Originally Posted by zakarpatska (Post 2054648)

Hi Mike,

I noticed that you are using a Radeon. Does it support 1360x768 resolution? If not this may be your problem. I also have a Radeon (Mobility 5870) which does not support 1360x768 resolution. I found that there is a utility called "PowerStrip" which you can download from http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm that allowed me to add the 1360x768 resolution to my display modes. Once I did this I was able to get the MaGui widescreen mod working on my Radeon.

I now have frame rate issues when I am close to land (which I suspect is something else in the mod), but as you have a more powerful graphics card this may not be an issue for you. The PowerStrip utility isn't that easy to use and it's kind of annoying as it always pops up a message when you boot (you can disable this if you register).

If you decide to try PowerStrip and have trouble getting it to work, let me know and I can try and help out. Right now I'm posting from a Linux machine so I don't have Windows and the PowerStrip utility in front of me.

Thanks.

PS. I'm not associated with the makers of PowerStrip in any way.

Originally Posted by BigWalleye (Post 2054654)

To alleviate the "Cannot initialize 3D engine" error message, try changing the resolution in d3d9.ini from 1360x768 to 1366x768. If your GPU doesn't support 1360, it may support 1366. And the 0.4% compression won't be apparent. I am using an NVidia 540M and it works for my rig.

I have not found any widescreen mod which will work at 1920x1080. The masks are all much too small, and the 2D pages do not stretch. (Explanation here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...26&postcount=6) WS MaGUI won't do it, Conus' WS won't do it, Seeadler and Rubini's won't. All have some pretty ugly problems with the 2D pages at 1920x1080. A pity, because the 3D pages are incredibly sharp at 1920x1080. But all of them work great at 1366x768.

Originally Posted by BigWalleye (Post 2054803)

You might try opening the control panel for your graphics card. It should have a list of supported resolutions. Try plugging some of those numbers into d3d9.ini. Pick one with 768 horizontal res if you have it. See if you can live with any of those. Alternatively. the PowerStrip program recommended by Zakarpatska might work. I don't know of it, so can't recommend it. You might Google it and see what you can find out before installing it.

Good luck. SH3 really looks good in full-screen.

Originally Posted by Captain Wreckless (Post 2056206)

Hey,

The readme says the WS version needs Magui 3.4 to work correctly. OK, which version, MaGui 3.4 or MaGui Final.

I assume it doesn't matter but the Final version is preferred?


Mike

Originally Posted by BigWalleye (Post 2056216)

Mike, do you have a link for the MaGUI Final version?

Originally Posted by BigWalleye (Post 2056235)

Mike, I hate to look like a dunderhead, but I don't see it. There are references and a link to Makman's Fileffront page, but the only thing there is MaGUI v3.4. I can not find the MaGUI Final version anywhere. And Manos clearly states that MaGUI Final is an improvement on v3.4, so I am confident they are not the same. Can you post the link you used to download it?

Originally Posted by BigWalleye (Post 2056283)

Hey, hey! Nailed it! Been looking high and low for that mod. Thanks a bunch, Mike.