Beyond Good & Evil

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Beyond Good and Evil

Developer(s)	Ubisoft
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Engine	Jade engine
First release date	December 14, 2003

General information

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Steam Community Discussions

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG Support Page

Availability

Source(s)	Store unlock	Notes
GOG.com		DRM-free.
Steam

Game data

	Location
Save game location (Steam}	Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Beyond Good and Evil
Save game location (GOG.com)
Configuration files location

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
GameSave Manager		In the database.

Video settings

Options can only be changed in a launcher

Graphics option	Native	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Stretched
Multi-monitor
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)

Input settings

Input Settings	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse acceleration.
Controller support		See XPadder or Pinnacle Game Profiler

XPadder

Here is a suggested configuration for the xbox 360 controller. (I am not sure if it corresponds to the real XBox and XBox 360 configuration, perhaps someone could confirm this or add instructions on how this is?).

from http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344024

;----------------------
; Xpadder Profile File
;----------------------

Version=5.3
[Profile Settings]
[Set Settings]
[Assignments]
Set1Button1Slots=Left Mouse Button (1)
Set1Button2Slots=Right Mouse Button (2)
Set1Button3Slots=Q
Set1Button4Slots=E
Set1Button5Slots=Left Control
Set1Button6Slots=Left Shift
Set1Button7Slots=Tab
Set1Button8Slots=Escape
Set1Button10Slots=C
Set1DPadUpSlots=2
Set1DPadDownSlots=3
Set1Stick1UpSlots=W
Set1Stick1RightSlots=D
Set1Stick1DownSlots=S
Set1Stick1LeftSlots=A
Set1Stick2UpSlots=Mouse Move Up
Set1Stick2UpMouseSpeed=32
Set1Stick2RightSlots=Mouse Move Right
Set1Stick2RightMouseSpeed=32
Set1Stick2DownSlots=Mouse Move Down
Set1Stick2DownMouseSpeed=32
Set1Stick2LeftSlots=Mouse Move Left
Set1Stick2LeftMouseSpeed=32
Set1TriggerRightSlots=Space

Pinnacle Game Profiler

A different profile file for commercial software Pinnacle Game Profiler also exists, which repairs the camera controls when sidestepping (which - due to no feature for it - Xpadder can not do) and is available here: http://www.gog.com/en/forum/beyond_good_and_evil/bgande_gamepad_profile

Issues and fixes

Texture Flickering Issues

First Method

First Method • Link 1) Launch SettingsApplication.exe and click "Advance Settings". 2) Disable the following: HW Vertex Processing Multi vertex stream Autogen mipmap For most people simply disabling HW Vertex Processing works flawlessly, HOWEVER this usually slows down the game badly, including on high-end machines, which is why some prefer the second method.

Second Method

Second Method • Link Another popular fix is to simply disable antialiasing in the "Advance Settings" menu and checking the manual compatibility box. If this doesn't work completely (On some machines some flickering still remains) and you have an Nvdia graphics card then you can go to your control panel.(Which may be accessed from the bottom right corner of your pc). Go to the "manage 3D settings" menu, then to the "program settings" menu, add bge.exe (Which should be located in the folder where you installed the game) and finally select "override any application setting" in the anti aliasing mode. Image of Settings

Aspect ratio

The game was meant to be played at a 4:3 aspect ratio. To play it on any other aspect ratio, use a DX3D injector, which can be found here. Extract the files to the same folder as BGE.exe and edit the included .ini file to achieve your desired resolution. Don't forget to set the game's resolution to the same values as you did in the .ini, failing to do so will result in resolution glitches in most cases. Because the game is internally rendered in a 16:9.4 aspect ratio instead of 16:9, you will see some very small borders on both sides of the game when playing in 16:9. If you get an error prompt before launching, try installing the DX3D redists included in the fix. (All credit goes to gog.com forum user Idario for writing this fix.)

Better FPS

Launch SettingsApplication.exe and lower the amount of anti-aliasing. Setting it to max results in 8x SSAA, which is completely unnecessary and quite demanding for older hardware.

Audio Video Sync

If you are having problems with the sound not syncing up with the picture, go launch SettingsApplication.exe, go to "Sound Settings" and choose your Sound Card.

More information on this: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/561436-beyond-good-and-evil/46820765

Using a monitor with a native refresh rate above 60Hz may also lead to sync issues. To correct this, change your refresh rate to 60Hz or use an fps limiting program such as Dxtory to set max fps to 60.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows® 2000/XP	Windows® 2000/XP
Processor (CPU)	700 MHz Pentium® III, Celeron®, or AMD Athlon™	1GHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB	128/256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.2 GB	2.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX® 9-compatible 32 MB video card	DirectX® 9-compatible 32 MB video card