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General information

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Steam Community Discussions

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG Support Page

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Options can only be changed in a launcher

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

All resolutions stretch from 4:3 without this fix.

Because the game is internally rendered in a 16:9.4 aspect ratio instead of 16:9, you will see some very small borders on both sides of the game when playing in 16:9.

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Issues fixed

Texture Flickering Issues

First Method

Instructions

Second Method

Instructions

Better FPS

Launch SettingsApplication.exe and lower the amount of anti-aliasing. Setting it to max results in 8x SSAA, which is completely unnecessary and quite demanding for older hardware.

Audio Video Sync

If you are having problems with the sound not syncing up with the picture, go launch SettingsApplication.exe, go to "Sound Settings" and choose your Sound Card.

More information on this: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/561436-beyond-good-and-evil/46820765

Using a monitor with a native refresh rate above 60Hz may also lead to sync issues. To correct this, change your refresh rate to 60Hz or use an fps limiting program such as Dxtory to set max fps to 60.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.2 GB	2.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9-compatible 32 MB video card	DirectX 9-compatible 32 MB video card

References

@@ Line 49: / Line 49: @@
 {{Video settings
 |wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/beyond-good-evil
-|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
+|widescreen wsgf award      = hackable
-|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
+|multimonitor wsgf award    = hackable
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes= Stretched from 4:3.
+|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = false
-|multimonitor notes         = Stretched from 4:3.
+|multimonitor notes         = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 |ultrawidescreen notes      =
@@ Line 73: / Line 73: @@
 |vsync                      = unknown
 |vsync notes                =
+}}
+=== [[Widescreen resolution]] ===
+{{ii}} All resolutions stretch from 4:3 without this fix.
+{{ii}} Because the game is internally rendered in a 16:9.4 aspect ratio instead of 16:9, you will see some very small borders on both sides of the game when playing in 16:9.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Use DX3D injector|ref=<ref>[http://www.gog.com/forum/beyond_good_and_evil/widescreen_fix Widescreen fix, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+# Download the [https://www.dropbox.com/s/teqkol23sf5k5jy/BGE%20widescreen%20fix.rar DX3D injector] ([http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/22-beyond-good-evil-widescreen-fix/ PCGamingWiki mirror]).
+# Extract it into the installation folder.
+# Open <code>d3d9.ini</code> and set your resolution, then save your changes and start the game.
+{{ii}} If the game shows an error message go into the <code>Redist</code> folder and run <code>DXSETUP.exe</code>.
 }}
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 [http://i.imgur.com/hbhET.png Image of Settings]
 }}
-=== Aspect ratio ===
-The game was meant to be played at a 4:3 aspect ratio. To play it on any other aspect ratio, use a DX3D injector, which can be found [https://www.dropbox.com/s/teqkol23sf5k5jy/BGE%20widescreen%20fix.rar here] (or [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/22-beyond-good-evil-widescreen-fix/ here]). Extract the files to the same folder as BGE.exe and edit the included .ini file to achieve your desired resolution. Don't forget to set the game's resolution to the same values as you did in the .ini, failing to do so will result in resolution glitches in most cases. Because the game is internally rendered in a 16:9.4 aspect ratio instead of 16:9, you will see some very small borders on both sides of the game when playing in 16:9. If you get an error prompt before launching, try installing the DX3D redists included in the fix. (All credit goes to gog.com forum user Idario for writing this fix.)
 === Better FPS ===
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 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = 2000/XP
+|minOS    = 2000, XP
 |minproc  = 700 MHz Pentium® III, Celeron®, or AMD Athlon™
 |minmem   = 64 MB
 |minHD    = 2.2 GB
-|minGPU   = DirectX® 9-compatible 32 MB video card
+|minGPU   = DirectX 9-compatible 32 MB video card
 |recOS    =
@@ Line 153: / Line 163: @@
 |recmem   = 128/256 MB
 |recHD    = 2.2 GB
-|recGPU   = DirectX® 9-compatible 32 MB video card
+|recGPU   = DirectX 9-compatible 32 MB video card
 }}
+{{References}}

Developers
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	Ubisoft Montpellier
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Engines
	Jade
Release dates
Windows	November 19, 2003