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drhodesmumby	Post subject: Although this thread is very Posted: 01 Feb 2012, 08:38
Joined: 01 Feb 2012, 08:28 Posts: 1	Although this thread is very old, I'd still be interested in seeing some sort of solution for these particular games. The image linked to earlier by hanfmeier (showing Zeus running with a modified .exe) will apparently be taken down soon so I've mirrored it on imgur instead. I hope it comes in useful for anyone who will see this thread in the future. Zeus on imgur
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true_blue	Post subject: I also really want to get Posted: 03 Feb 2012, 08:56
Joined: 03 Feb 2012, 08:50 Posts: 1	I also really want to get these games to run in widescreen.. Caesar 3 and Pharaoh mostly! If its all in the .exe then I guess using a program like TSearch to see what values change when you adjust the resolution in-game and then trying to manipulate those values in hex editor could work.. It has been a long time since I did such a thing though so I will leave it to someone else..
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Yuan	Post subject: wow 2007 until 2012 the Posted: 05 Feb 2012, 03:36
Joined: 05 Feb 2012, 03:25 Posts: 2	wow 2007 until 2012 :) the truth is.. i want to play this in widescreen too... but why not make pharaoh 2, emperor 2, but just don't like caesar III to caesar IV. caesar IV is addict to me... but i wanna play pharaoh old style, emperor old style... in better grafic of course... its too long for waiting, i think "pharaoh widescreen patch" will never existed :( gl guys, hope you can make 1 :)))
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jackfuste	Post subject: Fix for Pharaoh Posted: 05 Feb 2012, 17:15
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Fix for Pharaoh v.1.2 Resolution of 1024x768 changed to widescreen. Know bug: game crashes if you are too high scrolled map of the world. Do not scroll the map of the world above, Syria. It is better to use the arrow keys to scroll the map of the world, to avoid game crash. Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 05 Aug 2018, 21:44, edited 9 times in total.
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thales100	Post subject: jackfuste wrote:Fix for Posted: 05 Feb 2012, 20:39
Editors Joined: 06 Nov 2008, 01:08 Posts: 1898	Fix for Pharaoh v.1.2 Awesome, thanks jackfuste, a Detailed Report was created. :twothumb
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64fanatic	Post subject: Very cool, is there any hope Posted: 07 Feb 2012, 14:58
Joined: 09 Mar 2010, 00:14 Posts: 6	Very cool, is there any hope for a fixed exe for the expansion pack, Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile? This one won't work for it as the game uses a slightly different exe.
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Yuan	Post subject: @jackfusteYou are the man Posted: 08 Feb 2012, 07:11
Joined: 05 Feb 2012, 03:25 Posts: 2	@jackfuste You are the man !!! Cheers !!! But my resolution is 1360 x 768, cause Im use 19", I'm too lazy moving my LCD TV to my PC, because my TV have 1920 x 1080 though. Oh yeah, why it's crashed ? Just forget my question ^_^ .. But I hope you can help about that, because there's no one can help in these 3 years (I think so) It's wonderful to hear someone makes a wonderfull progresss.... you are the man :)' Anytime anywhere if you ..... : http:// adf.ly / 5JUoE ► [remove the space] , just don't open it, it's just nothing.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Updated fix for Pharaoh v. Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 14:16
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Updated fix for Pharaoh v. 1.2 - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) - Game no longer crashes when scrolling map of the world. - Some interface fixes. Supported resolutions: 4:3 1280x960 1600x1200 1920x1440 2048x1536 5:4 1280x1024 16:9 1280x720 1360x768 1600x900 1920x1080 2560x1440 16:10 1280x800 1440x900 1680x1050 1920x1200 2560x1600 Support Eyefinity/Surround resolutions will be later, I need some time to fix game crash on them. Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 12:57, edited 3 times in total.
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jackfuste	Post subject: 64fanatic wrote:Very cool, is Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 14:16
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Quote: Very cool, is there any hope for a fixed exe for the expansion pack, Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile? This one won't work for it as the game uses a slightly different exe. Fix for Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile v.2.1 - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Resolution 1024x768 changed to widescreen. Supported resolutions: 4:3 1280x960 1600x1200 1920x1440 2048x1536 5:4 1280x1024 16:9 1280x720 1360x768 1600x900 1920x1080 2560x1440 16:10 1280x800 1440x900 1680x1050 1920x1200 2560x1600 Support Eyefinity/Surround resolutions will be later, I need some time to fix game crash on them. Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 12:56, edited 3 times in total.
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thales100	Post subject: Thanks a lot to jackfuste for Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 17:02
Editors Joined: 06 Nov 2008, 01:08 Posts: 1898	Thanks a lot to jackfuste for the Pharaoh's fix update (game's Detailed Report was also updated) and for releasing Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile solution, a Detailed Report was created. :twothumb
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Triklops	Post subject: Awesome work Posted: 12 Feb 2012, 00:27
Joined: 09 Jun 2010, 19:11 Posts: 12	Simply awesome. Knew someone could do it. Thanks so much jackfuste for this.
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Skander1468	Post subject: Is It Possible To Have The Same Fix For Zeus? Posted: 14 Feb 2012, 08:56
Joined: 14 Feb 2012, 08:49 Posts: 1	Hello! I would like to know if it could be possible to have the same fix for Zeus - Master Of Olympus! Thanks for your attention! Bye All! Paolo
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64fanatic	Post subject: jackfuste wrote:r Cleopatra: Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 02:17
Joined: 09 Mar 2010, 00:14 Posts: 6	r Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile v.2.1 widescreen joy Thank you so much for this!
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Hape	Post subject: Thanks, BUT.... Posted: 20 Feb 2012, 15:09
Joined: 18 Feb 2012, 14:18 Posts: 3	I have a screen resolution of 2048x1152. (Samsung Syncmaster 2343BW) Is there any hope to get a fitting Pharaoh.exe for Cleopatra with that resolution? I forgot: Thanks in advance - and thank you for the existing resolutions, which are of great help. I played yesterday the complete "Kemet"-campaign with 1920x1080 and no problems.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Skander1468 wrote:Hello!I Posted: 22 Feb 2012, 18:36
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Quote: Hello! I would like to know if it could be possible to have the same fix for Zeus - Master Of Olympus! Thanks for your attention! Bye All! Paolo Yes, it's possible, I have already started working on Zeus & Poseidon. Quote: I have a screen resolution of 2048x1152. (Samsung Syncmaster 2343BW) Is there any hope to get a fitting Pharaoh.exe for Cleopatra with that resolution? I forgot: Thanks in advance - and thank you for the existing resolutions, which are of great help. I played yesterday the complete "Kemet"-campaign with 1920x1080 and no problems. I added resolution 2048x1152. Redownload - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 12:55, edited 3 times in total.
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Hape	Post subject: Thank you Posted: 22 Feb 2012, 19:19
Joined: 18 Feb 2012, 14:18 Posts: 3	so much!!! Now every pixel is sharp. Great job, jackfuste!!
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thales100	Post subject: Thanks for the update Posted: 22 Feb 2012, 20:56
Editors Joined: 06 Nov 2008, 01:08 Posts: 1898	Thanks for the update jackfuste. :twothumb
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buddy101	Post subject: Hi there, can you please post Posted: 29 Feb 2012, 18:28
Joined: 29 Feb 2012, 18:22 Posts: 1	Hi there, can you please post the FIX for Zeus you've been workin' on ? Is there, a possibility you can make such one for Emperor ?
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jackfuste	Post subject: buddy101 wrote:Hi there, can Posted: 01 Mar 2012, 19:47
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Hi there, can you please post the FIX for Zeus you've been workin' on ? No, because it not finished yet, please be patient for about a week or two. Is there, a possibility you can make such one for Emperor ? Yes, it will be after Zeus.
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Daniil	Post subject: Sweet. I just installed Posted: 02 Mar 2012, 09:22
Joined: 02 Mar 2012, 09:07 Posts: 1	Sweet. I just installed Emperor and went searching if someone had come up with a solution since there was none about 3-4 months ago. I'm positively thrilled that people still work on good games like that.
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hstriepe	Post subject: MacBook Air 1366x768 Posted: 05 Mar 2012, 20:08
Joined: 05 Mar 2012, 20:03 Posts: 1	Jack, Another request for 1366x768. It tried to hack your files using a hex editor and comparisons, but gave up after 40 minutes. Now that I got one of your other resolutions working in my Cinema Display, I really would love it on my Air. I am rediscovering all my old favorites - Homeworld, Pharao/Cleopatra etc. using VMware Fusion. Does a great job with both DirectX and OpenGL...
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Triklops	Post subject: jackfuste wrote:Yes, it's Posted: 06 Mar 2012, 13:05
Joined: 09 Jun 2010, 19:11 Posts: 12	Yes, it's possible, I have already started working on Zeus & Poseidon. This made me an extremely happy man..thanks for all the hard work
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Hape	Post subject: Emperor Posted: 11 Mar 2012, 08:54
Joined: 18 Feb 2012, 14:18 Posts: 3	Jackfuste: I discovered Emperor just today and would be glad, if you could include my exotic screen resolution (2048x1152) again. For now I'm glad with your Pharaoh-patch and look forward to the Emperor. Your great work is very appreciated!
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Foreveress	Post subject: jackfuste wrote:Yes, it's Posted: 19 Mar 2012, 03:30
Joined: 19 Mar 2012, 03:19 Posts: 2	Yes, it's possible, I have already started working on Zeus & Poseidon. I happened upon this fix when I was looking for Zeus in Widescreen mode. I am SO excited to see it become a reality, and jackfuste, your work thus far has been amazing. I've rediscovered my love for Pharaoh and it's expansion. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to your next posting!!!
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Foreveress	Post subject: Is there any update on the Posted: 24 Mar 2012, 16:35
Joined: 19 Mar 2012, 03:19 Posts: 2	Is there any update on the status of Zeus? Can't wait to play in widescreen!
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Ninotramp	Post subject: How's it goin' with the Zeus Posted: 27 Mar 2012, 17:33
Joined: 27 Mar 2012, 17:31 Posts: 1	How's it goin' with the Zeus update? We are still waiting! :)
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zh0wh	Post subject: Emperor: RotMK Posted: 28 Mar 2012, 11:13
Joined: 28 Mar 2012, 11:08 Posts: 2	Good work!! I am looking for this several years. I am waiting for your new post. _________________ Looking for Emperor: RotMK in widescreen.
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bmw730d	Post subject: i am also waiting for a fix Posted: 31 Mar 2012, 18:25
Joined: 31 Mar 2012, 18:16 Posts: 1	i am also waiting for a fix on zeus.i have tv sony which is 1920x1080 and playing the game in 1024x768 is Awful ! Please make this fix i will be extremely grateful :)
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Drake1588	Post subject: I've been looking on and off Posted: 01 Apr 2012, 21:28
Joined: 01 Apr 2012, 21:11 Posts: 1	I've been looking on and off for this for almost a decade. Pharaoh is an all-time favorite. Thanks so much, jackfuste.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Fix for Zeus:Master of Posted: 04 Apr 2012, 17:40
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Fix for Zeus: Master of Olympus + Poseidon: Master of Atlantis v.2.1.4.0 - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) -Resolution 1024x768 changed to widescreen. Supported resolutions: 5:4 1280x1024 16:9 1280x720 1360x768 1600x900 1920x1080 2048x1152 2560x1440 16:10 1280x800 1440x900 1680x1050 1920x1200 2560x1600 Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 12:47, edited 3 times in total.
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gren51	Post subject: yay Posted: 05 Apr 2012, 01:04
Joined: 05 Apr 2012, 00:59 Posts: 2	i cant wait for emperor keep up the good work you're awesome :cheers
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zh0wh	Post subject: Great job! Posted: 05 Apr 2012, 07:54
Joined: 28 Mar 2012, 11:08 Posts: 2	Nice work! Waiting for emperor too... _________________ Looking for Emperor: RotMK in widescreen.
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Jalida	Post subject: Thanks for these, it totally Posted: 05 Apr 2012, 10:34
Joined: 05 Apr 2012, 10:32 Posts: 4	Thanks for these, it totally makes replaying the old Impression CB games worthwhile again. Really looking forward to Emperor and Zeus.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Updated fix for Zeus:Master Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 08:40
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Updated fix for Zeus:Master of Olympus + Poseidon:Master of Atlantis v.2.1.4.0 - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) - Fixed incorrect texture mapping. Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 12:44, edited 3 times in total.
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Khalashnikovf	Post subject: Caesar III Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 13:43
Joined: 06 Apr 2012, 13:30 Posts: 1	You made really great job, Im playing these games since ever and wont stop never!!! I would be curious If you would be even so nice and remade older Caesar III? It would be really great to make all these 4 games in new era enjoyable in FullHD :) Great job!
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raedwulfrum	Post subject: Thank you very much Posted: 08 Apr 2012, 17:32
Joined: 08 Apr 2012, 16:55 Posts: 1	Thank you very much Jackfuste. I haven't been able to play any of these games since I had a 14" screen, now with my 27" this runs fantastically.
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Triklops	Post subject: Thank you so much for this. Posted: 09 Apr 2012, 23:01
Joined: 09 Jun 2010, 19:11 Posts: 12	Thank you so much for this. Looks perfect. @Admins No detailed report for Zeus/Poseidon?
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gren51	Post subject: emperor Posted: 10 Apr 2012, 16:36
Joined: 05 Apr 2012, 00:59 Posts: 2	any news om emperor? :P
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Khalan	Post subject: Looking forward to playing Posted: 11 Apr 2012, 02:06
Joined: 11 Sep 2008, 04:10 Posts: 28	Looking forward to playing Emperor in widescreen - thanks for all your hard work jackfuste!
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Jalida	Post subject: Khalan wrote:Looking forward Posted: 11 Apr 2012, 08:33
Joined: 05 Apr 2012, 10:32 Posts: 4	Looking forward to playing Emperor in widescreen - thanks for all your hard work jackfuste! Me too, it's my favorite out of the old impression cb games. Sincerely jackfuste, thank you for doing this, you've given these games a whole new lease on life for me.
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karlheinzi	Post subject: PLZ, Emperor in Posted: 15 Apr 2012, 17:28
Joined: 15 Apr 2012, 17:22 Posts: 10	PLZ, Emperor in 1920x1080 All we German Guys love this Game, but not in 800x600 or 1024 ..., that's ugly^^
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indrahets	Post subject: Emperor for 1366 x 768 Resolution Posted: 18 Apr 2012, 16:54
Joined: 18 Apr 2012, 16:29 Posts: 2	I also love to play this game... i found the solution for the resolution using hex editor... now i play the game with my resolution if want it just download it here http://www.ziddu.com/download/19179086/Emperor.exe.html
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karlheinzi	Post subject: indrahets wrote:I also love Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 01:16
Joined: 15 Apr 2012, 17:22 Posts: 10	I also love to play this game... i found the solution for the resolution using hex editor... now i play the game with my resolution if want it just download it here http://www.ziddu.com/download/19179086/Emperor.exe.html hmm, nice idea, but don't works for me. i use Hex-Editor-MX ,but can't change the resolution ich hope for jackfuste , he is the man for this problem :crown:
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indrahets	Post subject: Hex editor Posted: 19 Apr 2012, 13:56
Joined: 18 Apr 2012, 16:29 Posts: 2	[quote]I also love to play this game... i found the solution for the resolution using hex editor... now i play the game with my resolution if want it just download it here http://www.ziddu.com/download/19179086/Emperor.exe.html hmm, nice idea, but don't works for me. i use Hex-Editor-MX ,but can't change the resolution ich hope for jackfuste , he is the man for this problem :crown: You may try for this hex editor... if i can help, what is your screen resolution...?
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karlheinzi	Post subject: thx for your work and i see Posted: 20 Apr 2012, 19:31
Joined: 15 Apr 2012, 17:22 Posts: 10	thx for your work and i see the resolution numbers in the editor(i have changed the same yesterday), but in the game is the resolution the same again, 800x600 and 1024x768 (and it start not with the 1920 res.) i have the german version of emperor(with the patch), i think this important for the emperor exe change and thats the reason why it does not work for me, or ? and whats with the Err(Error) message about the res. number in the editor pic here:?
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karlheinzi	Post subject: i have now changed my german Posted: 21 Apr 2012, 16:39
Joined: 15 Apr 2012, 17:22 Posts: 10	i have now changed my german exe with the "be hexeditor" like your english exe, absolutely no change, bahhh, i give it up......... (with settlers 4 and other old games i had no problems with the editor change, only with emperor, so its not on me ;) ) the best game from impressions games and nobody can change the resolution up to 1920x1080, for normal Full HD Screens??? :TrueWS
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Janbiya	Post subject: Hi,I'm having trouble with Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 07:02
Joined: 26 Apr 2012, 05:10 Posts: 4	Hi, I'm having trouble with the .7z archive that's supposed to contain the fix for Cleopatra. When I download cleopatra.7z and take a look inside with WinRAR, all of the .exes for specific resolutions have a packed filesize of 0 and when I try to unpack them, I get an error message. I've tried redownloading the archive several times but to no avail. This makes me think there's a problem with the version of the file uploaded to the website. Does anybody know how I can get the original version of this fix?
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Janbiya	Post subject: Hi,I'm having trouble with Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 07:02
Joined: 26 Apr 2012, 05:10 Posts: 4	Hi, I'm having trouble with the .7z archive that's supposed to contain the fix for Cleopatra. When I download cleopatra.7z and take a look inside with WinRAR, all of the .exes for specific resolutions have a packed filesize of 0 and when I try to unpack them, I get an error message. I've tried redownloading the archive several times but to no avail. This makes me think there's a problem with the version of the file uploaded to the website. Does anybody know how I can get the original version of this fix?
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Khalan	Post subject: Try using Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 09:06
Joined: 11 Sep 2008, 04:10 Posts: 28	Try using http://www.7-zip.org/ instead (it's free).
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Janbiya	Post subject: I looked into 7-Zip and was Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 19:47
Joined: 26 Apr 2012, 05:10 Posts: 4	I looked into 7-Zip and was surprised to find out how much of a superior program it is. I guess it's time for my 8 year free trial free trial of WinRAR (clicking away the reminder it has expired every time I open an archive) to finally come to an end. 7-Zip seems to have solved my problem with the widescreen exe files, too. I never would have thought to try another program because I never had trouble extracting anything with WinRAR before.
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Gaz	Post subject: Registered purely to say Posted: 27 Apr 2012, 15:22
Joined: 27 Apr 2012, 15:20 Posts: 1	Registered purely to say thanks to the people who made widescreening in these games possible. Made playing them a lot more enjoyable. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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B3bomber	Post subject: my thanks as well for zeus Posted: 29 Apr 2012, 04:12
Joined: 29 Apr 2012, 02:30 Posts: 1	my thanks as well for zeus and the xpack in widescreen. i have a request though, make it allow windowed mode for the same resolutions.
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0wca	Post subject: jackfuste...you have gained Posted: 02 May 2012, 16:29
Joined: 02 May 2012, 16:25 Posts: 3	jackfuste...you have gained my infinite respect :twothumb any news on Emperor? sry don't want to be nagging ;)
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karlheinzi	Post subject: i count on jackfuste, he make Posted: 03 May 2012, 13:04
Joined: 15 Apr 2012, 17:22 Posts: 10	i count on jackfuste, he make it :crown:
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Retrostage	Post subject: @ jackfuste: Thank you very Posted: 15 May 2012, 20:37
Joined: 15 May 2012, 20:29 Posts: 1	@ jackfuste: Thank you very much!!! Outstanding!!! I've just one little demand: Is it possible to add 1024x600 support? I'm playing a lot on my netbook, these games are amazing and it's so much fun to play them portable. That would be so nice...
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Tempus35	Post subject: Pharaoh Posted: 25 May 2012, 06:16
Joined: 25 May 2012, 06:13 Posts: 1	So I purchased Phararoh via GOG.com and I have tried your modifed exes but I am getting a "Building model out of sync" when loading the game, and then it shuts down. Any ideas, and new exes?
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Alicyn	Post subject: Pharoah + Cleopatra from GOG.com Posted: 26 May 2012, 15:40
Joined: 26 May 2012, 15:36 Posts: 1	Try using the Cleopatra fix.
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Sokar	Post subject: Used the latest Posted: 26 May 2012, 16:36
Joined: 26 May 2012, 15:42 Posts: 1	Used the latest Cleopatra-Hack, works with the GoG-Version. I only played for half an hour, seems to work. Just one problem: when minimizing the control on the right side they don't disappear und their new coordinates are propably hard-coded, since the appear somewhere in the middle of the screen if you move your courser over them. But with this high resolution, you probably don't need this function anyway, so no big loss.
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Djura	Post subject: Registered just to say Posted: 07 Jun 2012, 22:49
Joined: 07 Jun 2012, 22:41 Posts: 3	Registered just to say 'thanks' for all these awesome patches :))) I tried installing GoG version of Zeus + Poseidon and using the patches.For the most part it works gr8,but when i click on the world view map during a mission, the game crashes completely.Any ideas? @jackfuste: how's the progress going on Emperor? can't wait for that one^^
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jackfuste	Post subject: Djura wrote:For the most part Posted: 08 Jun 2012, 08:47
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	For the most part it works gr8,but when i click on the world view map during a mission, the game crashes completely.Any ideas? Do you replaced the DATA folder from widescreen fix? What is your resolution, and on what mission the game crashes when you open a world map? how's the progress going on Emperor? can't wait for that one^^ I'm working on an interface.
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Djura	Post subject: I reinstalled the game (same Posted: 08 Jun 2012, 18:27
Joined: 07 Jun 2012, 22:41 Posts: 3	I reinstalled the game (same GoG version as before), re-applied the patch (data folder + exe) and everything seems to work now. I cannot reproduce the crash, and i'm quite sure i installed everything in the same way before. When it crashed before,it didn't matter what mission it was,it would crash on every mission when opening World Map. Resolution i use is 1920x1200. Anyway, i tried a lot of missions now and everything works brilliantly, guess it was false alarm :) Thx again for your work, and go go Emperor patch ^^
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karlheinzi	Post subject: jackfuste wrote:Djura Posted: 12 Jun 2012, 21:58
Joined: 15 Apr 2012, 17:22 Posts: 10	[quote] how's the progress going on Emperor? can't wait for that one^^ I'm working on an interface. yeahh, great news, thx man :D greetings from germany
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Raptor051	Post subject: Hi,“jackfuste”. I really Posted: 18 Jun 2012, 00:58
Joined: 18 Jun 2012, 00:44 Posts: 1	Hi, “jackfuste”. I really like the patches you made and I cant thank you enough for your time and effort to make them (especially Pharaoh and Cleopatra). Phar/Cleo have same engine as Caesar 3 so Caesar 3 should be “easy” for you to make screen resolution fixes. I would kindly ask you if when you have time, you could check and if possible make widescreen patches for Caesar 3 (1920x1200 and 1920x1080). Regards.
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Answulf	Post subject: Well, just bought Posted: 21 Jun 2012, 03:40
Joined: 21 Jun 2012, 03:26 Posts: 1	Edit: NM - was missing the fact that you just replace the .exe... :)
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Horchata	Post subject: Hi all.I am Spanish and my Posted: 21 Jun 2012, 15:07
Joined: 21 Jun 2012, 14:51 Posts: 1	Hi all. I am Spanish and my files. exe of Zeus-Poseidon / Pharaoh-Cleopatra are different, you could do a brief tutorial explaining how to change resolutions in other .exe lenguages? Thanks
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NerV-0-sol	Post subject: Emperor progress and the polish version Posted: 21 Jun 2012, 18:56
Joined: 21 Jun 2012, 18:23 Posts: 1	Hey, jackfuste! Two weeks have passed. Any news about Emperor? :bigsmile: And one more question to you. I'm playing the polish version which contains some language improvements (i.e. diacritical marks). If I compare 2 executables and then replace blocks containing some alphabet and font settings (I've seen a few places like these), will the game work for me with high resolution? How do you think :quest: (So the question boils down to "what are you going to do with that exe?".) :beer: :onethumb
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0wca	Post subject: bump for update Posted: 30 Jun 2012, 20:45
Joined: 02 May 2012, 16:25 Posts: 3	bump for update :)
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Seebaer	Post subject: Ok. I have registerd me, to Posted: 03 Jul 2012, 14:57
Joined: 03 Jul 2012, 14:27 Posts: 5	Ok. I have registerd me, to say "Thank you" to Jackfuste !!! And I`am one of the peoples, waiting for Emperor in widescreen. And I hope also for Caesar 3. Perhaps, there are peoples, who now "Seebaer" and Vera, performed a Caesar 3, Pharaho and Zeus Forum in german in the beginning of the 20. Century. Now, I´am 58 years jung.... I dont need english after school, 40 years ago. But I hope, anywhere can unterstand my terrible english. Also, looking on german page: http://villages-and-cities.de/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=cug0nfui7161kofggr9nap9qk948uu7t; Greetings from Germany Seebaer
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DRTwoadism	Post subject: Amazing Posted: 06 Jul 2012, 13:32
Joined: 06 Jul 2012, 13:19 Posts: 1	I'm just blown away by this! I've been having the worst time trying to get Pharaoh to function at all - it refuses to run no matter what I try on my Win7 64-bit machine. I've got it running on a virtual box VM of winXP, with guest editions installed, but it resizes the VM window down to its meagre dimensions. I've tried installing your hack, and the game runs fine, but if I try to change the resolution to "1024 x 768" it goes black for a while, and then reverts... any ideas? Anyway - great work!
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Djura	Post subject: Working suggestion sent by PM Posted: 07 Jul 2012, 01:12
Joined: 07 Jun 2012, 22:41 Posts: 3	Working suggestion sent by PM :)
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karlheinzi	Post subject: any good news for HD Version Posted: 07 Aug 2012, 17:45
Joined: 15 Apr 2012, 17:22 Posts: 10	any good news for HD Version of Emperor?
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nikolaqq	Post subject: I ve downloaded patch for Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 00:35
Joined: 11 Aug 2012, 00:29 Posts: 1	I ve downloaded patch for widescreen (zeus master of olympus) but how do i appy it to the game? I tried a lot of things but I need a step by step explanation because this is my frist problem of this kind. Sry for my bad English, and Im hopping for quick answer. Ty
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Jalida	Post subject: Bump for Emperor, Please. Posted: 31 Aug 2012, 23:52
Joined: 05 Apr 2012, 10:32 Posts: 4	Bump for Emperor, Please.
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drafty	Post subject: Hi,I bought zeus and Posted: 03 Sep 2012, 08:07
Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 08:00 Posts: 3	Hi, I bought zeus and pharoah from gog.com and came straight over here for the widescreen files. The zeus files work perfectly, thanks! Unfortunately both the pharoah and cleopatra 7-zip files seem to be corrupted or somehow incorrectly packed. When I unpack them I get a message that the compression method is unsupported and I am using 7-zip to unpack them. Can anyone re-upload the files (I need 1920 x 1200 resolution)? Thanks again!
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Mansen	Post subject: Wow! Pharaoh, Cleopatra AND Posted: 04 Sep 2012, 10:20
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	Wow! Pharaoh, Cleopatra AND Zeus all in glorious 1920x1200? I am speechless. The game looks so amazing even today. Is there any chance you hex wizards could conjure up one for Emperor as well? I can send you the 1.01 executable if you'd like to (and I'm allowed - forum rules and all that) :D
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jackfuste	Post subject: Jalida wrote:Bump for Posted: 04 Sep 2012, 12:32
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Bump for Emperor, Please. I have not forgotten about the Emperor. Due to problems with my HDD, I have to redo a widescreen fix again. Some resolution (1680x1050; 1920x1080; 1920x1200) have been made.
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Mansen	Post subject: Looks great already - I see Posted: 04 Sep 2012, 13:34
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	Looks great already - I see the sidebar doesn't have the black background as Pharaoh did - your work or does emperor expand it on its own?
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jackfuste	Post subject: Mansen wrote:Looks great Posted: 04 Sep 2012, 13:49
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Looks great already - I see the sidebar doesn't have the black background as Pharaoh did - your work or does emperor expand it on its own? Instead of a black background, I found a way to draw textures.
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mario	Post subject: Thank You... Posted: 04 Sep 2012, 18:04
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 16:19 Posts: 7	I couldn't resist anymore so I made this account to say millions of THANKS for doing all this. I can finally replay these games and it seems that they are still looking very good. Now.. as it seems you are getting better at it... Wait... What I'm talking about.. That 1080p screenshot of Emperor looks perfect... Can you please find time to fix Zeus on 1080p as well !? Things like: - the black background areas (since I don't know how to program, just to play in photoshop, I've made a workaround fix) ... Just decided for a visual approach: Again.. !! millions of thanks !! and let's hope you don't run into more problems...
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Mansen	Post subject: jackfuste wrote:Mansen Posted: 05 Sep 2012, 17:54
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	[quote]Looks great already - I see the sidebar doesn't have the black background as Pharaoh did - your work or does emperor expand it on its own? Instead of a black background, I found a way to draw textures. That's cool. Really gives it a nice finish. :)
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ls35a	Post subject: Thanks so much for these Posted: 06 Sep 2012, 20:23
Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 02:49 Posts: 3	Thanks so much for these fixes. I loved both Pharaoh and Zeus back in the day. Played them to death. It's great to be able to play them again. Does anyone else have the problem in Pharaoh where when you go to the world map it stays in the bottom right corner of the screen on the main map?
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drafty	Post subject: Thanks a million Jackfuste Posted: 08 Sep 2012, 17:24
Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 08:00 Posts: 3	Thanks a million Jackfuste for making these fixes! It's really awesome to be able to play these games in high resolution. Thanks too for posting the zip archive I was able to unpack the files and cleopatra seems to be working now as well.
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Dipling	Post subject: Caesar 3 Posted: 10 Sep 2012, 08:54
Joined: 10 Sep 2012, 08:29 Posts: 4	Hello. I hope you can "fix" resolution for Caesar 3. Thanks, Regards.
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Mansen	Post subject: jackfuste wrote:Jalida Posted: 10 Sep 2012, 09:40
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	[quote]Bump for Emperor, Please. I have not forgotten about the Emperor. Due to problems with my HDD, I have to redo a widescreen fix again. Some resolution (1680x1050; 1920x1080; 1920x1200) have been made. Any news on emperor? I'd love to help you test that 1920x1200 version for you. Almost done with my Pharaoh playthrough and I'm running out of scenarios to play :bigsmile:
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Seebaer	Post subject: I`am also waiting for "The Posted: 10 Sep 2012, 13:38
Joined: 03 Jul 2012, 14:27 Posts: 5	I`am also waiting for "The Emperor" in 1920x1200. Hopping for download in the next months. Hopping of widescreen for "Caesae3"
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ls35a	Post subject: So is anyone else getting the Posted: 12 Sep 2012, 00:48
Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 02:49 Posts: 3	So is anyone else getting the problem where after you've gone to the world map part of the world map shows up in the black area in the bottom right side of the main screen? Or is it just me? Is this normal? Is there any one to fix it?
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Mansen	Post subject: It's normalIt "should" be Posted: 12 Sep 2012, 01:23
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	It's normal It "should" be possible to fix if Jackfuste revisits the pharaoh/zeus fixes at some point. But it really isn't a critical issue - the game just isn't built to stretch out like that as you can easily tell from the "world" map and the mission screens. But it beats having to play the game at 1024 ^^
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DanielCoffey	Post subject: New guy question... how do Posted: 12 Sep 2012, 20:52
Joined: 11 Sep 2012, 13:48 Posts: 6	New guy question... how do the Widescreen tweaks for games like Emperor get distributed? I assume that the folks who work on the patches don't just distribute an edited .exe do they? Is it a file containing a script of hex edit locations to apply ourselves?
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Mansen	Post subject: They do actually - a Posted: 12 Sep 2012, 22:47
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	They do actually - a compressed archive with an executable for each resolution.
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DanielCoffey	Post subject: I suppose it solves the Posted: 13 Sep 2012, 10:33
Joined: 11 Sep 2012, 13:48 Posts: 6	I suppose it solves the problem of "I followed your instructions (sort of) and it doesn't work!". I presume that the version of the .exe will be something like Emperor (Sierra) 1.0.1.0 English with localised versions appearing at the modder's whim?
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Mansen	Post subject: Pharaoh and Zeus uses the GOG Posted: 13 Sep 2012, 11:52
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	Pharaoh and Zeus uses the GOG (Good old Games) releases, which have had their copy protection removed and have the latest official patch. (So yeah that'd be 1.10) As for emperor, I believe (hope really) that an unofficial copy protection removed executable is used as I don't have a DVD drive anymore. :bigsmile:
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DanielCoffey	Post subject: Given how popular these City Posted: 13 Sep 2012, 14:13
Joined: 11 Sep 2012, 13:48 Posts: 6	Given how popular these City Builder games still are, I wonder if anyone has approached Overhaul Games to see if they could officially pick up the titles? They have just done Baldur's Gate and re-engineered it for modern monitors after all.
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Mansen	Post subject: Doubtful - Given how hard it Posted: 13 Sep 2012, 18:04
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	Doubtful - Given how hard it has been for GOG to even get two of four games on their store, I doubt it. The rights holders are a stubborn and greedy bunch. It'd be much easier to just develop a new franchise from scratch.
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DanielCoffey	Post subject: Having had a look inside Posted: 15 Sep 2012, 14:36
Joined: 11 Sep 2012, 13:48 Posts: 6	Having had a look inside Emperor.exe myself with a hex editor, I have the greatest respect for folks like Jackfuste who can make these games jump through widescreen hoops! I would have absolutely no idea how to identify the anchor points for the UI elements, let alone sorting issues like the World Map Scroll problem. Hats off to you, guys!
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DanielCoffey	Post subject: Jackfuste - are you in the Posted: 17 Sep 2012, 08:20
Joined: 11 Sep 2012, 13:48 Posts: 6	Jackfuste - are you in the position of needing testers for any of the Emperor widescreen resolutions yet? While I am 16:9 myself at 2560x1440, I would be more interested in playing the game slightly stretched, say at the 1080p level of zoom. Part of the charm of Emperor for me is the slightly chunky figures rather than pixel-sharp tiny ones.
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Dipling	Post subject: Caesar III Posted: 02 Oct 2012, 05:59
Joined: 10 Sep 2012, 08:29 Posts: 4	Hello, I am looking at the Caesar 3 exe file. Jackfuste can you tell me what to do, where to look and what to change, to get desired results (Caesar 3 in widescreen)? Thanks. Regards
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StormRaging	Post subject: I registered so I could post Posted: 06 Oct 2012, 04:06
Joined: 06 Oct 2012, 04:02 Posts: 2	I registered so I could post this. I have the GOG version of Zeus/Poseidon. I have 1366x768 res and the option in the folder is 1360x768. I tried both version 1 and 2 of this. I placed the exe in the folder and put the contents of the data folder into the data folder of the installed game. The game launches but it's not in widescreen. It's still in the boxed 1024x768. What am i doing wrong?
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jackfuste	Post subject: Dipling wrote:Hello,I am Posted: 06 Oct 2012, 11:53
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Hello, I am looking at the Caesar 3 exe file. Jackfuste can you tell me what to do, where to look and what to change, to get desired results (Caesar 3 in widescreen)? Thanks. Regards Caesar 3 requires correction values ​​in many places, and a new code to fix the interface. This is possible only using a debugger, you must examine the code to find resolution values and screen interface. To learn how to use a debugger, I recommend to explore - http://ricardonarvaja.info/ These guides are specific to cracking programs, but they provide a good knowledge base that is needed to create a widescreen fixes. I registered so I could post this. I have the GOG version of Zeus/Poseidon. I have 1366x768 res and the option in the folder is 1360x768. I tried both version 1 and 2 of this. I placed the exe in the folder and put the contents of the data folder into the data folder of the installed game. The game launches but it's not in widescreen. It's still in the boxed 1024x768. What am i doing wrong? Are you sure that game runs at resolution 1360x768? Take a screenshot and look at it resolution. If its 1360x768 resolution and you still have black bars, then check display scaling settings. If its resolution 800x600, then in game menu select resolution 1024x768, it will be replaced on 1360x768.
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StormRaging	Post subject: I tried changing the Posted: 06 Oct 2012, 16:22
Joined: 06 Oct 2012, 04:02 Posts: 2	I tried changing the resolution to 1024 and the screen just went black. I'll mess around with it more on my wifes computer as that's who I bought the game for anyway :) Am I doing it correct though? you add the contents of the data folder to the data folder and replace the exe?
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Friedrich1250	Post subject: Problems with Widescreen Patch for "Zeus + Poseidon" Posted: 10 Oct 2012, 23:22
Joined: 10 Oct 2012, 20:04 Posts: 1	Hello, first of all: Thanks a lot for your work on a widescreen solution for "Zeus and Poseidon" - one of my all time favorite games. It's great to be able to play this game widescreen! I own a monitor with a native resolution of 1920x1200 and I have a small problem with the graphics after installing your ws-workaround: There's a little black block on top of the screen (right side) - see screenshot. BTW: This problem does not occur, if I install the 1680x1050 files. Strange... Another problem: The ambient sound get's corrupted: You can only hear several sound files from time to time after installing the patch-files. Maybe you can solve this? It would be great! Game-Version: Zeus + Poseidon by Gog.com, Screen-Res: 1920x1200, Card: GTX 560, Drivers: Nvidia 301.42 (Yes, In-Game-Resolution was set to 1024x768 and all files were installed correctly...)
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DanielCoffey	Post subject: It looks damned good on Posted: 11 Oct 2012, 07:41
Joined: 11 Sep 2012, 13:48 Posts: 6	It looks damned good on widescreen I have to admit... though personally I am still waiting for news on the Emperor work that Jackfuste was doing a while ago.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Friedrich1250 wrote:I own a Posted: 11 Oct 2012, 17:27
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	I own a monitor with a native resolution of 1920x1200 and I have a small problem with the graphics after installing your ws-workaround: There's a little black block on top of the screen (right side) - see screenshot. I will try to remake widescreen fix for Zeus and Poseidon and resolve interface problems. It looks damned good on widescreen I have to admit... though personally I am still waiting for news on the Emperor work that Jackfuste was doing a while ago. Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom - Detailed Report
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jackfuste	Post subject: Friedrich1250 wrote:I own a Posted: 13 Oct 2012, 13:21
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Quote: I own a monitor with a native resolution of 1920x1200 and I have a small problem with the graphics after installing your ws-workaround: There's a little black block on top of the screen (right side) - see screenshot. I fixed interface for 1920x1200 resolution - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 12:17, edited 3 times in total.
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Triklops	Post subject: jackfuste wrote:Caesar 3 Posted: 13 Oct 2012, 15:01
Joined: 09 Jun 2010, 19:11 Posts: 12	Caesar 3 requires correction values ​​in many places, and a new code to fix the interface. This is possible only using a debugger, you must examine the code to find resolution values and screen interface. To learn how to use a debugger, I recommend to explore - http://ricardonarvaja.info/ These guides are specific to cracking programs, but they provide a good knowledge base that is needed to create a widescreen fixes. Was about to ask about the possibility of a fix for Caesar 3 but I guess you already tried. Would be great if a fix for Caesar 3 was possible, its the game that started it, the line of Impressions' awesome 2D City Building series, too bad I guess but regardless thank you jackfuste so much for taking the time to work on the rest of the games in the series, when no one else would because its so old and not that popular like regular RTS games like AOE etc. Hats off to you. :twothumb
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Saloth	Post subject: I've got a problem with Posted: 15 Oct 2012, 16:47
Joined: 15 Oct 2012, 16:30 Posts: 1	I've got a problem with displaying my native polish font. When I overwrite your .exe the resolution works fine, but I occur weird symbols such as %(@*#& etc. Looks like your resolution fix changes the Pharaoh_MM .eng format file. I made a backup and pasted it after your fix, still it changes a coding of the whole text. It's strange, because the Zeus fix works perfectly - even in polish. There's a screenshot with my issue below. And one more thing. I can't use your Cleopatra's fix, I guess you have a game 2in1 type with one .exe (Pharaoh.exe), right? I've got Cleopatra.exe, so it doesn't work. Any ideas? Cheers!
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revcr	Post subject: I just found this hoping i Posted: 19 Oct 2012, 05:17
Joined: 19 Oct 2012, 05:11 Posts: 1	I just found this hoping i could find a fix for my pharaoh game, and I DID. First off i want to thank everyone who made that possible. I did not know Emperor i just played zeus and pharaoh and loved them. My hope is to wait for the widescreen fix for Emperor before i even try it. Any news on that fix?
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Seebaer	Post subject: Here is the link from Posted: 19 Oct 2012, 06:54
Joined: 03 Jul 2012, 14:27 Posts: 5	Here is the link from jackfuste http://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperor-rise-middle-kingdom/en download "empereor.7z"
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Mansen	Post subject: Sneaky bastard snuck in the Posted: 20 Oct 2012, 18:47
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	Sneaky bastard snuck in the files without writing here. *fetches torch and pitchfork and sits down to play Emperor* :hide
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Seebaer	Post subject: Look at post 118... Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 06:52
Joined: 03 Jul 2012, 14:27 Posts: 5	Look at post 118...
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Seebaer	Post subject: Have a look at post 118... Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 06:52
Joined: 03 Jul 2012, 14:27 Posts: 5	Have a look at post 118...
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Khalan	Post subject: He did, but that was two Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 06:58
Joined: 11 Sep 2008, 04:10 Posts: 28	He did, but that was two weeks after he'd created the fix. Still highly grateful of course :)
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Mansen	Post subject: So he did! the forum (is as Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 09:18
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 10:17 Posts: 17	So he did! the forum (is as usual) messing up the page counts - heck it took my a reload of the site to see your last three comments at all... Either way - Whoo!
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mario	Post subject: Thanks Posted: 26 Oct 2012, 19:43
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 16:19 Posts: 7	Thanks Jack for Emperor .. it's perfect. On the Zeus fix.. I managed with the limited knowledge i have to change your 1920x1200 fix to suit mine resolution 1080p (changed 4 values). The thing is I don't like that light blue color (lower right corner). I'm asking you: How do I remove it so I can get my workaround_fix to work in that corner (at what offset should i change the new values with the old ones) [OR] You said that you learned how to draw so can you draw my rectangle there?
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jan3sobieski	Post subject: Simply awesome!!! We really Posted: 31 Oct 2012, 03:24
Joined: 11 May 2012, 04:42 Posts: 1	Simply awesome!!! We really appreciate you taking your time and doing this! Now if we could only have Caesar III... ;P
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RevoWombat	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Dec 2012, 15:37
Joined: 22 Dec 2012, 15:32 Posts: 2	Can anyone supply a mirror or re-upload of the Zeus/Poseidon exe? The drop box link results in a 509 error for max bandwidth consumption.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Dec 2012, 20:59
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	RevoWombat wrote: Can anyone supply a mirror or re-upload of the Zeus/Poseidon exe? The drop box link results in a 509 error for max bandwidth consumption. Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) I will update all dead links, a little later. Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 12:09, edited 2 times in total.
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RevoWombat	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Dec 2012, 10:37
Joined: 22 Dec 2012, 15:32 Posts: 2	Thanks Jackfuste. I appreciate the help and the work.
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xad001x0w	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 25 Dec 2012, 22:56
Joined: 25 Dec 2012, 22:35 Posts: 1	Massively appreciate the effort put into this, especially after so much time has passed since these games were released. I too would like to add my voice to those asking for Caesar 3 to be patched. Also could I request a resolution? 1024x600 would be really useful for my netbook, then I can play at 1920x1200 at home and keep things going once I go out. Pharaoh or Emperor at 1024x600 would be really useful! Many thanks!
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zanethanatos	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Dec 2012, 03:12
Joined: 28 Dec 2012, 03:11 Posts: 1	Zeus link isn't working for me, any chance of a new one?
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dadabing	Post subject: Re: Updated fix for Pharaoh v. Posted: 09 Jan 2013, 21:54
Joined: 09 Jan 2013, 21:49 Posts: 1	Thank you so much for these releases!!! I was dreaming for years about such thing as HD resolution on those games... Sadly my favorite is... Caesar 3. Any chances to make patch for this one too? Or maybe you ould just explain me how exactly you are doing it (I've tried visiting your website, but Its in italian, so I dont understand anything)? Im a web developer, have good knowledge of php, mysql ect, but sadly no experience at all in software development. So anyway any chances you could help me with caesar 3 in any way? THanks a lot!!!
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MarkSWH	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Mar 2013, 11:02
Joined: 07 Mar 2013, 10:57 Posts: 2	I don't understand what I'm doing wrong, but when I copy and replace both the exe and the data files, Emperor gets stuck on a black screen and I can't do anything on PC apart from long pressing the power button... My laptop screen resolution is 1366x768 and I tried the 1360x768 file in the 7z archive. Any tips? Thanks in advance!
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Mar 2013, 09:01
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	MarkSWH wrote: I don't understand what I'm doing wrong, but when I copy and replace both the exe and the data files, Emperor gets stuck on a black screen and I can't do anything on PC apart from long pressing the power button... My laptop screen resolution is 1366x768 and I tried the 1360x768 file in the 7z archive. Any tips? Thanks in advance! Make sure that your display supports 1360x768x16bit.
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rute25467	Post subject: Re: Updated fix for Zeus:Master Posted: 09 Mar 2013, 09:16
Joined: 09 Mar 2013, 09:11 Posts: 2	Dear Jackfuste Do you have a file that suit for v.2.0 because I don't have v.2.1.4.0 So i can't use this fix pls. help me Thank you.
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rute25467	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 09 Mar 2013, 09:19
Joined: 09 Mar 2013, 09:11 Posts: 2	Dear Jackfuste Do you have a fix for zeus in v.2.0 bacause i don't have v.2.1.4.0 So this fix not support my zeus Pls. Thank you
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MarkSWH	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 09 Mar 2013, 11:10
Joined: 07 Mar 2013, 10:57 Posts: 2	jackfuste wrote: Make sure that your display supports 1360x768x16bit. Just tested, it does support that mode. What other infos can I provide?
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 09 Mar 2013, 11:49
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	rute25467 wrote: Dear Jackfuste Do you have a fix for zeus in v.2.0 bacause i don't have v.2.1.4.0 So this fix not support my zeus Pls. Thank you Maybe you just upgrade to 2.1 - patches here. If you need a fix exactly for version 2.0, then upload your Zeus.exe. Also, what resolution do you need?
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Mar 2013, 19:16
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	MarkSWH wrote: Just tested, it does support that mode. What other infos can I provide? What game version you have? Try 1280x800 resolution, if it works?
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walcus	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 15 Mar 2013, 12:32
Joined: 15 Mar 2013, 12:22 Posts: 3	Jack, thank you so much for your efforts in tweeking classic games to suit the modern computer resolutions! however, what I can't seem to get around is Emperor's empire screen. everything is perfectly scaled to 1920 x 1080, but the empire screen (or diplomatic screen)'s options seems out of sync. the 8 options on the right hand side are off, the high-lighted/captioned options are not in line with the icons - nor do the icons open up the right diplomatic options. you cannot believe how relieved I am that this forum is still opened and current! Warmly looking forward to hearing from you mate!
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 15 Mar 2013, 16:38
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	walcus wrote: however, what I can't seem to get around is Emperor's empire screen. everything is perfectly scaled to 1920 x 1080, but the empire screen (or diplomatic screen)'s options seems out of sync. the 8 options on the right hand side are off, the high-lighted/captioned options are not in line with the icons - nor do the icons open up the right diplomatic options. Looks like I don't understand what you mean. Show me a screenshot what exactly does not work properly and upload your save game.
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walcus	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 15 Mar 2013, 23:43
Joined: 15 Mar 2013, 12:22 Posts: 3	Hi Jack, thanks again on replying so promptly! It is not the save game files, it is EVERY map/campaign/random map etc. I've tried re-installing it last night, so I have no saved games. Upon testing every dynasty campaign, the errors are still there. Here are the screen shots, for some reason the mouse icon is not there. But I will present them appearing from left to right (top row first) then left to right again (bottom row):
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johnfb76	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Mar 2013, 22:24
Joined: 16 Mar 2013, 22:15 Posts: 1	Hi Pleasse jackfuste 1366x768 CaesarIII Please We all waitfor the best game to become Wider Can I Help ??
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 14:36
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	walcus wrote: Hi Jack, thanks again on replying so promptly! It is not the save game files, it is EVERY map/campaign/random map etc. I've tried re-installing it last night, so I have no saved games. Upon testing every dynasty campaign, the errors are still there. Here are the screen shots, for some reason the mouse icon is not there. But I will present them appearing from left to right (top row first) then left to right again (bottom row): the first 2 are ignored because they are working fine. Looks like you have not installed patch 1.0.1.0. Reinstall game, install patch 1.0.1.0 - http://emperor.heavengames.com/downloads/lister.php?category=patches, then install widescreen fix. My icons look like this: http://www.abload.de/img/1j9sh0.jpg http://www.abload.de/img/2eksdu.jpg http://www.abload.de/img/3ocs6t.jpg http://www.abload.de/img/49pswn.jpg http://www.abload.de/img/5kyss3.jpg http://www.abload.de/img/6lbss5.jpg http://www.abload.de/img/757szf.jpg http://www.abload.de/img/8p7swr.jpg johnfb76 wrote: Hi Pleasse jackfuste 1366x768 CaesarIII Please We all waitfor the best game to become Wider Can I Help ?? 1366x768 resolution is not supported by the game. You can try 1360x768 - c3.exe (mirror link) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 11:58, edited 1 time in total.
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walcus	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 18 Mar 2013, 11:34
Joined: 15 Mar 2013, 12:22 Posts: 3	Thanks a lot for that Jack... now why did I not think of that? i'll keep you informed if there are any further hiccups along the way when I get to play it in a few days time! Again, thanks so much for your great effort! Guys like you don't get thanked enough!
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llehsadam	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 31 Mar 2013, 20:40
Joined: 31 Mar 2013, 20:13 Posts: 4	Quote: 1366x768 resolution is not supported by the game. You can try 1360x768 - c3.exe Wow, thanks jackfuste! What you did here is borderline magic! I tried messing around with the .exe but wasn't even able to stretch the map. You got the backgrounds, the buttons to work and the screen to be at full resolution. Along with the Sim City mess recently, you probably have just revived an almost lost genre. Keep up the good work, jackfuste and thank you. I have two questions though. There's the possibility of playing Caesar III on Android phones (see here: http://docs.winulator.com/program-caesariii). What are the game resolutions that could be supported by c3.exe? For example, my phone is 480 x 854. This is nagging me since I failed at it. How did you get the playable area to full screen? I got all the menus and bars to 1360x768 with simple hex editing but could never get the actual map to work. Thanks!
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Space_man	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Apr 2013, 06:49
Joined: 17 Mar 2013, 19:22 Posts: 1	I managed to make a 1920x1080 patch for Caesar III a couple weeks ago (after messing around for a while and slowly figuring out what I was doing), I figured some of you would probably be interested in it. Fun fact: I found what appears to be a bug in the original .exe, in the construction kit menu the map preview picture's vertical position was determined by the horizontal resolution instead of vertical resolution - not very obvious with the game's original resolutions but a major effect on widescreen. I'll try and modify it for some other resolutions, let me know if there's one you're looking for.
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llehsadam	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Apr 2013, 15:21
Joined: 31 Mar 2013, 20:13 Posts: 4	Space_man, you are the man. This is another game-changer for Caesar III. I'm confident thousands of gamers (if they knew about this ) would want to thank you! Thank you, this is awesome.
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wlfbck	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Apr 2013, 15:52
Joined: 05 Apr 2013, 15:50 Posts: 1	Great Just registered here to ask for 1920x1200 - And thanks for your work! C3 is still my favorite building-sim.
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Murfle	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Apr 2013, 01:35
Joined: 06 Apr 2013, 01:33 Posts: 1	Hey man! 1680 x 1050 would be amazing! I have such fond memories of this game, you'd really make my day. Also - to any Win7 users - you might need to right click>run as admin to get it working. Rock on!
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Rudolfking	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 11 Apr 2013, 13:57
Joined: 11 Apr 2013, 13:54 Posts: 2	Hey there! I have also an 1680x1050 monitor, and I also registered only for requesting an exe for this resolution, it would be amazing! I can even play in 800*600 with this game, I love Caesar III so much! I grew up on this game... Thank you for all your effort, maybe I'll consider a fullHD monitor purchasal Thanks in advance, Rudolfking
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Dipling	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Apr 2013, 16:25
Joined: 10 Sep 2012, 08:29 Posts: 4	Hello. I would also like to have Caesar III on 1680x1050 monitor resolution. Thanks. Regards, Dip
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Apr 2013, 17:15
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	1920x1200 – Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) 1680x1050 – Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 11:56, edited 1 time in total.
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Dipling	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Apr 2013, 18:46
Joined: 10 Sep 2012, 08:29 Posts: 4	This is great. Thank you. Regards, Dip
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Rudolfking	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Apr 2013, 22:58
Joined: 11 Apr 2013, 13:54 Posts: 2	Thanks! It's stunning, amazing, almost can't believe it! Here is an image (1680x1050): Thank you very much!
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Harribel	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Apr 2013, 10:17
Joined: 23 Apr 2013, 10:10 Posts: 1	Hi I Made and account just for Thanking you for this. But I cant use it XD. Once i Place it in my install dir and launch it the screen goes black and i cant do anything. (i.e Ctrl-alt-del, Alt-F4, Alt-Tab, Ctrl-Shitf-Esc.) Nothing works and i have to restart my PC. If anyone knows what the problem might be Feel free to answer as fast as possible. I rly wish to play this game. Brings back memmories. I run Win 7U 64bit With a SLI config and a 144Hz monitor. Game is installed on the x86 dir and can start normally at 1024x768.
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vempire_ghost	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Apr 2013, 15:34
Joined: 23 Apr 2013, 15:12 Posts: 3	First thx to Jackfust for the incredible work. The problems runs on Zeus with Posseion on a 2.1 version. Now after I apply the fix to my resolution (i have both pcs, one in 1920x1080 and another 1280x1024) I cannot put in window mode anymore, only if I set the 800x600 resolution, or revert back to the original .exe and use a 1024x728 standard resolution. Anyone have a fix for this, in Pharaoh I can put in window mode in all resolution, only in Zeus is impossible. Thanks all.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Apr 2013, 18:30
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	vempire_ghost wrote: First thx to Jackfust for the incredible work. The problems runs on Zeus with Posseion on a 2.1 version. Now after I apply the fix to my resolution (i have both pcs, one in 1980x1020 and another 1280x1024) I cannot put in window mode anymore, only if I set the 800x600 resolution, or revert back to the original .exe and use a 1024x728 standard resolution. Anyone have a fix for this, in Pharaoh I can put in window mode in all resolution, only in Zeus is impossible. Thanks all. Patch your Zeus.exe using this: Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) then windowed mode should work. Last edited by jackfuste on 02 Mar 2018, 07:31, edited 2 times in total.
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vempire_ghost	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Apr 2013, 20:00
Joined: 23 Apr 2013, 15:12 Posts: 3	jackfuste wrote: vempire_ghost wrote: First thx to Jackfust for the incredible work. The problems runs on Zeus with Posseion on a 2.1 version. Now after I apply the fix to my resolution (i have both pcs, one in 1980x1020 and another 1280x1024) I cannot put in window mode anymore, only if I set the 800x600 resolution, or revert back to the original .exe and use a 1024x728 standard resolution. Anyone have a fix for this, in Pharaoh I can put in window mode in all resolution, only in Zeus is impossible. Thanks all. Patch your Zeus.exe using this - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there), then windowed mode should work. Work perfectly, do you have this patch for Emperor? And the ESET NOD32 and Windows Defender pointed a virus in the Zeus_windowed.exe, i thinks is a false positive but only to tell you about this.
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Gaurthurt	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Apr 2013, 20:42
Joined: 23 Apr 2013, 20:40 Posts: 2	i cant edit world map on zeus with 1920:1080 i mean i cant add cities? could you repair it?
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 24 Apr 2013, 19:00
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	vempire_ghost wrote: Work perfectly, do you have this patch for Emperor? Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Quote: And the ESET NOD32 and Windows Defender pointed a virus in the Zeus_windowed.exe, i thinks is a false positive but only to tell you about this. That because patcher packed FSG. This is a false positive. Last edited by jackfuste on 03 Mar 2018, 10:41, edited 6 times in total.
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vempire_ghost	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 25 Apr 2013, 12:33
Joined: 23 Apr 2013, 15:12 Posts: 3	Thank you very much.
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yuljk	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Apr 2013, 18:50
Joined: 11 Nov 2012, 20:30 Posts: 2	Hey - Very nice work on the widescreen patch! Any chance of a patch for 1024x600 resolution, would be awesome to run the game at the native resolution of my netbook. Thanks
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Triklops	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 30 Apr 2013, 22:41
Joined: 09 Jun 2010, 19:11 Posts: 12	Hey jackfuste, any chance for a 1600x900 c3.exe. Kudos to you for what you've done so far nonetheless. Every game looks amazing.
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yuske	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 May 2013, 04:00
Joined: 10 May 2013, 03:55 Posts: 3	Hey there! First, thanks to Jack! From the screenshots, looks amazing! Sadly, I come with bad news =( I can't seem to execute the Zeus_windowed.exe file, and Zeus.exe from that Zeus.7z file won't change anything here. I've got GoG's Acropolis (Zeus+Poseidon), but I don't know which version it is. I'm running Windows 8 64 bits. When I try to execute Zeus_windowed.exe, I get an error message that the application couldn't start correctly (0xc000007b). If I open the .7z file, browse to the desired resolution, extract that to Zeus folder, overwriting everything it asks for, nothing changes too. Zeus starts fullscreen with low resolution, and if I window it, black borders until moving window a while. And window is the same size as the low resolution... Help?
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 11 May 2013, 19:10
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	yuske wrote: Hey there! First, thanks to Jack! From the screenshots, looks amazing! Sadly, I come with bad news =( I can't seem to execute the Zeus_windowed.exe file, and Zeus.exe from that Zeus.7z file won't change anything here. I've got GoG's Acropolis (Zeus+Poseidon), but I don't know which version it is. I'm running Windows 8 64 bits. When I try to execute Zeus_windowed.exe, I get an error message that the application couldn't start correctly (0xc000007b). If I open the .7z file, browse to the desired resolution, extract that to Zeus folder, overwriting everything it asks for, nothing changes too. Zeus starts fullscreen with low resolution, and if I window it, black borders until moving window a while. And window is the same size as the low resolution... Help? Did you change resolution to 1024x768(Options - Display Options - 1024x768 Resolution) after applying widescreen fix? This is necessary because resolution 1024x768 changed to widescreen. As for windowed patcher try this: Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 02 Mar 2018, 07:30, edited 3 times in total.
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yuske	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 May 2013, 16:36
Joined: 10 May 2013, 03:55 Posts: 3	Well, resolution change worked =) But I still didn't manage to make Windowed work... I should first move the files from the resolution I want, and then apply the windowed patch, correct?
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euge82	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 May 2013, 11:51
Joined: 21 May 2013, 11:48 Posts: 1	Hi, it's possible to have a c3.exe file for 1280x800 resolution? Thank you in advance
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cailureloaded	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 May 2013, 11:01
Joined: 28 May 2013, 10:55 Posts: 1	The widescreen mod for emperor improves the game a lot, good work and thanks, but is anybody experiencing the same problem: if I want to play a random, open game in Emperor, I always get redirected to the main menue instead of starting a new map. I've got a special version of the game, which was distributed by a german game magazine 2004, which couldn't be easily patched without using a nocd.
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gipawu	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 29 May 2013, 11:44
Joined: 29 May 2013, 11:35 Posts: 1	Hi all, first of all I would like to thank Jackfuste for all these fantastic widescreen mods. But would be nice to also unlock the 1024x600 resolution, as it's a fair common resolution on netbooks, and these games are so light that they are ideal to play on such devices. I tried to make it myself with hex editor, but it was not an easy task and I gave up, lol. The mod from Juppiter89 for Zeus seems to work, I thank him too. But we need mods for the other games, expecially Emperor. Itrust in you, Jackfuste!
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llehsadam	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 29 May 2013, 12:04
Joined: 31 Mar 2013, 20:13 Posts: 4	I'd also be interested in a 1024x600 "widescreen" version of Caesar III, Zeus, Pharaoh, and Emperor for netbooks! Since these games are older they would work perfectly on less powerful machines. Not too mention fitting nicely onto most smartphones nowadays. With an emulator playing the games on a phone or tablet shouldn't be a problem.
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Erzeal	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 Jun 2013, 00:05
Joined: 31 May 2013, 23:59 Posts: 1	If their is anyway possible to make a 1600x900 res for Caesar 3, it would be greatly appreciated!
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Dave	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Jun 2013, 21:18
Joined: 07 Jun 2013, 21:14 Posts: 1	Harribel wrote: Space_man wrote: I managed to make a 1920x1080 patch for Caesar III a couple weeks ago (after messing around for a while and slowly figuring out what I was doing), I figured some of you would probably be interested in it. c3 1920x1080 Fun fact: I found what appears to be a bug in the original .exe, in the construction kit menu the map preview picture's vertical position was determined by the horizontal resolution instead of vertical resolution - not very obvious with the game's original resolutions but a major effect on widescreen. I'll try and modify it for some other resolutions, let me know if there's one you're looking for. Hi I Made and account just for Thanking you for this. But I cant use it XD. Once i Place it in my install dir and launch it the screen goes black and i cant do anything. (i.e Ctrl-alt-del, Alt-F4, Alt-Tab, Ctrl-Shitf-Esc.) Nothing works and i have to restart my PC. If anyone knows what the problem might be Feel free to answer as fast as possible. I rly wish to play this game. Brings back memmories. I run Win 7U 64bit With a SLI config and a 144Hz monitor. Game is installed on the x86 dir and can start normally at 1024x768. I have also come across this problem with c3's 1920x1080 res, does anyone know how to avoid the black screen and crashing issue? Having gotten into the game again I'd love the opportunity to play it with modern resolutions!
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Moorihand	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Jun 2013, 05:33
Joined: 26 Jun 2013, 05:23 Posts: 2	Hi I just registered on here to say thx to Jack for making some of the greatest games of all time playable on modern monitors. Im using all your widescreen patches for all these original city builders. I do however have one request which I have seen here once or twice and would like to add my voice to: if possible could you make Caesar 3 in 1600x900 that would just be icing on the cake with the rest of these. Cheers and thx in advance for this and all the great work you've done.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 30 Jun 2013, 17:48
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Moorihand wrote: if possible could you make Caesar 3 in 1600x900 that would just be icing on the cake with the rest of these. 1600x900 – Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 11:49, edited 1 time in total.
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Moorihand	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 Jul 2013, 03:26
Joined: 26 Jun 2013, 05:23 Posts: 2	Awesome thank you so much for that you are now responsible for at least 100 hours of my life being wasted lol.
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ODaly	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 02 Jul 2013, 05:27
Joined: 02 Jul 2013, 05:24 Posts: 1	euge82 wrote: Hi, it's possible to have a c3.exe file for 1280x800 resolution? Thank you in advance I'd like to second this request, or some instructions on how to do it myself. Thanks.
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Profound	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Jul 2013, 22:23
Joined: 08 Jul 2013, 22:19 Posts: 1	ODaly wrote: euge82 wrote: Hi, it's possible to have a c3.exe file for 1280x800 resolution? Thank you in advance I'd like to second this request, or some instructions on how to do it myself. Thanks. Yes. The method of doing it oneself would be appreciated, because I'd really like a 1366x768 version for my laptop.
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Erick BURLET	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 24 Jul 2013, 23:01
Joined: 24 Jul 2013, 22:48 Posts: 1	Hi every body. I search since a little moment if there is an executable of Caesar III with the resolution of 1280x1024. I know there are a lot in another resolutions but not in 1280x1024. Can you help me, please ...
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Kookiemonster	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 19:13
Joined: 29 Jul 2013, 19:05 Posts: 2	Hello everyone. I am having trouble installing the widescreen patch for Zeus. Whenever I extract the 1680x1050 files to the Zeus gamefolder using 7zip, I'm getting numerous errors saying it cannot delete the output file. This includes the zeus.exe. I've also tried extracting other resolutions with the same results. Can anyone help with my problem?
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Kookiemonster	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 29 Jul 2013, 21:52
Joined: 29 Jul 2013, 19:05 Posts: 2	I figured out my problem. I had to run 7zip as administrator. Thanks for making this widescreen patch available .
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Delphi	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 02:03
Joined: 01 Aug 2013, 01:58 Posts: 2	I dug out my old Caesar 3 CD and installed, dropped the patched file in the install directory and ran it with no success... So I went to GOG, bought it there, tried again, and no success either. Tried running as administrator, tried running in compatibility mode for XP, tried renaming the files... nothing has worked. I'm super-excited to try this out, but has anyone had any similar experiences? The game runs just fine, it just doesn't run with the enhanced resolution.
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Delphi	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 Aug 2013, 23:08
Joined: 01 Aug 2013, 01:58 Posts: 2	I dug out my old Caesar 3 CD and installed, dropped the patched file in the install directory and ran it with no success... So I went to GOG, bought it there, tried again, and no success either. Tried running as administrator, tried running in compatibility mode for XP, tried renaming the files... nothing has worked. I'm super-excited to try this out, but has anyone had any similar experiences? The game runs just fine, it just doesn't run with the enhanced resolution.[/quote] Hah, turns out you have to set to 1024x768 for it to work. Makes sense, since he replaced values in the game, but I just assumed my game was running at the highest available already. Anyway, this is sweet!
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MadPianist	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 04 Aug 2013, 19:43
Joined: 04 Aug 2013, 18:54 Posts: 3	Hi all, First, thanks Jack for the amazing job you've done. It's pretty impressive to see that these good old games can be freshen up a little bit to be played in good conditions on our modern large screens. And your work at patching EXE is truly amazing. Sadly, I have a bad new... I'm trying to play Zeus v2.1 (aka Poseidon patched) on 1920x1080. But your patched files don't work properly. Very probably because I have bought a localized (french) version of the game, with diacritics (ê, à, É, ï and so on...). So I have two choices: - either play the original legacy EXE, with the correct texts, but with a limited resolution of 1024x768; - or play with your version for 1920x1080. In that case, the resolution is correct, but the text is not good. All the letters with diacritics are not properly positioned (they are one line higher that their correct position) ; the long texts and paragraphs are truncated (because basically their start position is the same as for the english version, but the text itself if longer, ergo an issue ; and some of the panels are black (the date on the top right of the screen for example). I tried to modify myself the file the same way you did, learning by doing some hexa-diffs between some couple of your files for various resolutions. I think I managed to grasp most of the modifications you did, but still there are also some kind of random modifications I just cannot understand... So would it be possible for you either to directly patch and modify the EXE (see the link at the bottom of the post), or explain how you did to find where and what to modify (because simply replacing the couple of hexa values (0004, 0003) by (8007, 3804) at the right spots is not enough, apparently ). Thanks all!
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Aug 2013, 07:48
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Quote: Sadly, I have a bad new... I'm trying to play Zeus v2.1 (aka Poseidon patched) on 1920x1080. But your patched files don't work properly. Very probably because I have bought a localized (french) version of the game, with diacritics (ê, à, É, ï and so on...). Test please this exe - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) It's for 1440x900, but I am wondering diacritics displayed correctly or not?
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MadPianist	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Aug 2013, 09:22
Joined: 04 Aug 2013, 18:54 Posts: 3	Hi Jack, and thanks a lot for trying . I just tried to launch Zeus with your file. Sadly, it does not really changes anything (excepted for the resolution, of course). The letter with diacritics are still somehow one line higher that their correct position (see the screenshots). And the long text are still badly positioned (see for example the second screenshot, the 'Commencer le scénario' button). Plus, strangely, every letter 'à' is replaced by 'ò' (see for example in the first screenshot the bottom-left button). The only good news is that the panel seems to bi fixed now (no longer black, neither with a strangely distorted texture) I took some screenshots for you to see what I mean. Thanks again!
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PCMaster	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Aug 2013, 12:25
Joined: 10 Aug 2013, 12:19 Posts: 5	What i must do to have Caesar III in 144x0900, how do I change you change the exe? Or already exists an exe changed to 1440x900? thanks
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Nighthanter	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Aug 2013, 14:04
Joined: 10 Aug 2013, 08:39 Posts: 2	Hi everyone. I was searching something like Zeus HD edition or something, but didn't thought I not only find it for Zeus, but also for Pharoh and Emperor. I want to thank you, jackfuste. When I looking at the 1920x1080 screens, they looks just fabulous. A good 2D graphic is just immortal. I don't have a GOG version, but I decided to try your fix anyway. On the menus everything looked great, but when I start the game then I have similar problems (on 1360x768) like mario had, but in my case the side bar is set too much to the right. And when we go to the world map, we can clearly see that menu bar is moved too much to the right side and we can see that behind it is our city. I tried version1 and version2 from 7zip package for 1360x768 and on both I have the same problem. Jackfuste, is it possible to fix this (of course when you will be have time), or it is only on my version of game and I must live with it? Once again thank you very much for what you did, you're great. When I once again will be plaing in Pharaoh or Emperor I will also try the rest of your fixes.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Aug 2013, 21:01
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	MadPianist wrote: Hi Jack, and thanks a lot for trying . I just tried to launch Zeus with your file. Sadly, it does not really changes anything (excepted for the resolution, of course). The letter with diacritics are still somehow one line higher that their correct position (see the screenshots). And the long text are still badly positioned (see for example the second screenshot, the 'Commencer le scénario' button). Plus, strangely, every letter 'à' is replaced by 'ò' (see for example in the first screenshot the bottom-left button). The only good news is that the panel seems to bi fixed now (no longer black, neither with a strangely distorted texture) I took some screenshots for you to see what I mean. Thanks again! This fix (1920x1080) based on your Zeus.exe - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) - Diacritics should now display correctly. Nighthanter wrote: Hi everyone. I was searching something like Zeus HD edition or something, but didn't thought I not only find it for Zeus, but also for Pharoh and Emperor. I want to thank you, jackfuste. When I looking at the 1920x1080 screens, they looks just fabulous. A good 2D graphic is just immortal. I don't have a GOG version, but I decided to try your fix anyway. On the menus everything looked great, but when I start the game then I have similar problems (on 1360x768) like mario had, but in my case the side bar is set too much to the right. Sidebar can't be located at an arbitrary position. Try this version - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2017, 15:27, edited 3 times in total.
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Nighthanter	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Aug 2013, 22:29
Joined: 10 Aug 2013, 08:39 Posts: 2	Thank you for your fast respnse Okey I checked it and it fixed gradient on top bar and position of side bar, so now it looks great (both on city and world map). I see that you add a texture on the right side, but probably there was no other way. Overall everything is better now. I'm adding a screen how it looks now. Maybe it would be good to add it to main package of all fixes as a version3 for 1360x768? Once again, thank you for your great work.
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MadPianist	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 11 Aug 2013, 17:13
Joined: 04 Aug 2013, 18:54 Posts: 3	Hi all! jackfuste wrote: This fix (1920x1080) based on your Zeus.exe - Zeus.exe - Diacritics should now display correctly. This file does work perfectly ! The screen resolution is correct and everything is fine (the diacritics are well-positioned, and the positions/lengths of various text are also correct). Thank you so much! Zeus is definitely a great game, I think, and it's really enjoyable to be able to play it correctly with a modern resolution. One more once, thanks Jack! Out of curiosity, what softwares do you use to determine which hexa values to change? I mean it's pretty easy to spot where the bytes encoding the resolution are, and how to change them, but some other bytes needs to be changed. Would you explain how to do that? How to determine which bytes to change, and what should be their updated value? For example, do you simply use an hexa-editor (or hexa-diff), or do you also use a disassembler or a decompiler?
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0wca	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 15 Aug 2013, 01:38
Joined: 02 May 2012, 16:25 Posts: 3	jackfuste or space_man, if any of you guys could do a 1360x768 version of caesar 3 I would bow down on my knees and worship you for all eternity.
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jedpaull	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Aug 2013, 07:29
Joined: 26 Aug 2013, 07:23 Posts: 1	I think its really awesome that you've gone thru so much trouble to modify these executables for everyone to get the game more enjoyable for them. My monitor resolution is 1600x900, and I know that yo already posted a modified .exe for Caesar III, and I did download it, but when using it The Game crashes right after the selection menu as it is loading the map and UI. I've tested it on 3 separate systems running XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8 with the same results. Do you have any idea why this is happening? I haven't noticed anyone else complaining about it, so I'm assuming it's just me.
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Wayan Suarta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Sep 2013, 10:24
Joined: 27 Sep 2013, 09:31 Posts: 1	First of all many thank's for all u'r work Jack, I already play u'r exe patch for Zeus and Poseidon on 1900x1200 resolution, if u don,t mind can u make me exe for zeus and poseidon on 2880 x 1800 resolution. I really enjoy u'r work. thanks sorry for my english.
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Rondoo	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Oct 2013, 14:33
Joined: 13 Oct 2013, 13:37 Posts: 1	HI, Dear jackfuste, I ask you for help to make zeus.exe Russian version of the game Zeus + Poseidon 1680x1050 that language is not displayed correctly, you can see it in the screenshots. Thanks in advance. By the way as it is strange Pharaoh + Cleopatra works fine.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Oct 2013, 17:11
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Petrodinator wrote: I have a problem with the Pharaoh Gold version 2.1 (Paharon + Cleopatra) After implementing the WS fix (res works ok) there occured problems with the font (special language marks - polish). Jackfuste, could you try to implement the widescreen (1920x1080) to polish version exe ? Thank you! Best regards Fix for Polish Pharaoh Gold version 2.1 1920x1080 - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) 1920x1200 - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 11:20, edited 1 time in total.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Oct 2013, 20:55
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Rondoo wrote: HI, Dear jackfuste, I ask you for help to make zeus.exe Russian version of the game Zeus + Poseidon 1680x1050 that language is not displayed correctly, you can see it in the screenshots. Thanks in advance. For russian version 2.0 (Triada) - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 11:16, edited 1 time in total.
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Petrodinator	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Oct 2013, 12:36
Joined: 14 Oct 2013, 16:09 Posts: 1	Thanks a lot jackfuste! You make my day :)
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arkadiuszw	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 00:02
Joined: 25 Oct 2013, 23:28 Posts: 2	id love to see a fix for Fix for Polish Pharaoh Gold version 2.1 in resolutions 1680x1050 and 1360x768
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generalkenobi	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Oct 2013, 15:36
Joined: 27 Oct 2013, 15:28 Posts: 1	This didn't seem to post the last time I tried. I'm having the same issue as jedpaull with the 1600x900 .exe file. The game starts in non widescreen resolution and when I try to change the resolution to it's highest setting, the screen goes black and the game crashes. Any help would be appreciated.
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Smargoos	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Oct 2013, 19:54
Joined: 27 Oct 2013, 19:51 Posts: 1	Thanks for earlier widescreen patches. If it's possible could you do 1440x900 for Caesar 3?
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arkadiuszw	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Oct 2013, 12:36
Joined: 25 Oct 2013, 23:28 Posts: 2	the patch ive installed for the 1680x1050 looks great but ive noticed that on the dunno 9th mission when you build first pyramid the game crashes a lot and randoom. :/
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mxm1859	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 09 Nov 2013, 23:56
Joined: 09 Nov 2013, 23:39 Posts: 1	Any chance of a 1280x800 version of Caesar III for the native resolution of the newly released Dell Venue 8 Pro?
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ziemek8	Post subject: Re: Fix for Zeus:Master of Posted: 17 Nov 2013, 10:22
Joined: 17 Nov 2013, 10:17 Posts: 1	Would You mind telling us how You did all of this? How much work was it with Zeus comparing to other games? What editors do You use? How did You managed to fix the interface?
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fedeaon	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Nov 2013, 02:52
Joined: 28 Nov 2013, 02:39 Posts: 2	Hi, is possible to get Caesar III 1280x800 resolution? Thanks a lot, im looking on Internet and cant get it!!! Goodbye Federico
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lars03	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Nov 2013, 12:47
Joined: 28 Nov 2013, 12:28 Posts: 1	Hey guys ... im having some difficulties with my laptop running win 7 32bit (1366x768). I've tried both my CD Zeus and GOG version and both have failed to display 1360x768 in fullscreen, when i go back to windowed it works just fine, both versions do but none does on fullscreen. If anybody had the same issues and knows how to reslove them i whould be very very grateful becouse i waited three years for a fix like this.
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Dec 2013, 18:14
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	For russian version 2.0 (7Wolf) - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 11:09, edited 1 time in total.
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Endriu-Golara	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Dec 2013, 18:22
Joined: 29 Jun 2013, 17:58 Posts: 1	You're greatly appreciated for your effort. Could you please make 1440x900 of this Polish version? Thanks! Regards
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Flores	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Dec 2013, 21:46
Joined: 12 Dec 2013, 21:42 Posts: 1	Hi, when I try to load the c3 - 1920x1080.exe it comes up with an error. "The program can't start because smackw32.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem." I brought the game from GOG. Thankyou.
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krzych95	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Dec 2013, 17:48
Joined: 16 Dec 2013, 17:42 Posts: 1	Hi. Could you resend Emperor 1.0.1.0 polish version 1920:1080 fix or make a tutorial how to do that? Thanks.
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Raiden	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Dec 2013, 09:53
Joined: 21 Dec 2013, 09:44 Posts: 1	Hi, Dear jackfuste, I ask you for help to make zeus.exe Russian version of the game Zeus + Poseidon in high resolutions 1920x1080. I'm a big fan of this game, and i would be very grateful for this work. I think, the best gratitude will be in the form of money) How I can put to you money?
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Konqvist	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Dec 2013, 15:39
Joined: 28 Dec 2013, 15:27 Posts: 1	gipawu wrote: Hi all, first of all I would like to thank Jackfuste for all these fantastic widescreen mods. But would be nice to also unlock the 1024x600 resolution, as it's a fair common resolution on netbooks, and these games are so light that they are ideal to play on such devices. I tried to make it myself with hex editor, but it was not an easy task and I gave up, lol. The mod from Juppiter89 for Zeus seems to work, I thank him too. But we need mods for the other games, expecially Emperor. Itrust in you, Jackfuste! I'm going to echo gipawu's request. I recently installed Pharaoh from GOG on my netbook and would greatly appreciate a 1024x600 resolution. This game is great for passing the time when I'm away from home.
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dog949	Post subject: c3 & emperor 1280x800, 1366x768 Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 20:02
Joined: 17 Jan 2014, 19:56 Posts: 2	hello and thank you for your support! Can you do a 1280X800 and 1366x768 on both c3 and emperor, please?
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llehsadam	Post subject: Re: c3 & emperor 1280x800, 1366x768 Posted: 17 Jan 2014, 21:40
Joined: 31 Mar 2013, 20:13 Posts: 4	dog949 wrote: hello and thank you for your support! Can you do a 1280X800 and 1366x768 on both c3 and emperor, please? The 1360x768 fix for Caesar III works just as well for 1366x768 .
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chadthman	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Jan 2014, 18:20
Joined: 19 Jan 2014, 18:07 Posts: 1	Thank you space_man and Jackfuste for your hard work so far for the Caesar 3 widescreen patches. Could I possibly put in a request for 2560x1440 and 1440x900 versions so I can run Caesar 3 on either my laptop or desktop.
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enkidu	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Jan 2014, 04:04
Joined: 22 Jan 2014, 03:52 Posts: 1	Jackfuste, I was on my way to patch Polish version of Emperor, however, I have found some problems that make it slightly harder than I was expecting. In original (1024x768) version there is following hex stream: Quote: 0013b440 18 e8 2a ae 07 00 a1 20 8e 3f 01 85 c0 75 0c 6a in your 1280x1024 hex this line is changed into: Quote: 0013b440 18 e9 59 d8 26 00 a1 20 8e 3f 01 85 c0 75 0c 6a I believe this is call to this hex stream: Quote: 003a8c80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 cc 003a8c90 cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc 6a 003a8ca0 00 6a 00 6a 00 68 ca 02 00 00 68 0e 04 00 00 68 003a8cb0 74 02 00 00 b9 30 21 c4 01 e8 b2 f4 c5 ff 50 e8 003a8cc0 9c ac c6 ff 83 c4 18 6a 00 6a 00 6a 00 6a 00 68 003a8cd0 00 03 00 00 68 7e 02 00 00 b9 30 21 c4 01 e8 8d 003a8ce0 f4 c5 ff 50 e8 77 ac c6 ff 83 c4 18 6a 00 6a 00 003a8cf0 6a 00 68 c0 01 00 00 68 f0 04 00 00 68 81 02 00 003a8d00 00 b9 30 21 c4 01 e8 65 f4 c5 ff 50 e8 4f ac c6 003a8d10 ff 83 c4 18 6a 00 6a 00 6a 00 6a 00 68 f0 04 00 003a8d20 00 68 81 02 00 00 b9 30 21 c4 01 e8 40 f4 c5 ff 003a8d30 50 e8 2a ac c6 ff 83 c4 18 6a 00 6a 00 6a 00 68 003a8d40 10 04 00 00 68 80 02 00 00 68 d6 02 00 00 b9 30 003a8d50 21 c4 01 e8 18 f4 c5 ff 50 e8 02 ac c6 ff 83 c4 003a8d60 18 e8 0a d5 e0 ff e9 db 26 d9 ff cc cc cc cc cc 003a8d70 cc cc cc cc cc 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 003a8d80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 and I would really place it on same place, but instead of NULLs, Polish version have some character table. If I overwrite this character table, polish chars are displayed wrong way. I tried to put this block 200h further in .text, but I couldn't calculate offset properly. What should I change in 0013b440h ? default version produce glitches, while any other value produces fault on map load (I found it is for sidebar drawing)
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Jan 2014, 15:17
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Raiden wrote: Hi, Dear jackfuste, I ask you for help to make zeus.exe Russian version of the game Zeus + Poseidon in high resolutions 1920x1080. I'm a big fan of this game, and i would be very grateful for this work. For russian version 2.0 (Triada) - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Raiden wrote: I think, the best gratitude will be in the form of money) How I can put to you money? R196743484894 Z238359095021 enkidu wrote: I was on my way to patch Polish version of Emperor, however, I have found some problems that make it slightly harder than I was expecting. Fix for Emperor 1.0.1.0 Polish version - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) - Polish diacritic letters displayed correctly. Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 10:42, edited 1 time in total.
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igorsinkovec	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Feb 2014, 09:39
Joined: 12 Feb 2014, 09:29 Posts: 1	@jackfuste, thank you for the 1600x900 c3.exe. Any chance for a triple custom resolution hack? I would like three custom resolutions, 1600x900, 1600x1200 and 1600x2100 "vertical twin display". I figured all those could replace the default three resolution settings in a single .exe. Alternatively, could you please make two single hacks: 1600x1200 and 1600x2100? Thank you very much! Igor
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Sirchick	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 Feb 2014, 05:52
Joined: 14 Feb 2014, 05:49 Posts: 4	I need help i don't know what im doing to get this to work. I have GOG Pharaoh Gold, I downloaded the archieve of .exe's and used the 1900by1200 Pharaoh.exe and copy and replaced in the install directory but i get this error: What did i do wrong here =/ Edit: I fixed this issue using the Cleopatra fix ! Although the resolution does not change =/
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axeps2	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 18 Feb 2014, 06:52
Joined: 18 Feb 2014, 06:37 Posts: 1	Hi, new to this forum, wanted to replay those classic city building games(including 1 that I never played before) and looking for this widescreen patches for the standard English version of the games. 1. Anyone can point me to a page with the latest widescreen patches for Caesar 3 and Zeus (and its expansion) for multiple resolutions? If none exist, can someone be kind enough to upload a rar/7z/zip ? Looking at the thread, got abit confused with all the different exes (including different languages...) 2. Are the patches for these games in the "Solutions & Issues" section of the games below the latest version? http://www.wsgf.org/dr/emperor-rise-middle-kingdom/en http://www.wsgf.org/dr/pharaoh/en http://www.wsgf.org/dr/cleopatra-queen-nile/en If not can someone upload a newer compiled version just like above? 3. These patches work with the latest version of the game downloaded from GoG right? Planning to make a repurchase, need to be sure. 4. For games with expansion, you need exe(s) for both original and expansion right? Had been quite sometime I played, forgot whether both needed to play everything or just the expansion exe to experience everything, like newer games do. Thanks.
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Maneki	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 11 Apr 2014, 00:41
Joined: 11 Apr 2014, 00:33 Posts: 1	Hi, is possible to get Emperor 1280x800 resolution for Polish?
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Prongs	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Apr 2014, 08:14
Joined: 21 Apr 2014, 08:09 Posts: 1	Hello, New to the site and new to trying to get old games to "HD". I am just bought Caesar 3, Zeus + Posiden, and Cleopatra from GOG. I am curious to how to actually make my game HD? I keep seeing links within the threads but no instructions to how to make them work. I attempted to look around the site but got so lost it wasn't funny. Any help will be welcomed. -Prongs
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THEVAN3D	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Apr 2014, 12:43
Joined: 21 Apr 2014, 12:38 Posts: 1	please someone make the 1366x768 version of C3 please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please (did not use copy/paste)
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yanhamu	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 02 May 2014, 21:29
Joined: 02 May 2014, 21:08 Posts: 2	Hi everyone, First of all thanks a lot for this amazing site. I'm unable to download the Zeus patch (link removed) : the file that I download is not the right size (not 177 MB) and is not recognized by 7zip. Could somebody please reupload it? Thanks in advance!
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Avers	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 May 2014, 07:53
Joined: 05 May 2014, 07:44 Posts: 2	Hi jackfuste, can you please do the russain version of Pharaoh&Cleopatra in 1366(or1360)x768 and 1920x1080? This is my exe file of game: Pharaon.exe Or maybe say how to tell the game use the russian font files. Thanx a lot!
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 May 2014, 18:09
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	For russian version 2.0 (7Wolf) - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 10:27, edited 1 time in total.
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trasek	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Jun 2014, 11:09
Joined: 08 Jun 2014, 11:08 Posts: 3	Hello. This dosen't work for gold edition from gog.com.
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trasek	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Jun 2014, 11:34
Joined: 08 Jun 2014, 11:08 Posts: 3	Ok thats work perfect.. But i need to resolution 1400x900 .. Can someone make it?:)
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Baleful	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Jun 2014, 04:07
Joined: 10 Jun 2014, 03:51 Posts: 2	Hi, I tried out the widescreen fix for Zeus + Poseidon (Acropolis) from GOG for 1920x1080 and it works very well except for some visual anomalies. I downloaded your updated Zeus + Poseidon fix that "fixed incorrect texture mapping" but some parts of my interface is looking misplaced such as the bottom right. I'm not sure if I just messed up somewhere but hopefully there is a fix for this minor issue?
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jackfuste	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Jun 2014, 16:04
Insiders Joined: 19 Dec 2011, 16:03 Posts: 521	Baleful wrote: I'm not sure if I just messed up somewhere but hopefully there is a fix for this minor issue? Fix - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) Last edited by jackfuste on 20 Jul 2015, 10:20, edited 1 time in total.
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Baleful	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 11 Jun 2014, 22:10
Joined: 10 Jun 2014, 03:51 Posts: 2	Thank you very much! Works perfectly now
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penrimainwaring	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Jun 2014, 14:42
Joined: 21 Jun 2014, 14:31 Posts: 1	Hey. First off, thank you sooooo much for doing all this work. It's incredible. I have one little problem. I'm using a Mac I originally downloaded the .7z file you have supplied on this forum, but with no luck. I've been able to run Zeus + Pos on my iMac at 1920x1080 resolution. I had to download the link from this forum http://www.reddit.com/r/impressionsgame ... idescreen/ (see 3rd post) In that link there was a Zeus.exe file, DATA file with images + a mss32.dll file. On the forum I was able to download an updated 1920x1080 DATA files to make the experience pretty much perfect. I am now trying to run the game on an MacAir with a resolution of 1360x768. The problem I have is when I download the 7z file from this forum, it included a DATA folder but no .exe or .dll. I used the same .exe and .dll file I downloaded from the reddit forum but replacing the DATA file with the 1360x768 with zero luck. I keep all original .exe and .dll file and JUST replace the DATA file and, again, no luck. I've tried just replacing the .exe and keeping the original .dll, with no luck, and I've tricked replacing the .dll file and keeping the original .exe file but with no luck I am wondering if I've missed something, am I doing something wrong or downloading the wrong link? Thanks for the help. Penri Mainwaring
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Vyand	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 03 Jul 2014, 23:16
Joined: 03 Jul 2014, 23:06 Posts: 3	Great work guys. I just joined the forum because of this thread. I too would like to see a 1280x800 fix for the UK version of Caesar 3. I note that three other forum members have also requested this too ... fedeaon wrote: Hi, is possible to get Caesar III 1280x800 resolution? Thanks a lot, im looking on Internet and cant get it!!! Goodbye, Federico ODaly wrote: euge82 wrote: Hi, it's possible to have a c3.exe file for 1280x800 resolution? Thank you in advance I'd like to second this request, or some instructions on how to do it myself. Thanks.
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mistressman	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 04 Jul 2014, 20:15
Joined: 04 Jul 2014, 20:09 Posts: 1	I'm trying to run Zeus and Poseidon on my laptop with the 1920x1080 resolution, however whenever I change the display settings in game it takes away my right sidebar, and inevitably locks up (and I am forced to crash it) when I click on any of the menu settings. Here's a pic example of what I mean when I say my sidebar is completely gone when I change resolutions: Is there any way to fix this? / am I retarded and installing it incorrectly?
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bugmenot2014	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 09 Jul 2014, 18:51
Joined: 09 Jul 2014, 18:41 Posts: 1	Hello I'm using Pharaoh Gold from GOG. Can you please convert it to 1920x1080? Thank you! Can you convert it to 1920x1080? Thank you!!
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gemini06	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Jul 2014, 18:16
Joined: 12 Jul 2014, 17:57 Posts: 1	Please, someone can make Caesar 3 in 1280x1024? I tried but don't understand many values.
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Noyell	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 00:37
Joined: 18 Jul 2014, 21:56 Posts: 1	Hey guys. Could somebody make 4k fix for Cleopatra please?
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Sirchick	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Aug 2014, 22:41
Joined: 14 Feb 2014, 05:49 Posts: 4	Okay, so I have Zeus in 1900 x 1200 But how do I make it window mode ? =/ I ran the window mode patch that was provided but I don't know what to do from there on ? Please help.
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camo8723	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Aug 2014, 18:54
Joined: 08 Aug 2014, 18:49 Posts: 1	Thank you very much for your effort. I add my vote to the request to For Caesar III with 1280x800 resolution. Thanks fedeaon wrote:Hi, is possible to get Caesar III 1280x800 resolution? Thanks a lot, im looking on Internet and cant get it!!! Goodbye, Federico ODaly wrote: euge82 wrote:Hi, it's possible to have a c3.exe file for 1280x800 resolution? Thank you in advance I'd like to second this request, or some instructions on how to do it myself. Thanks.
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Olibrius	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Sep 2014, 23:14
Joined: 05 Sep 2014, 22:53 Posts: 1	Hello, I was looking for a patch that would give access to "modern" resolutions, and here I am, stumbling on your site, that is just perfect! I have the French Pharaoh Gold v2.1 original version (not GOG's), and I have the same kind of problem than MadPianist, as described here, ie raised diacritics. Would it please be possible to fix this in 1920x1080? The English patch seems to work (I didn't really play yet, actually I didn't play for a long time…), but it would be nice to see this diacritics problem solved as well, that would be fantastic ! Many thanks in advance. Olibrius
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sergage	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Sep 2014, 15:12
Joined: 14 Jul 2013, 22:03 Posts: 1	and at 1400x900 for the Russian version please, I beg you.
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mrgand	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Sep 2014, 20:04
Joined: 26 Sep 2014, 20:00 Posts: 1	Hey! I really enjoyed your fix. Can you do an Italian 1080p fix? The game doesn't show charachters such as à è ì ò ù properly. Thank you
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faberdonax	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 Nov 2014, 10:33
Joined: 14 Nov 2014, 10:24 Posts: 1	Dear Jackfuste, your 1920x1080 fix for Cleopatra/Pharaoh is amazing, simply amazing! Just a little question: is it possible to fix the .exe in order to keep the overseer panel background image (the royal chamber, you know) in the center of the screen and not in the upper-left corner? And what about the black zone in the lower right zone of the screen, under the control panel? Iìm playing Emperor: RotMK and CaesarIII with your 1920x1080 fix and those are perfect: is it possible to achieve something similar? Anyway, thanks in advance and keep up the good work!
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secret	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Nov 2014, 09:44
Joined: 19 Nov 2014, 09:37 Posts: 1	I have russian Zeus, like this. I need 1600x900... Thanks))
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satanistik	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 18:14
Joined: 08 Dec 2014, 18:10 Posts: 1	Ask for permission to do 1920x1080? Thank you so much.
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RayJons	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Dec 2014, 00:45
Joined: 21 Dec 2014, 00:33 Posts: 1	Hello, please fix it for 1440x900 for Russian version. Or write a little instruction, and i'll try to make it. Thank you.
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mrhat	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Feb 2015, 18:36
Joined: 19 Feb 2015, 18:27 Posts: 1	I tried the 1360x768 on the GoG-version of the game my 1366x768 laptop and the exe runs, but upon selecting the 1024x768 option which is supposed to give me widescreen, the screen simply goes black. Only the mouse cursor is rendered (it can be moved throughout the whole 1360x768 area of blackness for a second). Then the game resets to previous resolution but stays black until I kill it by pressing escape. I suspect an issue with admin rights etc. I tried to move around the folder and messing with the compatibility settings and windowed but to no avail (can only get to see a little "piece" of the high res in windowed mode,but once I go fullscreen itgoes black again. PLS people help!
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maledict	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Mar 2015, 20:05
Joined: 07 Mar 2015, 19:59 Posts: 1	Has anyone else got an issue with Zeus where clicking on the world map crashes the game? I'm using the files from dropbox, and it works fine apart from a straight crash to desktop whenever I click the world map. I'm hesitant to use the files linked here because they are massive (170mb +), and both chrome and firefox go nuts and identify them as virus's / trojans when they are downloaded. Anyone any advice? Thanks!
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PCMaster	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Mar 2015, 16:54
Joined: 10 Aug 2013, 12:19 Posts: 5	Hi, i have Caesar III italian version 1.0.1.0, i'd like to play it in 1440x900 what i must do to achieve this?
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Avers	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Mar 2015, 20:59
Joined: 05 May 2014, 07:44 Posts: 2	It would be cool if there was Triada version of Zeus(2.0) for 1360x768 resolution. 7Wolf version isn't work for me ):
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PCMaster	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 15 Mar 2015, 21:01
Joined: 10 Aug 2013, 12:19 Posts: 5	There is a tutorial to change the .exe?
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Nefertari	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 May 2015, 22:17
Joined: 19 May 2015, 21:57 Posts: 1	I've got a problem with Zeus & Poseidon. Every letter Ä is turned into a N with ~ on top. And the letters Ä, ä, Ö, ö, Ü, ü and ß are a bit higher than the others. I need a fix for German fonts. Example: Oberhäupter turns to Oberhnpter Vorräte turns to Vorrnte Version v.2.1.4.0 screen solution 1920x1080p Many thanks in advance.
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GaspodeX	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 30 May 2015, 00:02
Joined: 29 May 2015, 23:56 Posts: 1	Ok - so I'm having issue with 2560x1440 on Zeus And Posidon off GOG. Its starts off nice for a second then flickers back to low res square screen ... Jackfuste can you help ? Its the latest version from GOG but i've copied your patched zeus over there executable help greatly appreciated ...
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vlam	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 15 Jul 2015, 10:46
Joined: 15 Jul 2015, 10:36 Posts: 1	When I try to download the widescreen fix, it says "page not found" :/ May someone be kind enough to reupload this great work or post a link where I can get it. Thank you
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Polomease	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Jul 2015, 03:41
Joined: 16 Jul 2015, 02:09 Posts: 1	I happen to have a copy of the Zeus archive. I use these files with the latest Zeus version from GOG I have yet to have an issue. I don't have the files for the other games.
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gabtrat	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 08:20
Joined: 04 Aug 2015, 08:12 Posts: 1	Vyand wrote: Great work guys. I just joined the forum because of this thread. I too would like to see a 1280x800 fix for the UK version of Caesar 3. I note that three other forum members have also requested this too ... fedeaon wrote: Hi, is possible to get Caesar III 1280x800 resolution? Thanks a lot, im looking on Internet and cant get it!!! Goodbye, Federico ODaly wrote: euge82 wrote: Hi, it's possible to have a c3.exe file for 1280x800 resolution? Thank you in advance I'd like to second this request, or some instructions on how to do it myself. Thanks. any progress on a 1280x800 version??
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Nick Jam	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Aug 2015, 03:04
Joined: 13 Aug 2015, 02:57 Posts: 1	I would like a fix for 1680x1050. Can you help me? thanks in advance.
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ShockMonkey	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 01:14
Joined: 26 Aug 2015, 01:11 Posts: 1	I am trying to run Zeus on 1440x900 but screen is not centered. Its to the right a 3-4 cm and on left side is same sized black row. Help
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asteropi	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 31 Aug 2015, 21:41
Joined: 31 Aug 2015, 21:36 Posts: 1	Hi I joined this forum for exactly the same reason Can someone upload a widescreen fix for 1920*1200 for Zeus+Poseidon? Every link I found is dead and I went through the entire thread. Why don't you upload it to the games database? Would be easier... Thanks
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Wingsnut	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Sep 2015, 23:10
Joined: 07 Sep 2015, 23:05 Posts: 1	Hello everyone, Recently I decided I wanted to play this game again and try to get it to 1920 x 1080, so I found this post. When I downloaded it I got the error smackw32.dll is missing from my computer, do any of you know how to fix this?
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CoolWind	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 03:15
Joined: 20 Sep 2015, 02:43 Posts: 1	Dear jackfuste, I just registered on here to say thanks. Thanks for the great work you did. It's really amazing!!! Just a little question: I am playing Zeus&Poseidon in 1280x720. The game works perfect but there is a small blackground area in the bottom right corner. Is it only on my version of game and I must live with it? Once again thank you very much for what you did!!!
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DerK	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 20 Sep 2015, 09:11
Joined: 20 Sep 2015, 08:58 Posts: 1	Hello, jackfuste! I trying to find zip with hi-res Zeus, Triada version (Russian). You wrote "For russian version 2.0 (Triada) - Files available from https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files (search there) but this is not works. May be you still have that file somewhere else and can give it?
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PremanKampung	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Sep 2015, 07:18
Joined: 23 Sep 2015, 06:59 Posts: 5	Hello jackfuste, can you please make zeus for 21:9 screen? 2560x1080
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Estesark	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Oct 2015, 22:22
Joined: 05 Oct 2015, 22:17 Posts: 1	I just installed Zeus and Poseidon after buying it in a GOG sale. I then downloaded the 1920x1080 widescreen fix and started playing. Everything seemed fine until I tried clicking the "view world" button on the bottom-right of the interface. That caused the game to crash. I repeated it a couple of times to make sure it wasn't a one-off. Edit: I figured it out. The problem was that I had downloaded the modified Zeus.exe from a .7z archive that didn't contain the DATA folder. The game was trying to access missing assets. Never mind.
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jjalexander	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Oct 2015, 19:56
Joined: 06 Oct 2015, 19:51 Posts: 1	Hi, guys! I want to learn how to make my own patch for Caesar3. Because the one here seem to not be working. The game is just "not responding" when I start it. Could I get some pointers? Thanks, JJAlexander!
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sigismondo75	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Oct 2015, 11:18
Joined: 07 Oct 2015, 11:16 Posts: 1	Hello guys, you can have Caesar 3 with 1280x1024 resolution? Or you can have the zip package of caesar 3 with all resolutions as Pharaon, Zeus and emperor? Thanks for collaboration
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Matysh	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Oct 2015, 14:11
Joined: 10 Oct 2015, 14:03 Posts: 1	Hi, can I request a widescreen version of Russian localization Zeus Master of Olympus Poseidon Expansion from the publisher of "Soft Club" version 2.1.4.0? Here is a link to my. exe file I need 1920*1080 version. I would be very grateful and will make a small donation.
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Spidy1000	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 02 Nov 2015, 12:20
Joined: 02 Nov 2015, 12:13 Posts: 2	Hi, First of all i want the say THANKS to Jackfuste for all the great work done on the resolution fixes made for all the city builders. Might i please request for a widescreen fix for Caesar 3 in the resolution 1440x900. My sons monitor uses this resolution and it would be great if he could also use a widescreen fix. Thanks in advance, i would really appriciate it (and my 12 year old son too )
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dipaksomak	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Jan 2016, 21:19
Joined: 10 Jan 2016, 21:06 Posts: 1	thank you all for these patches. I used to love C3, and now my sons (15,12) are both hooked. thank you!
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BroFox	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 Jan 2016, 16:34
Joined: 14 Jan 2016, 16:24 Posts: 1	Сan I request a widescreen version of Emperor: RotMK from the Russian publisher '7Wolf'? I have attached the appropriate file in the post. I need 1920x1080.
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Gadgeteer	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 24 Feb 2016, 16:04
Joined: 24 Feb 2016, 15:52 Posts: 1	Hi, Dear jackfuste, I ask you for help to make zeus-rus.exe Russian version of the game Zeus + Poseidon in high resolutions 1280x1024. Greats Thanks.
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Guest	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 21:49
	Hey, I tried to play c3 on win 10 and had big problems to play it in the resolution 1920x1080.exe, because there were heavy sound. If you want to play the game, the sound loops every 5 seconds. I read about this issue on gog.com too. After hours of trial and error i solved the problem with a virtualmachine win 7 in Vmware (the only programm that supports native resolutions). There you can play in full hd (or other resolutions which you can find here) and play it with no sound issue´s^^ It was my dearest intension to tell this to all c3 fans P.s.Thanks a lot, to the guys who made it possible to play in widescreen-resolution yours sincerely, janmorice
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Mar 2016, 14:35
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Hello everyone, I made a patch so Caesar III will work at 2560x1440 (that's the resolution of my monitor). Known bugs: - When querying a tile, the query window always appears on the upper left corner; - The trade map is buggy (the world location doesn't match the cities), but it works; I would be glad if someone could help me fix those bugs. On a side note, the game still works on Win10, but requires WinXP SP3 Compatibility mode as well as 16-bit color mode. If the message "Loading sounds..." gets sticky, simply press "Exit" on the main menu and then answer "No" to the dialog box. The "Loading sounds" message should then disappear.
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wtfhits	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Mar 2016, 17:15
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 17:00 Posts: 3	jackfuste wrote: 1366x768 resolution is not supported by the game. You can try 1360x768 - c3.exe (mirror link) I have tried the 1360x768 on my main laptop - and both that and the 1920x1080 work correctly (thank you so much!), but my tablet does not support any sizes other than exactly 1366x768. So 1360x768 doesn't display anything. I tried changing any references to 1360 to 1366 to see if that would be enough, but it screws it up (not sure of the name of what happens, but everything goes very diagonal), so I don't know what other changes would be needed to sync it, or whether it's possible. Basically, is there any way of having a 1366x768 version?
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Chuck Boris	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Apr 2016, 15:44
Joined: 06 Apr 2016, 14:35 Posts: 8	Hi dear Jackfuste, there are some visual glitch in the French version of Pharaoh Gold due to different text length and accended characteres. It will be awesome if you can make a 1920x1080 and 1366x768 specific version. Greats Thanks in advance.
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imusrt	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Apr 2016, 23:56
Insiders Joined: 21 Oct 2014, 23:33 Posts: 291	In the meantime, why not try gaming in borderless? It may spread proper where fullscreen fails (no guarantees). 1. Get game windowed. 2. Use Borderless Gaming (BG) to spread the game full, whatever width/height you want (your fullscreen values). Download BG: https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases
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wtfhits	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 15:29
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 17:00 Posts: 3	imusrt wrote: In the meantime, why not try gaming in borderless? It may spread proper where fullscreen fails (no guarantees). 1. Get game windowed. 2. Use Borderless Gaming (BG) to spread the game full, whatever width/height you want (your fullscreen values). Download BG: https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases I like the idea - but unfortunately, if I set Caesar III to windowed mode, it works until I close it (and BG appears to work fine too). But once I close and reopen it, there is a visual glitch making it unusable. This keeps happening until I set it back to full screen. So I can't really do that every time I want to play unfortunately. Attachments: c3_windowed.png [ 402.78 KiB | Viewed 36738 times ]
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 15:53
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	wtfhits: Right-click the exe, select properties, compatibility mode, run in 16-bit color mode. Also, if you have sound issues, try downloading and installing IndirectSound (google it, it's the first result).
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wtfhits	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Apr 2016, 16:05
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 17:00 Posts: 3	crudelios wrote: wtfhits: Right-click the exe, select properties, compatibility mode, run in 16-bit color mode. Also, if you have sound issues, try downloading and installing IndirectSound (google it, it's the first result). You sir, are a legend! BG + 16-bit mode (+ the modified c3.exe for 1360x768) means I can finally play full screen on my tablet. Now I just need to figure out the settings used in each case so I can use 1920x1080 on one, and that setup on the other... (I keep the game on an SD card so I can switch between them). But that should be easy enough.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 04 May 2016, 18:57
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Hello everyone. After having finished Caesar III, I wanted to play Pharaoh. However, jackfuste's widescreen patch for the english version of Cleopatra was rather outdated and didn't fully fix the UI. So, based on the Russian version of jackfuste's fix (which didn't have any black areas), I ported the changes to the English version. However, the UI still had some bugs: the collapsed bar didn't work at all (not to mention the dragging animation, which didn't work at all), the background image in the mission display and advisor window wasn't centered, and popup menus (the ones that appear when you right-click a building) were showing up at the top left corner. Adding to that, changing the resolution was incredibly difficult, requiring one to change lots of code to add textures where there were none, so there would be no black areas. So I decided to kill two birds with one stone: entirely fix the UI, and allow the game to support custom resolutions, by dynamically adding the needed textures. This is the result: Link to the exe (1920x1080 resolution): Pharaoh.exe Missing feature: - The "special orders" submenu of the Bazaar, Granary and Storage Yard always shows up at the top of the screen. Unfortunately changing the position of the window is too much of a hassle right now, as all its contents need to be manually changed. I have yet to figure where all the contents are located (including mouse click positions!!) How to change the custom resolution: Download Pharaoh Resizer (Souce code) 1. Set Horizontal Resolution 2. Set Vertical Resolution 3. Save the file to the game's main directory 4. Open the game using the new file 5. Enjoy! If the resizer complains about missing DLL's, please download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Some words of warning: First note that due to the way the game is coded, the horizontal resolution must be a multiple of 4, otherwise graphics will appear garbled. That's why a resolution of 1366x768 will not work, since 1366 is not a multiple of 4. Also, this only works for the Pharaoh + Cleopatra version. For the standalone Pharaoh install, use the old files provided by jackfuste. If you want to manually change the resolution, you'll need an hex editor. If you don't know what that is, or don't know what little-endianess means, this may not be for you. In that case, use PharaohResizer. 1. Open the Pharaoh.exe I uploaded with the hex editor. 2. Go to offset 0xcfa0a. Change the horizontal resolution (4 bytes, default 0x780 or 80 07 00 00). 3. Go to offset 0xcfa0f. Change the vertical resolution (4 bytes, default 0x438 or 38 04 00 00). 4. Go to offset 0xcfda3. Change the horizontal resolution (4 bytes, default 0x780 or 80 07 00 00). 5. Go to offset 0xcfdad. Change the vertical resolution (4 bytes, default 0x438 or 38 04 00 00). 6. Save the changed exe. 7. Enjoy the game! Any questions, bugs, problems, etc, please feel free to ask. Any help finding the missing values for the "special orders" menu will also be very welcome! Last edited by crudelios on 05 Sep 2017, 10:49, edited 3 times in total.
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Tzetze	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 May 2016, 06:52
Joined: 08 May 2016, 06:50 Posts: 1	Hi! i can't download the patch for zeus widescreen rez , my pc block because it says that is a virus can u help me?
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Dr.Phil	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 May 2016, 11:52
Joined: 08 May 2016, 11:49 Posts: 1	Hey. So i bought Caesar 3 from GoG and downloaded the 1980x1080 exe but when i'm playing the game the screens starts to flash black and the game seems likes it running on 3fps. Anyone know a way to fix it.
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newbiez	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 May 2016, 06:04
Joined: 08 Mar 2016, 02:44 Posts: 1	A big hug to both you and jackfuste, thank you guys for the great work of making this great vintage game fits modern resolution again. And with your permission, I would like to transfer the "resizer" to a Chinese forum to share with them. We have some hardcore fans here who would definitely love to use it.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 May 2016, 17:20
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	newbiez wrote: A big hug to both you and jackfuste, thank you guys for the great work of making this great vintage game fits modern resolution again. And with your permission, I would like to transfer the "resizer" to a Chinese forum to share with them. We have some hardcore fans here who would definitely love to use it. Hello! Feel free to share the resizer and to translate it if you want to! The source code is available for that.
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Jtown	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Jun 2016, 13:38
Joined: 17 Jun 2016, 13:34 Posts: 2	Hi! What am I doing wrong? Bought the game on gog, installed it and replaced the exe file with the new. I'm not good with these things. Dying to play in 1920x1080. Help me. Thanks before hand. Edit: I use win 10, the regular works just fine
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Jun 2016, 19:42
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Jtown wrote: Hi! What am I doing wrong? Bought the game on gog, installed it and replaced the exe file with the new. I'm not good with these things. Dying to play in 1920x1080. Help me. Thanks before hand. Edit: I use win 10, the regular works just fine Hello, What is the actual problem you're having? The hack I created is fully compatible with the GOG version of Pharaoh. Make sure you set the game resolution to 1024x768 in the "Display options" menu. 1024x768 is actually 1920x1080 in the changed exe Also, make sure you open the right executable file. You should open the "Pharaoh - 1920x1080.exe" file, not the standard "Pharaoh.exe" file!
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Jtown	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Jun 2016, 23:27
Joined: 17 Jun 2016, 13:34 Posts: 2	My problem was that nothing was happening, did not realise I had to change in the display option. Expected it to be 1080 right out the gate. Feel so silly, but thanks a lot. Looks amazing!
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Loretta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 29 Jun 2016, 14:42
Joined: 29 Jun 2016, 14:22 Posts: 8	Hi ! Thanks a lot for the update, crudelios. The new Pharaoh.exe works like a charm ! Just a small request : your exe works really well with the French Gold Edition, except for the accented letters, which are unaligned with the other letters. Chuck Boris and Olibrius wrote about that and MadPianist had the same problem (now corrected) with Zeus. Is there a way to easily fix that ? Thanks again !
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 Jul 2016, 15:27
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Hello! I don't really know if the problem is easy to fix, if the French exe's internal file structure is similar to the English version, it should be trivial to change it. If not, it's still very possible to change the exe, just not as simple/fast to do. In either case, can you please upload the french exe so I can have a look at it? Thanks in advance!
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Loretta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 Jul 2016, 17:31
Joined: 29 Jun 2016, 14:22 Posts: 8	Sorry, I thought Chuck Boris' link was still up. I've toyed with a lot of .exe from this topic but I think that's the original french Pharaoh Gold exe. I'm hoping to play in 1920x1080. Thanks !
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 03 Jul 2016, 11:44
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Humm this is very strange, the exe you sent me is exactly the same as the one I used to make the changes to the game, so it should work without any issues. Can you please send me a screenshot of the problem you're having?
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Loretta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 03 Jul 2016, 14:33
Joined: 29 Jun 2016, 14:22 Posts: 8	Here's some screenshots of the issue. é, ô, à and others accented letters are weirdly higher that the others. I've tested a little and I've noticed that the issue occurs even without the widescreen exe. There's no problem with Pharaoh alone (I also have a CD vanilla version), but when I install the Gold Edition (i.e. with Cleopatra), the letters are messed up.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 03 Jul 2016, 20:43
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	It that case it makes sense that it doesn't work, you're using the English exe and not the French one! I have no idea why the game installed an English exe for the French version. Anyway, if you manage to obtain the French exe, test it out to see if it works at the original resolution. If you upload it here, I'll then try to make it work at 1080p res!
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Loretta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Jul 2016, 07:31
Joined: 29 Jun 2016, 14:22 Posts: 8	Ok, you were right : the exe I uploaded was an english exe. I don't know why. So, I've made a clean install from my french CDs : first, Pharaoh + patch 1.1 then Cleopatra + patch 2.1. So here's the Cleopatra french exe : BUT... there's a problem with Windows 10. This exe won't run, even in compatibility mode. In version 2.0, the following error appears. In version 2.1, there isn't any message, the game just doesn't start. So my question is : does anyone know what's the difference between CD exe and digital exe and why, for exemple, the GoG version run without problem ? If so, is it possible to modify my french exe to apply the widescren patch AND the Windows 10 "compatibilty patch" from GoG ? Thanks again.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Jul 2016, 10:02
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Is that the original french 2.1 exe? Try this one instead: (link removed) If it doesn't work at first, try setting the compatibility mode to Windows 2000.
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Loretta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Jul 2016, 16:32
Joined: 29 Jun 2016, 14:22 Posts: 8	Quote: Is that the original french 2.1 exe? Can't be more original : french CDs and french patch for Pharaoh and Cleopatra. With your new exe, the game's now launching but crashes every time I start a map/mission. I can go through the menus and the missions' briefings but when I click "Go to the city", it crashes. Same issue with every compatibility mode available in Windows 10 (Win 2000 compatibility is no more available in Win 10, there's just Win 98/ME).
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Chuck Boris	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Jul 2016, 13:12
Joined: 06 Apr 2016, 14:35 Posts: 8	Hello everyone, I'm glad that finally someone cares about the french version of Pharaoh I uploaded again my french version of the .exe I also have Windows 10 and the game works without any compatibily mode.
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Loretta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Jul 2016, 16:28
Joined: 29 Jun 2016, 14:22 Posts: 8	Yeah ! Thanks, this one is working for me : no crash, no compatibility mode required and no issue with accented letters ! If crudelios can make a 1920x1080 version of this exe, I'm a happy man ! What's your french Pharaoh edition ? CD, digital, Gold Edition ?
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Chuck Boris	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Jul 2016, 20:19
Joined: 06 Apr 2016, 14:35 Posts: 8	Cool I hope Crudelios can make it ! I have the originals CD of Pharaoh Gold ^^
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Jul 2016, 14:34
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Thanks Chuck Boris, I was trying to find a French exe that worked, but I had no luck so far. I'll do it as soon as I have some time!
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Jul 2016, 16:46
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Just a heads up, the french version of the widescreen patch is coming along nicely and should be ready in the next few days. As it will also support custom resolutions (up to 8k), I can create a french version of the resizer. Chuck Boris or Loretta, would you be interested in helping me translate the Pharaoh Resizer to french? It's a rather small translation, I'd place the phrases that need translating here and you would translate them to french for me. Thanks!
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Loretta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Jul 2016, 16:57
Joined: 29 Jun 2016, 14:22 Posts: 8	Awesome ! And of course I'd be happy to help for the translation
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Jul 2016, 15:57
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	The patched french version of the game is ready! You can get it at: http://public.josecadete.net/Pharaoh-fr-1920x1080.exe Please check for bugs or crashes! The text for the translation will be coming up soon, thanks for the help! Last edited by crudelios on 05 Sep 2017, 10:47, edited 1 time in total.
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Chuck Boris	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Jul 2016, 21:51
Joined: 06 Apr 2016, 14:35 Posts: 8	Thank you Crudelios ! The game seems to work perfectly
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 Jul 2016, 10:31
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Glad it works! These are the translations I need for the french version of the resizer. Please keep the number next to each text, so I may now where things go 1. Set resolution to: 1920 x 1080 2. (This will replace the 1024x768 resolution) 3. Save to File... 4. Exit 5. Error 6. Error loading resource! Error number: 7. The inserted width is not a multiple of 4. A multiple of 4 must be used for the width. 8. The inserted width is outside of the allowed range. Please insert a number between 1024 and 7680. 9. The inserted height is not a multiple of 4. A multiple of 4 must be used for the height. 10. The inserted height is outside of the allowed range. Please insert a number between 720 and 4320. 11. Executable (*.exe) 12. Save executable as... 13. There was a problem creating the file. If the problem persists, try redownloading this program. 14. The file could not be saved. You may need administrator privileges to save the file to the selected folder. 15. There was an error while saving the file. The saved file may be corrupt. Please try saving the file again. 16. The file was successfuly saved. Do you want to save another file with a different resolution? 17. Great Success! 18. French Edition
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Chuck Boris	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 Jul 2016, 11:54
Joined: 06 Apr 2016, 14:35 Posts: 8	Hi Crudelios, here is the French translation: 1. Fixer la résolution à : 1920 x 1080 2. (Cela remplacera la résolution 1024x768) 3. Enregistrer sous... 4. Quitter 5. Erreur 6. Erreur lors du chargement de la ressource ! Erreur numéro : 7. La largeur saisie n'est pas un multiple de 4. Un multiple de 4 doit être utilisé pour la largeur. 8. La largeur saisie dépasse la limite autorisée. Veuillez saisir un nombre entre 1024 et 7680. 9. La hauteur saisie n'est pas un multiple de 4. Un multiple de 4 doit être utilisé pour la hauteur. 10. La hauteur saisie dépasse la limite autorisée. Veuillez saisir un nombre entre 720 et 4320. 11. Exécutable (*.exe) 12. Enregistrer l'exécutable sous... 13. Un problème a eu lieu lors de la création du fichier. Si le problème persiste, essayez de télécharger à nouveau ce programme. 14. Le fichier ne peut pas être enregistré. Vous avez peut-être besoin de privilèges administrateur pour enregistrer le fichier dans le dossier sélectionné. 15. Une erreur s'est produite lors de l'enregistrement du fichier. Le fichier enregistré peut être corrompu. Veuillez essayer à nouveau d’enregistrer le fichier. 16. Le fichier a été enregistré avec succès. Voulez-vous enregistrer un autre fichier avec une résolution différente ? 17. Terminé avec succès ! 18. Version française Again a big thanks for all your work!
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orost	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 15 Jul 2016, 16:53
Joined: 15 Jul 2016, 16:39 Posts: 1	Hi, thank you so much for working on a resolution fix for this game. It's hugely appreciated! Unfortunately it doesn't work for me. The game does switch resolution, but it seems to try to switch to resolution higher than 1080p. Large portions of the screen on the right and bottom are cut off (the right control panel is completely gone), everything is shifted bottom right and visible mouse position doesn't match actual position (for example, the "do you want to keep this resolution" popup appears on the bottom-right instead of the middle, but to hit the OK button I have to click in the middle of the screen, where the button should have been) I have windows 8.1 64-bit and the GOG edition of the game (with expansion, version 2.1). And, just to be 100% clear, I am completely sure I am using the 1080p version of the fix and my monitor is 1080p. Edit: Ah, I figured it out! My DPI is set to 125%, and it was breaking the game. After ticking "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" in properties of the .exe it works perfectly!
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Jul 2016, 17:50
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	orost, yeah, Pharaoh doesn't like a custom DPI scaling... Glad you could solve it! Anyway, here is the french version of the Pharaoh Resizer, as promised:
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Chuck Boris	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Jul 2016, 07:59
Joined: 06 Apr 2016, 14:35 Posts: 8	It works perfectly thank you!!
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Loretta	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Jul 2016, 09:36
Joined: 29 Jun 2016, 14:22 Posts: 8	Damn, mail notifications didn't work for the last few messages ! Sorry for the delay but, as Chuck Boris said, everything works fine ! Thanks Chuck for the translation and huge thanks Crudelios for the time and effort you put in this.
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askthesenks	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Aug 2016, 19:14
Joined: 07 Aug 2016, 18:44 Posts: 1	Hello, can you help me please with chnging resolution to 1920*1080 for Zeus/Poseidon? i have russian version of the game
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Mesenzio	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Aug 2016, 21:56
Joined: 25 Jan 2015, 18:51 Posts: 25	Any chance for Caesar 3 to get the ultra widescreen (2560x1080) treatment?
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DanielAsaph	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Aug 2016, 03:59
Joined: 21 Aug 2016, 03:47 Posts: 2	Please someone could provide the game in 4k for me? I tried to download the previous links , but the version I have is different, if somebody can help it would be great , I registered at the forum because of this game kkkk Attached is the .exe of my game , if possible place in 4096x2160 or 3840x2160. Cheers edit.: I don't know if it would have compatibility with DSR , but if not too much ask, put one file in a 4k and 8k in the other , resolution is 8192x4320 .
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totek	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Aug 2016, 17:39
Joined: 26 Aug 2016, 17:34 Posts: 1	Hi there, im having an issue with that. When im starting the file youve uploaded it gives me an error "Please insert the Pharaoh CD". The thing is though, I have the original CD which i bought 15 or so years ago. Anyway to fix that? Im using windows 10 and polish version.
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Coeli Lumen	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 25 Sep 2016, 17:33
Joined: 25 Sep 2016, 17:20 Posts: 1	Hi! Please help with a Russian version of the game Emperor. The game runs from a separate launcher version 1.0.0.0. (without patch)
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Sep 2016, 05:50
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	First, thank you Jackfuste and Crudelios for the work you've done to make widescreen work on these games. I do have a question: How possible would it be to make Crudelios' Pharaoh resizer work with the other three city building games? I imagine that Caesar 3 would require the same amount of work as Pharaoh whereas Zeus and Emperor would require a lot more effort due to the art assets that need to be recreated.
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Anythin	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Oct 2016, 18:19
Joined: 19 Oct 2016, 18:06 Posts: 1	Hello everyone, I have been using jackfuste's widescreen fix for Zeus: Masters of Olympus. It has all been working excellent and I experience no problems while playing the game. However, currently I am trying to create my first adventure. The problem I experience arises when I try to edit the World Map. Jackfuste's widescreen fix included several resized world maps, which you can select in the World Map editing window. When I try to place a city, it is not possible to place this city outside the old resolution window (roughly the red square in the picture below). This means making a decent World Map is pretty much impossible. Does anyone know if there is a workaround for this? Thanks in advance!
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CopiousDelusionSandwich	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Oct 2016, 20:39
Joined: 28 Oct 2016, 20:28 Posts: 1	Hey Crudelios, Ive downloaded the VCRedist 2015 and tried to use the resizer, it doesnt work. Still asks for the DLL file, so ive copied that from WinDIR to the same folder as the resizer (Pharoah Directory) and have tried to run it and i get an error: App Error: 0xc000007b Using Win8.1 x64 and have tried with Win7 compatibility and still no luck. Also tried Admin Rights. Nope. Im trying to change it to 2560 x 1080 for 21:9. Also tried using a Hex Editor to modify but I cant find the values you referenced. *tried with wxHexEditor and Went to Offset 0xcfa0a but it didnt really make any sense to me so i left it. Will try on a Win7 machine, but at present its having problems doing the Windows updates.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Nov 2016, 17:01
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	CopiousDelusionSandwich don't forget to install the x86 version of the redist as the x64 version will not work! Hello everyone! Time for a new version of the Pharaoh Resizer! Improvements: - Massive changes to the empire map. The map isn't duplicated on large resolutions as it was before, and doesn't crash at 4k resolution. See attached screenshot for details (1440p original image). - Fixed a small bug at the bottom of the screen at certain resolutions. - Added automatic resolution detection to Pharaoh Resizer. By default, the values will reflect the primary monitor's resolution. Link to download: http://public.josecadete.net/PharaohResizer.exe The new empire map at 1440p. Pharaoh in glorious 4k! Not too practical to play, though. Last edited by crudelios on 05 Sep 2017, 10:45, edited 2 times in total.
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DrViagrin	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 Nov 2016, 06:33
Joined: 14 Nov 2016, 06:25 Posts: 4	I'm having issues getting this game to load. I have tried to mess with all the compatibility options. The game acts as if it will load then get an error message. C3.exe has stopped working If you could please help it would be appreciated.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Nov 2016, 16:35
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	DrViagrin did you install the Caesar 3 patch 1.1 first before replacing the exe?
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DrViagrin	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Nov 2016, 08:34
Joined: 14 Nov 2016, 06:25 Posts: 4	Well thanks for the suggestion. I forgot to check for patches. Anyway I did install it, but it's still giving me that message.
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DrViagrin	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 18 Nov 2016, 06:00
Joined: 14 Nov 2016, 06:25 Posts: 4	Any other suggestions... from you or anyone?
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 18 Nov 2016, 10:32
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Does the original exe give you troube as well or does it load up fine? Now that I think about it, I think I had similar problems with one of the 1080p exe's that was available in this forum. Which resolution are you trying to run on?
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DrViagrin	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 06:48
Joined: 14 Nov 2016, 06:25 Posts: 4	The original was not working either. In fact after I bought it off steam I had to rename it to an executable file. It had some other extension that would not open. So I changed the extension to .exe, and it started giving me this issue. I even tried uninstalling the program with revouninstaller, and reinstalled it, I believe twice now. Still not working I tried changing the resolution of my computer to the recommended settings given in this forum, and still no go. It just keeps crashing.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 18:11
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	That doesn't seem to be a problem with the modified exe, but with the installation itself. But anyway, what was the original extension of the executable? And what about its filesize?
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Triklops	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Dec 2016, 21:16
Joined: 09 Jun 2010, 19:11 Posts: 12	Hey crudelios, thanks and kudos for the PharaohResizer. Works perfectly! Wondering if you've made similar Resizers for the rest of the Impressions city builder games like Caesar III, Zeus+Poseidon and Emperor ROTMK? Not that Jackfuste's fixes doesn't work but your's addresses some of the UI glitches as well.
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 18 Dec 2016, 06:00
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	That's exactly what I asked back in September but never received a reply.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Dec 2016, 17:56
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Triklops wrote: Hey crudelios, thanks and kudos for the PharaohResizer. Works perfectly! Wondering if you've made similar Resizers for the rest of the Impressions city builder games like Caesar III, Zeus+Poseidon and Emperor ROTMK? Not that Jackfuste's fixes doesn't work but your's addresses some of the UI glitches as well. Hey, Sorry, but I haven't done a resizer for any other games, only for Pharaoh!
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Salvia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Dec 2016, 18:09
Joined: 19 Dec 2016, 16:36 Posts: 7	crudelios, thanks for making that resizer. It is really good. But, we also would like one for caesar 3, zeus and emperor, since you already know how to do it. I like how the UI and the map screen is centered on yours. No other widescreen patch does that on other games. Check out this 1600x900 resolution for caesar 3, it does not work for me. crashes on menu. http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.ph ... &start=180
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Triklops	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Dec 2016, 12:23
Joined: 09 Jun 2010, 19:11 Posts: 12	crudelios wrote: Hey, Sorry, but I haven't done a resizer for any other games, only for Pharaoh! No problem. If you do try your hand at those games I'd personally recommend Zeus/Poseidon. In my opinion its the best of Impression's city builders. Salvia wrote: crudelios, thanks for making that resizer. It is really good. But, we also would like one for caesar 3, zeus and emperor, since you already know how to do it. I like how the UI and the map screen is centered on yours. No other widescreen patch does that on other games. Check out this 1600x900 resolution for caesar 3, it does not work for me. crashes on menu. http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.ph ... &start=180 Try this. Replace the original c3.exe if you've made a backup or if you haven't just download a normal No CD exe and then go into the game and set the resolution to 1024x768, save the game and exit. Then replace it with the resolution fixed exe and it should work fine. Hope this helps.
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Salvia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Dec 2016, 18:32
Joined: 19 Dec 2016, 16:36 Posts: 7	Triklops wrote: crudelios wrote: Try this. Replace the original c3.exe if you've made a backup or if you haven't just download a normal No CD exe and then go into the game and set the resolution to 1024x768, save the game and exit. Then replace it with the resolution fixed exe and it should work fine. Hope this helps. That does not work. Has anyone gotten caesar 3 on 1600x900 to work?
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Triklops	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Dec 2016, 19:42
Joined: 09 Jun 2010, 19:11 Posts: 12	Salvia wrote: That does not work. Has anyone gotten caesar 3 on 1600x900 to work? I have and I am running it on 1600x900 right now. You could try another thing, try running the Caesar 3 Map Editor (c3_mapper.exe) and set the resolution to 1024x768 from in there then exit and try running the main game. I could also attach the 1600x900 executable I'm using, dled it from this thread, not sure which one but it works fine.
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Meade	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Dec 2016, 17:09
Joined: 27 Dec 2016, 17:03 Posts: 1	Hello there everyone, I'm having severe issues with the fixes for Pharoa and Cleopatra. Basically I've followed the instructions specified, however, when I go to change the resolution the game crashes. Sometimes it even forces my entire computer to crash prompting me to restart it. I've tried all manner of different launch settings, changing from the 1920-1080 file to 1600-900 and so on but nothing seems to work. It just crashes constantly, either I get stuck on the black start screen or whenever I change resolution it goes kaputt. All I get is this tiiiiny little window up in the left corner of my screen and it stops working. Am I doing it wrong? What are the exact settings to use to make this work? Are you supposed to change the resolution in-game or no? Thanks for any help you can provide, I desperately want to make this work... I mean... so much nostaliga, I have to have it! Haha.
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Salvia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Dec 2016, 15:42
Joined: 19 Dec 2016, 16:36 Posts: 7	Meade wrote: Hello there everyone, I'm having severe issues with the fixes for Pharoa and Cleopatra. Basically I've followed the instructions specified, however, when I go to change the resolution the game crashes. Sometimes it even forces my entire computer to crash prompting me to restart it. I've tried all manner of different launch settings, changing from the 1920-1080 file to 1600-900 and so on but nothing seems to work. It just crashes constantly, either I get stuck on the black start screen or whenever I change resolution it goes kaputt. All I get is this tiiiiny little window up in the left corner of my screen and it stops working. Am I doing it wrong? What are the exact settings to use to make this work? Are you supposed to change the resolution in-game or no? Thanks for any help you can provide, I desperately want to make this work... I mean... so much nostaliga, I have to have it! Haha. You have to set it to the highest resolution the game offers from the game menu. Then quit and use this file to make a 1920x1080 resolution and replace https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/154 ... esizer.exe hope it works.
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DerpyProgrammer	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Jan 2017, 17:08
Joined: 06 Jan 2017, 16:49 Posts: 1	Hi guys, I got the 1920x1080 patch for Caesar III and it doesn't seem to work.... it just moves the screen to be fullscreen, and it puts the things that are supposed to be in the center are almost in the lower right-hand corner. I am using windows 10. Can anyone help me? I put a screenshot of what I see. if I try to put it to 1280x720 resolution without the patch it makes the screen dark, keep the old resolution, just a small part shows of the old resolution, and the desktop shows, then if I click from the taskbar Caesar III it takes me to the normal screen Attachments: Screenshot_3.png [ 2.28 MiB | Viewed 7949 times ]
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PCMaster	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 29 Jan 2017, 12:47
Joined: 10 Aug 2013, 12:19 Posts: 5	I have c3 - 1920x1080.exe, what i must do to set game in 1440x900? I have Be.HexEditor but i don't know how to use it (what string i must change and how?) thanks
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Mar 2017, 21:36
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Hello everyone! It seems that the links to PharaohResizer are dead. Happy Pharaoing!
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zanfric	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Mar 2017, 01:16
Joined: 17 Mar 2017, 01:11 Posts: 1	Thanks! Can you also upload the Pharaoh.exe english version? Link from this post is dead http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=14149&p=165662#p165662 EDIT:: Heh I'm dumb, didn't realize resizer makes the file
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majiko	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 10:32
Joined: 18 Mar 2017, 10:21 Posts: 1	Thank you all for your widescreen fixes It's seriously a pleasure to look at xD I'm having trouble with the following though: crudelios wrote: If the resizer complains about missing DLL's, please download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Some words of warning: First note that due to the way the game is coded, the horizontal resolution must be a multiple of 4, otherwise graphics will appear garbled. That's why a resolution of 1366x768 will not work, since 1366 is not a multiple of 4. Also, this only works for the Pharaoh + Cleopatra version. For the standalone Pharaoh install, use the old files provided by jackfuste. If you want to manually change the resolution, you'll need an hex editor. If you don't know what that is, or don't know what little-endianess means, this may not be for you. In that case, use PharaohResizer. 1. Open the Pharaoh.exe I uploaded with the hex editor. 2. Go to offset 0xcfa0a. Change the horizontal resolution (4 bytes, default 0x780 or 80 07 00 00). 3. Go to offset 0xcfa0f. Change the vertical resolution (4 bytes, default 0x438 or 38 04 00 00). 4. Go to offset 0xcfda3. Change the horizontal resolution (4 bytes, default 0x780 or 80 07 00 00). 5. Go to offset 0xcfdad. Change the vertical resolution (4 bytes, default 0x438 or 38 04 00 00). 6. Save the changed exe. 7. Enjoy the game! Any questions, bugs, problems, etc, please feel free to ask. Any help finding the missing values for the "special orders" menu will also be very welcome! I get a missing dll msg for qpi-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-o.dll when I try to run the new resizer. I tried installing C++ 2015 x84 and x64 but both failed to install on my computer. But I also can't find a working widescreen Pharaoh.exe to download either so I might just be missing that? I'm assuming you should have that first to make it work but I'm not sure User above answered this one xD Just having problem with dll..
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T_ry95	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Mar 2017, 18:43
Joined: 21 Mar 2017, 18:14 Posts: 1	Does anyone have the original modded Pharaoh.exe file uploaded by crudelios? His link no longer works any help would be greatly appreciated!
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Mar 2017, 12:47
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Here is the modded 1080p file: http://public.zepedro.homenet.org/Pharaoh.exe I've also updated the link in the original post, so it's easier for everyone to get it. Also, if anyone with assembly skills is interested, there are still some things I would like to improve but I don't have the time right now. For example, I would like to add the possibility of adding custom resolutions to the game's Display Options settings.
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DanielAsaph	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 May 2017, 20:01
Joined: 21 Aug 2016, 03:47 Posts: 2	Can you modify that exe to run in 3840x2160? 1080p work nice but in 4k would be better . Thanks!
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Gnaxx	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 May 2017, 20:34
Joined: 01 May 2017, 20:30 Posts: 1	crudelios wrote: Hello everyone! It seems that the links to PharaohResizer are dead. Here it is again: http://public.zepedro.homenet.org/PharaohResizer.exe Happy Pharaoing! Thank you very much for all of this, I really appreciate ! I wanted to ask you : could you update the resizer for the french version in the same way ? When you'll have some time of course By the way, I wanted to ask you too.. Do you plan to do the same for Zeus ? That would be great too ! Thanks again for your amazing work !
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mario	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 09 Jun 2017, 16:37
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 16:19 Posts: 7	Zeus Ultrawide 2560x1080p Fix With notepad and a hex editor, two days of comparing files, a lot of crashes, rage quitting and almost giving up a few times I think I made it work. Hope it works for you too. Download: Zeus_2560x1080_gog_en.zip
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SeekTruth	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Jun 2017, 16:39
Joined: 12 Jun 2017, 16:21 Posts: 1	Thank you to everyone here for their work. Currently running VBox in a full screen at 1360 x 768 res. C3 works well as is, but the patches created odd effects as some other users have experienced. The mouse location is reported in lower locations than it is, so clicking on menus requires a bit of imagination. See the off positioned Even if I save 1024 x 768 and exit, and reload saved, upon reload the display setting is back at 640 x 480. Any help would be appreciated. ------- After doing more testing, it seems after setting display to 1024 x 768, saving and exiting the game. When I then go to load the patch, it gets visually stuck at the Loading Sounds.... screen. I can hear everything else loading in the background which I can click through. I am forced to exit. ------- When loading the patch again, it defaults the resolution back to 640 x 480. Attachments: File comment: C3 1360x768 not working, shows 640x480 c3screen1360.png [ 135.47 KiB | Viewed 7084 times ]
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Alfa	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Jun 2017, 08:07
Joined: 26 Jun 2017, 07:59 Posts: 1	First of all thank you a million times for your contribution to Pharaoh (and congratulations). Now I would kindly ask you if you can do the same for Zeus, Emperor, Caesar III, a Zeus_resizer, CaesarIII_resizer and Emperor_resizer. Otherwise, can you create or tell me how to make .exe for 3440x1440 (21: 9) and 2560x1080 (21: 9) resolution? Thanks a lot for your help, soon.
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Belfa	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Jul 2017, 11:21
Joined: 09 Jul 2017, 23:14 Posts: 6	Hello to all, As Alpha writes in the previous post, I also have a 21: 9 3440x1440 or 2560x1080. Can you help me get .exe with this resolution? Especially for Caesar III, Zeus and Emperor? Currently I see them all distorted. I also have problems with diacritics. Please help me, thank you very much. Greetings.
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Guest	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Jul 2017, 17:31
	The dropbox link is dead (it sais Restricted content). Can anyone share it (or any working fix for 1920x1080) again? Thanks in advance!
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Belfa	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Jul 2017, 07:46
Joined: 09 Jul 2017, 23:14 Posts: 6	Hello, please try to download from this site: http://www.moddb.com/mods/caesar-3-full-hd/downloads/caesar-iii-hd-support
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CarmelAppleEmp	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Jul 2017, 23:17
Joined: 23 Jul 2017, 23:09 Posts: 1	So I saw Cleopatra on the Steam store and was feeling nostalgic and bought it. But its unplayable. The game only lets me see the top left 1/4 of the screen. I read the comments on Steam which led me to this helpful thread. But after trying every resize option I could think of, and playing with my computer's resolution settings nothing has fixed it. I am running Windows 8.1 Pro and using a 4K monitor 4096 x 2160, but even if I take my monitor down to 1028 x 768 it still only shows the top left 1/4 of the game. The funny thing is I can click the buttons on the main menu where they should be, and that works.
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Belfa	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 24 Jul 2017, 08:08
Joined: 09 Jul 2017, 23:14 Posts: 6	CarmelAppleEmp wrote: So I saw Cleopatra on the Steam store and was feeling nostalgic and bought it. But its unplayable. The game only lets me see the top left 1/4 of the screen. I read the comments on Steam which led me to this helpful thread. But after trying every resize option I could think of, and playing with my computer's resolution settings nothing has fixed it. I am running Windows 8.1 Pro and using a 4K monitor 4096 x 2160, but even if I take my monitor down to 1028 x 768 it still only shows the top left 1/4 of the game. The funny thing is I can click the buttons on the main menu where they should be, and that works. Hello CarmelAppleEmp, try to use this https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15465721/PharaohResizer.exe and set a higher resolution. Depends on the size of your monitor, but if it is not huge try a 2k. Just start the executable, choose the resolution, start pharaoh, choose the resolution 1024x768 and the game change with the one you have chose. Good day. Download Pharaoh Resizer (Souce code) 1. Set Horizontal Resolution 2. Set Vertical Resolution 3. Save the file to the game's main directory 4. Open the game using the new file 5. Enjoy! If the resizer complains about missing DLL's, please download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Some words of warning: First note that due to the way the game is coded, the horizontal resolution must be a multiple of 4, otherwise graphics will appear garbled. That's why a resolution of 1366x768 will not work, since 1366 is not a multiple of 4. Also, this only works for the Pharaoh + Cleopatra version. For the standalone Pharaoh install, use the old files provided by jackfuste. If you want to manually change the resolution, you'll need an hex editor. If you don't know what that is, or don't know what little-endianess means, this may not be for you. In that case, use PharaohResizer. 1. Open the Pharaoh.exe I uploaded with the hex editor. 2. Go to offset 0xcfa0a. Change the horizontal resolution (4 bytes, default 0x780 or 80 07 00 00). 3. Go to offset 0xcfa0f. Change the vertical resolution (4 bytes, default 0x438 or 38 04 00 00). 4. Go to offset 0xcfda3. Change the horizontal resolution (4 bytes, default 0x780 or 80 07 00 00). 5. Go to offset 0xcfdad. Change the vertical resolution (4 bytes, default 0x438 or 38 04 00 00). 6. Save the changed exe. 7. Enjoy the game!
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POMAD	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Jul 2017, 21:00
Joined: 27 Jul 2017, 20:50 Posts: 1	Friends! is there a mod for Caesar III left around for a 1920x1080 or higher resolution? please, Some sort of nostalgia kickt in and i remembered i still have a few episodes of Caesar III to finish and i want to do it with style Thank you! POMAD
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Belfa	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Jul 2017, 08:13
Joined: 09 Jul 2017, 23:14 Posts: 6	Hi POMAD, there is this modified executable that allows you to play higher resolutions. Just follow the guide, however, you have to replace the .exe of the resolution you choose, enter the game and select the maximum resolution (1024x768) and automatically change it with your chosen one. http://www.moddb.com/mods/caesar-3-full ... hd-support
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archi	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 20 Aug 2017, 19:23
Joined: 20 Aug 2017, 19:20 Posts: 1	crudelios wrote: Hello everyone! It seems that the links to PharaohResizer are dead. Here it is again: http://public.zepedro.homenet.org/PharaohResizer.exe Happy Pharaoing! Hi crudelios! I'm glad to see that there is a real community of Pharaoh! I'm trying to put my Pharaoh resolution to 1920x1080 but it doesn't work. I downloaded the jack's version of .exe in 1920x1080 but it doesn't work so I tried to download you resizer but your link is dead! Could you please send a link that works? Thank you!
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lawlew	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 30 Aug 2017, 07:31
Joined: 30 Aug 2017, 07:01 Posts: 1	Hi guys, I really need some help, how can i use zeus-wide in my language? this is wide exe i currently used (1280x800) https://www.mediafire.com/file/2nknkcurk1vhyd4/Zeus.exe and this is a original exe (+2 text) https://www.mediafire.com/file/tm97e7al ... s%20th.exe https://www.mediafire.com/file/2bv5bwdy ... eus_MM.tha https://www.mediafire.com/file/iuqbqkhp ... s_Text.tha Please help.
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Maglor	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 Sep 2017, 16:22
Joined: 01 Sep 2017, 16:17 Posts: 1	Hi, can somebody help me to get my Zeus game (german version) in following resolutions: 1360x768 and 1920x1080. Thanks for your help.
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Salvia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 Sep 2017, 18:10
Joined: 19 Dec 2016, 16:36 Posts: 7	Can someone make the 1440x1080 resolution for all these city builder games? It is not a widescreen resolution. It has the 4:3 aspect ratio.
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Ferrolho	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 03 Sep 2017, 18:44
Joined: 03 Sep 2017, 18:32 Posts: 2	Does anyone have a link to this version of the Pharoh Resizer please? This one has a dead link. I have one but it doesn't have the map fix. Thank you in advance.
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Sep 2017, 10:50
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	I have updated all the links, so the files should be available again. Please download from the original posts.
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Ferrolho	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Sep 2017, 12:32
Joined: 03 Sep 2017, 18:32 Posts: 2	Thank you very much crudelios for taking the time to re-upload the files. And thanks again for updating this amazing game.
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Chuck Boris	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Sep 2017, 14:04
Joined: 06 Apr 2016, 14:35 Posts: 8	Hi Crudelios, I'm glad you still improve your Resizer As Gnaxx asked, is there any hope that you will update the French version too ? It would be awesome
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Sep 2017, 14:40
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	Due to the amount of changes needed and the lack of time available, unfortunately I doubt I'll be updating the French version any time soon. However if anyone has a good grasp of programming and assembly (or the will to learn) and wishes to know how to edit the files I can try and teach how edit the files!
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Salvia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Sep 2017, 17:55
Joined: 19 Dec 2016, 16:36 Posts: 7	Hi Crudelios. I just want to say that the 1600x900 resolution for Caesar 3 does not work. I made a forum post about it here http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 4&p=168185 Can you fix it?
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Chuck Boris	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Sep 2017, 16:19
Joined: 06 Apr 2016, 14:35 Posts: 8	crudelios wrote: Due to the amount of changes needed and the lack of time available, unfortunately I doubt I'll be updating the French version any time soon. However if anyone has a good grasp of programming and assembly (or the will to learn) and wishes to know how to edit the files I can try and teach how edit the files! I'm a programmer, if you want to teach me how you edit the files, I could give a try
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anm89	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Sep 2017, 13:28
Joined: 10 Sep 2017, 13:21 Posts: 1	Hey so I've put hours into getting this running and still no dice. I think I am close though. I'm running a windows 10 virtual machine. I have a pharaoh and cleopatra installer from gog which works. I then replace the executable with the resizer one and the game loads. When I actually go to switch screen sizes in the in game menu it blacks out and then crashes. Has anyone experienced this? Is this possibly related to the GOG version of this game not being compatible? If so does anyone have a source for pharaoh game files which will work with this?? Any help would be EXTREMELY appreciated. Really excited to get this running after not having played for 15 years Edit: Somehow after a couple tries it just started working first. I switched to one of the other resolutions first and then to the largest which threw it into full screen. And now I can't get it to work again but I definitely saw it work once.... Anyone else get the blackouts?
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crudelios	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Sep 2017, 19:29
Joined: 28 Mar 2016, 14:26 Posts: 24	The executable is fully compatible with the gog version, as a matter of fact the only difference between both versions is the link to gog.com in the main menu. Try disabling hardware acceleration in the VM, it might help! You could also try using Wine (if on linux)...
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FONZD	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Sep 2017, 09:27
Joined: 04 Sep 2017, 19:33 Posts: 1	crudelios wrote: Due to the amount of changes needed and the lack of time available, unfortunately I doubt I'll be updating the French version any time soon. However if anyone has a good grasp of programming and assembly (or the will to learn) and wishes to know how to edit the files I can try and teach how edit the files! Hi crudelios ! I'm interested... If you can send me sources, it would be great ! THX
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Genereaver	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 09:15
Joined: 27 Nov 2017, 09:12 Posts: 2	I downloaded the resizer and tried to set it to 1364x768 (since 1366, my actual screen width, isn't an option), but when I click the option in-game to set it to this size it just blackscreens. Still has music and sound effects, and I can see my mouse, and can apparently click on menus (it makes the same sound as it does when I click them open before trying to change the size) but I can't actually see anything so it's unplayable.
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Genereaver	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Nov 2017, 09:24
Joined: 27 Nov 2017, 09:12 Posts: 2	Found this in youtube comments, and it worked for me too. Quote: Black screen error fixed! I have a 1366x768 monitor, and I was getting black screen errors when ever I tried to load the full screen resizer mod for Pharaoh at 1364x768 (not 1366 because the horizontal resolution must be a a multiple of 4). Then I changed my screen resolution to 1360x768 and replace the Pharaoh.exe file with the resizer file to match that resolution. Now the mod works perfectly! It seems the resizer file must match the screen resolution perfectly to work.
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th4805324	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Jan 2018, 11:15
Joined: 19 Jan 2018, 10:36 Posts: 1	Hello, First of all, massive thanks to all experts who created patches for these games, specially Jackfuste for Zeus! I went through the whole topic! I have a request as a member of ZEUS french community : On page 20 (link), Jackfuste solves a diacritics/accent issue using user MadPianist's specific exe file --> Would you have time & resources to apply that diacritics correction to Jackfuste's very own exe files ? And specifically Jackfuste's 1920x1080 version whose last version is on page 25 (link). The reason why we'd rather use Jackfuste's files is that they work perfectly for us (except french accents) and MadPianist's file requires a CD to be inserted That would be soo nice ! Th4805324 EDIT - as first post of 2018 I wish everyone a happy new year!
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SonofKitt	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Jan 2018, 11:49
Joined: 22 Jan 2018, 11:40 Posts: 2	Hi all, I recently grabbed the classic game (Pharaoh) on steam (in 2018) and quickly got sick of the original resolution. I eventually made my way here and followed all the instructions but i was still having some resolution issues. See below Basically, something was going funny and the mouse didnt line up with where the game was registering it as being so was really difficult to click the buttons. (Plus the whole right toolbox was missing) The fix: (after an hour or so of messing around) Basically find the .exe and making the following changes (im using win10) Hope this helps and maybe fixes some of your issues. Cheers
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Zarambo	Post subject: Re: Fix for Zeus:Master of Posted: 09 Feb 2018, 19:15
Joined: 09 Feb 2018, 19:07 Posts: 1	Hello it is possible to reupload the fix for Zeus Master of Olympus ? Have a nice weekend
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NeuroMasterX	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 22 Feb 2018, 01:04
Joined: 22 Feb 2018, 01:00 Posts: 1	Hi there. Can someone upload again the whole exe's for Caesar 3, Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom and Zeus: Master of Olympus + Poseidon: Master of Atlantis at the 2560x1440p because all the links from the posts are gone (deleted). Thank You.
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denemy	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 25 Feb 2018, 23:33
Joined: 28 May 2017, 01:28 Posts: 4	crudelios wrote: Hello everyone, I made a patch so Caesar III will work at 2560x1440 (that's the resolution of my monitor). Known bugs: - When querying a tile, the query window always appears on the upper left corner; - The trade map is buggy (the world location doesn't match the cities), but it works; I would be glad if someone could help me fix those bugs. Link to file: c3.exe On a side note, the game still works on Win10, but requires WinXP SP3 Compatibility mode as well as 16-bit color mode. If the message "Loading sounds..." gets sticky, simply press "Exit" on the main menu and then answer "No" to the dialog box. The "Loading sounds" message should then disappear. Hi crudelios, have you made any progress since? The link is dead, and I haven't been able to find any other 2560x1440 .exe for Caesar. If there's no fully functional 2560x1440 fix, I'll be glad to start working on one. It'll be great if you can reupload it so I pick up from where you left off.
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denemy	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Feb 2018, 00:47
Joined: 28 May 2017, 01:28 Posts: 4	All the widescreen fixes are mirrored and uploaded onto moddb. Emperor: http://www.moddb.com/mods/emperor-full- ... hd-support Zeus and Poseidon - http://www.moddb.com/mods/zeus-and-pose ... resolution Pharaoh - http://www.moddb.com/mods/pharaoh-resiz ... resolution Caesar III - http://www.moddb.com/mods/caesar-3-full-hd Now to follow up my previous post, a kind fellow on YouTube uploaded me the 2560x1440 fix. I couldn't find it anywhere in this thread or elsewhere online, but I can confirm it works perfectly, the UI and everything is properly scaled. I've attached it to this post. There does not seem to be a 3840x2160(4k) fix for C3. If someone can confirm it, I'll start working on it, unless someone faster than me beats me to it. Attachments: c3 2560x1440.zip [447.8 KiB] Downloaded 751 times
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Feb 2018, 18:22
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	Thanks for the links Denemy. I would like to know if anyone has any of the Zeus or Emperor Windowed fixes that JackFuste provided in these three posts: http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 90#p144990 http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 33#p145033 http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 68#p145668 If so, please can you upload them somewhere? Edit: Nevermind, I sent a PM to JackFuste and he re-uploaded the Windowed mode patchers. Next, I want to point out to everyone that Crudelios made the source code for Pharaoh Resizer available: crudelios wrote: Download Pharaoh Resizer Souce code 1. Set Horizontal Resolution 2. Set Vertical Resolution 3. Save the file to the game's main directory 4. Open the game using the new file 5. Enjoy! If the resizer complains about missing DLL's, please download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 I'm not sure if it is the source for the May 2016 or November 2016 version. @Crudelios: Can you please confirm which one it is? Also, I've noticed that the French version of your resizer is no longer available for download. Would it be possible for you or someone else to re-upload it somewhere? To anyone that wants to port the resizer to other games, I glanced at the source code and it looks like making it work with other games would mainly require knowing what addresses need to be hex edited.
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phillinaashlea	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Mar 2018, 16:03
Joined: 05 Mar 2018, 15:59 Posts: 1	Hi everyong! I'm having problems finding the widescreen for 1920x1080 exe file for Caesar 3. When I tried clicking the link from other people's comment it brings me to a page and tells me that the file is no longer available. Getting kind of desperate to play Caesar 3 =( Please help thank you!
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chfilm	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 05 Mar 2018, 19:43
Joined: 05 Mar 2018, 19:41 Posts: 1	Hey guys, let's see if anyone here is still listening I'm playing Pharaoh the GOG Edition through Porting Kit on a mac. If I go into the pharaoh folder and replace the exe with a patched 1080p version, the game launches to the menu, still in 4:3, even launches the game itself, but only in 640 resolution. If I set the res to 1024, as was told in order to see 1080p, the screen turned black, while I could still click around and hear the sounds.. Any ideas?
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Valhalla24	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Mar 2018, 03:24
Joined: 04 Mar 2018, 01:33 Posts: 1	Hello, I have an interesting Caesar 3 exe (found back in 2011) that has increased "limits" i.e. Increases the old Sprite and building limits of Caesar 3. Can anyone here add widescreen support to this exe ? would really love to build massive and complex cities beyond 30,000 population with widescreen support!!! You can have the exe for yourselves as well - credit not from me tho
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Kamadas	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Mar 2018, 16:33
Joined: 13 Mar 2018, 16:27 Posts: 4	Did you guys made 1280x720 or 1280x1024 for Caesar 3? Can't seem to find it on these 40 pages . Ty.
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Kamadas	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Mar 2018, 16:39
Joined: 13 Mar 2018, 16:27 Posts: 4	phillinaashlea wrote: Hi everyong! I'm having problems finding the widescreen for 1920x1080 exe file for Caesar 3. When I tried clicking the link from other people's comment it brings me to a page and tells me that the file is no longer available. Getting kind of desperate to play Caesar 3 =( Please help thank you! http://www.moddb.com/mods/caesar-3-full ... t/#6906544
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 03:03
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	Hi everyone I recently decided to help out the community by creating packs for the various games (ie: Caesar 3, Pharaoh, Zeus and Emperor) with the aim of making these widescreen patches easier to apply. You may find them here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xjdhdr ... ies_files/ My packs contain all the widescreen resolutions I have found, applied JackFuste's Windowed mode patchers if necessary and also provided EXEs that allow you to change the game's resolution and/or switch between Windowed and Fullscreen mode without running the game. Last edited by XJDHDR on 31 Mar 2018, 04:36, edited 1 time in total.
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 30 Mar 2018, 03:19
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	chfilm wrote: Hey guys, let's see if anyone here is still listening I'm playing Pharaoh the GOG Edition through Porting Kit on a mac. If I go into the pharaoh folder and replace the exe with a patched 1080p version, the game launches to the menu, still in 4:3, even launches the game itself, but only in 640 resolution. If I set the res to 1024, as was told in order to see 1080p, the screen turned black, while I could still click around and hear the sounds.. Any ideas? Can I presume that the game still has a black screen if you restart the game after changing the resolution? Or does the game stay at a resolution of 640x480 after that? I do remember having a similar problem which fixed itself after I restarted the game. Otherwise, you can try set the resolution before you start the game by either using the resolution switcher EXEs I posted above or open "Pharaoh.inf" with a hex editor and change the 17th byte to "03". You can also try run the game in Windowed mode to see if that helps, though you do need to run the game in 16-bit colour to make this work (Not sure how you would do that on a Mac, unfortunately). If these solutions don't work, I would start considering Wine or Porting Kit to be the cause of the problem. Kamadas wrote: Did you guys made 1280x720 or 1280x1024 for Caesar 3? Can't seem to find it on these 40 pages . Ty. There are no 1280xanything patches for C3.
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Kamadas	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 31 Mar 2018, 09:28
Joined: 13 Mar 2018, 16:27 Posts: 4	Thanks for the reply. Any particular reason for no 1280xanything so I can stop or continuing looking for it? Ty.
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Cat121	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 02 Apr 2018, 14:21
Joined: 02 Apr 2018, 14:19 Posts: 1	Thanks for keeping this topic up to date ! I am playing on a 3440x1440 screen, did anyone manage to use this resolution with the game ?
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vaal	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 25 Apr 2018, 22:16
Joined: 25 Apr 2018, 22:15 Posts: 2	Kamadas wrote: Thanks for the reply. Any particular reason for no 1280xanything so I can stop or continuing looking for it? Ty. Hello. I am having the same issue. Did you find a fix?
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vaal	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 25 Apr 2018, 22:18
Joined: 25 Apr 2018, 22:15 Posts: 2	Hello, I just tried the fix on GOG version. I am running on Mac, when I try to set the resolution to 1024 in game, it gives me a black screen. I don't know what to do please help.
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Kamadas	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 26 Apr 2018, 21:37
Joined: 13 Mar 2018, 16:27 Posts: 4	vaal wrote: Kamadas wrote: Thanks for the reply. Any particular reason for no 1280xanything so I can stop or continuing looking for it? Ty. Hello. I am having the same issue. Did you find a fix? Nop.
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soheilbrik	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 01 May 2018, 13:18
Joined: 01 May 2018, 13:06 Posts: 1	Jerolli wrote: Does someone know some widescreen solution for pharaoh and Zeus Sierra's games? I can't put them in a 16/10 resolution Those games are really great but with a widescreen resolution... :w00t Please help, and sorry for my poor english... thanks
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yanhamu	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 08 Jun 2018, 15:02
Joined: 02 May 2014, 21:08 Posts: 2	Hello everyone and huge thanks for all the patches already provided. I just learnt that Zeus heavengames have released an unofficial patch to fix the slow gods animations: http://zeus.heavengames.com/downloads/s ... fileid=967 Is it possible to add the widescreen fix on top of this new patch?
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Pecunia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 11 Jun 2018, 19:16
Joined: 11 Jun 2018, 19:06 Posts: 3	Hi all, author of the unofficial Zeus patch here. I have no experience creating widescreen patches, but please let me know if someone wants to make one for the unofficial patch: the changes I made to the GOG .exe were simple byte replacements.
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romainx2	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 08:23
Joined: 27 Jul 2018, 08:17 Posts: 2	Hi everyone, I am not sure if there is an answer, but I am trying to play Zeus on a laptop Dell XPS 15 (GeForce 960M). I took the 1920x1080 resolution (I copied the DATA folder and the .exe). The game is working, but I have no sidebar on the right (it's gone). My problem is similar to mistressman on page 25 (http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=14149&p=153077&hilit=zeus+sidebar#p153077). Apparently mistressman didn't receive an answer, but perhaps somebody knows what I can try to make my sidebar appears again ? It will be really great ! Thanks a lot Attachments: 7c97e1b3-add8-4bd4-b50c-b62feb26fae1.jpg [ 516.42 KiB | Viewed 8502 times ]
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blugir	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 27 Jul 2018, 08:45
Joined: 26 Jul 2018, 03:50 Posts: 1	thank you for helping to fix so many problems, but it doesn't work to me
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JMoii	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 28 Jul 2018, 16:02
Joined: 28 Jul 2018, 15:45 Posts: 1	so no 1280xAnything-patches so far : / any 1024xAnything o: ? edit: for c3 thank you to everybody working on keeping these amazing games alive this is a very noobe question but i just got into all this: i just bought c3 from GOG and i'm only able to start the game using the program DxWnd. i tried a lot of the different possible settings DxWnd offers but the game's resolution is 800 x 600 and i can't do anything to change it. any ideas ? Last edited by JMoii on 29 Jul 2018, 10:05, edited 1 time in total.
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Katsuni	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 29 Jul 2018, 09:54
Joined: 29 Jul 2018, 09:48 Posts: 2	Thank you everybody for creating these custom resolution patches for these amazing old games. I am still playing them , especially Caesar 3 and Pharaoh. For both of them I am already using the 2560x1440 resolution patches and they work flawlessly , I have on my YT channel a full playthrough Caesar 3 list for both military and peacefull missions using the 2560x1440 resolution , whoever is interested you can check it. I recently bought a UHD monitor , 3840x2160 resolution and I was wondering if there are any patches so I can use them. If not , whenever some of you guys that created the previous patches can you please create them. Thank you a lot again for your hard work , you guys are great.
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 03 Aug 2018, 08:23
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	I have just updated my Zeus Widescreen fixes pack. The changes I have made were to take the widescreen patched EXEs that I had packaged and integrated Pecunia's Unofficial Poseidon animation fix patch into them. As a result, you may now play Zeus in widescreen, windowed and with fixed animations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sFKfOtOnEM Furthermore, I have also created a script and EXE that you can use to patch your own Zeus.exe to have the animation fixes. Do note though that I've only tested it with the English GOG version of the game, it might not work with other distributions and languages. You can download my Zeus Widescreen fixes pack and packs for the other City Building Strategy games from my SourceForge page here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xjdhdr-random-code/files/Game_related_files/City_Building_Strategy_Games_Series_files/ Pecunia wrote: Hi all, author of the unofficial Zeus patch here. I have no experience creating widescreen patches, but please let me know if someone wants to make one for the unofficial patch: the changes I made to the GOG .exe were simple byte replacements. I've managed to patch the various widescreen patches to integrate your animation fixes as stated above. Thanks for fixing that long standing issue. I am curious though: I have no idea what you did to fix this problem; my skill is knowing how to use a hex editor and writing scripts in AutoHotkey. I saw that there are 69 instances where you replaced the byte 0x64 with 0x00. Would you be able to explain what exactly these edits accomplish? Thanks! JMoii wrote: so no 1280xAnything-patches so far : / any 1024xAnything o: ? edit: for c3 thank you to everybody working on keeping these amazing games alive this is a very noobe question but i just got into all this: i just bought c3 from GOG and i'm only able to start the game using the program DxWnd. i tried a lot of the different possible settings DxWnd offers but the game's resolution is 800 x 600 and i can't do anything to change it. any ideas ? To everyone requesting additional resolutions for any of the games, I think your best chance of success would be to send a PM to one of the people that created these widescreen patches and politely ask them to make a patched EXE at your desired resolution. As for your problems, I would first suggest trying to get the game working on your PC without DxWnd. This could be a potential cause of your game being limited to 800x600 and you shouldn't need it. I currently have Zeus running on my copy of Windows 10 x64 without compatibility issues. Otherwise, you can try either open Zeus.inf (found in the location you installed Zeus) and edit the 17th byte to say 0x03 instead of 0x02 (the setting for 800x600) or you can download my Zeus Widescreen fixes pack above, copy "Zeus - Change Display Setting - Resolution - 1024x768 or Hacked resolution.exe" to the location you installed Zeus then run it. Katsuni wrote: I recently bought a UHD monitor , 3840x2160 resolution and I was wondering if there are any patches so I can use them. If not , whenever some of you guys that created the previous patches can you please create them. Thank you a lot again for your hard work , you guys are great. Unless someone has created such a patch for that resolution without my knowledge, the answer is no. I would suggest sending a PM to one of the people that created the widescreen patch and politely request that resolution. JackFuste created the majority of the widescreen patches for C3, Space_man created the 1920x1080 patch and Crudelios created the 2560x1440 version you are using. I think JackFuste would be your best bet.
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romainx2	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 04 Aug 2018, 07:55
Joined: 27 Jul 2018, 08:17 Posts: 2	If anyone has the same problem as me, you need to change the Scale and layout in the display settings. The scale was 125%, that is why the last quarter of the screen could not be seen. Select 100 % for the scale and it should work.
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Pecunia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Aug 2018, 20:59
Joined: 11 Jun 2018, 19:06 Posts: 3	Jackfuste has supplied me with a patcher to patch his widescreen versions with my fixes. I've tested it and have uploaded it to HeavenGames. XJDHDR wrote: I've managed to patch the various widescreen patches to integrate your animation fixes as stated above. Thanks for fixing that long standing issue. I am curious though: I have no idea what you did to fix this problem; my skill is knowing how to use a hex editor and writing scripts in AutoHotkey. I saw that there are 69 instances where you replaced the byte 0x64 with 0x00. Would you be able to explain what exactly these edits accomplish? Thanks! Some animation basics: - Real-time animations are based on (a multiple of) a 20-millisecond update cycle - Every 20ms, a flag is set for that render-cycle, indicating that the animation can be advanced - Some figures in the game, notably gods and urchin collectors, use these (real-time) animations to advance their (game-time) actions This worked well in 2000 when there was one render-cycle per 20ms, such that an animation update coincided with a "game time" advance. With modern hardware, we have multiple render cycles per 20ms interval, causing the game ticks to 'miss' their animation update and thus act incredibly slow. The 0x64 (100) is the parameter that tells the game: "advance this figure ONLY if the animation should advance as well". Since that no longer works properly with today's hardware, I changed it to "0", meaning: "always advance". Somehow this worked perfectly well gameplay-wise, so it was an easy patch to make. Finding this bug, however, took me about half a year of reading assembly, plus a year of trying to get GOG to incorporate my fixes in the official distribution ("our techs will look at it soon", "really, it'll be soon"), before giving up and releasing it myself.
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czr	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 09 Aug 2018, 10:49
Joined: 02 Aug 2018, 15:19 Posts: 3	I'm trying to achieve ultrawide 2560x1080 for caesar, the scale would look amazing. Dropped JackFuste a pm but didn't hear back
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Katsuni	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Aug 2018, 16:20
Joined: 29 Jul 2018, 09:48 Posts: 2	I already have the 2560x1440 exe file and finished the game in both military and peacefull campaigns. Looks amazing indeed , I am waiting for the 4k one , 3840x2160 if that is even possible to play with. Here it is the one I use if you wanna give it a try , https://ufile.io/87ogl
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Han Solo	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 11 Aug 2018, 00:08
Joined: 10 Aug 2018, 23:26 Posts: 1	Hi guys, This morning I thought back to Zeus telling me that I had to replay it, I already had a version with HD resolutions, but I always had a problem of animation with the monsters and the gods. I also remembered that among my hundreds of bookmarks, I had this forum. So I went to this forum for the first time in years, and there, miraculously, on the last page, a message from a few days ago that offers a fix for the animations! unbelievable.. Thank you very much for your work XJDHDR ! You make immortal the most memorable PC game of my childhood ! For information it seems to work with the game in French. Now that I have great resolutions and this animation problem is gone, I still have a problem. In the French language, there are many accents (especially é, è, à), and these do not display well. From memory I always had this problem with the resolutions in HD but not 16 years ago ( ) with the original game. Here are some examples : Here, on the first button the "î" becomes a "Ì" which in addition is shifted upwards. The "à" becomes a "Ó" (The most serious problem because the letter is not even the good one and the "à" is very used in french, it's like "to" in english) And all "é" are good but again they are higher than the other letters. I note that in the game the problem is identical in the messages received by the player, and in the left menu some accents are good, some are not ... Any ideas ? it looks like a problem of encoding but it seems complicated to fix ... By the way, sorry for my English, as you noticed i'm french.
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Amun Nefer	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 Aug 2018, 18:43
Joined: 14 Aug 2018, 18:41 Posts: 1	I'm having a CTD whenever I try to access the World View in the 1920 x 1080 version. Doesn't happen in base resolution. Bothersome, that. :/ Edit: I should note that's with the resurrected links on the prior page. Going to try XJDHDR's fixes! Second edit: No more CTD with XJDHDR's patch, just the map stays the same size and most of Anatolia is missing! Looks hilarious, but manageable now!
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mario	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 04 Sep 2018, 20:32
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 16:19 Posts: 7	For anyone looking to play Zeus in widescreen (1920x1080p) or ultrawide (2560x1080p) you should be using my version based on Jackfuste work. It fixes the top menu and the right sidebar with photoshop elements, and it works because the game doesn't refresh those areas. I've also added the notes that I've found while trying to make ultrawide possible. With these notes you should be able to do any other resolution (hopefully). Took me one month to finish the game and the expansion, and the experience was phenomenal. Great 2D art never gets old. Enjoy! :Download: Zeus_1920x1080_2560x1080_gog_en.zip https://www68.zippyshare.com/v/cJETu4qQ/file.html Attachments: File comment: Zeus Ultrawide zeus_preview.jpg [ 1.59 MiB | Viewed 16049 times ]
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czr	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Sep 2018, 10:11
Joined: 02 Aug 2018, 15:19 Posts: 3	Hi Mario - is there any way you could apply your fix to Caesar 3, or describe the process / edit required to achieve ultrawide? I'm very keen to play @ 2560x1080 Thanks
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mario	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 12 Sep 2018, 00:39
Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 16:19 Posts: 7	After Zeus I decided to try Emperor next. A week later and I'm finally done: ultrawide fix, notes to make other resolutions and new title screen. For the other two building games I don't have the time no more, but if I could do it (only by using Total Commander's "Compare by content" command to check for differences in the fixes done by Jackfuste) than anyone could do it. Especially now with these notes and the games having the same engine. The addresses will be different but at least you will have an idea about what needs to be changed. [!] Forgot to add this to Zeus notes: The game crashes if the viewport is bigger than the resolution. Check that first!!! :Download: Emperor_2560x1080_en.zip https://www120.zippyshare.com/v/pPUq2Qyd/file.html Attachments: File comment: Emperor Ultrawide emperor_preview.jpg [ 1.53 MiB | Viewed 15552 times ]
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czr	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 14 Sep 2018, 15:52
Joined: 02 Aug 2018, 15:19 Posts: 3	Hats off to you sir, keep up the good work!
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Andehh	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 20 Sep 2018, 18:24
Joined: 16 Sep 2018, 13:51 Posts: 2	I am struggling to get this working for Pharaoh+Cleopatra. I have steam Version, on windows 10 64bt but despite hours of trying every combination of Pharaoh.exe and cleopatra.exe and different resolutions etc I can't get the game to accept it. I have searched YouTube, steam forums & here but have been unable to fix it. Tried fresh installs, fresh downloads etc etc but still cant get it to work! I replace the .exe, load up the game & select the highest resolution the game allows right? And it should just change?
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uber86	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Oct 2018, 14:03
Joined: 22 Jul 2018, 19:33 Posts: 4	I have searched everywhere, but I couldn't find a 1280x720 fix for Caesar 3. Does anyone have it?
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batrat44	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Oct 2018, 21:45
Joined: 16 Oct 2018, 21:42 Posts: 3	gift if I am motivated I go to the other games Attachments: Pharaoh - 3840x2160.rar [608.1 KiB] Downloaded 760 times
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batrat44	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Oct 2018, 22:09
Joined: 16 Oct 2018, 21:42 Posts: 3	I tried for caesar 3 it's not quite right here business to follow Attachments: Sans titre.jpg [ 1.31 MiB | Viewed 10372 times ] c3 -4xk.rar [321.99 KiB] Downloaded 681 times
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Salvia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Oct 2018, 03:08
Joined: 19 Dec 2016, 16:36 Posts: 7	Hi. Can pharaoh (and maybe other) games be made to run in 1920x1920? Also, can someone give us the source files for making our own resolutions etc? thx..
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batrat44	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 19 Oct 2018, 12:04
Joined: 16 Oct 2018, 21:42 Posts: 3	yes the games can play in 1920x1920 but beware, all changes are not the same resolution. there is no source code. but it would take a summary of HEXA addresses
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sentix	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Nov 2018, 14:13
Joined: 17 Nov 2018, 14:12 Posts: 1	hi not working on pharaoh GOG version crashing with an error
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Pecunia	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 20:00
Joined: 11 Jun 2018, 19:06 Posts: 3	For Caesar 3, you can also use Julius, a drop-in open source replacement for Caesar 3 which supports every resolution.
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eisspray	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 06 Dec 2018, 22:53
Joined: 06 Dec 2018, 22:50 Posts: 1	Hello! If i start my Pharao + Cleopatra the Pic will be to big for my screen that i cant start any mission to change the settings i download it from Steam and tryed some but nothing work so what can i do ?
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fakenamebill	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Dec 2018, 05:16
Joined: 17 Dec 2018, 05:10 Posts: 2	Is anyone working on a new HD patch for Zeus/Poseidon? The Zeus patch works fine technically speaking, but it has some really annoying graphical quirks. There's a large section at the bottom of the control panel that gets replaced with part of some random background image (olives?), and the filled-in section of the top bar isn't even the same color as the rest of it. It looks like some very early HD fixes for Pharaoh and the other games, and those games have since received newer patches that actually look like the game was meant to run at a high resolution. I understand that given the differences in the UI coding between Zeus and the other games it may be more difficult to make a smooth-looking HD patch, but there HAS TO be a way to make it look better than the one we have now. **EDIT** I just clicked back one single page, and found Mario's patch, which works perfectly! Disregard this message please.
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fakenamebill	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 17 Dec 2018, 06:02
Joined: 17 Dec 2018, 05:10 Posts: 2	I will say, I don't like how in mario's patch, the formerly diverse set of main menu background images has been replaced with non-original edits of the Zeus Victory background. I fixed this by copying the blue fill-in section from one of mario's DATA backgrounds and pasting it over the bottom-right corner of Jackfuste's backgrounds.
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sgtbuff	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 07 Jan 2019, 01:53
Joined: 07 Jan 2019, 01:50 Posts: 1	Hi Guys, need a little help. trying this widescreen mod and starts up okay but my mouse cursor is offset which makes it unuseable. Actual cursor is down and to the right from where it is shown on screen. Any ideas on causes and how to fix? Love this game and really wanna play in widesceen.
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Jan 2019, 07:08
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	I've just uploaded an updated version of my Zeus widescreen fix pack. You may download it from the usual location: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xjdhdr ... ies_files/ The main changes are as follows: Included widescreen resolution patched files that have a Manifest attached. This Manifest tells Windows to not apply DPI scaling to the game and not trigger a UAC prompt. Some back-end changes to the AutoHotkey scripts I've written to reduce the number of variations in the code and provide more options for selecting the file that needs to be edited. I found some foreign language EXEs that JackFuste created in previous posts that I have included in my pack. This consists of 1 Polish, 1 French and 3 Russian resolution options. I also found some EXEs that fixed the UI for certain resolutions. I have included these as well. Included some documents explaining how you can properly report issues in such a way that you are more likely to get help. I have not included Mario's edits in my pack because I'm not a fan of the way he "fixed" the interface problem on certain resolutions and much prefer the way JackFuste did it.
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Jan 2019, 09:09
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	romainx2 wrote: If anyone has the same problem as me, you need to change the Scale and layout in the display settings. The scale was 125%, that is why the last quarter of the screen could not be seen. Select 100 % for the scale and it should work. The latest version of my widescreen fixes pack provides the option of the various widescreen resolutions patched with a Manifest file that tells Windows to not apply DPI scaling to Zeus. If you use that version, you won't have to change that Scale setting. Pecunia wrote: Some animation basics: - Real-time animations are based on (a multiple of) a 20-millisecond update cycle - Every 20ms, a flag is set for that render-cycle, indicating that the animation can be advanced - Some figures in the game, notably gods and urchin collectors, use these (real-time) animations to advance their (game-time) actions This worked well in 2000 when there was one render-cycle per 20ms, such that an animation update coincided with a "game time" advance. With modern hardware, we have multiple render cycles per 20ms interval, causing the game ticks to 'miss' their animation update and thus act incredibly slow. The 0x64 (100) is the parameter that tells the game: "advance this figure ONLY if the animation should advance as well". Since that no longer works properly with today's hardware, I changed it to "0", meaning: "always advance". Somehow this worked perfectly well gameplay-wise, so it was an easy patch to make. Finding this bug, however, took me about half a year of reading assembly, plus a year of trying to get GOG to incorporate my fixes in the official distribution ("our techs will look at it soon", "really, it'll be soon"), before giving up and releasing it myself. Thank you very much for fixing the bug and the explanation. Han Solo wrote: In the French language, there are many accents (especially é, è, à), and these do not display well. From memory I always had this problem with the resolutions in HD but not 16 years ago ( ) with the original game. Here, on the first button the "î" becomes a "Ì" which in addition is shifted upwards. The "à" becomes a "Ó" (The most serious problem because the letter is not even the good one and the "à" is very used in french, it's like "to" in english) And all "é" are good but again they are higher than the other letters. I note that in the game the problem is identical in the messages received by the player, and in the left menu some accents are good, some are not ... Any ideas ? it looks like a problem of encoding but it seems complicated to fix ... You're welcome. Sorry for the late reply but as for your problem, it's because the English version of Zeus (which most of the widescreen patches are based on) don't have code for properly handling those characters. Thus, one has to make a widescreen version using the French EXE to fix this problem. I did find that JackFuste created a 1080p version of the French EXE which I have included in my latest widescreen pack. Problem with this one is that I wasn't able to apply the animation patch to it because the addresses that need to be hex edited are very different to the English version and I have no idea how to find these addresses. Also, that version crashes on start with my Zeus install. Not sure if the EXE is broken or if it's looking for something that is only present in the French version. So you will have to choose either fixed animations or fixed characters. That said, hopefully someone can fix the animations in that version of Zeus. Amun Nefer wrote: Second edit: No more CTD with XJDHDR's patch, just the map stays the same size and most of Anatolia is missing! Looks hilarious, but manageable now! So which game is this? Can you please include a screenshot of the problem? mario wrote: I've also added the notes that I've found while trying to make ultrawide possible. With these notes you should be able to do any other resolution (hopefully). Took me one month to finish the game and the expansion, and the experience was phenomenal. Great 2D art never gets old. Enjoy! mario wrote: ultrawide fix, notes to make other resolutions and new title screen. For the other two building games I don't have the time no more, but if I could do it (only by using Total Commander's "Compare by content" command to check for differences in the fixes done by Jackfuste) than anyone could do it. Especially now with these notes and the games having the same engine. The addresses will be different but at least you will have an idea about what needs to be changed. [!] Forgot to add this to Zeus notes: The game crashes if the viewport is bigger than the resolution. Check that first!!! Thank you for your explanation of what you did. I read through your notes and I have a question: Code: addr 18e2c8: 0d 01 [vw vw] 00 00 c7 05  (viewport width) // [vw vw]=[ca 06] => 1738px for 1920p // [vw vw]=[22 09] => 2338px for 2560p i.e. (VW VW = width - 182) Where did you get these numbers from? Why did you use 1738px for 1920p and 2338px for 2560p? Andehh wrote: I am struggling to get this working for Pharaoh+Cleopatra. I have steam Version, on windows 10 64bt but despite hours of trying every combination of Pharaoh.exe and cleopatra.exe and different resolutions etc I can't get the game to accept it. I have searched YouTube, steam forums & here but have been unable to fix it. Tried fresh installs, fresh downloads etc etc but still cant get it to work! I replace the .exe, load up the game & select the highest resolution the game allows right? And it should just change? Can you please explain the problem better and possibly include screenshots? What does "I can't get the game to accept it" mean? uber86 wrote: I have searched everywhere, but I couldn't find a 1280x720 fix for Caesar 3. Does anyone have it? There is no 1280xanything resolution for Caesar 3. batrat44 wrote: gift <Pharaoh 2160p EXE> Thanks for the contribution. What is the difference between what you've created and what would be created by Crudelios' Pharaoh Resizer? Salvia wrote: Can pharaoh (and maybe other) games be made to run in 1920x1920? Also, can someone give us the source files for making our own resolutions etc? I'm sure someone who knows what they're doing could make it happen. As for source code, Crudelios' created a program called the Pharaoh Resizer which can create a copy of Pharaoh's EXE at whatever resolution you want and the source code for it is available. Mario also explains in his patched EXEs a few posts above yours how to make Zeus and Emperor run in widescreen resolutions. Otherwise, there isn't really any source code. Pecunia wrote: For Caesar 3, you can also use Julius, a drop-in open source replacement for Caesar 3 which supports every resolution. Nice find, thanks! Do you know if there are any disadvantages to using Julius versus the original C3? eisspray wrote: Hello! If i start my Pharao + Cleopatra the Pic will be to big for my screen that i cant start any mission to change the settings i download it from Steam and tryed some but nothing work so what can i do ? Can you please take a screenshot of the problem? fakenamebill wrote: Is anyone working on a new HD patch for Zeus/Poseidon? The Zeus patch works fine technically speaking, but it has some really annoying graphical quirks. There's a large section at the bottom of the control panel that gets replaced with part of some random background image (olives?), and the filled-in section of the top bar isn't even the same color as the rest of it. It looks like some very early HD fixes for Pharaoh and the other games, and those games have since received newer patches that actually look like the game was meant to run at a high resolution. I understand that given the differences in the UI coding between Zeus and the other games it may be more difficult to make a smooth-looking HD patch, but there HAS TO be a way to make it look better than the one we have now. I found a few widescreen versions of the game while combing through this thread that have a fixed interface which seem to have been forgotten. I've included them in my widescreen pack. sgtbuff wrote: Hi Guys, need a little help. trying this widescreen mod and starts up okay but my mouse cursor is offset which makes it unuseable. Actual cursor is down and to the right from where it is shown on screen. Any ideas on causes and how to fix? Can you please take a screenshot of the problem?
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Galsrv	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Mar 2019, 17:39
Joined: 16 Mar 2019, 15:06 Posts: 1	Dear all, Thank you very much for your efforts. Now I can enjoy the Pharaoh, Zeus and Emperor in 1920x1080. This games remind me about the time when I was much younger and thinner
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LadyDaisyDew	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 25 Mar 2019, 18:33
Joined: 25 Mar 2019, 18:14 Posts: 1	I joined because GamerZakh says to come here to wsgf.org to get the download to do CaesarIII, Pharaoh/Cleopatra, Emperor, etc WIDESCREEN. I wanted 1920 x 1080 but I can't see where to download these. Looking for Pharaoh 'Crudelious' but I simply can't find where these downloads are. (Windows 7, Custom Built PC can handle anything...don't like being in the 'cloud' so won't use anything beyond Windows 7) All these games purchased from GOG.
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 20 Apr 2019, 04:42
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	@LadyDaisyDew If you look at my last post 3 posts above yours, you can find the widescreen fixes for all four games. Also... LadyDaisyDew wrote: (Windows 7, Custom Built PC can handle anything...don't like being in the 'cloud' so won't use anything beyond Windows 7) Windows 10 with local account. Problem solved!
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Hazuki	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 21 Apr 2019, 12:30
Joined: 30 Jun 2018, 11:17 Posts: 4	mario wrote: For anyone looking to play Zeus in widescreen (1920x1080p) or ultrawide (2560x1080p) you should be using my version based on Jackfuste work. It fixes the top menu and the right sidebar with photoshop elements, and it works because the game doesn't refresh those areas. I've also added the notes that I've found while trying to make ultrawide possible. With these notes you should be able to do any other resolution (hopefully). Took me one month to finish the game and the expansion, and the experience was phenomenal. Great 2D art never gets old. Enjoy! :Download: Zeus_1920x1080_2560x1080_gog_en.zip https://www68.zippyshare.com/v/cJETu4qQ/file.html Any chance you can re-upload these? The links are dead for both Zeus and Emperor
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XJDHDR	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Apr 2019, 05:10
Joined: 26 Sep 2016, 05:44 Posts: 10	Hazuki wrote: Any chance you can re-upload these? The links are dead for both Zeus and Emperor My Zeus fixes pack contains both of those resolutions: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xjdhdr-random-code/files/Game_related_files/City_Building_Strategy_Games_Series_files/ For Emperor, I don't have 2560x1080 (yet).
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Tattaya	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 15:53
Joined: 13 Jun 2019, 15:50 Posts: 1	Hello, Has anyone got Pharaoh to work at 3440x1440 rex? Thanks- I tried with the Resizer app but not working
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mrlinh171	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 23 Jun 2019, 12:16
Joined: 23 Jun 2019, 12:07 Posts: 1	Hi all, Maybe it wrong thread but can smb help me with this Error. I install patch: Zeus & Poseidon: Master of Olympus then i can't load this game. When i open game, it has a notice: Error, Building model has incorrect no of lines (235), expected 212. I press continue on the notice then game out. I used Win 7 32bit and set up Compatibility Window XP for this game. Attachments: 65227255_445865736236879_3746793769538682880_n.png [ 363.95 KiB | Viewed 8528 times ]
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dwhale	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 13:25
Joined: 10 Jul 2019, 13:23 Posts: 1	XJDHDR wrote: I've just uploaded an updated version of my Zeus widescreen fix pack. You may download it from the usual location: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xjdhdr ... ies_files/ Thank you very much for keeping this alive.
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skipclarke	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 16 Jul 2019, 17:17
Founder Joined: 13 Oct 2003, 05:00 Posts: 7358	I want to share with @everyone an issue that has beset the WSGF over the last week or so. Google has decided that the files we host (exe files, patchers, etc.) are malware. Thus, they have flagged the entire WSGF as hosting and/or linking malware, which inhibits site access and search rankings. Both the WSGF and our older media server (WSGF Media dot com) have been flagged. We have found a solution for our hosted files, via our friends at PC Gaming Wiki. However, we still have an issue with the forums linking to the old WSGF Media server. There is no feasible way to go through the forums and edit the possible thousands of posts that reference the WSGF Media server. And there is absolutely no guarantee that Google won't ping some future post attachment and flag the entire site again. The forums are much quieter today then they used to be, with just 1 or 2 active posts per day on average, on top of this we continue to have issues with bots or humans creating accounts to post spam. Additionally, the forums have hampered our ability to enable HTTPS and update the site to be more modern and mobile friendly. The internet itself has also shifted, with sites like Reddit and services like Discord, YouTube and Twitch being where most discussion happens. Given all of the above we are exploring the idea of "archiving" the forums into their own domain so that everything could be read, but no new posts or accounts could be created. We would then direct all new discussion to a Reddit community and/or our Discord server, which we hope will make discussing and working on fixes more practical. We are really at a crossroads where the forums have gone from being a minor or moderate inhibitor to growth of the WSGF, to now a major roadblock (thanks to Google). We need a road forward, and wanted to reach out to the community to socialize the issue and our ideas, and to get your feedback. I'd love to hear your feedback in our Discord Server - https://discord.gg/FcVYWgh
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Glurak	Post subject: Re: Pharaoh, Zeus...on widescreen Posted: 02 Aug 2019, 05:33
Joined: 02 Aug 2019, 05:30 Posts: 1	XJDHDR wrote: Hazuki wrote: Any chance you can re-upload these? The links are dead for both Zeus and Emperor My Zeus fixes pack contains both of those resolutions: [url]https://sourceforge.net/projects/xjdhdr-random-code/files/Game_related_files/City_Building_Strategy_Games_Series_files/] For Emperor, I don't have 2560x1080 (yet). Is it possible you do this for the German Versions of each game too? It didnt work well with the german version. Some text is just out of Bounds etc. I can provide the german Files when you need to.
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