Beyond Good & Evil
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Montpellier | |
Windows | Ubisoft Milan |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Poland | Cenega |
Russia | Buka Entertainment |
Engines | |
Jade | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 19, 2003 |
Beyond Good & Evil | |
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Beyond Good & Evil | 2003 |
Beyond Good & Evil 2 | TBA |
General information
- Ubisoft game page
- Ubisoft forums
- The IRIS Network - A wiki for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Uses TAGES DRM. Doesn't have controller support. | |||
Epic Games Store | ||||
GOG.com | Doesn't have controller support. | |||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store | Included with Ubisoft+. |
Version differences
- Some retail versions use Tages DRM, which isn't completely compatible with modern OSs and systems.
- The GOG.com version has been modified to work with modern systems through the inclusion of a multi-thread wrapper.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch v1.01 updates the retail version of the game. Digital versions already include the patch.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ubisoft\Beyond Good & Evil\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15130/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\slot*.sav[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15130/pfx/[Note 1] |
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sally.idx
contains an index of save game names which will not be shown if it is missing (saves can still be loaded).[1]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
- Options can only be changed in the launcher.
- Forcing anti-aliasing through your graphics card control panel will result (at some point during gameplay) in black screens, or corrupted graphics.[2]
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen fix (Hor+)[3] |
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Notes
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Widescreen fix for Steam and new Uplay versions[4] |
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Notes
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Windowed
Force windowed mode |
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Steam/uPlay release only. | |||
Traditional Chinese | Steam/uPlay release only. | |||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Steam/uPlay release only. | |||
Korean | Steam/uPlay release only. | |||
Polish | Polish retail version only. Additional patch from publisher fixes a bug in the localization that makes the game unable to progress normally. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Steam/uPlay release only. | |||
Russian | Local retail release only. Steam/uPlay contain Russian text, but no audio. | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | ||||
vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Game crashes upon start with "application settings not correctly set or invalid"
Move registry folder to correct path[5] |
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Can't Alt+Tab with the GOG.com version
- Alt+Tab ↹ support is disabled by default.[6]
- MSI Afterburner's screen capture also does not work by default.
Disable compatibility fixes[7] |
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Notes
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Closing game/Alt+Tab/Ctrl+Alt+Del results in black screen
Force game to run in borderless windowed fullscreen mode[citation needed] |
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See Windowed. |
Low frame rate
Change video compatibility settings[citation needed] |
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Use the BG&E ENB mod[8] |
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Notes
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Texture flickering
Method #1: Change video compatibility settings[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Method #2: Disable anti-aliasing[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Method #3: Enable compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Method #4: set Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Audio desynchronized in cutscenes
- If there are problems with the sound not syncing up with the picture.
Enable 60 FPS cap[citation needed] |
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Choose sound card[9] |
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Set refresh rate on 60hz[citation needed] |
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Game engine runs too fast
Enable 60 FPS cap[citation needed] |
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Set refresh rate on 60hz[citation needed] |
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Can't change resolution or refresh rate
Enable compatibility mode[10] |
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Can't enable EAX reverb
Install Creative ALchemy for the game[11] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 SE | ME, 2000 SP4, XP |
Processor (CPU) | 700 MHz Pentium III, Celeron, or AMD Athlon | 1.3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB (98 SE) 128 MB (ME, 2000, XP) |
128 MB (98 SE) 256 MB (ME, 2000, XP) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.2 GB | 2.2 GB |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 7200 Nvidia GeForce1 256 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | ATI Radeon 9500 Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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 (15130) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Tip: Best to include "sally.idx" when backing-up save games, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ https://support.ubi.com/en-US/Faqs/000009237/Beyond-Good-Evil-patch-v1-01-PC-BGE
- ↑ Beyond Good & Evil - WSGF - last accessed on 2017-01-25
- ↑ Widescreen fix :: Beyond Good & Evil General Discussions - last accessed on 2018-02-15
- ↑ DxWnd / Discussion / General Discussion:Beyond Good and Evil - Alt+Tab fix not working - last accessed on November 18, 2016
- ↑ Cannot alt-tab, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ DxWnd / Discussion / General Discussion:Beyond Good and Evil - Alt+Tab fix not working - last accessed on November 18, 2016
- ↑ Steam discussion about BG&E ENB mod for improving FPS - last accessed on 2020-11-02
- ↑ Backlog on 1UP FM -- Replay this great game! - Beyond Good & Evil Message Board for PC - GameFAQ
- ↑ Resolution problem, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLj9obfMppk