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[the bigg]

This mod expands the number of resolutions available to Baldur's Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal, allowing you to play at pretty much any resolution in the spectrum.

The current build is an open beta. notable restrictions are:
- the Y axis must be greater or equal than 600.
- The X axis must be strictly greater than 800 and different from 1280.
- The mod might work or not on SoA, or on different versions of the game (it's only tested on Italian/European 26798 ToB). Testing is required.
- The mod requires a beta version of WeiDU (attached). Please install as first mod and do not use it in a stack operation.

Edited by the bigg, 01 October 2007 - 10:42 AM.

[jastey]

I have a stupid question. Increasing the resolution means, a small window on the screen becomes bigger? So, if I have a monitor that scales the game window up already to full monitor size (which is what my comp does), would I still profit from this mod and how?

[ronin69hof]

Your monitor does not do what this mod does. Your monitor takes, for example, the game at 800x600 and just stretches it to the full size of your monitor. This mod makes the game the actual size of your monitor, 1440x900 for example. Your monitor does not make the game 1400x900 it just stretches the normal game sizes to full screen. I hope I explained that well, if not the Bigg will surely correct me.

[jastey]

So the higher resolution provided by this mod means sharper pictures if expanded to full monitor length, if I may say so, or is the game world snippet I see in the window wider, too (If that makes sense)?

[Avenger]

Most stuff will be smaller (like menus and such). The only good thing is that the game area will be expanded. For PST and BG1 this improves gameplay.

[the bigg]

Yes, menus will be the same area in pixels, and appear smaller, whereas the game area's pixel dimension will be expanded. For an example, see the screenshots in PST.

BG2 will be treated much more nicely (expanded dialogue box area, no black boxes), but the PST screenshot should be somewhat clear.

Since you'll be playing at your monitor's native resolutions, pictures will also be sharper (since you won't have your picture distorted to fit your screen).

[jastey]

Cool. Then this is the mod I was dreaming of. Awesome!

[Andyr]

Sounds good!

[Caedwyr]

I found that playing at 1024x768 worked best on a 19" monitor. Any higher resolution and things became too small. 1024x768 felt right and gave me more landscape on my screen.

[the bigg]

Can i play with a 19' or 22' TFT with 640x480 with just the usual loss of quality? (without this mod, obviously)

Of course you can - all the mod does is to allow you to select previously unavailable resolutions. If 640x480 is good enough for you, then you don't need WSM.

OTOH, if your characters at 1024x768 on a 22'' look too small, I'd suggest you to consult with an oculist - I can play either 1024x768 on a 13.3'' or 1680x1050 on a 20'' without difficulty, and I wear strong glasses (-4.5 dioptries on both eyes).

[the bigg]

Yes, I run at the native screen resolution. True, I have troubles reading the dialogue if I'm at more than 1 meter of distance or troubles discerning similar characters (E.G. a 6 and a 5 in item counts), but that doesn't cause me problems playing.

[justthisguy]

Quick nooby question. BG2 supports experimental higher resolutions out of the box. The thing is, I have heard complains that the game is much more prone to crash if the are selected, which always kept me from trying them out. Is this still an issue and how does this mod influence game stability?

[the bigg]

I'm pretty sure your question has been already answered three or four times in this forum.