September 17th, 2012

This is a sub-page of Proto:DmC: Devil May Cry.

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

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This build is dated 4 months before the January 15th 2013 PC release of the game (and 3 months before the game's release version that was built in December 10th, 2012), featuring various changes throughout.

Unused Content#

Dante has long white hair for Devil Trigger that isn't used in gameplay or cutscenes. This hair will appear and render in addition to Dante's current hair when certain show console commands are used.

General Differences#

The game can't be Alt-F4'd.
The game doesn't stop when Alt-Tabbed.
The debug menu is enabled by default.
The game is prone to crashing and slowing down the more it is open.
Lighting is different across the board.
In missions, the audio engine is very unstable, not playing certain sounds or cutting audio out entirely when a threshold is reached. When this happens, you can either toggle the Mute All setting twice, or go to the main menu and continue to get the sound back.
Every pre-rendered cutscene is in a less finished state compared to final.
Missions start instantly without fade in if they're preloaded by finishing the previous mission.
Some title cards and advanced tips can fail to appear.
Vortex sequences look and sound slightly different and don't have voicelines. The pre-rendered eye cutscenes around them usually lack sounds.

Menus#

General Differences

Menu titles don't have a red shadow.
The menu transition sound is different.
Button prompt graphics are different.
There are separator lines between menu elements.
There are no tips in the loading screens.
The "Now Loading" text is next to the loading icon instead of below it.

Title Screen

The DmC logo is on the top-left corner of the screen, instead of being above the amulet.
The start prompt is at the center of the screen, instead of being below the amulet.
The title music is an early version and loops differently.

Main Menu

The background video doesn't loop.
There is an "Enter Prize Code" option in Extras that displays Sorry, there are no prizes matching that code. when selected.
The save check and loading boxes have a white outline.

Options

"Show Tutorials" is at the top instead of the bottom.
"Graphics Settings" is called "Video Settings" and is located below Mouse Sensitivity instead of at the top.
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Controls

Gun Special and Devil Trigger can be bound to a single input.
Binding moves with a controller will freeze the menu, but they will still be saved. Console commands can be used to get out of this menu without having to shut the game off.

Mission Select

The background image is different.
The style ranks all have their own colored outlines.

Mission Start

Dante is angled differently on the background video.
The loop animation is different.
Health Fragments are shown next to Gold Orbs.
Keys held are not shown.
The fade out is very slow with a long bass sound.

Shop

When choosing between upgrades and items, descriptions are shown below where the portraits or previews would be instead of being next to the button prompts.
The Abilities section's image is Dante's 2D portrait instead of his render.
Unlocked or selected moves aren't in yellow.
Move descriptions are missing a period at the end.
Section headers are larger with a different graphic.
The "Available Upgrades" text is aligned differently.

Skins/Perks

Dante's weapons don't have shadows.
Dante's costumes are below the weapons instead of above them.
Dante's costumes are shown in screenshots instead of renders.

Game Over

The text is white.
The fade out is very slow.

Mission Complete

The Style Points, Time, and Completion categories are in green instead of white.
While calculating the score, the Super Dante negative multiplier never stops ticking, requiring the player to skip the calculation.
"Leaderboard score submitted" is above the options on the left instead of being above the button prompt on the right.

Gameplay#

Kat's pathfinding has problems and she can occasionally get stuck on things. Depending on the mission, she might have to be pushed by the player to progress.
Orbs travel to Dante very slowly.
The auto lock-on is worse at acquiring targets.

Moves and enemies

Pressing Jump while holding a direction + Shoot will make Dante dodge instead.
When performing moves without pushing any direction input with keyboard and mouse controls, camera movement will influence Dante's orientation based on the last direction that Dante moved in, acting as if the player is constantly pushing in that direction. Camera movement has no effect in the final game.
- This also means that Dante cannot jump while charging a shot and can't neutral dodge in the air with keyboard and mouse controls.
Angel Lift and Demon Pull points can fail to function at higher FPS.
Demon Pull's elbow strike deals 5 damage.
Payoff against airborne Butchers will do a downwards strike instead of an uppercut.
Dodging an attack with Demon Dodge sends Dante further. This effect is amplified with higher FPS.
- Dante can Demon Dodge in the air to do a long dash in a slight downward arc. This dash has a unique property where it stores Dante's momentum before it and applies it at the end.
Aquila is unfinished.
- Aquila attacks will make Dante bounce off of Hell Knights.
- Grounded Buy In is terrible at pulling enemies in, usually sending them to random directions.
- Skirmish's finishing hit doesn't connect, matching the video shown in the shop in the final game.
- Caliber has a different float compared to the final build.
- Round Trip doesn't target a set point of the enemies and multiple Round Trips can be attached to them. Round Trip can't hit the Hunter boss. A fully charged Round Trip will take Butchers out of their Enrage.
Eryx's Snake Eyes can't be released in a different direction after charging it.
Infinite height exploits: Shoot + Rainstorm and Angel Lift + Kablooey Shot.
Demon Stomp is easier to break when cancelling it with other moves, putting Dante in a state where he's locked into the Stomp animation until Dante uses a gun move, dodges, or uses Devil Trigger.
SOS/DMD enemy waves are different.
A Rage's regular attacks can't be parried. Only their spindash can be parried.
Kicker will break a Devil Triggered Dreamrunner into their pull animation if they don't do a counter move against it. They will still react accordingly to Dante's next attack and free themselves. They cannot react to most of Dante's attacks if Dante uses Devil Trigger, making them completely stuck until they die.
Enemy Step will cancel a Dreamrunner's air counterattack.
Butchers stay on the ground longer when knocked down.
Witches don't teleport out of long falls that would lead to environmental kills.

Visuals#

Dante

Dante has only one special idle animation and it is unique to this build.
The NextGuy animations are different.
Dante's coat can get glitchy in both cutscenes and gameplay.

HUD

Eryx's icon is flipped vertically. This is also how it is in the final game's Bloody Palace.
Red and White Orb counters have a different font on the HUD.
Boss health bars don't display properly.
Title cards put an orange tint on the screen instead of red.
A lot of subtitles are missing, broken, or delayed.
Dante's eyes in his portrait start out white when in missions. The final game has them start empty and then go white once Dante goes out of Angel or Demon mode for the first time.
Pausing the game won't show a red tint on the screen.

Characters and objects

The ghost effect is different.
Kat's hair is unfinished and the outer layer is transparent.
The Sparda statue's eye effects are different. There are extra chains around it and a collar on its neck.
Ghost & Blood Rages aren't transparent when Dante isn't in their correspondent modes.

Audio#

Title cards, advanced tips, item obtain and ability unlock screens don't have their sound effects.
Red Orbs sound different.
Angel Lift and Demon Pull sound different when not latching onto targets.
Dante's efforts when using Angel weapons are different and match the ones heard in the loading screens in the final game.

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		Big
		Big
		Big
		Med
		Med
		Med
		Med
		Small
		Small
		Small
		Small

Every Devil Trigger sound is different and match the ones heard in the loading screens in the final game.
The weapon switch sounds are different.
Rebellion's Drive and Osiris' Raze only make the fully charged sound.
Dante always makes effort sounds when using Aquila.
Dante always makes the small grunts when using Arbiter.
Ebony and Ivory's Normal Shot sounds are different.
Osiris' hit sounds are different.
Eryx's charged release sounds are more prominent and are echoed.

Style System#

The Anarchic style grade is shouted out by the announcer.
The move text is very spaced out compared to the final build and the text sometimes disappears.
Arbiter's last hit of Judgement is displayed as Arbiter Combo A.
Eryx's Uppercut is displayed as Beast Uppercut, and its charged versions are displayed as Rising Dragon.
Rebellion's last hit of Hacker is displayed as Rebellion Combo 1 if it hits without auto lockon.
The style grade is displayed even out of combat.

Missions#

Intro Video#

Different lighting.
Lens flare, color grading, and other effects are missing.
02:07: Dante's chainsaw reaction sound is missing.

02:10: "CAPCOM" fades in and out slowly.
02:27: The pole dance shot isn't slowed down or blurred and has an additional animation.
02:47: Dante flips off the demon girl.
02:50: "Starring" is missing. Claire Morgan is credited instead of Rebecca Blackstone, who is Eva's voice actor. Dante's drinking shot is slightly different.
03:28: "Original Music by" instead of "Music by" for Noisia and Combichrist. The text isn't repeated for Combichrist.
03:35: Early animation. "Created by Ninja Theory" isn't centered.
03:43: The sound effects and the trailer's light are missing.
03:54: The timing for the animation is different. The red effect is missing.

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Mission 1: Found#

Whenever Raptor News is seen, it's missing the "RAPTOR" logo.

Intro

The pre-rendered video has a lot of aliasing.
Slightly different jingle for Raptor News.
The bra on the floor is red instead of purple.
00:15: The screen has an extra line at the bottom that changes color.
00:24: Bob is slightly zoomed out.
00:24: Bob is slightly zoomed out and the graphics behind him are different.
00:52: The scribble is closer to Dante's wrist.
01:04: Fuzzy lighting, soft shadows and missing bloom. Kat's hair is longer and her face is different.
01:23: Different effects.
01:50: "Face Your Demon" plays instead of "Never Surrender".
01:57: Zoomed out shot.
02:36: "Empty" plays instead of "Never Surrender".
02:48: Missing bloom.

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Enemy waves

Darker lighting on the first wave.
Brighter lighting on the second wave.
00:08 The wood planks are in a different position and don't obscure Kat.

Unused Content#

General Differences#

Menus#

Gameplay#

Visuals#

Audio#

Style System#

Missions#

Intro Video#

Mission 1: Found#

Mission 2: Home Truths#

Mission 3: Bloodline#

Mission 4: Under Watch#

Mission 5: Virility#

Mission 6: Secret Ingredient#

Mission 7: Overturn#

Mission 8: Eyeless#

Mission 9: Devil Inside#

Mission 10: Bad News#

Mission 11: The Order#

Mission 12: Under Siege#

Mission 13: Devil's Dalliance#

Mission 14: Last Dance#

Mission 15: The Trade#

Mission 16: The Plan#

Mission 17: Furnace of Souls#

Mission 18: Demon's Den#

Mission 19: Face of the Demon#

Mission 20: The End#