22 inch Wide Settings? Anyone share theirs?

[Geoserp]

I cannot get the right settings for playing the new version of Aces High 2.

Problems:
1. I see two installations of Aces High in Add/Remove Programs. One is the new version (1.3g) and the other is Aces High 2 (650mb?)

2. When in Video Settings, the settings are correct which are:
1680x1050, AA off, 1024 textures (I have the Hi-Res package installed also)
I then proceed into the game and into the arena. I went to video settings, advanced and checked all but smooth shadows. I then proceeded to go to an airfield, chose a plane and went to take off. I noticed right away some problems. All the Text at the Top (FPS and Voice Com name that pops up in right corner) are all blurry. And in the cockpit, all the instruments are ok to read, but seem to be squished together, like I am not running in wide screen mode. I get good frame rates, 60 - 120fps.
I then exited the game, and went to the ATI Catalyst Control Center to ensure all my settings for AA and AF are set to game controlled and they are.
dxdiag shows no errors.

My System:

Windows XP Home SP3
Asus A8n-e Nforce 4 Motherboard
2 gb DDR1 Memory
AMD Opteron Dual Core Processor (Yes running the game in Win98 compatibility mode)
ATI Radeon HD 3870 512mb Video Card with latest ATI Drivers and Catalist Control Center
22 Inch Hanns-G Wide-Screen LCD Monitor. (Running at 1680x1050 and 60hz) Should I raise the refresh to 75hz?

Any suggestions to clear the blurry text or weird cockpit controls/Indicators?

I ran my resolution at 1280x1024 last night and everything seems fine, except some textures look weird, such as field fires from high look like a blazing x until I get lower alt.

[gyrene81]

Your monitor won't support 75Hz refresh at resolutions that high...(aside from the fact that Hanns-G monitors are very poor quality).

With a wide screen try 1440x900 at 75Hz and see what that does.

*edit* just noticed that blurb about Win98 mode...I don't do that and I don't have any issues with blurring or bizarre textures...but then I'm only running 512 textures.


And try not to double post...doesn't get good results.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,269965.0.html

[Geoserp]

Will try the lower settings. Sorry for double posting. I am just desperate. LOL 

[gyrene81]

Yeah, I know the feeling.

I thought you tried the lower settings last night?

[Geoserp]

No have not tried 1440x900 with 75hz yet. Will tonight when I get home.

[Geoserp]

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/29/2009, 16:51:44
       Machine name: GMAC
   Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
       System Model: System Product Name
               BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 180,  MMX,  3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
             Memory: 2048MB RAM
          Page File: 819MB used, 1586MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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  DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
      Display Tab 1: The file ati2dvag.dll is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).  You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
        Sound Tab 1: The file ALCXWDM.SYS is not digitally signed, which means that it has not been tested by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL).  You may be able to get a WHQL logo'd driver from the hardware manufacturer.
          Music Tab: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.
        Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3870
     Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
        Chip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9501)
         DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9501&SUBSYS_25421002&REV_00
   Display Memory: 512.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
      Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
   Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6962 (English)
      DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 5/15/2009 20:38:15, 335872 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: No
  WHQL Date Stamp: None
              VDD: n/a
         Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
    Mini VDD Date: 5/15/2009 20:58:45, 4069888 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D641-11CF-8068-4805A1C2CB35}
        Vendor ID: 0x1002
        Device ID: 0x9501
        SubSys ID: 0x25421002
      Revision ID: 0x0000
      Revision ID: 0x0000
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_A
 Deinterlace Caps: {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
                   {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalSt retch
         Registry: OK
     DDraw Status: Enabled
       D3D Status: Enabled
       AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
 D3D7 Test Result: Not run
 D3D8 Test Result: Not run
 D3D9 Test Result: Not run