Evil Genius

[scavvenjahh]

Widescreen Grade: C
Ultra-Widescreen Grade: Incomplete
Multi-monitor Grade: C
4k Grade: Incomplete

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Evil Genius is a tongue-in-cheek take on the 60's spy thriller genre offering the player the chance to play the villain himself and control a secret island fortress complete with powerful henchmen, loyal minions and a wide range of hilarious gizmos, gadgets and traps.

4:3

16:10

16:9

3x1

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[Paddy the Wak]

Great stuff ... thanks for the heads-up ... 8)

[skipclarke]

Sweet. I have this game, but never played it. It always looked like fun. Will have to do so now. Can you provide a 16:10 screenshot? Also, a Detailed Report would be great.

[scavvenjahh]

I only have three 5:4 monitors atm, so SG reports are all I can do. :(

I definitely recommend playing this game, it's got great graphics and sound with lots of funny details, and though it might feel confusing at first ("is it a RTS or a Tycoon game ? How to take care of an entire base with so few micro-management ?" etc.) I got totally hooked up in no time, enjoyed it from start to end and know I'll have to complete it again soon.

The official Evil Genius site/forum/Wiki and the awesome FAQ by Saint over at Gamefaqs were of great help, too. :)

[Tyinsar]

That's some massive HUD stretch - though still totally worth it by the looks of things. I might even have to give that game a go someday. Thanks.

Is the larger cursor part of the HUD stretch?

[skipclarke]

I only have three 5:4 monitors atm, so SG reports are all I can do. :(

If you have an NV card, you can easily set up a custom ratio of 1280x800. You can then do a comparison of 1024x768 and 1280x800.

[scavvenjahh]

Will do then :)

Tyinsar, that BIG cursor is a mystery to me. Cursors/crosshairs tend to behave so differently from game to game in SG resolutions... :?

[skipclarke]

Thanks. Sorry to be a pest about it.

[scavvenjahh]

Nah, I'd be only too happy to be able to do detailed reports. No luck with 1280x800 though, it stretches no matter what :cry:

[skipclarke]

Very weird that it will do multiples of 4:3 and 5:4, but won't do widescreen.

[skipclarke]

Posted this on the front page. Thanks again.

[scavvenjahh]

1280x800 won't work, but I could create 1280x720 and 1280x768. I'm now working on the detailed report...

[scavvenjahh]

My first report. I know 1280x768 is not quite 16:10 but this was done with custom res on a 5:4 monitor, so please contribute & post your screenshots (base view, world domination map, FMVs...) !

==Game Information==

(c) 2004 Elixir Studio / VU Games
Evil Genius is a tongue-in-cheek take on the 60's spy thriller genre offering the player the chance to play the villain himself and control a secret island fortress complete with powerful henchmen, loyal minions and a wide range of hilarious gizmos, gadgets and traps.

==Version==

Official 1.01 patch.

==Method==

Racer_S's universal res changer. http://www.wsgf.org/article/racers-hacks

==Screen change==

Hor+

4:3 (1024x768)


16:10 (1280x768)


16:9 (1280x720)


4:3 (1024x768)


16:10 (1280x768)


16:9 (1280x720)


==Supported resolutions==

List of widescreen resolutions the game successfully ran at: 1280x768, 1280x720
List of widescreen resolutions that were not tested: everything else !

==Singleplayer anomalies==

None found.

==Multiplayer support==

No multiplayer.

==Aspect ratio support==

16:9 and 16:10, need proper screenies though.
(Since this 'hacked' method gives Hor+ and HUD stretch, all aspect ratios are 'supported')

==HUD stretch==

All 2D elements of the HUD stretch.

==Cut-scenes==

Stretched FMVs.

4:3 (1024x768)


16:10 (1280x768)


16:9 (1280x720)



==Surround Gaming Support==

Same method.

3840x1024



For some reason the cursor is much bigger than normal at that res
PowerDesk-SE's Bezel Management hotkey NOT functional in game.

[The_cranky_hermit]

Grade: D+
CCE: 98.5%

[Gameaholic]

Thanks alot for this, i used to accept the stretch because it wasn't that noticable, and i preffered it over having to run it with sidebars.

Thanks from one addict!......

[RAY16]

Just bought the version sold on Good Old Games and was saddened that it only goes up to 1600x1200 through the in-game options. Luckily, the res hack worked great for me and the game seems to be running fine at 1920x1080. Yay.

[fw190a8]

I just wanted to let you know that I have tried the Steam version of Evil Genius at 1440x900 using the Racer_S mod mentioned at http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/Evil_Genius and, despite this page being a wiki, I can't seem to find a way of editing it. Here's hoping someone will do it for me! Thanks.

[scavvenjahh]

Yep, Wiki edition is reserved to WSGF Insiders. I've updated the Version and Known Issues sections. Hope you like it ;) and thanks for your input !

[fw190a8]

Sorry, I didn't realise this at the time, but it has become clear to me when playing, that if using the Racer_S mod with a 1440x900 resolution, and ALT+TABbing out of the game, on switching back to the game, it will crash every time without fail. This is on Windows 7 using the Steam version of the game, if it makes any difference.

[Mansen]

I can't seem to find any link to the version 2 of the resolution changer? On the Evil Genius page or anywhere else for that matter. My mind boggles.

Also - What on earth is up with the humongous letters a few posts up?