Author Topic: AH and Widescreen support (Read 411 times)

scottydawg · « **on:** November 24, 2006, 11:17:10 AM »

Skuzzy,

Are there any plans to enable better support for widescreen formats (other than chopping off the top and bottom of the screen) in AH2? I've got a 21" WS collecting dust, it's a distinct disadvantage to try and use it with the current method of widescreen support.

Thanks.

The Fugitive · « **Reply #1 on:** November 24, 2006, 09:27:09 PM »

I know you can edit the video8.cfg file using a text editor and set the screen size to anything you want. Weather it stretches the picture or not I can't tell ya.

scottydawg · « **Reply #2 on:** November 24, 2006, 09:46:34 PM »

No it doesn't stretch the picture. However it chops off the top and bottom instead of adding to left and right sides. Essentially a widescreen zoom.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #3 on:** November 25, 2006, 07:40:03 AM »

Aces High II is already at a 90 degree field of view. In order to expand to use the 16:9 aspect ratio we would have to increase the field of view.

Bad thing about that is it causes a 'fish-bowl' effect on on the display. Other games default to using a 70 to 75 degree field of view for the 4:3 aspect ratio and then expand to 90 degree on a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Bottomline, there is no visual method available to us to get there from here, without creating a really ugly, and darn near unreadable display.

scottydawg · « **Reply #4 on:** November 25, 2006, 08:46:24 AM »

Thanks Skuzzy.

Any tips on trying to make a WS usable without having unviewable parts of the sky? Or is that just the way it goes?

Mace2004 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2006, 11:17:52 AM »

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Originally posted by scottydawg
Thanks Skuzzy.

Any tips on trying to make a WS usable without having unviewable parts of the sky? Or is that just the way it goes?

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scottydawg · « **Reply #6 on:** November 25, 2006, 03:24:07 PM »

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Cool, now tell my wife.