Evil Genius
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Developers | |
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Elixir Studios | |
Publishers | |
Sierra Entertainment | |
Rebellion Developments | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 28, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | May 9, 2013 |
Key points
- Fairly moddable, further documentation can be found here along with a handy modding guide.
- Lacks an official map editor for new scenarios.
General information
- Evil Planet Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Evil Planet Community Site - Great source of mods and tutorials
- GOG.com Support Page - Wide array of common fixes
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- Steam Users Forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
GOG.com | Windows and OS X. | |||
Steam | EU release with stability fixes from the US version. |
- The Steam release is a blend between the 1.0 European Patch and the 1.1 US patch, the latter missing some of the most obvious changes.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Patch compilation
Unnoficial Steam Patch
- Many fixes and improvements from the US and EU official patch are already included, as well as the unofficial 1.1 patch along with the content from the Bonus CD.
Patches
Official 1.01
- The only official patch, released by Elixir before its demise in 2005. It fixes a number of issues, however it should be noted a number of issues still remain.
Unnoficial 1.11
- An unofficial fan patch collated by Evil Planet. Although designed for the US release, most game elements introduced should function with European versions of the game.
Bonus CD
- A free expansion to the game, it provides a new unit, a new trap, and various other additions.
Enhancements
- Before getting started download every patch and the Bonus CD along with the universal resolution changer.
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Enabling the developer console
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
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Windowed
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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French | ||||
German | Some dialogues are disabled by default. See this. | |||
Italian | A text translation is available here. | |||
Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Dissapearing grass
- This issue only seems to persist when rotating the camera inside the lair while viewing whatever is outside.
Issues fixed
Error "The Direct3D device has a non-zero reference"
- Caused by a resolution change while in the main menu rendering the game unplayable.
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Missing grass (Windows)
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Playtime not being tracked (Steam)
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Enabling speech on the German version
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Other information
- For the next tweaks, use Ctrl+F in order to find the following lines easily.
Custom camera height
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Changing the default Debug.log location
- By default on Windows this file is created into the main C: drive.
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98SE | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium III 800 MHz | Pentium IV 1.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | nVidia GeForce 2 16 MB of VRAM | nVidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3720) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
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