BF2142: Why won't it die?! (and something news worthy)

sixshot · Post by **sixshot** » 29 Apr 2008, 18:49

Please move this thread if I posted in the wrong section. I'm unsure if it should be under here or in the Req/discuss WS Solutions.

There's a new patch in the work (1.50) and a small Q&A page is up here. In it, I shall quote an excerpt that caught my attention that may be worth looking into. But I'll believe it when I actually see it.

... as well as allowing you to access 16:9 and 16:10 resolutions for those widescreen monitors.

So who wants to volunteer to be the guinea pig? I've long left the 2142 days and I've been concentrating most of my gaming on Guild Wars as of late.

JohnnyWakko · Post by **JohnnyWakko** » 29 Apr 2008, 23:36

I will bet your left testicle that it will be VERT-

Soduka · Post by **Soduka** » 30 Apr 2008, 00:54

Having it offer those resolutions and having the game actually USE them are two different things. DICE has never supported wide screen before and I see no reason to believe them.

Dem Pyros · Post by **Dem Pyros** » 30 Apr 2008, 00:54

I have it and will take some screens once the patch is released, but I definitely bet it's still vert-

sixshot · Post by **sixshot** » 30 Apr 2008, 03:52

Just to note out, I took the liberty of forming a reply to express my concerns and doubts while linking to the WSGF site. Doubt we'll get new folks but... well... who knows!

sixshot · Post by **sixshot** » 08 May 2008, 05:48

Welp, looks like they released the beta...

They have a "Getting started" page for 1.50 beta. Noted on that thread is a link detailing on how to enable widescreen in the beta.

I probably won't be able to test it out as I have other tasks that takes priority. Anyways, have fun tinkering with this one and please report back what you find. :)

ToryS · Post by **ToryS** » 08 May 2008, 08:21

I will bet your left testicle that it will be VERT-

YOUR! thats a good one!

TJ · Post by TJ » 10 May 2008, 22:43

1.50 Beta is out.

Widescreen is OK at 16:9 . FOV are correct.

Finally BF2142 has got HOR+ native.

Widescreen resolution are activated when you put in shortcut +widescreen 1 deleting +fullscreen 1.

I tested 16:9 resolutions: 1920x1080 and 1360x768

Not tested 16:10 resolutions but I think it will be OK too.

Regards.

Post by **skipclarke** » 11 May 2008, 00:13

comparison screenshots please?

Dem Pyros · Post by **Dem Pyros** » 11 May 2008, 05:52

comparison screenshots please?

I'll post some once i download it (filefront wait time 33 minutes and counting :( )

EDIT: Comparisons

Sorry for the slight differences, graphics updated between loadings and it's quite difficult to get the exact same position.

4:3 (1280x960)

16:10 (1440x900)

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Post by **dopefish** » 12 May 2008, 08:47

I did my tests, as well.

This game is now hor+ in-game. :)

The shots were taken in the exact same place.

All menus and everything else are still stretched, but the game itself now uses the proper FOV.

http://imk.cx/junk/bf2142_new_4by3.png
http://imk.cx/junk/bf2142_new_16by10.png

sixshot · Post by **sixshot** » 12 May 2008, 11:49

Thanks folks for giving the beta a test drive. From what we got thus far, hor+ is good news. The interface is a minor annoyance but it's good to hear that we are no longer penalized for having a widescreen display. It's too bad this little thing can't be backported over to BF2.

One more thing... can you guys test the sniper rifle unlock to see if they filled in the sides when using zoom mode? I could have sworn that the side weren't filled when using that rifle.

Pity that to activate support that you need to modify the shortcut. At least it's better than having to deal with the pathetic +szy and +szx args workaround.

Dem Pyros · Post by **Dem Pyros** » 12 May 2008, 21:52

Pity that to activate support that you need to modify the shortcut. At least it's better than having to deal with the pathetic +szy and +szx args workaround.

I think you still have to modify the shortcut with the +szx and +szy, but that the +fullscreen1 command changes to +widescreen1

Post by **dopefish** » 13 May 2008, 03:46

No, all you need is +fullscreen 1 or 0 (if you want to run it in windowed mode or not), and +widescreen 1

Setting +widescreen 1 will show all the widescreen resolutions in game.

Dem Pyros · Post by **Dem Pyros** » 13 May 2008, 04:08

No, all you need is +fullscreen 1 or 0 (if you want to run it in windowed mode or not), and +widescreen 1

Setting +widescreen 1 will show all the widescreen resolutions in game.

Sorry, didn't know.

But you don't need fullscreen 1 or 0 in the shortcut. If that's exempt it will run in fullscreen by default (or at least that's what my system shows).

Post by **maherie** » 13 May 2008, 07:26

BF2 normal edition supported?

Dem Pyros · Post by **Dem Pyros** » 13 May 2008, 07:57

BF2 normal edition supported?

Really doubt it, I think it's only a BF2142 patch.

Soduka · Post by **Soduka** » 31 May 2008, 00:13

1.50 Patch for 2142 is out with "Widescreen" support. Perhaps a regrade is in order?

Glottis · Post by **Glottis** » 31 May 2008, 22:28

This is great, I hope WS patch is comming to BF2 too.

YouTube · Post by **ViciousXUSMC** » 02 Jun 2008, 10:30

I totally gotta reinstall 2142 now! But I have to find my backup disk I think my digital download time is over... those bastads.

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