16:9 format

[Eslade]

Have you tried windowed mode? It might work there.

[Faisca]

I always run in windowed mode. The game crashes in full screen mode.

Anyway, the video modes I listed before are in the options button, before you even log in.

I've found now there are other options, in-game, and there my resolution shows up. I've tried it, and it fills my screen with the game, but, like I said before, it's not a true 16:9 format, for the reasons I already explained before.

I wanted to change the format to be able to see more of the game, but that doesn't seem possible.

I'm thinking maybe the game wasn't designed for 16:9 format.

Have you guys tried to switch from 16:9 format to 4:3 and check if there's any difference on the game view on the sides?

[runlvlzero]

You can set the pixels to 16:9 but you cant make the field of view match. So its kinda lame.

I think EQs default FoV is something abysmal like 60 or 70, needs to be set up to 90 IMO, wish there was a way. Maybe that dx9 wrapper dll floating around could do it.

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by Casey VII [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just set a custom windowed resolution via the eqclient.ini. You can set anything you want.

This - don't bother using Options, it never has the right resolutions in it, edit the eqclient.ini file and set them there.

Regards,
Mg

[Faisca]

If I can't have a bigger view of the game I don't think it's worth it to change the format.

Anyway, thanks everybody for the help. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Striiker]

I play 2560 x 1440 in full screen. I THINK you need to run the config program which sets the proper resolution options for you.. (optionseditor.exe) When I have issues with video settings (such as changing the video card via copying the install to a new computer) , I have run this and it resolved things for me. It detects your video card and I suspect populates your .cfg or .ini files with the various resolution options which you can then select in game.. Hope this helps!

[Faisca]

Initially, I wasn’t seeing my resolution because I was looking in the wrong place, in those options before the log-in screen. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My resolution does shows up in the in-game display options, and I’ve already tried it, but it doesn’t do what I was expecting.

Yes, it fills out my entire screen, and yes, I do have more space for my UI stuff, but the main reason I was trying to change the format was to have a wider view of the game, and that I don’t get with the 16:9 resolution. It’s the same view as with the 4:3.

You know, you log in with 4:3, you see, for example, a hill on the left far side and hut on right far side. You log in with 16:9 and you see the same things on the far sides. I wanted to see more.

In fact, with the 16:9, the game view is actually smaller. It gives me the same horizontal view, but a smaller vertical view, very noticeable in the character selection screen, where you can’t see the feet of the bigger races, but in 4:3 you can.

In-game, this probably means that with 16:9 you don’t get to view as much of the floor or the sky as with 4:3. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

For all the above, I’m sticking with 4:3, but thanks for help anyway.