Author Topic: Using Hi-Rez Screen Resolution  (Read 297 times)

Offline Minotaur

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Using Hi-Rez Screen Resolution
« on: September 27, 2000, 10:14:00 AM »
I got to goofing with screen rez last night.  I was trying to maximize my visibility.  Mostly by trying to make the plane graphics as large as possible.

Here is what I found out:
  • Plane graphics only grow slightly larger as you decrease rez
  • Plane graphics become very grainy at lower rez
  • The cockpit intruments become very sharp and clear at higher rez
  • The cockpit and instruments do not change size for varying rez
  • Plane Icon text becomes clearer and text size remains the same at higher rez
  • Radio buffer and text shrink to miniscule sizes at higher rez
At the 1600 x 1200 rez the game really shines.  Surprizingly I did not really take too much of a frame rate hit.  Only one problem.  I can't read the radio buffer nor the radio text output.  

All other aspects of increasing the rez provided the same size display, only much higher clarity of display.  

I was wondering if anyone has found a way to increase the radio text size while increase rez, so that it can be of a readable size?

Thanks in advance!  

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Offline mason22

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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2000, 11:05:00 AM »
<i can't see either, PUNT>

Offline Fatty

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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2000, 11:09:00 AM »
Same here, only reason I keep it to 1280x1024.

Offline hitech

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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2000, 11:15:00 AM »
Sorry you can't increase the font size. I ran into a max fon't size problem that I  couldn't make the font any lager in very high reses, I might be able to change this in the future.

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Offline Minotaur

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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2000, 11:21:00 AM »
 
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Originally posted by hitech:
Sorry you can't increase the font size. I ran into a max fon't size problem that I  couldn't make the font any lager in very high reses, I might be able to change this in the future.

HiTech

Well "Shucky darn!", I found that I really like the 1600 x 1200 rez.

Anyone using this rez?


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Offline Rocket

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« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2000, 11:26:00 AM »
I only use 1600x1280 32bit now that I have my new system.

After running 1024 16bit all I can say is AWESOME!

I really thought things looked nice in 1024 but Natedog and Superfly I am amazed everytime I play now.

I don't seem to have a problem with the fontsize at 1600.  Look nice clean clear and crisp : )

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« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2000, 11:28:00 AM »
yep .. if the font was bigger I'd bump it up to 1600. 1280 is still pretty good though.

Offline Mighty1

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« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2000, 12:59:00 PM »
I'm at highest res myself and really don't care if I can read the buffer or not.

I'm normally to busy to care what is being said.

BTW HiRes looks so good that I'll never go lowRes again.

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Offline 214thCavalier

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« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2000, 01:53:00 PM »
Using 1600 at 32 bit and reading the text ok.
I would guess its a monitor size thing as the bigger your monitor then the text box grows with it.
I usually play on a 17 inch monitor but had to swap back to my old 15 incher for a week when the 17 inch blew up, yup bang flash smoke the lot  
Anyway radio text was crap to read at 1600 on a 15 inch monitor i had to reduce res to 1280 to be able to read it at all.
So the bad news seems to be upgrade that monitor  
A nice low dot pitch works a treat as well really improves the clarity of the display.