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by The_cranky_hermit
16 Jan 2016, 08:57
Forum: Detailed Widescreen Reports
Topic: Descent
Replies: 0
Views: 1377

Descent

<div class="drinfo"><span class="boxart"><img src="/f/u/imagecache/game_boxart/contrib/dr/148/boxart.jpg"/></span><br/><br/><span class="grade">Widescreen Grade: <a href="/category/grade/C" title="This score is awarded to games that have received a calculated grade of C for their widescreen support ...
by The_cranky_hermit
13 Nov 2013, 10:36
Forum: Detailed Widescreen Reports
Topic: Doom
Replies: 0
Views: 1922

Doom

<div class="drinfo"><span class="boxart"><img src="/f/u/imagecache/game_boxart/contrib/dr/187/boxart.jpg"/></span><br/><br/><span class="grade">Widescreen Grade: <a href="/category/grade/C" title="This score is awarded to games that have received a calculated grade of C for their widescreen support ...
by The_cranky_hermit
03 Apr 2012, 13:55
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Baldur's Gate I & II Enhanced Editions Coming
Replies: 22
Views: 25313

BG2 had a fullscreen mode.

BG2 had a fullscreen mode. You press 'H' and the interface disappears.
by The_cranky_hermit
19 Mar 2012, 16:47
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Possible Shenmue & Skies of Arcadia PC?
Replies: 4
Views: 3697

Shenmue is a pretty notable

Shenmue is a pretty notable game, and bringing it to PC is really the best way they could give it posterity.
by The_cranky_hermit
07 Mar 2012, 23:58
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Would you pay for DLC that you have already purchased?
Replies: 16
Views: 7945

It's somewhat ironic that

It's somewhat ironic that Bethesda gets DLC relatively right. Because I blame Horse Armor for setting the precedent of DLC that gets it wrong, and enabling other companies to get it even more wrong.
by The_cranky_hermit
07 Mar 2012, 18:00
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: The Meta Game: Myst vs. Prince of Persia
Replies: 4
Views: 4630

Quote:it's difficult to deny

it's difficult to deny the window into what futuristic graphics will hold that was given to us by Myst.
I'd say that Prince of Persia provided a window into the future as well, albeit in a subtler way. At the time, action games did not have realistic animation, or even detailed animation for the ...
by The_cranky_hermit
07 Mar 2012, 14:12
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Would you pay for DLC that you have already purchased?
Replies: 16
Views: 7945

Quote:Right now, as it

Right now, as it stands, if a game has "DLC", it only tells me that the game was never finished in the first place, in that the game was released "incomplete."
My feelings as well. This is exacerbated by frequent re-releases dubbed "Complete Edition" that have all the DLC included, logically ...
by The_cranky_hermit
27 Jan 2012, 23:22
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: preserving 4:3 aspect ratio on a widescreen monitor?
Replies: 1
Views: 2004

GPU scaling with an nVidia

GPU scaling with an nVidia card is as good as it's going to get, really. The quality of monitor scaling depends on the monitor, but no matter how good your monitor is at scaling, you're better off with GPU scaling.

The performance requirement for GPU scaling is negligible. I would be surprised ...
by The_cranky_hermit
18 Jan 2012, 01:09
Forum: Request/Discuss Game Solutions
Topic: Resident Evil 2 resolution change?
Replies: 4
Views: 12775

Quote:That don't change the

That don't change the FOV because the background is a static image but al least make the player no horizontal stretch.

Does that mean the background stretches? And if that's the case, wouldn't that mean 3D models become misaligned with the background as they move from the center?
by The_cranky_hermit
14 Jan 2012, 17:09
Forum: Request/Discuss Game Solutions
Topic: Doom 3: WSGF Edition WIP (testers wanted)
Replies: 16
Views: 11937

And a good night's rest made

And a good night's rest made me realize a dumb math error that caused the zoom to be vert -. Fixed it, uploaded new version.


Also I realized that the HUD text's slanting is exaggerated as you increase the aspect ratio. I have no idea why, but I'm betting it's related to the misalignment that ...
by The_cranky_hermit
14 Jan 2012, 06:04
Forum: Request/Discuss Game Solutions
Topic: Doom 3: WSGF Edition WIP (testers wanted)
Replies: 16
Views: 11937

I just addressed the zooming

I just addressed the zooming issue and uploaded a new version.

Basically, the issue was that each weapon has a "zoom FOV" value built into it, but these values are meant to correspond to the xFOV of a 4:3 FOV, and my code was applying this value to the yFOV. So while the old behavior shrank ...
by The_cranky_hermit
14 Jan 2012, 01:43
Forum: Request/Discuss Game Solutions
Topic: Doom 3: WSGF Edition WIP (testers wanted)
Replies: 16
Views: 11937

Here's the new

Here's the new link, hosted on WSGF Media. (link removed)

As for source, I'm waiting for iodoom3 to come out with a release. I'm planning on merging my fixes into theirs. The GPL'd code is kind of a mess in places, and I cleaned parts of it up in my own way, but I'm betting the ioquake3 guys will ...
by The_cranky_hermit
30 Nov 2011, 20:41
Forum: Request/Discuss Game Solutions
Topic: Doom 3: WSGF Edition WIP (testers wanted)
Replies: 16
Views: 11937

Quote:I ask because the 1.3.1

I ask because the 1.3.1 update broke the gtx graphics mod that worked fine with 1.3
1.3.1. My mistake.

what should be the difference, at multi-monitor resolutions, between this solution and the old one thats included in the DR - http://widescreengamingforum.com/dr/doom-3 ?
The old ...
by The_cranky_hermit
30 Nov 2011, 16:58
Forum: Request/Discuss Game Solutions
Topic: Doom 3: WSGF Edition WIP (testers wanted)
Replies: 16
Views: 11937

Doom 3: WSGF Edition WIP (testers wanted)

Doom 3 went open source awhile back, and I've been working on adding proper aspect ratio support. I think it's looking pretty good now, so here it is:


How to use:
Two things to keep in mind, that might prevent some confusion.

1: This is not a "fix" per se, but rather a new version of the ...
by The_cranky_hermit
05 Jul 2011, 21:21
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Steam Summer Sales
Replies: 45
Views: 18566

Re: Steam Summer Sales

The whole pack is not necessary. Just get the original. It's a strong candidate for best game of all time.
by The_cranky_hermit
02 Jul 2011, 14:04
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Steam Summer Sales
Replies: 45
Views: 18566

Re: Steam Summer Sales

I don't quite follow what the complaint about Facebook is. Couldn't you just not link your profile to Facebook? That's what I did. Or is there some incentive for linking that I don't know about?

TF2 achievements for making Youtube videos pissed me off more.
by The_cranky_hermit
01 Jul 2011, 03:26
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Team Fortress 2 & ARMA 2 MP now free.
Replies: 17
Views: 8579

Re: Team Fortress 2 & ARMA 2 MP now free.

I don't disagree, it's just really not a big deal at all. You gain items fast enough freely anyway.
Not fast enough for me. I still don't have my Sydney Sleeper or any of the Shogun items, let alone the 20+ Uber Update items. Meanwhile, enemy soldiers are wasting my scouts better than I can waste ...
by The_cranky_hermit
01 Jul 2011, 02:31
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Team Fortress 2 & ARMA 2 MP now free.
Replies: 17
Views: 8579

Re: Team Fortress 2 & ARMA 2 MP now free.

Sure there are weapons that are better, but at the end of the day it's all about the trade offs.
You're missing my bigger point. Being able to pick and choose the trade-offs at will is ALWAYS better. At the end of the day, you are at a disadvantage compared to people who bought weapons. Just ...
by The_cranky_hermit
29 Jun 2011, 13:15
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Team Fortress 2 & ARMA 2 MP now free.
Replies: 17
Views: 8579

Re: Team Fortress 2 & ARMA 2 MP now free.

Having the weapons available is a gameplay advantage, however. Even the most situational weapon is an advantage to have, because if the situation where it is useful happens, you can use it. And some of them are easily upgrades under common circumstances, like the Liberty Launcher, which *every ...
by The_cranky_hermit
12 May 2011, 05:35
Forum: General Gaming Discussions
Topic: Gaming Appreciation 101 - my current project
Replies: 23
Views: 9258

Re: Gaming Appreciation 101 - my current project

Longest update in the making yet. The Secret of Monkey Island!
http://thecrankyhermit.wikispaces.com/GA101+-+The+Secret+of+Monkey+Island