Changed my monitor , now the sub gauges are elliptic instead of circular

tonschk · 07-06-09, 05:28 PM

Hello , I dont know if this problem have been discussed before , I have changed my monitor from 19" to 20" but the 20" have lower and wider screen and the SH3 sub looks larger ( more horizontal less vertical ) and the gauges also looks like ellipse/elliptic rather than the normal circular gauges , in Silent Hunter 4 there is no problem ,all the SH4 game is OK , but in the SH4 game is possible to control the resolution 1680X1050 etc etc ,I cannot find where to control the resolution for SH3 , can someone help me to adjust this in SH3 , thank you in advance

CapZap1970 · 07-06-09, 06:53 PM

Rubini has created a mod that fixed the stretching with widescreen monitors, but it only works for the 3D views. AFAIK, so far it has been a problem without solution the gauges and all the 2D images.... maybe in a future.

tonschk · 07-07-09, 05:13 AM

Hello , thank you very much for the answer and the help

, I dont understand , what is the mean of 3D ? , can I use this way to solve the ellipse gauges bug with this 3D ? , thank you for the help

Pisces · 07-07-09, 06:04 AM

3D means 3 dimensional, the way you see the world around you, showing depth and space (like F2 the inside view of your uboat, or from the bridge). 2d means 2 dimensional, which is like looking at a painting, it is allways flat. (like the F7 crew and compartment view, and all the instrument dials) The solution CapZap mentioned replaces a file that only fixes the scaling for the 3d view. It doesn't change the dials and other flat things drawn on the screen.

Personally I changed a setting in my graphics card properties to 'scale while maintaining aspect ratio' for games that wanted a lower resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio (ratio of horizontal and vertical size) This results in getting black bands on the side of your widescreen monitor, but I preffer it over a distorted screen. SH3 was made before these screens became popular, therefore it wasn't taken into account when it was developed.

tonschk · 07-07-09, 07:56 AM

Hello there ,

Thank you very much for the help , my Monitor now have 1680x1050 , can you tell me please to which resolution I must change to play SH3 with a black area on each side of the screen and get back the circular gauges ? thank you

Pisces · 07-07-09, 10:50 AM

1024x768 is the standard maximum i believe.

07-06-09, 05:28 PM	#1
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	Changed my monitor , now the sub gauges are elliptic instead of circular Hello , I dont know if this problem have been discussed before , I have changed my monitor from 19" to 20" but the 20" have lower and wider screen and the SH3 sub looks larger ( more horizontal less vertical ) and the gauges also looks like ellipse/elliptic rather than the normal circular gauges , in Silent Hunter 4 there is no problem ,all the SH4 game is OK , but in the SH4 game is possible to control the resolution 1680X1050 etc etc ,I cannot find where to control the resolution for SH3 , can someone help me to adjust this in SH3 , thank you in advance __________________ What we do in life echoes in Eternity Last edited by tonschk; 07-07-09 at 05:16 AM.

07-06-09, 06:53 PM	#2
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 276 Uploads: 51	Rubini has created a mod that fixed the stretching with widescreen monitors, but it only works for the 3D views. AFAIK, so far it has been a problem without solution the gauges and all the 2D images.... maybe in a future. __________________

07-07-09, 05:13 AM	#3
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	Hello , thank you very much for the answer and the help , I dont understand , what is the mean of 3D ? , can I use this way to solve the ellipse gauges bug with this 3D ? , thank you for the help __________________ What we do in life echoes in Eternity

07-07-09, 06:04 AM	#4
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	3D means 3 dimensional, the way you see the world around you, showing depth and space (like F2 the inside view of your uboat, or from the bridge). 2d means 2 dimensional, which is like looking at a painting, it is allways flat. (like the F7 crew and compartment view, and all the instrument dials) The solution CapZap mentioned replaces a file that only fixes the scaling for the 3d view. It doesn't change the dials and other flat things drawn on the screen. Personally I changed a setting in my graphics card properties to 'scale while maintaining aspect ratio' for games that wanted a lower resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio (ratio of horizontal and vertical size) This results in getting black bands on the side of your widescreen monitor, but I preffer it over a distorted screen. SH3 was made before these screens became popular, therefore it wasn't taken into account when it was developed. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

07-07-09, 07:56 AM	#5
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	Hello there , Thank you very much for the help , my Monitor now have 1680x1050 , can you tell me please to which resolution I must change to play SH3 with a black area on each side of the screen and get back the circular gauges ? thank you __________________ What we do in life echoes in Eternity

07-07-09, 10:50 AM	#6
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	1024x768 is the standard maximum i believe. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads