Gundam Evolution

Gundam Evolution

Developers
	Bandai Namco Online
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	September 20, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization	Free-to-play
Microtransactions	Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend, Free-to-grind, Time-limited, Unlock
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	FPS
Vehicles	Robot
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Gundam

Gundam Evolution was a real-time, multiplayer, FPS in the Gundam series, developed and published by Bandai Namco Online.

It was a 6v6 team-based game where players played as Mobile Suits from the Gundam metaseries to complete objectives.

The game was initially announced with a teaser trailer on July 15, 2021. Over half a year later, on March 9, 2022, it was announced that the game will be released worldwide on several platforms. A Closed Network Test was also held from April 7-12 for Steam players worldwide and Bandai Namco Launcher players in Japan.

On September 6th, Bandai Namco announced that the game will be released on September 21, 2022 for PC players via Steam worldwide and Bandai Namco Launcher in Japan.

Gundam Evolution was released on Steam on September 20, 2022. Service ended on November 29, 2023, over one year later.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam (unavailable)		Global server
Official website (unavailable)		Japanese server

A Japanese Bandai Namco ID was required to access the Japanese server.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Free-to-play	Game is free-to-play and microtransactions are heavily promoted in-game.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Boost	A "Season Pass" can be upgraded to a "Premium Pass" and a "Premium Pass Plus" with "EVO Coins", which can increase the speed at which in-game currency, units, and cosmetics are obtained.
Cosmetic	"Unit Skins", "Weapon Skins", "Ornaments", and "Stamps" are available for purchase.
Currency	"EVO Coins" can be purchased with real money.
Free-to-grind	"Capital" and "Supply Pod Tickets" can be acquired by completing challenges.
Infinite spend	There is no limit to how much real money can be spent in-game.
Time-limited	Several "Supply Pods" and "Item Sets" in the shop are available for a limited time.
Unlock	Several "Units" can be purchased with "EVO Coins" or "Capital".

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\EvoGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1816670/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\EvoGame\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1816670/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Game data was stored on Bandai Namco's servers.

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		When using "Borderless Windowed", multimonitor support is possible in menus. However, in matches, aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Ultra-widescreen		When using "Borderless Windowed", ultrawide is possible in menus. However, in matches, aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		A slider is available. Adjustable from 70°-110°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Referred to as "Texture Filtering". Four presets are available.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Four presets are available.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Choice between 30, 60, 90, and 120 FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia filters are available. A strength slider is also available.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

High frame rate

Increase FPS cap

1. Edit %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\EvoGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Engine.ini
2. Copy paste the following code at the bottom of the file or change all instances of 144 to desired refresh rate

[/script/engine.engine]

bSmoothFrameRate=False

bUseFixedFrameRate=True

FixedFrameRate=144

[SystemSettings]

bUseFixedFrameRate=True

bSmoothFrameRate=False

FixedFrameRate=144

FrameRateLimit=144.0

Notes

Increasing the framerate cap will result in slowdown if you do not hit the desired framerate

• Testing on i7 9700KF and RTX 3090 on 1440p at 165fps results in many drops to 100-120fps which equates to a linear 28-40% slowdown on shooting, reloading, and movement

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Settings can be adjusted for each playable unit, or for all units universally.
Mouse sensitivity		Horizontal and Vertical sensitivity for both Normal and Scoped Mode can be adjusted.
Mouse acceleration		Has slight inbuilt mouse acceleration. To disable, open this blank config file: %LOCALAPPDATA%\EvoGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Input.ini add [/script/engine.inputsettings] bEnableMouseSmoothing=False then save and modify system properties to make the file read only.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Settings can be adjusted for each playable unit, or for all units universally.
Full controller support		Keyboard is required to input username.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Sights, Horizontal, and Vertical sensitivity for both Normal and Scoped Mode can be adjusted.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Keyboard and button prompts change from one another when inputting from separate controllers in menus.

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  Control settings

Audio

Sound settings

General settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Master, Music, SFX, Pilot Voice, and Operator Voice.
Surround sound		Plays up to 7.0.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Referred to as "Play Background Sounds". Can be toggled on or off.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Global server only.
Simplified Chinese				Global server only.
Traditional Chinese				Global server only.
French				Global server only.
German				Global server only.
Korean				Global server only.
Japanese				Japanese server only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		12	Versus Use Side 7.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Kawaii Physics, PhysX
Audio	Wwise, Vivox	Wwise is used for voice clips, and Vivox is used for voice communication.
Multiplayer	Steamworks
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3570		Intel Core i7-4790
System memory (RAM)	8 GB		16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	40 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.