Support for Widescreen aspect ration

[Prophet_169th]

Will a future patch, or the expansion, support 16:9 aspect ratio?

 

Currently the game will play in 1280x720, but the aspect isnt correct.

[Dmut]

you can set your own custom pixel aspect in "\Lock On\Config\graphics.cfg"

[olaleier]

I've been playing in lovely 16:10 since last summer. Not flawless, but works fine. (sometimes, between missions, the map view will remain in 16:10 while the menu around it is in 4:3)

 

From graphics.cfg:

 

DisplayMode
{
   resolution = {1024, 768};
   bpp = 32;
   fullscreen = 1;
   aspect = 1.333333373;
   Interface
   {
       resolution = {1024, 768};
       bpp = 32;
       fullscreen = 1;
       aspect = 1.333333373;
   }
   Simulation
   {
       resolution = {1600, 1000};
       bpp = 32;
       fullscreen = 1;
       aspect = 1.6;

 

16:9: aspect = 1.777777778

[spearsd]

16:9 aspect ratio works fine here (1.777777:1) on an 11ft diagnal front projection screen at 1368x768@56Hz (native resolution) using DVI. Of course, at this size, FSAA/AA (2x, 2x) is an absolute must :wink: Sometimes, I have to take a break because I'm getting vertigo :shock: !

 

As mentioned, the simulator scales the image perfectly, but some of the other screens (menu's and map) appear to be stretched.

[Ice]

to get a perfect aspect ratio divide the Horizontal pixels by the vertical pixels. For example, My 50" Panasonic High Definition Plasma works on 1366x906 so 1366 divided by 906 = 1.69478.. so the aspect equals 1.69478

 

eg.

 

DisplayMode

{

resolution = {1366, 806};

bpp = 32;

fullscreen = 0;

aspect = 1.333333373;

Interface

{

resolution = {1024, 768};

bpp = 32;

fullscreen = 0;

aspect = 1.333333373;

}

Simulation

{

resolution = {1366, 806};

bpp = 32;

fullscreen = 1;

aspect = 1.69478

 

 

[Yo-Yo]

to get a perfect aspect ratio divide the Horizontal pixels by the vertical pixels. For example, My 50" Panasonic High Definition Plasma works on 1366x906 so 1366 divided by 906 = 1.507726.. so the aspect equals 1.507726

 

eg.

 

DisplayMode

{

resolution = {1366, 906};

bpp = 32;

fullscreen = 0;

aspect = 1.333333373;

Interface

{

resolution = {1024, 768};

bpp = 32;

fullscreen = 0;

aspect = 1.333333373;

}

Simulation

{

resolution = {1366, 906};

bpp = 32;

fullscreen = 1;

aspect = 1.507726

 

The dependance is not so simple as you wrote. If the screen has non-square pixels it can make true 16:9 though the pixels ratio is not exactly 16:9.

For example, DVD video can be either 4:3 or 16:9 remaining the pixel ratio 720x576 or even 720x480.

 

By the way, if you want to render AVI for one of these formats you must set aspect exactly 4:3 or 16:9 and the pixels as in the format specification.

 

If you are in doubt if the aspect setting are correct you can check it looking at the circle on the HUD. You can even pause the game and measure its height and width with the ruler and then set the necessary "aspect".

[Prophet_169th]

I had to make a custom resolution for the game to even run. Some may remember the thread I had on that.

 

But even with the aspect set to 1.77777, it still stretched the 4:3 image to 16:9.

 

I will look at it again when I get home today.

[spearsd]

Oh, one last thing, Prophet_169th...

If you change graphics settings "in-game", I think the aspect ratio will revert back to 4:3... or atleast, it did for me in 1.02. Of course, then you have to go back into the config file and set it to your desired value again :(

 

-spearsd

 

 

I had to make a custom resolution for the game to even run. Some may remember the thread I had on that.

 

But even with the aspect set to 1.77777, it still stretched the 4:3 image to 16:9.

 

I will look at it again when I get home today.

[leafer]

ICE...

 

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

That cat is beautiful!