BF2 in widescreen

dominator · Post by **dominator** » 20 Sep 2006, 04:15

can somebody give me a step by step way to run BF2 in widescreen. i looked at the games section of the site and really tried buti cant make the game to run on widescreen at 1680x1020. so i was wondering if someone could tell me how to change it and also make the image so that i see more, not so that its strecthed. thanks for all the help.

BEST REGARDS

DOMINATOR

ChickenSoup · Post by **ChickenSoup** » 20 Sep 2006, 15:32

If you do a search you will find numerous threads on the subject. The only thing you can get in BF2 is a higher resolution by putting it in your shortcut's command line. Widescreen is NOT supported and FOV (Field Of View) meaning a picture larger than normal, where you can see more, cannot be achieved accept with the help of a "Hack" that a member here has developped on his own. But this "Hack" gets you kicked off Ranked server with Punkbuster since it modifies some files, and that's a no no...

Look at the BF2 threads for more info.

dominator · Post by **dominator** » 20 Sep 2006, 23:41

is there a possibility 2142 will support widescreen?

ChickenSoup · Post by **ChickenSoup** » 21 Sep 2006, 14:59

Unlikley...EA/DICE says that not enough players have widescreen to implement it....

Gabbo · Post by **Gabbo** » 24 Sep 2006, 03:59

Unlikley...EA/DICE says that not enough players have widescreen to implement it....

That is a weak excuse. By that logic, games should not use advanced Shader model 3.0 effects as a majority of computers are not equipped with cards capable of displaying this. If developers only cater to the lowest common denominator, then there will be no innovation.

You still suck EA.

CodE-E · Post by **CodE-E** » 24 Sep 2006, 12:39

BF2142 works exactly like BF2 when it comes to widescreen resolutions, i.e. the view frustrum is gimped vertically, and the same horizontally.

Matruder · Post by **Matruder** » 25 Sep 2006, 11:14

I have a Samsung Syncmaster 215TW. 21" WS, native res 1680x1050.
I had to change the commandline used to start BF2 to:

"BF2.exe" +menu 1 +widescreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

The game itself will then run in WS res but not the menu.

Note that in the "Confirmed Solutions" section for BF2142 the word
"widescreen" isnt included, not sure if thats correct or not since I havent
tried BF2142 yet.

illuminati · Post by **illuminati** » 25 Sep 2006, 12:27

Matruder, if that actually works for BF2 in WS mode, you'll have solved an age old argument/piss take.. now ive gotta install BF2 just to try it lol.

Urban · Post by **Urban** » 25 Sep 2006, 12:32

"BF2.exe" +menu 1 +widescreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

The game itself will then run in WS res but not the menu.

Yeah but doesn't that just make the game run in widescreen res... with no FOV change?

43st · Post by **43st** » 25 Sep 2006, 13:52

I have a question.. When you force +szx 1680 +szy 1050 in the command line do you get 4:3 or 5:4 aspect ratio?

Post by **skipclarke** » 25 Sep 2006, 16:20

Locking extra BF2 threads. Please keep discussion here:

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1079

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