Difference between revisions of "Beyond Good & Evil"

Revision as of 22:18, 23 November 2016

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

Steam Users' Forums

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: TAGES
Amazon.com

GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.

Version differences

Some retail versions uses Tages DRM, which isn't completely compatible with modern OS and systems.

The GOG.com version has been modified to work with modern system directly including multithread wrapper.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.01 updates the game to the latest version.

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]}

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
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

External general video settings.

External advanced video settings.

Options can only be changed in a launcher

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

External key map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

External audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision

Issues fixed

Can't Alt+Tab with the GOG.com version

Alt+Tab support is disabled by default.^[2]

Instructions

Low frame rate

Instructions

Texture flickering

The optimal settings for maximum modern system compatibility with the game (Method 1).

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Audio desynchronized in cutscenes

If there are problems with the sound not syncing up with the picture.

Instructions

Instructions

Game engine runs too fast

Instructions

Can't change resolution or refresh rate

Instructions

Central Hall glitches and crashing / Triangle key doesn't drop after defeating bots

This tool can patch save games to work around a number of common glitches encountered in the PC version, including glitches in the 'Central Hall' area, and the triangle key not falling from the vent after defeating the bots.

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	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.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 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.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (15130) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Tip: Best to include "sally.idx" when backing-up save games, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[3] Cannot alt-tab, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[Note 1]

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 72: / Line 72: @@
 |wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/beyond-good-evil
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
-|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
+|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
-|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unsupported
+|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
-|4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
+|4k ultra hd wsgf award     = limited
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
+|widescreen resolution notes= See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/beyond-good-evil WSGF entry].
-|multimonitor               = false
+|multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         =
+|multimonitor notes         = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/beyond-good-evil WSGF entry].
-|ultrawidescreen            = false
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/beyond-good-evil WSGF entry].
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = hackable
-|4k ultra hd notes          =
+|4k ultra hd notes          = See the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/beyond-good-evil WSGF entry].
-|fov                        = false
+|fov                        = hackable
-|fov notes                  =
+|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 |windowed                   = hackable
 |windowed notes             = See [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
@@ Line 103: / Line 103: @@
 }}
-===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
+===[[Glossary:Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]]===
-{{ii}} All resolutions stretch from 4:3 without this fix.
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Use DX3D injector|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/beyond_good_and_evil/widescreen_fix Widescreen fix, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Set wider FOV|ref=<ref>{{refurl|url=http://www.wsgf.org/dr/beyond-good-evil|title=Beyond Good & Evil - WSGF|date=November 23, 2016}}</ref>}}
-# Download the [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/22-beyond-good-evil-widescreen-fix/ DX3D injector].
+# Install a hex editor (e.g. [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd HxD Hex Editor]).
-# Extract it into the installation folder.
+# Open {{file|BGE.exe}} with the editor.
-# Open <code>d3d9.ini</code> and set your resolution.
+# Click on '''Search''', go to offset '''9DC1''' (hex).
-# Save your changes and start the game.
+# Replace <code>00 00 80 3F</code> with <code>00 00 D0 3F</code> for a wider FOV.
+# Save the file and close the editor.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} The game is internally rendered in a 16:9.4 aspect ratio, resulting in very small borders on both sides when playing in 16:9.
-{{ii}} If the game shows an error message, go into the <code>Redist</code> folder and run <code>DXSETUP.exe</code>.
-{{ii}} If the game fails to launch with this fix, run <code>CheckApplication.exe</code> in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode.
 }}

Developers

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