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Author:  CaptainValor [ 22 Jun 2005, 05:55 ]
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I realize I'm probably shooting into a dark expanse with this one but...

Would anyone happen to know if there is a hacked EXE for BattleZone (the 1998 Activision FPS/RTS hybrid) that allows it to support custom resolutions beyond 1024x768? There is no config file for the game besides "render.cfg" (which only has an option to enable resolutions up to 1024x768), so I'm pretty sure the resolutions are hard-coded into the EXE. My Google searches for a widescreen hack have come up empty, so I was hoping you guys could tell me definitively whether or not one exists.

Thanks. ;)

Author:  Paradigm Shifter [ 22 Jun 2005, 10:27 ]
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I'm starting to think I sound like a broken record when I say this, but to the best of my knowledge, there is no widescreen solution for this. :(

Author:  CaptainValor [ 22 Jun 2005, 19:11 ]
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Well that's truly a shame. Thanks anyway. :?

Author:  Paradigm Shifter [ 22 Jun 2005, 19:27 ]
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Someone might develop one at some point, so don't lose all hope yet. ;)

Author:  CaptainValor [ 22 Jun 2005, 22:23 ]
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For a game that's 7 years old? I doubt it. I'm not a coder by any means, but if I knew anything about hacking an EXE for a DirectX-based game, I'd dive in myself. Is there some kind of a tutorial or article anywhere about modifying game EXE's to support widescreen?

Author:  Paradigm Shifter [ 22 Jun 2005, 23:57 ]
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Not really. Your best bet is to find a hex editor, and use it's help files, forums etc to get a feel for how to change things. Then make a backup, and test things out. :)

And I didn't mean the developers, I meant someone in the widescreen community. It's a possibility - you've just said that if you knew how, you'd try. ;)

Author:  CaptainValor [ 25 Jun 2005, 03:54 ]
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Well, I could not make heads or tails of anything in the EXE by using a hex editor. I wouldn't even know where to start as far as adding a custom resolution or changing the FOV. :(

Author:  CaptainValor [ 27 Jun 2005, 15:40 ]
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Is there somewhere to make a request of one of the expert EXE hackers that an EXE hack be made? Or do they only do hacks for recent games?

Author:  Paradigm Shifter [ 28 Jun 2005, 11:34 ]
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It's not just for recent games, it's more a matter of being able to find the game somewhere. :)

Author:  CaptainValor [ 28 Jun 2005, 15:43 ]
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Ebay ;)

BattleZone auction 1
BattleZone auction 2
BattleZone auction 3
BattleZone auction 4
"Battlezone PC" Ebay Search

And it's selling for very cheap nowadays. Between 5 and 15 dollars. :)

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