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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Interactive|Europe}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Virgin Interactive|Europe}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia}} | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|1C Company|Russia}} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sold Out Software|Retail re-release}} | ||
|engines = | |engines = | ||
|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|evolva|}} | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|evolva|}} | ||
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-time }} | ||
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|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20020611074311/http://www.interplay.com/evolva/index.html | |official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20020611074311/http://www.interplay.com/evolva/index.html | ||
|hltb = 3255 | |hltb = 3255 | ||
+ | |lutris = evolva | ||
|igdb = | |igdb = | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
− | |mobygames = | + | |mobygames = 2463 |
|wikipedia = Evolva | |wikipedia = Evolva | ||
|winehq = 4124 | |winehq = 4124 | ||
|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Introduction | ||
+ | |introduction = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |release history = | ||
+ | |||
+ | |current state = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 771430 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 771430 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/Evolva_1020 Archive.org]. | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== | ||
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|antialiasing = hackable | |antialiasing = hackable | ||
|antialiasing notes = Can be forced in the GPU control panel or [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2]. | |antialiasing notes = Can be forced in the GPU control panel or [http://dege.freeweb.hu/dgVoodoo2/dgVoodoo2.html dgVoodoo 2]. | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = true | |vsync = true | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
− | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
+ | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|lan play modes = Co-op | |lan play modes = Co-op | ||
|lan play notes = | |lan play notes = | ||
− | |online play = | + | |online play = false |
|online play players = 4 | |online play players = 4 | ||
|online play modes = Co-op | |online play modes = Co-op | ||
− | |online play notes = | + | |online play notes = The official multiplayer service was shut down. |
|asynchronous = | |asynchronous = | ||
|asynchronous notes = | |asynchronous notes = | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = true | |windows 32-bit exe = true | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = false | |windows 64-bit exe = false | ||
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
|macos intel 32-bit app = | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
|macos intel 64-bit app = | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 20:15, 20 October 2023
Developers | |
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Computer Artworks | |
Publishers | |
Interplay Entertainment | |
Europe | Virgin Interactive |
Russia | 1C Company |
Retail re-release | Sold Out Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 1, 2000 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, TPS |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Evolva is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action and TPS game.
General information
Availability
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Install the latest patch (v1.2.944) to enable bump mapping.
LOD modification
- LOD modification disables the game from switching between high and low detailed models for enemies and other dynamic objects depending on the distance from the player. High detailed models will be used all the time.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Computer Artworks\Evolva\1.0\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/771430/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\SaveGames\[Note 2] <path-to-game>\GenoHunters\[Note 2] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/771430/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
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) | Can be forced in the GPU control panel or dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Can be forced in the GPU control panel or dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Widescreen resolution
Edit the settings in the registry[1] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music and sound effects. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | No dialogue in the game. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
German | Retail only; download for digital releases. | |||
Russian | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 4 | Co-op |
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Online play | 4 | Co-op The official multiplayer service was shut down. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | |||
TriDef 3D | |||
iZ3D | |||
vorpX | G3D User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4, see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II (266 MHz) | Intel Pentium III (500 MHz) |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 420 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | T&L compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (771430) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).