High Resolution Fix/Mod that works with ATI cards

Overkill · 05-18-10, 08:07 PM

Any fixes or mods that work with ATI video cards to make SHIII Hi-res on a wide screen?

Overkill · 05-20-10, 10:46 AM

Nobody knows of one or has any suggestions?

frau kaleun · 05-20-10, 11:27 AM

If you haven't already, check the SH3 Mods Workshop forum. There are a couple of current discussions regarding modding the game to run in a widescreen format. Whether what's there will suit your HW or screen res, I don't know, but that seems to be where all the available info is ATM.

LostDream · 05-20-10, 12:23 PM

Hey OverKill, Im sorry it took me a while to respond to your post, but I've been busy.

Here is what I did in order to play SH3 + GWX in a 1920x1200 Res in Win7 64bit with two 4870x2 CrossFired.

* Install SH3

* Install GWX Mod

* Install the res mod found here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1092

You basically copy the files and edit the .cfg file with the resolution that you want the game to run on. I dumped the files into the general game folder.

To play the game full screen and above 1020 Res:

Win 7 and GWX do not mix well. You will get a 3d error if you try to run the game above 1020x780, but this is how you by-pass that.

* Set your Res to 1020x780

* Start the game with the Gray Wolfs game shortcut.

* Either hit the Windows key or Alt+Esc to get back to the desktop.

* Change the res to what you setup in the .cfg file.

* Click the program Icon on your task-bar and go back to the game.

Enjoy the game at your new res.

That I know off, you can not start the game at anything above 1020x780 full screen. The game will crash every time. Because of this, we change the res to 1020 and then change the res back to what we want to play.

If you have any other questions, please dont be shy and ask. Im by no means an expert on this matter, but I can at least tell you what has worked for me.

frau kaleun · 05-20-10, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostDream

That I know off, you can not start the game at anything above 1020x780 full screen. The game will crash every time. Because of this, we change the res to 1020 and then change the res back to what we want to play.

This is not the case for everyone, I just got a 1680x1050 monitor and I edited the Res_Fix cfg file to run the game fullscreen (with GWX) at that res, which it did with no problem except for things being stretched out too much horizontally IMO because of the game's native 4:3 aspect ratio. (Really the only thing that bothered me a lot was the slideout compass being squished into too much of an oval shape for my tastes - nothing else was all that noticeable.)

Prior to that I was playing on a 4:3 monitor at 1280x960 res, always at fullscreen, and never had to start the game at a lower res and then alt+tab out and change the cfg to get it to work.

Currently I've gone back to a 4:3 aspect ratio for the game and am running at 1400x1050, with an ATI card and the scaling set so it doesn't stretch things out to fill the entire screen. So I have vertical black bars on either side, but I prefer that to the squished compass. I'll probably stick with that until I can figure out a way to "fix" the compass so it's not squished at the WS res, or somebody releases a WS mod that I like and can get to work on my system.

LostDream · 05-20-10, 12:58 PM

Wow, every time I tried to run it at 1920*1200 it would crash. I tried it in both Vista 64bit and Win 7 64bit. Even after the Res Mod, it would crash. I found out if I did start the game in its native rez, as stated above, I would have no problems.

If you find a solution to your little problem, let me know so I can try to implement it on my rig.

danizzz · 05-21-10, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostDream

Hey OverKill, Im sorry it took me a while to respond to your post, but I've been busy.

Here is what I did in order to play SH3 + GWX in a 1920x1200 Res in Win7 64bit with two 4870x2 CrossFired.

* Install SH3

* Install GWX Mod

* Install the res mod found here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1092

You basically copy the files and edit the .cfg file with the resolution that you want the game to run on. I dumped the files into the general game folder.

To play the game full screen and above 1020 Res:

Win 7 and GWX do not mix well. You will get a 3d error if you try to run the game above 1020x780, but this is how you by-pass that.

* Set your Res to 1020x780

* Start the game with the Gray Wolfs game shortcut.

* Either hit the Windows key or Alt+Esc to get back to the desktop.

* Change the res to what you setup in the .cfg file.

* Click the program Icon on your task-bar and go back to the game.

Enjoy the game at your new res.

That I know off, you can not start the game at anything above 1020x780 full screen. The game will crash every time. Because of this, we change the res to 1020 and then change the res back to what we want to play.

If you have any other questions, please dont be shy and ask. Im by no means an expert on this matter, but I can at least tell you what has worked for me.

Im using windows 7 64bit with gwx but i cant load the game even with 1020 x 780 when i use the res mod. When i unistall it i can load but no higher res tha 1020...any suggestion?

LostDream · 05-21-10, 02:42 PM

I will guess that you are typing in the new rez into the .cfg file and then saving them into your game folder. Try a new re-install of the whole game. If you have a career that you dont want to lose, save it from your My Documents\SH3 folder. After that, delete both the game folder AND the SH3 folder found under My Documents.

Re-install the game, re-install GWX and then run the rez mod.

05-18-10, 08:07 PM	#1
Overkill Frogman Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 302 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	High Resolution Fix/Mod that works with ATI cards? Any fixes or mods that work with ATI video cards to make SHIII Hi-res on a wide screen? __________________ Last edited by Overkill; 05-19-10 at 06:37 AM.

05-20-10, 10:46 AM	#2
Overkill Frogman Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 302 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Nobody knows of one or has any suggestions? __________________

05-20-10, 11:27 AM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	If you haven't already, check the SH3 Mods Workshop forum. There are a couple of current discussions regarding modding the game to run in a widescreen format. Whether what's there will suit your HW or screen res, I don't know, but that seems to be where all the available info is ATM.

05-20-10, 12:23 PM	#4
LostDream Sailor man Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 46 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Hey OverKill, Im sorry it took me a while to respond to your post, but I've been busy. Here is what I did in order to play SH3 + GWX in a 1920x1200 Res in Win7 64bit with two 4870x2 CrossFired. * Install SH3 * Install GWX Mod * Install the res mod found here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1092 You basically copy the files and edit the .cfg file with the resolution that you want the game to run on. I dumped the files into the general game folder. To play the game full screen and above 1020 Res: Win 7 and GWX do not mix well. You will get a 3d error if you try to run the game above 1020x780, but this is how you by-pass that. * Set your Res to 1020x780 * Start the game with the Gray Wolfs game shortcut. * Either hit the Windows key or Alt+Esc to get back to the desktop. * Change the res to what you setup in the .cfg file. * Click the program Icon on your task-bar and go back to the game. Enjoy the game at your new res. That I know off, you can not start the game at anything above 1020x780 full screen. The game will crash every time. Because of this, we change the res to 1020 and then change the res back to what we want to play. If you have any other questions, please dont be shy and ask. Im by no means an expert on this matter, but I can at least tell you what has worked for me.

05-20-10, 12:58 PM	#6
LostDream Sailor man Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 46 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Wow, every time I tried to run it at 1920*1200 it would crash. I tried it in both Vista 64bit and Win 7 64bit. Even after the Res Mod, it would crash. I found out if I did start the game in its native rez, as stated above, I would have no problems. If you find a solution to your little problem, let me know so I can try to implement it on my rig.

05-21-10, 02:42 PM	#8
LostDream Sailor man Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 46 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	I will guess that you are typing in the new rez into the .cfg file and then saving them into your game folder. Try a new re-install of the whole game. If you have a career that you dont want to lose, save it from your My Documents\SH3 folder. After that, delete both the game folder AND the SH3 folder found under My Documents. Re-install the game, re-install GWX and then run the rez mod.