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Revision as of 08:24, 25 May 2023
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Crystal Dynamics | |
| Windows | LTI Gray Matter |
| Publishers | |
| North America | Midway Games |
| Europe | Ubisoft |
| Engines | |
| Crystal Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 1998 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform |
| Series | Gex |
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| Gex | |
|---|---|
| Gex | 1996 |
| Gex: Enter the Gecko | 1997 |
| Gex Trilogy | TBA |
Key points
- The US version has built-in Direct 3D support.
- Released as Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko in Europe
- Use nGlide with this patch to run on modern systems.
- Unofficial 3DFX to Direct 3D Patch (PAL) for Nvidia/ATI cards (Windows XP), you need these config files to run on modern systems.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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- This game is not available digitally.
- Demo
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Crystal Dynamics\Gex2[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Through nGlide | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 30 fps cap (24 fps cap with unofficial D3D patch) | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | No mouse support. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio | On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vorpX | Crashing with DGVoodoo2 (Glide) and VorpX | ||
Issues fixed
| Manual installation |
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Crystal Dynamics\Gex2] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Crystal Dynamics\Gex2\1.00] "Version"=dword:00000002 "InstallDir"="D:\\Gex2" "CDDriveName"="E" 3. Change InstallDir and CDDriveName, then rename file extension to .reg and execute it. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 5 | |
| Glide |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98, ME | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.