General information
- Hectic HQ - Fan site for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability[edit]
| Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
| Retail |
|
|
|
|
| GOG.com |
|
Windows version pre-configured with nGlide.
OS X version instead uses DOSBox via Boxer (32-bit only).[2] |
|
|
| Steam |
|
|
|
|
- The GOG.com Windows release does not include the original desktop icon. A replacement can be found here.
Version differences[edit]
Some versions of the game were toned down, changing the green alien blood to blue and removing head shots.[3][4] A comparison of altered versions does not exist as of this writing, but the GOG release uses unedited data.
Essential improvements[edit]
Patches[edit]
The official 3dfx-patch is available at soggi.org.
Improve performance in DOSBox[edit]
|
Edit DOSBox configuration file
|
|
Edit the following values:
output=surface to output=openglmemsize=16 to memsize=31cycles=auto to cycles=auto limit 100000
|
Restore DOS functionality[edit]
GOG stripped out DOS support from their version to save space, and Steam is missing all versions except the Direct3D version. To restore it legally, do either of the following:
|
Acquire the original files from the OS X release (GOG.com version)[5]
|
- Download the Mac OS X version from GOG.com.
- Open the .dmg archive with an archive manager such as 7-Zip. Navigate to
MDK/MDK.app/Contents/Resources/MDK.boxer/.
- Extract the contents of
./C.harddisk/ to the location where DOSBox will mount the C: drive (or the computer's actual C: drive if on a real DOS machine).
- Extract the contents of
./D MDK.cdrom/ to it's own folder. Create a disc image of the contents of this folder using a program such as AnyBurn[Note 1]. If done correctly, AUTORUN.INF should be found at the root directory of the disc image. This will be image mounted on disc drive D:.[Note 2]
- Open DOSBox and mount as necessary, or insert the newly created disc into disc drive D: the real DOS machine.
- Launch the game from
C:\SHINY\MDK\MDK.EXE.
|
|
Acquire the original files from the web[6]
|
- Download the following files:
MDK.EXE - MDK DOS executable.DOS4GW.EXE - DOS protected-mode extender (provide full amount of system RAM, above first megabyte to software). Can be replaced with DOS32A.HMIDET.386 and HMIDRV.386 - drivers from HMI sound API that detect your souncard and give access to "digital" (aka PCM) sound capability of the sound card.
- Copy all files to installation folder. Rename existing
MDK.EXE to MDK95.EXE to avoid being overwritten.
- Use the parameter
-iamapirate to bypass the CD check (also works on windows version).
- If CD check is still enabled copy the following to a text file and save it as MDK.CRK:
- MDK.CRK
MDK CD Check Disabler
M.D.K - DOS net update ver.
MDK.EXE
00030FC1: 74 EB
M.D.K - W95 net update ver.
MDK95.EXE
000010F1: E8 B8
M.D.K - 3Dfx net update ver.
MDK3DFX.EXE
00001CBD: E8 B8
M.D.K - Direct3D net update ver.
MDKD3D.EXE
00001D45: E8 B8
M.D.K - PowerVR 3D net update ver.
MDKPVR.EXE
00001E27: E8 B8
M.D.K - Rendition Redline 3D net update ver.
MDKRED.EXE
00001D41: E8 B8
M.D.K - W95 / Force Feedback net update ver.
MDK95FF.EXE
000016C1: E8 B8
M.D.K - Direct3D / Force Feedback net update ver.
MDKD3DFF.EXE
00001D79: E8 B8
M.D.K - W95 A3D sound patch off net.
MDKA3D95.EXE
00030B4D: E8 B8
M.D.K - Direct3D A3D sound patch off net.
MDKA3D3D.EXE
00003629: E8 B8
Open the saved file with the Universal Game Cracker to force disable CD check.
|
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
Save game data location[edit]
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
- Higher resolutions can be used (stretched/pillarboxed 4:3 only).
|
Use nGlide[citation needed]
|
- Install nGlide for versions other than GOG.com (the GOG.com version already includes it).
- Run nGlide from the Start screen/Start menu.
- Set the resolution and aspect ratio preference (4:3 for pillarboxed, fit to screen for stretching from 4:3).
- Run the game in Glide mode (
MDK3DFX.EXE).
|
|
Use Idarion's widescreen fix[7]
|
- Download Idarion's widescreen fix for Beyond Good and Evil.
- Download nGlide 0.97 (other versions cause graphical glitches).
- Put the files inside of the nGlide 0.97 into the installation folder.
- Click on "nGlide_config".
- Set Aspect ratio to "Fit to screen" (the BGE fix expects image that is horizontally stretched).
- Paste the files from the BGE widescreen fix into the installation folder.
- Edit
d3d9.ini and make sure bPillarBox16to9=false or else it won't work.
- Run
MDK3DFX.EXE.
Notes
- Doesn't stretch the game.
- Still not true widescreen.
- Requires running in Glide mode, which limits texture resolution.
- 16:9 resolutions works the best - no bars on top and bottom and only small bars on the sides.
- 16:10 resolutions - small bars on top and bottom, but still better than without the fix.
|
WASD + Mouse[edit]
|
Edit MDK.CFG[8]
|
- Open MDK.CFG (or create it if it doesn't exsist).
- Replace the contents of the file with:
- MDK.CFG
; MDK Configuration file automatically generated by MDK
cddata = .\
hddata = .\
hduse = 2
MouseWAxesMap = A0G
MouseWButtMapB = 2
MouseWButtMapC = 32
KeyUp = 17
KeyDown = 31
KeyJump = 57
KeySniper = 44
KeyLookUp = 19
KeyLookDown = 46
KeyZoomIn = 19
KeyZoomOut = 46
KeyItemNext = 18
KeyItemPrev = 16
KeyItemUse = 33
KeySideL = 30
KeySideR = 32
Brightness = 1
ForcePCorrect = TRUE
D3DOptions = -2147352475
Notes
- Easier and more modern control scheme.
- The controls for the flying sections gets switched around.
|
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
|
Effects and Music. |
| Surround sound |
|
A3D version only, see EAX note. |
| Subtitles |
|
All dialogue is text-based. |
| Closed captions |
|
|
| Mute on focus lost |
|
Alt+Tab ↹ disabled in software rendered version. |
| EAX support |
|
A3D 1.x was added with a patch. The D3D version can be found here although the software (Win95) version is not available on the net.[9] |
| Red Book CD audio |
|
PS1 port only. |
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
|
|
|
|
| French |
|
|
|
|
| German |
|
|
|
|
| Italian |
|
|
|
|
| Polish |
|
|
|
|
| Spanish |
|
|
|
|
Issues fixed[edit]
Missing textures, Steam Overlay won't work[edit]
Other information[edit]
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
3 |
A wrapper to emulate older graphics cards, such as dgvoodoo, may be necessary to avoid missing or corrupt textures. Use the MDKD3D exe to launch the game. Special versions for the Rendition Redline was also available. |
| OpenGL |
|
PowerVR only (MiniGL). Use the MDKPVR exe to launch the game. |
| Glide |
1.0 |
Requires wrapper, such as nGlide, to work on modern systems. Use the MDK3DFX exe to launch the game. |
| Software renderer |
|
Lauch with the MDK95 exe. The MDK exe is only for DOS mode.
Renamed to MDK_soft in digital release. |
| DOS video modes |
SVGA |
Use the MDK exe to run in DOS mode, others are Windows only.
Removed in digital release. |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
|
|
|
| macOS (OS X) |
|
|
Run the DOS version in DOSBox. |
System requirements[edit]
| DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
| DOS |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
6.2 | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 60
| Intel Pentium 90 |
| System memory (RAM) |
16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
17 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
SVGA | |
- Can be forced to run on a 486 using the
-486okbyme parameter. If doing so, also using the -iam486 parameter is recommended (reduces detail).
| Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 (XP, Vista for digital) | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 60 (1 GHz for digital)
| Intel Pentium 90 (1.4 GHz for digital) |
| System memory (RAM) |
16 MB (256 MB for digital) |
512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
| |
| Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 3 (7 for digital) compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
- Can be forced to run on a 486 using the
-486okbyme parameter. If doing so, also using the -iam486 parameter is recommended (reduces detail).
| Mac OS |
|
Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
System 7.5 |
| Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC 100 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 MB |
| Video card (GPU) |
Color display at 640 X 480 resolution |
| macOS (OS X) |
|
Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.6.8 (uses DOSBox) |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
|
| Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ For optimal results, use ISO9660 file system with DOS 8.3 naming and disallow lowercase names
- ↑ You can also burn it to a CD if the DOS machine does not have a disc image mounting program.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/38450/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (38450) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
