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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Interactive}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Interplay Entertainment}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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===LOD modification===
 
===LOD modification===
{{ii}} [http://www.moddb.com/games/evolva/downloads/evolva-lod-modification LOD modification] forces the game to use high quality models for enemies and some dynamic objects even on higher distances.
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{{ii}} [http://www.moddb.com/games/evolva/downloads/evolva-lod-modification LOD modification] disables the game from switching between high and low detailed models for enemies and other dynamic objects depending on the distance from the player. High detailed models will be used all the time.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen wsgf award      = unknown
|multimonitor wsgf award    =  
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = unknown
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unknown
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = unknown
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Custom Resolution|Custom Resolution]].
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed                  = false
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = hackable
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = Force in the graphics card control panel.
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = Game defaults to monitor's refresh rate.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|color blind                =
 
|color blind notes          =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
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===Custom resolution===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Edit the settings in the registry.}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Edit the settings in the registry.}}
# Launch the game, go to the options menu, change the screen resolution and save so the registry entries get created.
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# Launch the game, go to the options menu, change the screen resolution and save the changes, so the registry entries get created.
 
# Exit the game, press the Start button and in the search bar type <code>regedit</code>.
 
# Exit the game, press the Start button and in the search bar type <code>regedit</code>.
 
# In the Registry Editor select <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Computer Artworks\Evolva\1.0</code>.
 
# In the Registry Editor select <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Computer Artworks\Evolva\1.0</code>.
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|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes =
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          =  
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|full controller          =
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          =  
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|controller remap          =
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    =  
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|controller sensitivity    =
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  =
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              =
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|button prompts            =  
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|button prompts            =
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
|controller hotplug        =  
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|controller hotplug        =
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          =  
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|haptic feedback          =
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        =  
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|light bar support        =
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|separate volume notes    = Music and sound effects.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and sound effects.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    =
 
|subtitles                = N/A
 
|subtitles                = N/A
|subtitles notes          = No dialogue in game.
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|subtitles notes          = No dialogue in the game.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = XP
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minCPU2  =  
 
|minCPU2  =  
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 256 MB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 465 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minSM    =  
 
|minSM    =  
 
|minVRAM  =  
 
|minVRAM  =  
|minDX    =  
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|minDX    = 7
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|recCPU  = 1.4 GHz
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|recCPU2  =
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|recRAM  = 512 MB
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|recHD    =
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|recGPU  =
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|recSM    =
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|recVRAM  =
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|recDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{ii}} Listed system requirements are based on the data provided on the GOG store page. Game was originally made to run on older PCs running Windows 95/98.
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 12:07, 10 September 2016

Evolva
Evolva cover
Developers
Computer Artworks
Publishers
Virgin Interactive
Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
Windows June 1, 2000
Evolva on Wikipedia

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Error: DRM not recognised
DRM: LaserLock
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Patched to latest version.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

Install the latest patch(v1.2.944) to enable bump mapping.

LOD modification

LOD modification disables the game from switching between high and low detailed models for enemies and other dynamic objects depending on the distance from the player. High detailed models will be used all the time.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Video settings

General settings menu.
General settings menu.
Key mappings menu.
Key mappings menu.

Template:Video settings

Custom resolution

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 465 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
Listed system requirements are based on the data provided on the GOG store page. Game was originally made to run on older PCs running Windows 95/98.

References