Widescreen Gaming Forum

Hi,

this one (Heretic 2) is my favorite of the serie. :D

I got myself a widescreen lcd and so my question is: does anybody know solution for setting up custom resolution for it? Or is there some kind of "engine" for it somwhere? All I could do, is set resolution larger, but in 4:3 ratio... :?:

i am having that same exact issue.

i dont know if you solved it...i forget your name, original poster.

but i will find a solution and bring it to the widescreen gaming forums!



now if you will excuse me, i must begin my adventure to mordor!

/cheesy :)

I should note that I used the Heretic 2 demo, because I don't have the full game. Let me know if the solution works for you and we can try to get it added to the game list here at WSGF.

Being a Quake engine game, you'd figure adding widescreen support would be a trivial matter, but I was unable to find an ini solution using the Quake config parameters, unfortunately.

I was able to add widescreen support by hex editing the Quake2.dll file found in the Heretic 2 directory, though. If that file doesn't exist in the full version, you may find the equivalent file named Heretic2.dll or something.

You'll have to use a hex editor such as Be.HexEditor. Use the program to open said .dll file (located in the /Heretic 2/ directory), and search for the string highlighted below.



00 05 and c0 03 represent the resolution 1280x960. What we'll do is change them to represent the widescreen resolution we want.

1280x720 - Replace 00 05 with 00 05 and replace c0 03 with D0 02
1280x800 - Replace 00 05 with 00 05 and replace c0 03 with 20 03
1366x768 - Replace 00 05 with 56 05 and replace c0 03 with 00 03
1440x900 - Replace 00 05 with A0 05 and replace c0 03 with 84 03
1680x1050 - Replace 00 05 with 90 06 and replace c0 03 with 1A 04
1920x1080 - Replace 00 05 with 80 07 and replace c0 03 with 38 04

After you're done, save the file and close the hex editor.

This is where things can get a bit hairy. Simply loading up the game and choosing OpenGL - 1280x960 wouldn't really work for me for whatever reason. I was able to get it working by selecting the D3DGL renderer (in the Video Options menu) and selecting 1280x960, though. It then set me to the right resolution, and then I was able to choose the OpenGL renderer.

From there it ran without a hitch. You will want to change the fov either through the console or through the config file located in the /Heretic 2/user/ directory. Just open config.cfg and locate the fov line, which should be at 75 by default. The correct FOV for 16:10 resolutions is 85.2812718522, so use that instead.

1024x768 (4:3)



1440x900 (16:10)

Great job BooTx! :D

I'll be testing it soon. I have warm memories from this game, back when I had Voodoo 2!! :P

I guess you mean 1680x1050, instead of 1650x1080, right?

For the numbers to hex use the link (scroll down to Convert to hexidecimal)

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Hex_Editing_Tutorial_(with_SimCity_4_example)

P.S. Url link doesn't work :?

So nope, it is
1680x1050 - Replace 00 05 with 90 06 and replace c0 03 with 1A 04

I got it working, though there is still a small problem, can't get it to fullscreen. All the other resolutions works in fullscreen, but that one doesn't... :(

Btw. Is there anyway to put anti-aliasation on?

Whoops! Yeah I messed that one up.

As far as fullscreen is concerned, I dunno. You could try switching it to windowed mode and then back, or you could try changing the config.cfg entry which I think is vid_fullscreen. Maybe typing that into the console, as well.

I have a Geforce 7600 GT and enabling anti-aliasing through the drivers (either using the nvidia control panel or rivatuner) seemed to work fine.

edit- Oh and you could also try hitting Alt + Enter to force it to fullscreen.

Alt + Enter didn't helped. :(

Maybe chaning some other resolution to my resolution could help... Awesome adventure game still though.

Here's solution how to get it working. By using the that quake2.dll you can have these WS resolutions:
1920x1200
1680x1050
1440x900
1280x720

http://forums.raven-games.com/showpost.php?p=271105&postcount=1

On modern graphics cards, the dithering on this game is awful. Does anyone know of a fix similar to what ddfix does for Thief 1 & 2?