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Whiplash (Jan 25, 2004 prototype)

2026-02-21T19:35:20Z

Empyreal: Trying to change date

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|builddate=Jan 25, 2004
|buildname=Whiplash
|status=Released
|dumper=empyreal
|origin_type=Review Disc
|game=Whiplash
|system=Xbox
|genre=Action-Adventure, Platform
|release_date={{RegionDate|NA|Nov 18,2003}} {{RegionDate|EU|Mar 5, 2004}}
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download
|file=Whiplash Review Disc (ES01703E-EST - 25-1-2004).7z
}}
EU Review Disc for Original Xbox, Dated 2 months before EU release.
==Notes==
Identical to release except from 'default.xbe' seems to have a miniscule difference at offset 0x00128A10 when compared in a hex editor

== Origin ==
<gallery>
File:PXL 20260218 133013033.MP.jpg
</gallery>

{{Prototype Footer}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whiplash_(Jan_25,_2004_prototype)}}

Whiplash (Jan 25, 2004 prototype)

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Whiplash (Jan 25, 2004 prototype)

2026-02-21T19:30:40Z

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{{Prototype
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|builddate=Jan 1, 2004
|buildname=Whiplash
|status=Released
|dumper=empyreal
|origin_type=Review Disc
|game=Whiplash
|system=Xbox
|genre=Action-Adventure, Platform
|release_date={{RegionDate|NA|Nov 18,2003}} {{RegionDate|EU|Mar 5, 2004}}
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download
|file=Whiplash Review Disc (ES01703E-EST - 25-1-2004).7z
}}
EU Review Disc for Original Xbox, Dated 2 months before EU release.
==Notes==
Identical to release except from 'default.xbe' seems to have a miniscule difference at offset 0x00128A10 when compared in a hex editor

== Origin ==
<gallery>
File:PXL 20260218 133013033.MP.jpg
</gallery>

{{Prototype Footer}}

File:PXL 20260218 133013033.MP.jpg

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Review Disc

Whiplash (Jan 25, 2004 prototype)

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File:WhiplashMenu-2026-02-21-19-19-22.png

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File:Whiplash Review Disc (ES01703E-EST - 25-1-2004).7z

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Tomb Raider 2013 (Jun 17, 2011 Prototype)

2026-02-17T20:42:15Z

Empyreal: Added screenshots, details about debug features and notes

{{Prototype
|titlescreen=TR2013StartScreen.jpg
|Page name=Tomb Raider 2013 (Jun 17, 2011 Prototype)
|builddate=Jun 17, 2011
|status=Released
|dumper=Prototopia
|releasedby=Prototopia
|filereleasedate=February 2, 2026
|origin_type=Xbox 360 Development Kit
|game=Tomb Raider 2013
|system=Xbox 360
|genre=Action-adventure
|final_builddate={{RegionDate|US|Jan 25, 2013}}
|release_date={{RegionDate|WW|Mar 5, 2013}}
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download
|file=Tomb Raider (2013) (Jun 17, 2011).rar
}}
A prototype of '''Tomb Raider 2013''' for Xbox 360.
==Notes==
* TRAS.exe doesn't work on Xenia. Use TRAS_Patched.exe for emulation.
* Doesn't appear to function on RGH using HvP2, but TRAS.exe can run on an XDK either real or RGH with XDKBuild/RGLoader etc.
* Original filename: Tomb Raider (2013) (Jun 17, 2011).rar
* Loads straight into the game instead of the main menu.
* Only "Mountain Village" and "Cliffside Village" levels are available, "Survival Den" and "Chasm Monastery" are missing files.
* Above the waterfall in Mountain Village is unfinished/broken and will cause a crash if you travel further.
* In the first cave, the wolf attack interactive scene can break the game camera, causing player to move without the camera.
* Graphical artifacts occur in an in-game cutscene, such as skewered textures, invisible objects.

== Debug ==
This version has an extensive debug menu.

* LT + Back opens debug menu
* DPad or Left Stick to navigate, A to select. Some options are togglable with left/right.
* RS + LS click enables No Clip mode

== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
File:TRMainMenu.jpg
File:LoadScreenWithDebugStats.png
File:TR2013DebugMenu.png
File:NoClipTR2013.png
File:VisualArtifactsXDK.png
File:PossiblyEndOfPlayableArea.png
File:SlideOfInsanity.jpg
</gallery>

==Acknowledgments==
Thanks to Prototopia donators, Violet, TheIndra, and Anon for compiling Bigfile caches.

{{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|Tomb Raider 2013}}}}

File:TRMainMenu.jpg

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Main Menu

File:PossiblyEndOfPlayableArea.png

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Unfinished area

File:SlideOfInsanity.jpg

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Slide from crash site

File:VisualArtifactsXDK.png

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Visual Artifacts

File:NoClipTR2013.png

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NoClip

File:TR2013DebugMenu.png

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Extensive Debug Menu

File:LoadScreenWithDebugStats.png

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Loading Screen

File:TR2013StartScreen.jpg

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Press Start Screen

Bulletstorm (Apr 8, 2010 prototype)

2026-02-17T19:42:53Z

Empyreal: Added screenshots, details on some differences observed and some more notes

{{Prototype
|Page name=Bulletstorm (Apr 8, 2010 prototype)
|builddate=2010-04-08 23:36:38
|buildname=N/A
|status=Released
|origin_type=Dev Kit HDD
|origin_lot=Mega Release 2.0
|game=Bulletstorm
|system=Xbox 360
|genre=First Person Shooter
|final_builddate={{RegionDate|US|Jan 15, 2011}}
|release_date={{RegionDate|US|Feb 22, 2011}}
|unreleased=No
|titlescreen=StartScreen.png}}
{{Download
|file=Bulletstorm (Apr 8, 2010 prototype).rar
}}
A prototype of Bulletstorm for the Xbox 360.
==Notes==
* Predates the final build by 8 months.
* Original filename: Gear_Xenon_[2010-04-08_19.38].rar
* Infinite loading screen happens when attempting to load the Prologue.
* Selecting 'Operation Bulletstorm' from the main menu usually causes the game to crash, or sent back to Main Menu.
* # or ` keys will show the UE debug console

== Differences ==

* There are many differences in this build, it's early in development.
* Cutscenes are placeholders using in-game camera with a brief description of the intended scene displayed.
* Main Menu and in-game menus are different.
* More Acts are listed in the Chapter Select menu, many with different names to final.
* Very different voice lines used throughout.
* Mission layouts are very different, but it's clear that these are early prototypes of the final missions which was built upon.

== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
File:BulletstormMenu.jpg
File:VideoSettingsBulletstorm.png
File:LoadingScreenBulletstorm.png
File:GameplayBulletstormAct1.png
File:GameplayBulletstormAct1p2.png
File:PlaceholderCutscene.png
File:BulletstormGameplayAct5.jpg
</gallery>

==Acknowledgments==
A huge thanks to Obscure Gamers and all who have contributed over the years to these Tera Releases!

==See also==
* [https://www.obscuregamers.com/ Obscure Gamers]
* [https://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)]
* [https://archive.org Internet Archive (IA)]

{{Navbox prototype|Bulletstorm}}

File:BulletstormGameplayAct5.jpg

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Act 5 start

File:GameplayBulletstormAct5.png

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Screenshot Act 5

File:PlaceholderCutscene.png

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Placeholder cutscene

File:GameplayBulletstormAct1p2.png

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Act 1 screenshot

File:GameplayBulletstormAct1.png

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Act 1 screenshot

File:LoadingScreenBulletstorm.png

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Loading Screen

File:VideoSettingsBulletstorm.png

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Video settings screen

File:BulletstormMenu.jpg

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Main Menu

File:MainMenuBulletstorm.png

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Main Menu

File:StartScreen.png

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Start Screen for Bulletstorm Prototype

Project Nano (Aug 11, 2015 prototype)

2026-02-08T20:43:21Z

Empyreal: Added title image and screenshots, debug command info and a couple small notes

{{Prototype
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|builddate=2015-08-11 4:52:32
|buildname=NANO-PC
|status=Released
|origin_type=Dev Kit HDD
|game=Project Nano
|system=Xbox 360
|genre=Action
|final_builddate={{RegionDate|US|Unreleased}}
|release_date={{RegionDate|US|Unreleased}}
|unreleased=Yes
|titlescreen=ProjectNanoMainMenu.png}}
{{Download
|file=Project Nano (Aug 11, 2015 prototype).7z
}}
A prototype of Project Nano for the Xbox 360.
==Notes==
* Unreleased game.
* Original filename: UE3-NANO-PC.7z
* Many maps may cause the console to freeze
* Some maps have rudimentary mission objectives
* Framerate is poor

== Debug ==

* Hold Back: Sets an "Anchor point" (Like a checkpoint for a location in the map)
* Press Back: Return to "Anchor point"
* Hold Back + Start: Toggle flying camera on or off
* (On keyboard) #: Toggles UE3 command console.

== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
File:ProjectNanoScreen1.png
File:ProjectNanoScreen2.png
File:ProjectNanoScreen3.png
File:ProjectNanoScreen4.png
</gallery>

==Acknowledgments==
A huge thanks to Obscure Gamers and all who have contributed over the years to these Tera Releases!

==See also==
* [https://www.obscuregamers.com/ Obscure Gamers]
* [https://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)]
* [https://archive.org Internet Archive (IA)]

{{Navbox prototype|Project Nano}}

File:ProjectNanoScreen4.png

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Screenshot of the map SixBlocks_P

File:ProjectNanoScreen3.png

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Screenshot of the map SixBlocks_P

File:ProjectNanoScreen2.png

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Screen from first selected map in the menu, taken with the built in flying camera

File:ProjectNanoScreen1.png

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Screen from first selected map in the menu

File:ProjectNanoMainMenu.png

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The placeholder main menu for Project Nano

Halo: Reach (Jul 24, 2010 prototype)

2026-02-08T19:14:44Z

Empyreal: Added screenshot, titlescreen and debug menu command

{{Prototype
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|builddate=2010-07-24 9:30:05
|buildname=Cache Build
|status=Released
|origin_type=Dev Kit HDD
|game=Halo: Reach
|system=Xbox 360
|genre=First Person Shooter
|final_builddate={{RegionDate|US|Jul 24, 2010}}
|release_date={{RegionDate|US|Sep 14, 2010}}
|unreleased=No
|titlescreen=ReachCacheBuildMainMenu.png}}
{{Download
|file=Halo - Reach (Jul 24, 2010 prototype).rar
}}
A prototype of Halo: Reach for the Xbox 360.
==Notes==
* Postdates the final build by 18 minutes.
* Original filename: Halo Reach (Jul 24, 2010) [Cache Build].rar

== Debug ==
The below was tested with ''halo3_cache_playtest.xex''

* Start + Back: Open debug menu

== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
File:HaloReachDebugMenu.png
</gallery>

==Acknowledgments==
A huge thanks to Obscure Gamers and all who have contributed over the years to these Tera Releases!

==See also==
* [https://www.obscuregamers.com/ Obscure Gamers]
* [https://tcrf.net The Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)]
* [https://archive.org Internet Archive (IA)]

{{Navbox prototype|Halo: Reach}}

File:ReachCacheBuildMainMenu.png

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Reach Main Menu

File:HaloReachDebugMenu.png

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Halo Reach Debug Menu

Burnout Paradise (Feb 22, 2007 prototype)

2026-02-08T16:59:02Z

Empyreal: Add info on accessing debug menu

{{Prototype
|Page name=Burnout Paradise (Feb 22, 2007 prototype)
|titlescreen=4543_1575305719018.png
|builddate=Feb 22, 2007 13:20:06
|status=Released
|dumper=Edward2452
|releasedby=Edward2452
|filereleasedate=December 2, 2019
|origin_type=Xbox 360 Demo Kit
|game=Burnout Paradise
|system=Xbox 360
|genre=Racing
|final_builddate={{RegionDate|US|Oct 31, 2007}}
|release_date={{RegionDate|US|Jan 22, 2008}} {{RegionDate|EU|Jan 25, 2008}} {{RegionDate|AU|Feb 7, 2008}}
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download|file=Burnout Paradise (Feb 22, 2007 prototype).7z}}
An early prototype of Burnout Paradise (known as "Burnout 5" in this build) for the Xbox 360.

==Notes==
* Has multiple executables.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden; background-color:white;"|
!Internal timestamp
!XEX timestamp
|-
!style="text-align:left;"|Burnout_X360_Artist.exe
|<tt>2007-02-22 13:18:07
|<tt>2007-02-22 13:20:06
|-
!style="text-align:left;"|Burnout_X360_External.exe
|<tt>2007-02-22 13:15:11
|<tt>2007-02-22 13:17:07
|-
!style="text-align:left;"|Burnout_X360_Internal.exe
|<tt>2007-02-22 13:11:59
|<tt>2007-02-22 13:13:55
|}

== Debug options ==

* Debug menu can be opened with a Keyboard attached
** Spacebar: Open menu
** Enter: Select Item
** Backspace: Navigate back in menus
** Arrow keys: General navigation

Some options in the menu may cause game or console to freeze.

==Screenshots==
<gallery>
File:4544_1575305756611.png
</gallery>

==See also==
[https://www.obscuregamers.com/threads/burnout-5-feb-22-2007.1416/ Original release thread on ObscureGamers.com.]

{{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|Burnout Paradise}}}}

Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype)

2026-02-08T16:13:56Z

Empyreal: Updated incorrect button specified for debug keys I accidentally put

{{Prototype
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|Page name=Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype)
|builddate=Sep 25, 2012
|buildname=c630510_d174886_s15267
|status=Released
|dumper=A Die Hard X360 Collector
|releasedby=CVLT OF OSIRIS
|filereleasedate=November 30, 2019
|origin_type=DVD-R
|game=Assassin's Creed III
|system=Xbox 360
|genre=Action
|release_date={{RegionDate|US|Oct 30, 2012}} {{RegionDate|EU|Oct 31, 2012}}
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download
|file=Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype).7z
|external=https://archive.org/details/AssassinsCreed320120925
}}
A prototype of '''Assassin's Creed III''' for the Microsoft Xbox 360 from 2012-09-25.
==Notes==
This set of files includes 9 binaries, with the following build dates:

* ac3mp_e_360_f.xex: 2012-09-06 20:37:57 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_p.xex: 2012-09-08 09:46:42 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_q.xex: 2012-09-06 21:32:42 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_r.xex: 2012-09-06 20:33:07 UTC
* scimitar_final.xex: 2012-09-25 21:24:14 UTC
* scimitar_memtagfinal.xex: 2012-09-25 20:46:39 UTC
* scimitar_profile_engine.xex: 2012-09-25 21:01:05 UTC
* scimitar_qcfinal.xex: 2012-09-25 20:45:24 UTC
* scimitar_release_engine.xex: 2012-09-25 20:47:11 UTC

==Debug controls==

Controller 1:
* L3 + R3: Debug Mode
** RT/RB: Move quicker
** R3 Up/Down: Change elevation
** Y: Show list of available debug commands
*L3 + Back: Shows Menu for changing World and Mission. (Has option to load E3 Demo but the Forge file is missing)
*L3 + Start: Shows Debug Menu Possibly for testing various in-game menus (Menu only triggers on some Worlds and scimitar_profile_engine.xex(?))

Controller 2:
* R2 toggle debug camera
* All other controls are for the debug camera, while active

Keyboard:
* Space: freeze time
* Q: switch draw distance
* W: toggle wireframe
* T: toggle render stats
* O: toggle stats
* S: toggle shadows
* F: switch render mode
* L: switch lighting mode
* C: toggle camera info
* Backspace: reload level

== Test maps ==
This build contains the following test maps, accessable through the Debug map select menu:

* AI_TEST_FightRanks - A blank map with various types of NPCs that spawn to test fighting.
* AI_Integration - Small map with few full textures, seems to be to test how NPCs react and interact.
* AI_Showcase_Animals - Test area for the games Animal NPCs.
* AI_Social - A small map with no NPCs, maybe something to do with MP map testing (?).

==Screenshots==
<gallery>
File:AC3DebugMenu.png
File:AC3DebugMenu2.png
File:AI TEST FightRanks.png
File:AI Intergration.png
File:AI Social.png
File:AI Showcase Animals.png
</gallery><gallery>
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-01.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-02.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-03.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-04.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-05.PNG
</gallery>

==Videos==
<youtube>bmN5I2pCyA8</youtube>

==Acknowledgments==
Thanks to [https://hiddenpalace.org/A_Die_Hard_X60_Collector A Die Hard X60 Collector] for preserving this rare artifact of gaming history, and [https://hiddenpalace.org/DRW DRW] for obtaining and sharing it.

==See also==
* [https://archive.org/details/AssassinsCreed320120925 Original release on Archive.org.]

{{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|Assassin's Creed III}}
{{Navbox prototype|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
}}

Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype)

2026-02-07T22:28:26Z

Empyreal: Added screenshots reflecting my previous edit for Debug Menus and test maps

{{Prototype
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|Page name=Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype)
|builddate=Sep 25, 2012
|buildname=c630510_d174886_s15267
|status=Released
|dumper=A Die Hard X360 Collector
|releasedby=CVLT OF OSIRIS
|filereleasedate=November 30, 2019
|origin_type=DVD-R
|game=Assassin's Creed III
|system=Xbox 360
|genre=Action
|release_date={{RegionDate|US|Oct 30, 2012}} {{RegionDate|EU|Oct 31, 2012}}
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download
|file=Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype).7z
|external=https://archive.org/details/AssassinsCreed320120925
}}
A prototype of '''Assassin's Creed III''' for the Microsoft Xbox 360 from 2012-09-25.
==Notes==
This set of files includes 9 binaries, with the following build dates:

* ac3mp_e_360_f.xex: 2012-09-06 20:37:57 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_p.xex: 2012-09-08 09:46:42 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_q.xex: 2012-09-06 21:32:42 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_r.xex: 2012-09-06 20:33:07 UTC
* scimitar_final.xex: 2012-09-25 21:24:14 UTC
* scimitar_memtagfinal.xex: 2012-09-25 20:46:39 UTC
* scimitar_profile_engine.xex: 2012-09-25 21:01:05 UTC
* scimitar_qcfinal.xex: 2012-09-25 20:45:24 UTC
* scimitar_release_engine.xex: 2012-09-25 20:47:11 UTC

==Debug controls==

Controller 1:
* L2 + R2: No Clip
** RT/RB: Move quicker
** R2 Up/Down: Change elevation
*L2 + Back: Shows Menu for changing World and Mission. (Has option to load E3 Demo but the Forge file is missing)
*L2 + Start: Shows Debug Menu Possibly for testing various in-game menus (Menu only triggers on some Worlds and scimitar_profile_engine.xex(?))

Controller 2:
* R2 toggle debug camera
* All other controls are for the debug camera, while active

Keyboard:
* Space: freeze time
* Q: switch draw distance
* W: toggle wireframe
* T: toggle render stats
* O: toggle stats
* S: toggle shadows
* F: switch render mode
* L: switch lighting mode
* C: toggle camera info
* Backspace: reload level

== Test maps ==
This build contains the following test maps, accessable through the Debug map select menu:

* AI_TEST_FightRanks - A blank map with various types of NPCs that spawn to test fighting.
* AI_Integration - Small map with few full textures, seems to be to test how NPCs react and interact.
* AI_Showcase_Animals - Test area for the games Animal NPCs.
* AI_Social - A small map with no NPCs, maybe something to do with MP map testing (?).

==Screenshots==
<gallery>
File:AC3DebugMenu.png
File:AC3DebugMenu2.png
File:AI TEST FightRanks.png
File:AI Intergration.png
File:AI Social.png
File:AI Showcase Animals.png
</gallery><gallery>
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-01.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-02.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-03.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-04.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-05.PNG
</gallery>

==Videos==
<youtube>bmN5I2pCyA8</youtube>

==Acknowledgments==
Thanks to [https://hiddenpalace.org/A_Die_Hard_X60_Collector A Die Hard X60 Collector] for preserving this rare artifact of gaming history, and [https://hiddenpalace.org/DRW DRW] for obtaining and sharing it.

==See also==
* [https://archive.org/details/AssassinsCreed320120925 Original release on Archive.org.]

{{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|Assassin's Creed III}}
{{Navbox prototype|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation}}
}}

File:AI TEST FightRanks.png

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Screenshot of AI_TEST_FightRanks map

File:AI Social.png

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Screenshot of the AI_Social map

File:AI Showcase Animals.png

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Screenshot of the AI_Showcase_Animals map

File:AI Intergration.png

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Screenshot of the AI_Integration map

File:AC3DebugMenu2.png

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Screenshot of menu that seems to be for testing in-game menus

File:AC3DebugMenu.png

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Screenshot of the world/mission selection menu

Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype)

2026-02-07T22:17:49Z

Empyreal: Added info for more debug controls and available test maps

{{Prototype
|titlescreen=Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Title.PNG
|Page name=Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype)
|builddate=Sep 25, 2012
|buildname=c630510_d174886_s15267
|status=Released
|dumper=A Die Hard X360 Collector
|releasedby=CVLT OF OSIRIS
|filereleasedate=November 30, 2019
|origin_type=DVD-R
|game=Assassin's Creed III
|system=Xbox 360
|genre=Action
|release_date={{RegionDate|US|Oct 30, 2012}} {{RegionDate|EU|Oct 31, 2012}}
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download
|file=Assassin's Creed III (Sep 25, 2012 prototype).7z
|external=https://archive.org/details/AssassinsCreed320120925
}}
A prototype of '''Assassin's Creed III''' for the Microsoft Xbox 360 from 2012-09-25.
==Notes==
This set of files includes 9 binaries, with the following build dates:

* ac3mp_e_360_f.xex: 2012-09-06 20:37:57 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_p.xex: 2012-09-08 09:46:42 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_q.xex: 2012-09-06 21:32:42 UTC
* ac3mp_e_360_r.xex: 2012-09-06 20:33:07 UTC
* scimitar_final.xex: 2012-09-25 21:24:14 UTC
* scimitar_memtagfinal.xex: 2012-09-25 20:46:39 UTC
* scimitar_profile_engine.xex: 2012-09-25 21:01:05 UTC
* scimitar_qcfinal.xex: 2012-09-25 20:45:24 UTC
* scimitar_release_engine.xex: 2012-09-25 20:47:11 UTC

==Debug controls==

Controller 1:
* L2 + R2: No Clip
** RT/RB: Move quicker
** R2 Up/Down: Change elevation
*L2 + Back: Shows Menu for changing World and Mission. (Has option to load E3 Demo but the Forge file is missing)
*L2 + Start: Shows Debug Menu Possibly for testing various in-game menus (Menu only triggers on some Worlds and scimitar_profile_engine.xex(?))

Controller 2:
* R2 toggle debug camera
* All other controls are for the debug camera, while active

Keyboard:
* Space: freeze time
* Q: switch draw distance
* W: toggle wireframe
* T: toggle render stats
* O: toggle stats
* S: toggle shadows
* F: switch render mode
* L: switch lighting mode
* C: toggle camera info
* Backspace: reload level

== Test maps ==
This build contains the following test maps, accessable through the Debug map select menu:

* AI_TEST_FightRanks - A blank map with various types of NPCs that spawn to test fighting.
* AI_Integration - Small map with few full textures, seems to be to test how NPCs react and interact.
* AI_Showcase_Animals - Test area for the games Animal NPCs.
* AI_Social - A small map with no NPCs, maybe something to do with MP map testing (?).

==Screenshots==
<gallery>
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-01.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-02.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-03.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-04.PNG
File:Assassin's_Creed_3-2012-09-25-Game-05.PNG
</gallery>

==Videos==
<youtube>bmN5I2pCyA8</youtube>

==Acknowledgments==
Thanks to [https://hiddenpalace.org/A_Die_Hard_X60_Collector A Die Hard X60 Collector] for preserving this rare artifact of gaming history, and [https://hiddenpalace.org/DRW DRW] for obtaining and sharing it.

==See also==
* [https://archive.org/details/AssassinsCreed320120925 Original release on Archive.org.]

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