Beyond Good & Evil

Beyond Good & Evil

Developers
	Ubisoft Montpellier
Windows	Ubisoft Milan
Publishers
	Ubisoft
Poland	Cenega
Russia	Buka Entertainment
Engines
	Jade
Release dates
Windows	December 2, 2003
Reception
Metacritic	83
IGDB	91
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure
Vehicles	Hovercraft
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Beyond Good & Evil

Beyond Good & Evil
Beyond Good & Evil	2003
Beyond Good & Evil 2	TBA

General information

Ubisoft game page

Ubisoft forums

The IRIS Network - A wiki for the game

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Uses TAGES DRM. Doesn't have controller support.
Epic Games Store
GOG.com		Doesn't have controller support.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Ubisoft Store		Included with Ubisoft+.

Version differences

Some retail versions use Tages DRM, which isn't compatible with modern operating systems.

The GOG.com version has been modified to work with modern systems through the inclusion of a multi-thread wrapper.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Ubisoft+.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.01 updates the retail version of the game. Digital versions already include the patch.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ubisoft\Beyond Good & Evil\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15130/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\sally.idx <path-to-game>\slot*.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15130/pfx/

sally.idx contains an index of save game names which will not be shown if it is missing (saves can still be loaded).

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

External general video settings.

External advanced video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor			See Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen			See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD			See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Unknown type. Forcing anti-aliasing through your graphics card control panel will result (at some point during gameplay) in black screens, or corrupted graphics.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		High frame rate causes audio and cutscene de-sync issues.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Options can only be changed in the launcher.

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fix (Hor+)
Download Widescreen fix by nemesis2000. Extract bge.7z files to the installation folder (password: bge). Edit bge.ini to set the resolution, pillarbox, and FOV. Notes Supported exe size: 7,778,304 bytes (GOG.com/Buka version), 7,819,264 bytes, 7,489,200 bytes (Uplay version). Does not work with Steam version.

Widescreen fix for Steam and new Uplay versions

Launch the game at least once for setup to be completed. Download the fix here. Extract it into the installation folder. Open BGEResolutionSettings.exe and set your resolution, a couple of other settings are available in d3d9.ini but are not required for most. Notes If the game shows an error message go into the Redist folder and run DXSETUP.exe. This new patch seems to work with anti aliasing enabled. If the game fails to launch with this fix, run CheckApplication.exe in Windows XP SP3 compatibility mode. 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. This patch only goes as wide as 16:9.

Widescreen fix based on dgVoodoo and stretching the image
The instruction can be found here along with the optional Reshade preset (20 shaders with various resharpers, e.g. cross-GPU CAS implementation, and RTGI). Allows using additional injector in form of dxgi.dll, since d3d9.dll widescreen fix itself prevents from using Reshade.

Field of view (FOV)

Use Widescreen fix by nemesis2000

Set wider FOV
Install a hex editor (e.g. HxD Hex Editor). Open BGE.exe with the hex editor. Click on Search, go to offset 9DC1 (hex). Replace 00 00 80 3F with 00 00 A0 3F or 00 00 D0 3F for a wider FOV. Save the file and close the editor.

Windowed

Force windowed mode
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the name and executable path. Set the window position and size. Repeat the steps above for the SettingsApplication.exe executable. Click OK, then File and Save. Run SettingsApplication.exe to set the rendering resolution for the game.

Input

External key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Only mouse buttons.
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Y and X axis cannot be toggled individually.
Controller
Controller support		Not supported on retail and GOG versions.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity		Is mapped to mouse sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Not supported on retail and GOG versions.
Xbox button prompts		Displays generic button prompts based on the Xbox controller's letters, but doesn't actually display Xbox-themed button prompts.
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

External audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output. May require DirectSound 3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Steam/uPlay release only.
Traditional Chinese				Steam/uPlay release only.
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Steam/uPlay release only.
Korean				Steam/uPlay release only.
Polish				Polish retail version only, download. Additional patch from publisher fixes a bug in the localization that makes the game unable to progress normally.
Brazilian Portuguese				Epic Games Store, Steam & Ubisoft Connect releases.
Russian				Local retail release only. Steam/uPlay contain Russian text, but no audio.
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Beyond Good & Evil not properly installed or "application settings not correctly set or invalid" error

Instructions
Install Callisto's registry fix (this removes the Install Path registry dependency).

Can't Alt+Tab ↹ with the GOG.com version

Alt+Tab ↹ support is disabled by default.

MSI Afterburner's screen capture also does not work by default.

Disable compatibility fixes
Go to the installation folder. Rename BGE.exe to something else. Create new shortcut to that .exe or run it directly. Notes If you're already using external software to limit the frame rate or change other settings, don't forget to add the renamed executable to that software's profile as well.

Use the BG&E ENB mod
Download BG&E ENB from ENB by CaptainSkullsaber. Extract from .rar. Put into <path-to-game>. Notes This mod also alters the color pallete, if you wish not to use the feature, just delete the enbpalette.bmp.

Audio desynchronized in cutscenes

If there are problems with the sound not syncing up with the picture.

Choose sound card
Launch SettingsApplication.exe. Click on the Sound settings tab. Choose your sound card.

High frame rate causes audio and cutscene de-sync issues.

Cap the frame rate at 60 FPS

Set monitor to 60hz

Can't change resolution or refresh rate

Enable compatibility mode
Set SettingsApplication.exe to compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.

Can't enable EAX reverb

Install Creative ALchemy for the game

Download & install ALchemy. Launch ALchemy. Add a new Profile, name it Beyond Good And Evil. Select Use Game Path. Navigate to Beyond Good And Evil's install directory (For example C:\GOG Games\Beyond Good and Evil). Click OK. Click The newly created profile and then click >> to enable it. Close ALchemy & re-open the SettingsApplication.exe for Beyond Good and Evil. Go to the Sound tab, enable EAX Reverb.

Central Hall glitches and crashing / Triangle key doesn't drop after defeating bots

^{[dubious – discuss]}

This error only happens in pirate versions of the game or in the legitimate version if the DRM (TAGES DRM) erroneously detects and makes its version illegal in modern systems

This tool can patch save games, including glitches in the 'Central Hall' area, and the triangle key not falling from the vent after defeating the bots.

Some info: "Back up your saves and sally.idx before trying it. Save patching is used for the following. The "Central Hall Fix" button will give you required keycard. The "Central Hall Swap" button shifts you out of the crashy area. The Double-H thing is for fixing him if he gets stuck outside the navigable map."

Use Rahly's Unofficial BGAEfix Patch

Make a backup of your save game data folder. Download BGAE Fix to <path-to-game> and start the patcher. Select the save file and click Central Hall Fix. Load the fixed save file, then take the extra key you get and give it to Double H, now open the door and go get your pic. Once you get your pic, go back to the robot room, and save at the robot room once more (overwrite the same file you fixed (meaning save on top of it)). Exit the game. Open the patcher again, click on the same save file in the patcher and then click Central Hall Swap. Now go play and you should be outside the room.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0b

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE, ME, 2000, XP	98 SE, ME, 2000 SP4, XP
Processor (CPU)	700 MHz Pentium III, Celeron, or AMD Athlon	1.3 GHz with SSE
System memory (RAM)	64 MB (98 SE) 128 MB (ME, 2000, XP)	128 MB (98 SE) 256 MB (ME, 2000, XP)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 7200 Nvidia GeForce 256 Hardware T&L 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible	ATI Radeon 9500 Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 compatible	Sound Blaster Audigy, EAX support