wide screen

kylemf88 · 03-29-2007, 02:08 PM

I just got a 1440 x 900 monitor and tried to play max payne. Is there a way to make it so it wont stress the game? So I can atleast play with black blocks on the side or something.

kylemf88 · 03-29-2007, 03:07 PM

I just got a widescreen monitor and i was wondering how do I play games that aren't widescreen without streching the image.

Bludd · 03-29-2007, 03:17 PM

Most of the time, you can't.

www.widescreengamingforum.com is the place for info about WS support in games.

Daedolon · 03-29-2007, 03:17 PM

You can't do that in all games, but this site lists those (and how-tos for them) that you can do it with: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/

Ecmaster76 · 03-29-2007, 04:03 PM

If you have an Nvidia card you have some scaling options to chose from that will help you out. ATI kinda doesn't bother with it, though on my display 1400x1050 will center properly.

Depending on your monitor, it may have options for scaling as well.

kylemf88 · 03-29-2007, 04:06 PM

I have Nvidia. Any idea where the option is found?

Also my monitor is a flatron wide 19 inch.

ADM · 03-30-2007, 06:17 AM

Not sure what video card you have but most have an option in the graphic properties to allow you to maintain the aspect ratio.

I have it like that on my laptop so I can play Max Payne in 1024x768 or whatever and it has black borders on the side.

EDIT: Ok not sure why you decided to double post the topic in two different forums but the graphic properties are usually found in Display Properties then the Settings panel, then Advanced and you should see a panel for your graphic card there.. click that are it should have a properties button or allow you to set it there.

peoplessi · 03-30-2007, 10:40 AM

On ATI cards "Use Centered Timings".

PS. This thread is good for Hardware Forums as well, as some may find this usefull there too.

Joe Siegler · 03-30-2007, 01:01 PM

FYI, if you didn't notice, I merged both threads that the starter of this thread posted in more than one location together to make this one.

peoplessi · 03-30-2007, 01:31 PM

Didn't know that, but it's ok.

kylemf88 · 03-30-2007, 01:35 PM

Sorry about that, I was an idiot and forgot I posted it in the mp2 forums.

But is it one of these options?

kylemf88 · 03-31-2007, 12:47 PM

Sorry to double post but... can I get some help?

peoplessi · 04-01-2007, 09:46 AM

Yes and no, my advice was for ATI. You wan't the samething for nVidia so there should be something like "Display -> Change Flat Panel Scaling", I really can't point as where as I do not have nVidia card installed.

kylemf88 · 04-01-2007, 05:06 PM

Do you know if nvidia can actually do this even? Am I wasting my time trying?

peoplessi · 04-02-2007, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylemf88

Do you know if nvidia can actually do this even? Am I wasting my time trying?

As far as I know it should.

kylemf88 · 04-02-2007, 06:31 PM

... I don't have the same options as you... Is that an old driver?

peoplessi · 04-03-2007, 07:30 AM

Which version are you using? It might be that not every version of ForceWare supports those, some have said that FW sometimes misidentify your Digital Flat Panel as a HDTV display, and that would blockout some options. And I am not using nVidia, these are just some information I have tried to gather

But I would suggest that you do some research for yourself in the link that Bludd mentioned before.

The Deadsider · 04-03-2007, 04:52 PM

I've tried those options myself a while ago, but when I enable it, my screen goes crazy and messes up pretty badly...

kylemf88 · 04-04-2007, 02:08 PM

So to put it simply I'm ******?

The Deadsider · 04-19-2007, 02:05 PM

I might have found a solution. I haven't tried it with Max Payne yet, but it works with other non-widescreen games I have. Go here:

http://www.tocaedit.com/forum/dload....gory&cat_id=36

And get the Universal Resolution Changer v2.0. Put all the files it comes with in the same folder as the Max Payne .exe. You'll need to open the .ini file with word pad and then try changing the resolution in the ini and then starting MP. Or as I usually have to do, force Max to play in windowed mode. Just make sure you find a resolution that fits on your screen.

kylemf88 · 04-19-2007, 06:05 PM

That didn't seem to work for both punisher or max payne 2.

03-30-2007, 01:01 PM	#9
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: wide screen FYI, if you didn't notice, I merged both threads that the starter of this thread posted in more than one location together to make this one. __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

03-29-2007, 02:08 PM	#1
kylemf88	wide screen I just got a 1440 x 900 monitor and tried to play max payne. Is there a way to make it so it wont stress the game? So I can atleast play with black blocks on the side or something. __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."

03-29-2007, 03:07 PM	#2
kylemf88	widescreen I just got a widescreen monitor and i was wondering how do I play games that aren't widescreen without streching the image. __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."

03-29-2007, 03:17 PM	#3
Bludd	Re: widescreen Most of the time, you can't. www.widescreengamingforum.com is the place for info about WS support in games. __________________ http://www.modarchive.org/artists/bludd/ "It's only rock 'n' roll but I like it." What cat detector van? The cat detector van from the Ministry of Housinge.

03-29-2007, 03:17 PM	#4
Daedolon	Re: widescreen You can't do that in all games, but this site lists those (and how-tos for them) that you can do it with: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/ __________________ Duke Hard - 17 map episode for Duke Nukem 3D.

03-29-2007, 04:03 PM	#5
Ecmaster76	Re: widescreen If you have an Nvidia card you have some scaling options to chose from that will help you out. ATI kinda doesn't bother with it, though on my display 1400x1050 will center properly. Depending on your monitor, it may have options for scaling as well. __________________ Chicken McNuggets are 26 Percent Disobedient Robots.

03-29-2007, 04:06 PM	#6
kylemf88	Re: widescreen I have Nvidia. Any idea where the option is found? Also my monitor is a flatron wide 19 inch. __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby." Last edited by kylemf88; 03-29-2007 at 04:17 PM.

03-30-2007, 06:17 AM	#7
ADM	Re: wide screen Not sure what video card you have but most have an option in the graphic properties to allow you to maintain the aspect ratio. I have it like that on my laptop so I can play Max Payne in 1024x768 or whatever and it has black borders on the side. EDIT: Ok not sure why you decided to double post the topic in two different forums but the graphic properties are usually found in Display Properties then the Settings panel, then Advanced and you should see a panel for your graphic card there.. click that are it should have a properties button or allow you to set it there.

03-30-2007, 10:40 AM	#8
peoplessi	Re: wide screen On ATI cards "Use Centered Timings". PS. This thread is good for Hardware Forums as well, as some may find this usefull there too. __________________ Duke Nukem Forever Who am I to judge?

03-30-2007, 01:31 PM	#10
peoplessi	Re: wide screen Didn't know that, but it's ok. __________________ Duke Nukem Forever Who am I to judge?

03-31-2007, 12:47 PM	#12
kylemf88	Re: wide screen Sorry to double post but... can I get some help? __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."

04-01-2007, 09:46 AM	#13
peoplessi	Re: wide screen Yes and no, my advice was for ATI. You wan't the samething for nVidia so there should be something like "Display -> Change Flat Panel Scaling", I really can't point as where as I do not have nVidia card installed. __________________ Duke Nukem Forever Who am I to judge?

04-01-2007, 05:06 PM	#14
kylemf88	Re: wide screen Do you know if nvidia can actually do this even? Am I wasting my time trying? __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."

04-02-2007, 06:31 PM	#16
kylemf88	Re: wide screen ... I don't have the same options as you... Is that an old driver? __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."

04-03-2007, 07:30 AM	#17
peoplessi	Re: wide screen Which version are you using? It might be that not every version of ForceWare supports those, some have said that FW sometimes misidentify your Digital Flat Panel as a HDTV display, and that would blockout some options. And I am not using nVidia, these are just some information I have tried to gather But I would suggest that you do some research for yourself in the link that Bludd mentioned before. __________________ Duke Nukem Forever Who am I to judge?

04-03-2007, 04:52 PM	#18
The Deadsider	Re: wide screen I've tried those options myself a while ago, but when I enable it, my screen goes crazy and messes up pretty badly... __________________ A part of your soul.

04-04-2007, 02:08 PM	#19
kylemf88	Re: wide screen So to put it simply I'm ******? __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."

04-19-2007, 02:05 PM	#20
The Deadsider	Re: wide screen I might have found a solution. I haven't tried it with Max Payne yet, but it works with other non-widescreen games I have. Go here: http://www.tocaedit.com/forum/dload....gory&cat_id=36 And get the Universal Resolution Changer v2.0. Put all the files it comes with in the same folder as the Max Payne .exe. You'll need to open the .ini file with word pad and then try changing the resolution in the ini and then starting MP. Or as I usually have to do, force Max to play in windowed mode. Just make sure you find a resolution that fits on your screen. __________________ A part of your soul.

04-19-2007, 06:05 PM	#21
kylemf88	Re: wide screen That didn't seem to work for both punisher or max payne 2. __________________ A good way to threaten somebody is to light a stick of dynamite. Then you call the guy and hold the burning fuse up to the phone. "Hear that?" you say. "That's dynamite, baby."