Is there a way to run DW wide-screen or higher rez?

Pisces · 04-26-12, 10:57 AM

1280x1024 is the max that I managed to get it to play with. You could try to increase the .ModeID value manually in the text file DangerousWaters.ini

I couldn't get it passed 3. 4 would make it revert back to modeID 1, which is 800x600.

Windowed mode requires Windows to use 16bit color mode. And that is too much of a nuissance for me. Also, it doesn't seem to allow for higher resolutions.

jpinard · 04-26-12, 05:35 PM

That's about what I thought. Thanks for letting me know so I can stop looking

Kaye T. Bai · 06-18-12, 06:41 PM

Sorry for necro'ing, but I've managed to get the resolution up to 1600x1200, just so y'all out there know.

Dr.Sid · 06-19-12, 04:50 AM

May I ask you how you did it ?

scorpiondown · 06-20-12, 08:12 PM

mine is 1600x1200 also. It is on the options ,3d page.
maybe the type of GPU you have determines what res is available..
if 1600x1200 doesn,t show up on your 3d page..
guessing at that...

just checked ingame and on the 3d page, my video card is listed in the first long narrow black box at top left..if i click on the arrow in that box,,it also has option to use "default"
thinking that this does recognize the vid card and what res is available.

Kaye T. Bai · 06-23-12, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Sid

May I ask you how you did it ?

I just installed the game, went into options and it was there automatically. I wish I could have a better explanation than that to tell you, but that's how it happened.

Theta Sigma · 06-23-12, 11:31 AM

It would probably help if you posted your exact specs.

GPU
CPU
Motherboard
RAM
OS

Some combo of these, if not just the GPU, might be allowing you that resolution.

Kaye T. Bai · 06-24-12, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theta Sigma

It would probably help if you posted your exact specs. Some combo of these, if not just the GPU, might be allowing you that resolution.

GPU: NVIDIA GTX 680 (2GB)
CPU: Intel Core2Duo (E6700)
MOBO: ASUS P5N-E SLI
RAM: Corsair 6GB (DDR2)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

New specs (as of July 1st, 2012) below.

GPU: NVIDIA GTX 680 (2GB)
CPU: Intel i7-2700k (3.50ghz)
MOBO: ASUS P8 Z77-V PRO
RAM: Corsair 8GB (DDR3)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

04-26-12, 10:57 AM	#1
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	1280x1024 is the max that I managed to get it to play with. You could try to increase the .ModeID value manually in the text file DangerousWaters.ini I couldn't get it passed 3. 4 would make it revert back to modeID 1, which is 800x600. Windowed mode requires Windows to use 16bit color mode. And that is too much of a nuissance for me. Also, it doesn't seem to allow for higher resolutions. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

06-19-12, 04:50 AM	#4
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	May I ask you how you did it ? __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

06-23-12, 11:31 AM	#7
Theta Sigma Seabed Comber Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NorthEast Posts: 349 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	It would probably help if you posted your exact specs. GPU CPU Motherboard RAM OS Some combo of these, if not just the GPU, might be allowing you that resolution. __________________

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04-26-12, 05:35 PM	#2
jpinard Mate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 58 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	That's about what I thought. Thanks for letting me know so I can stop looking

06-18-12, 06:41 PM	#3
Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Sorry for necro'ing, but I've managed to get the resolution up to 1600x1200, just so y'all out there know.

06-20-12, 08:12 PM	#5
scorpiondown Electrician's Mate Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: near Pittsburgh pa. and Daytona Posts: 131 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 0	mine is 1600x1200 also. It is on the options ,3d page. maybe the type of GPU you have determines what res is available.. if 1600x1200 doesn,t show up on your 3d page.. guessing at that... just checked ingame and on the 3d page, my video card is listed in the first long narrow black box at top left..if i click on the arrow in that box,,it also has option to use "default" thinking that this does recognize the vid card and what res is available.