Difference between revisions of "Virus: The Game"

Revision as of 11:44, 25 February 2021

Key points

Unplayable on modern systems.^{[citation needed]}

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

System	Location
Windows

System	Location
Windows

In-game options menu.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		2
Online play		2

Disable/remove any compatibility settings
Do not run the game in any compatibility mode Right-click the games executable `VIRUS.EXE` and go to "Properties" then "Compatibility" Make sure that every box is un-ticked. Run the game.

Allows the game to be playable on modern systems.

Limit the frame rate with DxWnd

Download and extract the latest version of DxWnd to <path-to-game> or wherever works best.
Run DxWnd. Right-click in the middle of DxWnd's window and select "Add".
Name the profile/game, and browse to <path-to-game> and select the VIRUS.EXE file. Click "OK".
Right-click the profile that was just created and select "Modify". Go to the "Main" tab and un-tick "Run in a window".
Go to the "Timing" tab and enable "Limit". Set the limit to 33 msec to run the game at 30 FPS.

Notes

To run the game in fullscreen, under the main tab, un-tick Run in a window.

Increase the milisecond delay to decrease the frame rate further if needed. Calculate the msec by dividing 1000 by the FPS.

There is an issue

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

@@ Line 205: / Line 205: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Disable/remove any compatibility settings</code>|ref=|fix=
 # Do not run the game in any compatibility mode
+# Right-click the games executable <code>VIRUS.EXE</code> and go to "Properties" then "Compatibility"
+# Make sure that every box is un-ticked. Run the game.
+}}
 ===The game runs extremely fast, making the game unplayable===
 {{++}} Allows the game to be playable on modern systems.
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 # Run DxWnd. Right-click in the middle of DxWnd's window and select "Add".
 # Name the profile/game, and browse to {{p|game}} and select the <code>VIRUS.EXE</code> file. Click "OK".
-# Right-click the profile that was just created and select "Modify". Go to the "Main" tab and uncheck "Run in a window".
+# Right-click the profile that was just created and select "Modify". Go to the "Main" tab and un-tick "Run in a window".
 # Go to the "Timing" tab and enable "Limit". Set the limit to 33 msec to run the game at 30 FPS.