Difference between revisions of "Evolva"

Revision as of 04:25, 3 November 2016

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: LaserLock
GOG.com		Patched to latest version.

Essential improvements

Patches

Install the latest patch(v1.2.944) to enable bump mapping.

LOD modification

LOD modification disables the game from switching between high and low detailed models for enemies and other dynamic objects depending on the distance from the player. High detailed models will be used all the time.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location

Video settings

General settings menu.

Key mappings menu.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	1 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	465 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible	DirectX 9 compatible

Listed system requirements are based on the data provided on the GOG store page. Game was originally made to run on older PCs running Windows 95/98.

References

@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 {{Image|Evolva key mappings.jpg|Key mappings menu.}}
 {{Video settings
-|wsgf link                  =
+|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/evolva/en
-|widescreen wsgf award      = unknown
+|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
-|multimonitor wsgf award    = unknown
+|multimonitor wsgf award    = limited
-|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = limited
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = unknown
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
 |widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
-|multimonitor               = unknown
+|multimonitor               = hackable
-|multimonitor notes         =
+|multimonitor notes         = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
-|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |4k ultra hd                = unknown
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 83: / Line 83: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Edit the settings in the registry|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Edit the settings in the registry|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/evolva/en Evolva | WSGF]</ref>}}
-# Launch the game, go to the options menu, change the screen resolution and save the changes, so the registry entries get created.
+# Change the screen resolution in-game and save the changes so the registry entries get created.
-# Exit the game, press the Start button and in the search bar type <code>regedit</code>.
+# Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Computer Artworks\Evolva\1.0</code>.
-# In the Registry Editor select <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Computer Artworks\Evolva\1.0</code>.
+# Set <code>DisplayModeWidth</code> and <code>DisplayModeHeight</code> to the desired resolution.
-# Right click <code>DisplayModeWidth</code> and <code>DisplayModeHeight</code> and select <code>Modify...</code> to change the values.
+# If the chosen resolution is greater than 2048x2048, use [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo2] to remove the resolution limit.
+'''Notes'''
+{{ii}} Multi-monitor resolutions work with some limitations; see the [http://www.wsgf.org/dr/evolva/en WSGF entry] for details.
 }}

Developers

	Computer Artworks
Publishers
	Virgin Interactive
	Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	June 1, 2000