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General information
- Released as Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko in Europe
Availability
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DRM |
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Keys |
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Retail |
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- A free demo version is available here.
Essential improvements
Manual installation
Manual installation
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- Copy the
gex2 folder to a new directory on the local drive, which will now be <path-to-game> .
- Create a text file with the following content:
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.
4. Run gex3d.exe as an administrator.
5. Apply the unofficial Direct3D patch.
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Unofficial Direct3D patch
- The unofficial 3DFX to Direct 3D Patch (PAL) for Nvidia/ATI cards (Windows XP) brings Direct3D rendering support to non-US releases. On Windows 10 and newer, these config files are necessary to run.
Enabling Glide support
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Red Book CD audio |
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On Windows, CD music might not play correctly; see the troubleshooting guide for solutions. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| Crashing with DGVoodoo2 (Glide) and VorpX |
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
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5 |
Glide |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98, ME |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
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Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 5 compatible |
Notes
References