Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.


Warning for game developers: PCGamingWiki staff members will only ever reach out to you using the official press@pcgamingwiki.com mail address.
Be aware of scammers claiming to be representatives or affiliates of PCGamingWiki who promise a PCGW page for a game key.

Difference between revisions of "Virus: The Game"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
m (updated template usage)
m (→‎Video: General maintenance with AutoWikiBrowser in Bot mode)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 8: Line 8:
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 30, 1997}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 30, 1997}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
Line 62: Line 75:
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = false
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
Line 68: Line 84:
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
Line 151: Line 167:
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
Line 161: Line 179:
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Local retail only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
Line 250: Line 276:
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}

Latest revision as of 18:16, 2 April 2023

Virus: The Game
Virus: The Game cover
Developers
Kidum Multimedia
Publishers
Sir-tech Software
Release dates
Windows November 30, 1997
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
Virus: The Game on MobyGames
Virus: The Game on Wikipedia

Key points

Unplayable on modern systems.[citation needed]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
By default.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish
Local retail only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
2
Online play
2

Connection types

Issues fixed

The game crashes on Windows 2000 and later

Disable/remove any compatibility settings
  1. Right-click the games executable VIRUS.EXE and go to "Properties" then "Compatibility"
  2. Make sure that every box is un-ticked.
  3. Run the game.

The game runs extremely fast, making the game unplayable

Allows the game to be playable on modern systems.
Limit the frame rate with DxWnd
  1. Download and extract the latest version of DxWnd to <path-to-game> or wherever works best.
  2. Run DxWnd. Right-click in the middle of DxWnd's window and select "Add".
  3. Name the profile/game, and browse to <path-to-game> and select the VIRUS.EXE file. Click "OK".
  4. Right-click the profile that was just created and select "Modify". Go to the "Main" tab and un-tick "Run in a window".
  5. Go to the "Timing" tab and enable "Limit". Set the limit to 33 msec to run the game at 30 FPS.

Notes

To run the game in fullscreen, under the main tab, un-tick Run in a window.
Increase the milisecond delay to decrease the frame rate further if needed. Calculate the msec by dividing 1000 by the FPS.

Issues unresolved

There is an issue

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 40 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 compatible


References