Bioshock discussion and Detailed Report grading questions.

steiner666 · Post by **steiner666** » 22 Aug 2007, 21:10

Yes ... http://dl.tocaedit.com/bioshockdFOV.zip

For some it works in Vista and others it doesn't but Racer_S is working on it.

In Vista 64bit DX9 it works for me ...
The thing is don't just run the game and disable the DX10 stuff in the game ...
Right click the game shortcut and run it in DX9 with the DX10 stuff turned off in the game ... and it works ... :D

thank god, a FOV fix finally... I'm at work so I cant try it yet. But is this for the full version or just demo?

Can't wait for a DX10 compatible fix.

Thanks

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 22 Aug 2007, 21:13

thank god, a FOV fix finally... I'm at work so I cant try it yet. But is this for the full version or just demo?

Can't wait for a DX10 compatible fix.

Thanks

Works for both ... :D

vizionblind · Post by **vizionblind** » 22 Aug 2007, 23:13

[quote]thank god, a FOV fix finally... I'm at work so I cant try it yet. But is this for the full version or just demo?

Can't wait for a DX10 compatible fix.

Thanks

Works for both ... :Dreadme does not reflect that...

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 22 Aug 2007, 23:18

It is in text on the front of the tool ... but thanks for pointing it out.

Ice[DDZ] · Post by **Ice[DDZ]** » 23 Aug 2007, 03:27

Awesome awesome job! Its greatly appreciated!

Sweetz · Post by **Sweetz** » 23 Aug 2007, 03:47

Note that a wiki entry needs to be updated now that we have Racer_S' patch.

Also maybe we should have a separate thread or fill in the wiki entry with Googlestarter's post about what values to use for various different aspects since right now it's in a thread that's quickly becoming huge.

fallguy · Post by **fallguy** » 23 Aug 2007, 23:41

Thanks for this. Was horrible how it was shipped.

hazamatic · Post by **hazamatic** » 24 Aug 2007, 00:35

Anyone know how to enable 1440x900 resolution? I have a 16:10 monitor but I can only get 1680x1050. The game runs a bit sluggish at 1050 and I think 900 will run better :)

I don't have 1440x900 in windows either....

Post by **The_cranky_hermit** » 24 Aug 2007, 01:20

Windows has access to every single resolution enabled in your drivers. If Windows doesn't list a resolution as available, no game will either. Therefore you must manually enable 1440x900 in your drivers if you wish to use it. The method for doing this depends on your video card.

hazamatic · Post by **hazamatic** » 24 Aug 2007, 01:52

I've got a 7900GT running on the latest nvidia drivers (the beta ones released for bioshock).

I don't remember any previous drivers listing 1440x900 in windows either.

My monitor is a viewsonic 2025 (I think, not in front of me now), if that makes any difference.

Anyone know how to hack it?

Post by **The_cranky_hermit** » 24 Aug 2007, 02:23

Follow this tutorial:
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7682

hazamatic · Post by **hazamatic** » 24 Aug 2007, 02:37

Thanks :)

I did try this last night but I didn't touch any of the "advance" options (it was getting late).

When I pressed test it said failed...

When I get home I'll try playing with the advance options and see how I go.

Low Roller · Post by **Low Roller** » 24 Aug 2007, 02:44

Racer_S, you have just won an Nvidia 8800 from 2K!!!

And as for widescreen, we also want to say we completely understand a user's desire to augment their FOV. BioShock is a harrowing experience, but we don't want anyone to feel limited (or motion sick!). So we are in the process of working on an official PC patch to give widescreen PC users a choice to expand their horizontal FOV, and are investigating creating a similar update for the 360.

And finally, I want to personally congratulate Racer_S from the Widescreen Gaming Forums, and his awesome user patch to expand the widescreen FOV in BioShock. I'm currently tracking him down via email, but hopefully, he'll accept my gratitude, and maybe an Nvidia 8800 to boot.

Link

Guns4Hire · Post by **Guns4Hire** » 24 Aug 2007, 08:16

Racer_S, you have just won an Nvidia 8800 from 2K!!!
And as for widescreen, we also want to say we completely understand a user's desire to augment their FOV. BioShock is a harrowing experience, but we don't want anyone to feel limited (or motion sick!). So we are in the process of working on an official PC patch to give widescreen PC users a choice to expand their horizontal FOV, and are investigating creating a similar update for the 360.

And finally, I want to personally congratulate Racer_S from the Widescreen Gaming Forums, and his awesome user patch to expand the widescreen FOV in BioShock. I'm currently tracking him down via email, but hopefully, he'll accept my gratitude, and maybe an Nvidia 8800 to boot.
Link

Thats GREAT! At least they are seeing the light. Good on Racer_S. And good on 2k for listening to their customers.

Unholymoondog · Post by **Unholymoondog** » 24 Aug 2007, 10:32

Congratulations Racer_s 8) Nice to see a bit of recognition for your efforts :D

Sorry Paddy :oops:

Zuffox · Post by **Zuffox** » 24 Aug 2007, 12:57

I've downloaded the fix, and after setting (both) the sliders to 0.84 for my 16:10 widescreen, I'm awarded with a cute little config.ini.

Am I to place this somewhere in the BioShock folder in order for the fix to work?

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 24 Aug 2007, 13:02

No it just needs to be wherever the hacks .exe is.
Start the game up with the hack running and press * on your Num Pad ...
As in the readme ... :wink:

Princess_Frosty · Post by **Princess_Frosty** » 24 Aug 2007, 16:17

People keep mentioning to change the game to dx9 via the launch options by right clicking the shortcut, BUT THEY DO NOT EXPLAIN HOW EXACTLY. I can't explain how extremely enfuriating this is.

I found out via the 2k forums in the end, for those who dont know you need to add -dx9 to the end of the path in the shortcut options.

I will test this with the steam version in a an hour or so when it's done preloading

Reinert · Post by **Reinert** » 24 Aug 2007, 19:46

It's not the shortcut, you have to right click in the games explorer.

redrumy3 · Post by **redrumy3** » 25 Aug 2007, 07:25

hope he gets dx10 working really loving the new fov :) great work keep it up!