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Key points
- Unplayable on modern systems.[citation needed]
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Issues fixed
The game crashes on Windows 2000 and later
Disable/remove any compatibility settings
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- Right-click the games executable
VIRUS.EXE and go to "Properties" then "Compatibility"
- Make sure that every box is un-ticked.
- Run the game.
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The game runs extremely fast, making the game unplayable
- Allows the game to be playable on modern systems.
Limit the frame rate with DxWnd
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- Download and extract the latest version of DxWnd to <path-to-game> or wherever works best.
- Run DxWnd. Right-click in the middle of DxWnd's window and select "Add".
- Name the profile/game, and browse to <path-to-game> and select the
VIRUS.EXE file. Click "OK".
- Right-click the profile that was just created and select "Modify". Go to the "Main" tab and un-tick "Run in a window".
- 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.
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Issues unresolved
- There is an issue
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
5 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 100 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
40 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 5 compatible | |
References