Extended shore leave

T.Von Hogan · 03-23-08, 11:35 AM

I didn't mind that SH3 was designed by a programmer who really didn't pay attention when learning how to make save points in his program.

I didn't mind that the progrssion of mods for the game evolved to the point where weather went bad for biblical periods of time. I've seen periods of rain that even Noah never experianced.

But when mods progress to a point where i must change my machines resolution just to be able to use them, its time for an extended shore leave.

GL with it gents.

bigboywooly · 03-23-08, 12:08 PM

What mod would that be ?
I have never touched my resolution from the first release of SH3

Tool · 03-23-08, 03:16 PM

Same here.. i've always used the "stock" resolution with no issues on a 19" Standard screen, LCD (game is most likely at 1024x768 i assume). I'm running stock 1.4 with GWX 2.

Tool.

Jimbuna · 03-23-08, 03:54 PM

Never had to tweak anything, running a 22" LCD on 1024x768

Brag · 03-23-08, 07:15 PM

No twikies, twakies, or twookies needed on my SH3 through GWX. Maybe it's the hoochie woochie.

Rhodes · 03-23-08, 08:09 PM

Same here! Never changed from 1024x768 resolution!

JScones · 03-23-08, 09:51 PM

He runs at 800 x 600.

I know he went dark on SH3Cmdr R3.0 because it now runs at 860 x 630.

He doesn't seem to realise that 800 x 600 is pretty much not supported by anyone any more. He also doesn't realise that SH3 rescales when he runs it, which is why it still looks OK. SH3Cmdr displays commensurate with whatever display settings he has chosen. So, as 800 x 600 < 860 x 630, he loses some of the SH3Cmdr screen.

Dunno if this is what he is ranting about, but as I explained to him before, the game runs at 1024 x 768, so I based R3.0 on a minimum of that screen resolution. As always, the Pareto principle applies; most guys benefit from the changes, some don't. But let's be honest here, who still runs at 800 x 600 anyway?

Kpt. Lehmann · 03-24-08, 12:55 AM

Secondarily, if it is GWX he is using, we've made no real changes to the weather in SH3 to date.

Those 'biblical storms' are coming from somewhere else. (At least until the release of 2.1. The RWF mod has been in testing for 2.1 over the last several weeks with no dramas showing so far.)

Maybe T.Von Hogan just has bad JuJu.

CCIP · 03-24-08, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JScones

who still runs at 800 x 600 anyway?

Indeed. The idea is pretty bizzare to me.
I think you need to change your machine's resolution for more than just mods nowadays.

I don't mean that as a smart-ass remark - just that I honestly can't recall using this resolution for a game or any other purpose (except video, but that's a different beast) since 2001 - and I've never had extremely fast computers either.

HunterICX · 03-24-08, 04:59 AM

I havent used 800x600 since the days of Windows 98

HunterICX

Canovaro · 03-24-08, 05:17 AM

Bottom line: if you don't like a mod, don't use it. Simple.

Or better: make a mod that's better.

dcb · 03-24-08, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HunterICX

I havent used 800x600 since the days of Windows 98

HunterICX

Same here. I can't even remember how it was in 800x600 (nor do I want to remember it

).

Rhodes · 03-24-08, 09:57 AM

Until my 15" monitor went black (dead, shooted by a bullet during call of ducty 2...

), after (almost) 10 or more years of use! I allways used 800x600 in windows (even in xp) and in games. SH3 when played in the old monitor, the game automaticly changed the resolution to 1024x768!

SmokinTep · 03-24-08, 10:05 AM

Never had to do any tweaking here either.

03-23-08, 11:35 AM	#1
T.Von Hogan Planesman Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mississippi Posts: 190 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Extended shore leave I didn't mind that SH3 was designed by a programmer who really didn't pay attention when learning how to make save points in his program. I didn't mind that the progrssion of mods for the game evolved to the point where weather went bad for biblical periods of time. I've seen periods of rain that even Noah never experianced. But when mods progress to a point where i must change my machines resolution just to be able to use them, its time for an extended shore leave. GL with it gents.

03-23-08, 12:08 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	What mod would that be ? I have never touched my resolution from the first release of SH3 __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

03-23-08, 03:16 PM	#3
Tool Planesman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 189 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Same here.. i've always used the "stock" resolution with no issues on a 19" Standard screen, LCD (game is most likely at 1024x768 i assume). I'm running stock 1.4 with GWX 2. Tool. __________________ 309th Wild Ducks www.56thvfw.com

03-23-08, 03:54 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Never had to tweak anything, running a 22" LCD on 1024x768 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-23-08, 07:15 PM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	No twikies, twakies, or twookies needed on my SH3 through GWX. Maybe it's the hoochie woochie. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

03-23-08, 08:09 PM	#6
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Same here! Never changed from 1024x768 resolution! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

03-23-08, 09:51 PM	#7
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	He runs at 800 x 600. I know he went dark on SH3Cmdr R3.0 because it now runs at 860 x 630. He doesn't seem to realise that 800 x 600 is pretty much not supported by anyone any more. He also doesn't realise that SH3 rescales when he runs it, which is why it still looks OK. SH3Cmdr displays commensurate with whatever display settings he has chosen. So, as 800 x 600 < 860 x 630, he loses some of the SH3Cmdr screen. Dunno if this is what he is ranting about, but as I explained to him before, the game runs at 1024 x 768, so I based R3.0 on a minimum of that screen resolution. As always, the Pareto principle applies; most guys benefit from the changes, some don't. But let's be honest here, who still runs at 800 x 600 anyway? Last edited by JScones; 03-23-08 at 10:07 PM.

03-24-08, 12:55 AM	#8
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,992 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Secondarily, if it is GWX he is using, we've made no real changes to the weather in SH3 to date. Those 'biblical storms' are coming from somewhere else. (At least until the release of 2.1. The RWF mod has been in testing for 2.1 over the last several weeks with no dramas showing so far.) Maybe T.Von Hogan just has bad JuJu. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

03-24-08, 04:59 AM	#10
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I havent used 800x600 since the days of Windows 98 HunterICX __________________

03-24-08, 05:17 AM	#11
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Bottom line: if you don't like a mod, don't use it. Simple. Or better: make a mod that's better.

03-24-08, 09:57 AM	#13
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Until my 15" monitor went black (dead, shooted by a bullet during call of ducty 2... ), after (almost) 10 or more years of use! I allways used 800x600 in windows (even in xp) and in games. SH3 when played in the old monitor, the game automaticly changed the resolution to 1024x768! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/ Last edited by Rhodes; 03-24-08 at 12:22 PM.

03-24-08, 10:05 AM	#14
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Never had to do any tweaking here either.