Proto:Jak II/July 13 2003 Build

This is a sub-page of Proto:Jak II.

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: General: HUD is different. Maps are different (and minimap is not identical to map in menu). Menus are different. Precursor Orb placement is significantly different, need to look into it properly. Weapons have minor differences, Peace Maker has bigger differences. Not all cutscenes and subtitles are finished. Elite guards never appear in this build (but they might be in the files, need to check it). Music usage is much different, need to look into it properly. Most side missions are unfinished, some of them are working though (need to look into it properly). Areas: Industrial sector has very minor differences, mostly just decorations. East Main Town has minor differences, and it is not connected to the Slums properly. Port has very minor differences, mostly just decorations. The ships at the Port have a lighter color. The Dig looks much nicer on second visit and there are also some differences in the level's layout. Underport has minor differences and does not seem to be completely refined. Nest has minor differences and does not seem to be completely refined. The Stadium races have different textures. Jetboard challenge's structure is slightly different, just like its textures. Drill Platform has some different textures. The Titan Suit path at Drill Platform has differences in its layout, for example there is a warp gate at the end. Missions: You can fail the city-help-kid mission much faster by letting the guards arrest Kor. The arrest of Kor takes a longer time in the final version. The elite hellcats of the city-destroy-guard-vehicles mission look quite different (here they are red and black, in final they are yellow and grey), their drivers are visible, and they ignore the player. The robots at the Weapons Factory keep spawning forever, and they behave differently (they shoot with one arm, and they never turn into balls like in the final version). Krew boss fight is not finished, there is no way to complete it. There is a cut mission called Defend the Port Wall, in it you need to use modified turrets on top of the port wall with Torn to destroy incoming Metal Head ships(?), there is also a nice cutscene at the end of the mission. Kor boss is harder and different, it appears that there is eco involved in the boss fight (need to look into it properly).

A preview build of Jak II which is over one month older than the final build (August 25, 2003).

General

• Dark Blast is different.
• Font is different.

Areas

Sandover Village

The Sandover Village area can be accessed using the same cutscene glitch found in the final game. In the prototype it has a number of skull gems that don't have any function located in the same places as where the Precursor Orbs were found in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. This is due to the orbs' internal name being "money" in The Precursor Legacy, with unused versions of the Skull Gems using the same name in Jak II.

Dig Site

The lanterns in the area of the "Get Seal Piece at Dig" mission use a different style lighting, although the ones at the beginning don't produce any light.

Prototype	Final

Haven Palace

The palace door has a number of design differences.

Prototype	Final

The throne room has two Krimzon Guard statues which don't have any collision.

Prototype	Final

The large round disc that needs to be shot down doesn't have the blue rings above it, and the above pillar is smaller with a different appearance. It also lacks the yellow lighting seen in the final game.

Prototype	Final

Some of the door handles aren't textured.

Music

The music for Haven City is completely different.

Maps

The maps in this build use the same style background as the ones in the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo, although most of the maps are otherwise identical to the final game. The Metal Head Nest placeholder map from the Magazine Demo and the Palcab placeholder from the final game are also present in this build.

There is also a placeholder map for the second part of the Dig site.

Level	Prototype map	Final map	Notes
Dig site (first part)			Precursor text translation: "DIG DRILL"
Drill platform			Precursor text translation: "DRILL PLATFORM"
Haven forest			Precursor text translation: "FOREST"
Haven palace (first part)			Precursor text translation: "PALACE ROOF"
Haven palace (second part)			Precursor text translation: "INSIDE PALACE"
Krimzon Fortress			Precursor text translation: "FORTRESS" This map also has differences to the one in the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo, which are documented on its page. The final map has an error in which the background layer shows the escape door at the top to be on the left of where it actually is. This is where the exit appears in the Magazine Demo's map.
Landing pad			Precursor text translation: "LANDING AREA"
Mar's Tomb			Precursor text translation: "TOMB OF MAR"
Mountain Temple			Precursor text translation: "MOUNTAIN" An additional area was added to the top-right. This map also has differences to the one in the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo, which are documented on its page.
Sewers (second part)			Precursor text translation: "CITY SWERW"
Sewers (third part)			Precursor text translation: "SEWER STATUE QUEST"
Underport			Precursor text translation: "UNDER THE PORT"
Weapons factory			Precursor text translation: "CASTLE"
Dead Town			Identical to the map in the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo and is documented fully on its page.
Haven City
Pumping station
Sewers (first part)
Strip mine

Debug Functions

Cheat Mode

Cheat mode includes the same features as the final build, but has a shorter activation sequence:

• First part: while holding down L3 press (using the D-Pad): Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right.
• Second part: while holding down L3 press (using the D-Pad): Left, Left, Right, Right, Up, Down, Up, Down.