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Difference between revisions of "Beyond Good & Evil"

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====First Method====
 
====First Method====
 
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# Launch <code>SettingsApplication.exe</code> and click "Advance Settings".
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# Launch <code>SettingsApplication.exe</code> and click "Advanced Settings".
 
# Disable the following:
 
# Disable the following:
## HW Vertex Processing
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#* HW Vertex Processing
## Multi vertex stream
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#* Multi Vertex Stream
## Autogen mipmap
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#* Autogen Mipmap
  
 
{{ii}} For most people simply disabling HW Vertex Processing works flawlessly, HOWEVER this usually slows down the game badly, including on high-end machines, which is why some prefer the second method.
 
{{ii}} For most people simply disabling HW Vertex Processing works flawlessly, HOWEVER this usually slows down the game badly, including on high-end machines, which is why some prefer the second method.
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====Second Method====
 
====Second Method====
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|Disable anti-aliasing}}
Another popular fix is to simply disable antialiasing in the "Advance Settings" menu and checking the manual compatibility box.
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Another popular fix is to simply disable anti-aliasing in the "Advanced Settings" menu and checking the manual compatibility box.
  
If this doesn't work completely (On some machines some flickering still remains) and you have an Nvdia graphics card then you can go to your control panel.(Which may be accessed from the bottom right corner of your pc).
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If this doesn't work completely (some flickering still remains), the anti-aliasing can be overridden in the graphics card's control panel.
 
 
Go to the "manage 3D settings" menu, then to the "program settings" menu, add bge.exe (Which should be located in the folder where you installed the game) and finally select "override any application setting" in the anti aliasing mode.
 
  
 
[http://i.imgur.com/hbhET.png Image of Settings]
 
[http://i.imgur.com/hbhET.png Image of Settings]
 
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===Better FPS===
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===Audio/Video Sync===
Launch <code>SettingsApplication.exe</code> 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.
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If you are having problems with the sound not syncing up with the picture, go launch <code>SettingsApplication.exe</code>, go to "Sound Settings" and choose your Sound Card.<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/561436-beyond-good-and-evil/46820765</ref>
 
 
===Audio Video Sync===
 
If you are having problems with the sound not syncing up with the picture, go launch <code>SettingsApplication.exe</code>, 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.
 
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.

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Beyond Good & Evil
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Developers
Ubisoft Montpellier
Publishers
Ubisoft
Engines
Jade
Release dates
Windows November 19, 2003
Beyond Good & Evil on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15130/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15130/pfx/[Note 1]

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

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Texture Flickering Issues

First Method

Instructions

Second Method

Instructions

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.[1]

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) 700 MHz Pentium III, Celeron, or AMD Athlon
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.2 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References