Crimson Skies

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Crimson Skies is an arcade flight simulator, set in an alternate reality in the year 1937. Based on a FASA pen-and-paper game, the player is cast as a daring rogue who flies missions for fame and fortune. The planes look like a mixture of futuristic planes and planes from WW2.

The single player missions let the player complete jobs such as finding a treasure, hijacking an experimental plane from the enemy or defending their base, a huge zeppelin.

Support Summary

Widescreen
Ultra/Super‑Wide
Multi-Monitor
4K Ultra HD
Support
Method
HUD
Cutscenes
FMVs

Game Information

Game Status:Released
Release Date:
Tested Version:1.2

Screenshots Comparison

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
Solutions & Issues
Widescreen Solution & Issues:

Solution №1:
This version is for using with dgVoodoo2 wrapper

  1. Replace CRIMSON.EXE in the game folder, depending on the desired resolution
  2. Download dgVoodoo2 wrapper (tested on v2.54)
  3. Run dgVoodooCpl.exe, go to DirectX tab
    • uncheck "dgVoodoo Watermark"
    • check "Bilinear blit stretch"
    • set "VRAM" value the same as your videocard haves
    • set "Texture Filtering" - "Force anisotropic 16x" and "Antiasliasing (MSAA)" - "8x" (not really necessary, you may skip this step)
  4. Copy DDraw.dll and D3DImm.dll files from [u]dgVoodoo2_54\MS\[/u] to the game folder

dgVoodoo2 settings:

Main menu uses 800x600. In addition you can force resolution through dgVoodoo, then main menu will use your custom resolution, but it will be stretched then.

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Solution №2:
 
Copy all content from files available from the PC Gaming Wiki Community Files (search there) to the game folder.
Resolution can be setup in csfix.ini
For example, for 1920x1080:
   ScreenWidth=1920
   ScreenHeight=1080

Note: csfix may cause low game performance and graphical glitches

Ultra/Super-Wide Specific Solution & Issues:

Same as widescreen

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues:

Same as widescreen

4K UHD Specific Solution & Issues:

Same as widescreen

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
21:9 Screenshot
32:9 Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
4:3 Cutscene
16:10 Cutscene
16:9 Cutscene
21:9 Cutscene
Eyefinity / Surround Cutscene
4:3 FMV Cutscene
16:10 FMV Cutscene
16:9 FMV Cutscene
21:9 FMV Cutscene
Eyefinity / Surround FMV Cutscene
4:3 Menu
16:10 Menu
16:9 Menu
21:9 Menu
Eyefinity / Surround Menu
4K Gameplay Screenshot
4K In-Game Cutscene
4K FMV Cutscene
4K Menu Screenshot
Uploaded by: Rose
15:9 Resolutions:1280x768
Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Resolutions:
4K UHD Resolutions:3840x2160
Multi-Monitor Types:
Multi-Monitor Layouts:3x1-L