Topic: Widescreen

[FPF-Myriad]

Anybody had any success setting the game to a widescreen resolution?

[KBFLordKrueg]

Not that I've played much SFC since I got my 24" monitor, but, I run it in 1920x1600 when I play. It does make some things slightly streched, but, after a while you don't even notice.
I run prety much all the games I play at that resolution with few if any issues.

[FPF-DieHard]

no can do - what i used to do was set the game in Windowed mode at 1600x1200 and leave the Teamspeak window in the side.

[knightstorm]

Not that I've played much SFC since I got my 24" monitor, but, I run it in 1920x1600 when I play. It does make some things slightly streched, but, after a while you don't even notice.
I run prety much all the games I play at that resolution with few if any issues.

I hate the distortion.  I just set the aspect ratio to 4:3 and live with a part of my screen not being used.

[FPF-Myriad]

I was hoping that there was a hack or something, but I can deal with running in 4:3, no big deal.

[Dizzy]

no can do - what i used to do was set the game in Windowed mode at 1600x1200 and leave the Teamspeak window in the side.

Windowed is the best way.

[Age]

no can do - what i used to do was set the game in Windowed mode at 1600x1200 and leave the Teamspeak window in the side.

How do you manage to do this anyway?

[Dizzy]

Toggle the settings in sfc ini txt file located in the main directory.

[Age]

I found out how to get it windowed and that is if you hit the windows key while in space dock only or at game selector screen.I did this in Win 7 not sure about XP.

[Tus-XC]

there are two other options

a)  Some monitors have settings that will automatically adjust it to the proper aspect ratio, ie if 4:3 on a 16:10 monitor it will be shown as 4:3 and not stretched

b)  Most video card drivers have the option to do the same as above

[CaptJosh]

Actually, you'll find it's usually the drivers for the video card, not the monitor.

[Tus-XC]

Actually, you'll find it's usually the drivers for the video card, not the monitor.

yea, but in my case, my monitor can do that through its onboard menu settings

[CaptJosh]

Must be a fairly nice monitor. Mine's a cheap Hanns-G. It just doesn't seem to have such an option.

[knightstorm]

My monitor has the option also.  Its an asus, and it wasn't particularly expensive.

[CaptJosh]

Mine was supercheap, as retail goes. I could have waited a few days and gotten one from newegg that cost less, but I couldn't stand the second-hand CRT I had at the time a moment longer.

[knightstorm]

I could have waited a few days and gotten one from newegg that cost less.

That's where I got mine.  I chose to deal with my dying CRT for a few more days.

[Dizzy]

I found out how to get it windowed and that is if you hit the windows key while in space dock only or at game selector screen.I did this in Win 7 not sure about XP.

No dude thats called alt tabbing out. You need to open the ini txt file in the main directory. Set windowed to 0 or 1 and try it out then.

[Age]

I found out how to get it windowed and that is if you hit the windows key while in space dock only or at game selector screen.I did this in Win 7 not sure about XP.

No dude thats called alt tabbing out. You need to open the ini txt file in the main directory. Set windowed to 0 or 1 and try it out then.

Where is that in OP?I know SFC3.

[Dizzy]

[3D]
wireframe=0
windowed=1
zbuffer=1
lowres=5
driver=0
backdrop=1
shipstacking=1
ambientlighting=0.3
luminancetextures=1
luminancedamagetextures=1

That is a partial list of the sfc.ini file located in the OP main directory. You can add vollyinfo and other things to this list. Search for sfc.ini for more info.

[marstone]

Dizzy, what is the lowrez=5 equate to.  Mine is lowrez=3?  Does anyone know the settings?

Belay that, I see.  It is the setting for resolution, *messing with settings to see what changes*