ye old unable to initialize 3D engine

Hooston · 02-23-25, 05:48 AM

I've also got a 1600x900 display. Plus I run the game under Linux!
Equally no luck with KCGWX and fiddling with d3d9.ini. i think we're doomed.

In theory it should be possible via various utilities to define a new scaled and cropped display mode that persuades the GPU to pretend the display is 1920x1080. Unfortunately it appears that the d3d9 wrapper used by GWXKC is a bit dumb. It always brute forces the display mode and resets any clever jiggery pokery. I don't think it was written for SH3.
Fifi's NYGM hardcore mod is also pretty good and last time I looked it included an optional (via JSGME) 1366x768 GUI that on a good day would be supported by an old 1600x900 VGA monitor. It doesn't do it for me because of the shortcomings of old Nvidia Linux drivers.

I have a couple of 1080p TV sets in the house and a HDMI to VGA converter plug that would solve the problem, and I guess the fancy new desktop in my daughter's gaming cave with a 4k display would do it!. Simplest choice is to get a new monitor as suggested above, but that would be cheating! The challenge is to keep 14 year old hardware running.

propbeanie · 02-23-25, 05:46 PM

It was stated in the first post on the first page of the WIP thread (which has since been over-written by the REL) that the 1920x1080 would be made part of the mod. The only "evidence" left is Niume's post #12...

02-23-25, 05:46 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,114 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	It was stated in the first post on the first page of the WIP thread (which has since been over-written by the REL) that the 1920x1080 would be made part of the mod. The only "evidence" left is Niume's post #12... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

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02-23-25, 05:48 AM	#1
Hooston Frogman Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 292 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Old fart speaks I've also got a 1600x900 display. Plus I run the game under Linux! Equally no luck with KCGWX and fiddling with d3d9.ini. i think we're doomed. In theory it should be possible via various utilities to define a new scaled and cropped display mode that persuades the GPU to pretend the display is 1920x1080. Unfortunately it appears that the d3d9 wrapper used by GWXKC is a bit dumb. It always brute forces the display mode and resets any clever jiggery pokery. I don't think it was written for SH3. Fifi's NYGM hardcore mod is also pretty good and last time I looked it included an optional (via JSGME) 1366x768 GUI that on a good day would be supported by an old 1600x900 VGA monitor. It doesn't do it for me because of the shortcomings of old Nvidia Linux drivers. I have a couple of 1080p TV sets in the house and a HDMI to VGA converter plug that would solve the problem, and I guess the fancy new desktop in my daughter's gaming cave with a 4k display would do it!. Simplest choice is to get a new monitor as suggested above, but that would be cheating! The challenge is to keep 14 year old hardware running.