Secret Options and Ultra HQ Render (xBRZ)

Hello here I am going to help you get rid of the eye straining pixelated lines and smooth those pixelated graphics, plus learn more useful options.

First of all you will need to download the ScummVM+xBRZ_Win32.zip from here:-

https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbrz/files/ScummVM/

Once you have downloaded that file and lets say you have installed Spy Fox in your C: drive - Use Windows Explorer and navigate to this directory: [C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Spy Fox 2\ScummVM_Windows] Then open the ScumMVM+xBRZ_Win32.zip using 7-Zip then copy and extract both the scummvm.exe and SDL.dll files into [C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Spy Fox 2\ScummVM_Windows]. You will need to overwrite both those files in order for it to work. After that your Spy Fox game is ready to unlock its ultra HQ render!

To activate it, there are two methods - where the 2nd method is maybe complicated but better:

(1) Go into [C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Spy Fox 2\ScummVM_Windows] and open scummvm-spyfox2.ini using NotePad. Then locate the gfx_mode= line found under the [scummvm] header and replace this line with this:-

gfx_mode=opengl_xbrz

And hey presto you have activated the ultra HQ render


(2) The other way you can load the ultra HQ render is loading Spy Fox from Steam and pressing the [F5] key, then click Return to Launcher. After that click Options and while in Graphics Tab, click the Graphics mode dropdown arrows and select OpenGL + xBRZ. And well done you have also activated it as well!

Hint: From the Launcher Options, you can tweak and modify the options, like Subtitles and Full Screen mode etc. Although the Full Screen mode can be toggled using the [ALT] + [ENTER] key.

Enjoy your mission!

[Thunderforge]

ScummVM 2.7.0 now has shader support, so you an do whatever sort of postprocessing you want.

[polocatfan]

why would you ever want this

[Macley]

Could you perhaps show some examples for Spy fox (1 and 2)?
I looked at some examples online, but it didn't looked too good.

Also, i can't seem to find those binairies :(

[Nick Bluetooth]

Yes, so unless you know how to compile a macOS version of the plugin from Zenju's source files, I'd suggest contacting him and asking if he could. If not, you could try running the game in Wine.

[Thunderforge]

I'm guessing the Win32 build won't work on macOS (formerly Mac OS X)?

[Nick Bluetooth]

The folder is /Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/ instead of Program Files on Macs. I did have a Mac OS X, so I would know.

[[APG]RoboCop[CL]]

No idea I never had a Mac OSX.

[Thunderforge]

Is there an equivalent for this that works for macOS?