinceOfPersia.exe and pop2.exe have no compatibility mode enabled.

Post-processing

Disable post-processing effects[citation needed]
Use 3D Vision fix to toggle blur, bloom, and heat distortion effects.

Input

In-game control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration		Forced Negative mouse acceleration and deadzones. Use Unofficial Patch to fix it.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Button prompts

Works for the entire trilogy.

Instructions
Open <path-to-game>\POPDATA.BF with a text editor such as Notepad++. Press Ctrl+F and find the line Input event names. In that section, go to Gamepads and change the buttons to the desired ones. Notes Make sure not to increase or decrease the file size to prevent crashes. Xbox 360 and DualShock 4 replacement files can be used (only for Warrior Within).

Audio

In-game audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX Unified (compatible with EAX 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0). Reverb is not audible, requires boosting with DSOAL.
Royalty free audio

May require DirectSound3D restoration software to enable EAX and surround sound functionality on Windows Vista and later.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian				Retail, steam and Ubisoft Connect only. Patch for the GOG release here.
Japanese				Retail only
Polish				Retail version only. Patch for digital release here.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by GameVicio and Tribo Gamer, download.
Russian				Retail (was released under title Принц Персии. Схватка с судьбой) and GOG only. Patch for other digital release here.
Spanish
Simplified Chinese				Retail only

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues unresolved

Muted dialogue with Kaileena in the hourglass room

Voices become inaudible during dialogue with Kaileena; this will force players to enable subtitles in the game options. There is no fix so far.

Issues fixed

Crashes after the boss fight due to corrupted cutscene file

The game crashes when playing the 2nd story cutscene of the game. This is due to the file being corrupted and can only be fixed by deleting or replacing it.

Instructions
Download the intact video file from here. Copy the video file to <path-to-game>\Video\Cine and overwrite when prompted. Notes The video file was taken from the 2004 DVD version of the game.

FMVs played without audio

Use WW Audio Fix[citation needed]
Download the fix here. Extract its contents to <path-to-game> and overwrite files when prompted.

Launcher not working

Some AMD CPUs are erroneously recognized as "Unknown AMD Processor".

Some Intel CPUs are erroneously recognized as “Pentium II”.

Registry edit method #1[citation needed]
Download this and open with notepad according to the current operating system. Change Product_Path and Profiles_Path with the game location. Save the REG file, double-click on it and apply the changes. Finally, run the game.

Registry edit method #2[citation needed]
Press ⊞ Win+R, type regedit and click OK. Go to: For x86, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ubisoft\Prince of Persia Warrior Within\1.00.999. For x64, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Ubisoft\Prince of Persia Warrior Within\1.00.999. Change Product_Path and Profiles_Path with the own game location. Finally, run the game.

Run pop2.exe from the game directory while the launcher is open
Notes The launcher must be running for pop2.exe to be launched correctly. From limited testing, it seems that this automatically populates the above REG key.

Use launcher skip[citation needed]
Download the ZIP file from here and copy both BAT files into <path-to-game>. In Steam/GOG Galaxy, add the following command to the game launch options: pop2launcherskip.bat %command%. Finally, run the game. Notes For further details, read the file description. Tested with both Steam and GOG.com versions. This is not a true launcher bypass, as the launcher still has to run in the background.

Use Widescreen Launcher v2[citation needed]

Non-Steam: Download this and extract its contents to <path-to-game>. Run _Prince Of Persia Warrior Within.exe as administrator. Steam (Windows): Download this and extract all files, except POP2.exe, to <path-to-game>. Rename the following files: PrinceOfPersia.exe to PrinceOfPersiaSteam.exe. _Prince Of Persia Warrior Within.exe to PrinceOfPersia.exe. _Prince Of Persia Warrior Within.ini to PrinceOfPersia.ini. Open PrinceOfPersia.ini with any text editor and edit the following line: from exe_run = PrinceOfPersia.exe to exe_run = PrinceOfPersiaSteam.exe. Run the game from Steam. If the PLAY button is still greyed out, click on QUIT and the game should start. Steam (Linux): Same procedure for Windows. If using the Unofficial Patch, add the following command in the launch options: WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8.dll=n,b" %command% Notes It is recommended to be used in combination with the Unofficial Patch. If combined with the Unofficial Patch, extract only _Prince Of Persia Warrior Within.exe and _Prince Of Persia Warrior Within.ini from the 7z file. This fix automatically applies the widescreen fix. There is a bug that restarts the game after exiting the menu.

Alt+F4 doesn't work

Instructions[citation needed]
Download SuperF4, install and run it. Press Ctrl+Alt+F4 simultaneously to exit the game.

The game fails to start

Error: "The game cannot be launched. The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."

Run PrinceOfPersia.exe as administrator[citation needed]

High frame rate issues

Running the game at 60 FPS or above may cause physics and animation glitches, such as falling off ropes during wallruns in the garden level, as well as cutscene audio desynchronisation.

Cap the frame rate below 60 FPS

NVIDIA users can use NVIDIA Control Panel or NVIDIA Profile Inspector to cap the frame rate at 59 FPS or lower. AMD users can use AMD Frame Rate Target Control or AMD Radeon Chill to do the same. Notes Make sure to set the limiter on pop2.exe rather than PrinceOfPersia.exe (the launcher). OPTIONAL: Disable V-Sync in the video settings to reduce input lag and frame pacing issues. RTSS frame rate limiter does not seem to work.

Crashes during cutscene after the first boss fight

In the middle of the cutscene, the game will crash.

Enable compatibility mode in the properties of PrinceOfPersia.exe and set it to Windows XP (Service Pack 2)

Unable to use sand powers besides rewind/recall when playing with a controller

This is a limitation of XInput Controllers when playing older DirectInput games. LT and RT are bound to the Z-Axis and do not register when held simultaneously.

Use Xidi

If the controller supports multiple modes, switch from XInput to DirectInput and rebind buttons in the game options.

Use bumpers instead[citation needed]

Use Steam Input to map the left trigger to the R key on the keyboard[citation needed]
Notes Only works if the R key is still set to rewind time on the keyboard.

Use the Xbox button prompts
Copy POPData.bf into the game directory and overwrite when prompted.

Use XInput Plus

Download and run XInput Plus. Set Target Program to <path-to-game>\pop2.exe. Go to the DirectInput tab and check Enable DirectInput Output. In the same tab, set LT/RT to Button12/13. Click Apply and a DLL file will be installed to the game directory. Run the game and rebind triggers in the options. Notes When pressing the Left Stick fully forward, the player might walk instead of running. Go to Sticks tab, then Left Stick tab and reduce Saturation in 5% increments until rectified.

Controller not working

Set the compatibility mode to Windows XP (Service Pack 2)[citation needed]

If only profile selection works, set the controls again.[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0b

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Extract all Voice, SFX & Music files

Instructions[citation needed]
Download from official site, direct link, or mirror. Extract all files to <path-to-game>\Sound and run ww_extract_and_convert_all.bat. As soon as it's finished, check the newly created !audio folder. Notes For more information, check README.txt inside the archive.

Modifications

Upscaled Videos and Artwork

Upscales videos and artworks to 1080p.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE		2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz		Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB		512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.5 GB		3.5 GB 2.2 GB (Steam)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 7500 Intel 915G DirectX 9.0c compatible		Nvidia GeForce 4 ATI Radeon 9500