Battlefield 2 Widescreen - Definitive Discussion Thread

FlakE · Post by **FlakE** » 12 Jun 2005, 23:56

I hope this isnt what my BF2 guys told me when they said ws would be supported, it wouldnt be stretched BUT you lose some top and bottom. Is losing those portions a huge thing though while playing?

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 13 Jun 2005, 00:04

Is losing those portions a huge thing though while playing?

In my opinion a big YES.
On a wider screen I would expect a wider view ... otherwise what is the point of a wider screen ?
We didn't buy chopped down 4:3 screens we bought widescreens.
Should we have just bought bigger 4:3 screens ... say about 24" wide ... :mrgreen:

FlakE · Post by **FlakE** » 13 Jun 2005, 00:10

lol that sucks. I was hoping youd say its still really nice ;). Im going to wait a little bit longer and try to get answers from BF2 insiders, if there isnt anything Ill probably do what you said and return it and get a bigger 4:3 CRT or something.

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 13 Jun 2005, 00:19

It is really nice ... IMO probably the best looking game to date ... the gameplay seems great ... and if the demo is anything to go by its way better that CounterStrike Source ... but then that has proper widescreen support.

Don't get me wrong I think it is still very playable on a widescreen with the top and bottom chopped off ... it just it isn't the way widescreen is supposed to work.

I think I'll just have to find a 24" wide 4:3 to run along side my 24" WS and switch between the two ... :lol:

FlakE · Post by **FlakE** » 13 Jun 2005, 00:22

LOL lucky ;). Ya I know the game itself looks nice but I wanted it to look nice in ws too before I would keep my new 2005fpw. Since I cant have both like you, you know any good 24" CRTs lol

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 13 Jun 2005, 00:35

Imagine going out and buying the latest blockbusting DVD ... you get the widescreen edition for your widescreen TV ... but when you get home you find that in-fact instead of having a wider view the movie has the top and bottom cut off ... :mrgreen:

I sure that the game developers wouldn't intend this ... it is just that the game or at least ... the demo ... of the game unfortunately doesn't support widescreen ... :(
The widescreen res hack is just that ... a hack.
The actual game might have widescreen support ... unlikely IMO ... but we shall have to wait and see.

FlakE · Post by **FlakE** » 13 Jun 2005, 01:00

Ive been told there are ways around it we havent thought of yet. Been told to check the CAL, TWL, and planetbattlefield forums because I guess there are some answers floating around. Lets go a huntin ;)

FlakE · Post by **FlakE** » 13 Jun 2005, 01:52

http://www.forumplanet.com/planetbattlefield/topic.asp?fid=7419&tid=1671596

Tech guy saying what we have found out here is about all there is.

odin30 · Post by **odin30** » 13 Jun 2005, 02:27

so how come the target shortcut hack works for some and not others?
Am i in 1920 * 1200 and not knowing it?
Should 1920 * 1200 be showing up in the video settings along with the other rezes?

Contra33 · Post by **Contra33** » 13 Jun 2005, 03:20

Could any1 of you guys who run it on 1680x1050 and the correct FOV post a comparison screenshot? This would be awesome...

Im planning to buy a dell 2005fpw and if this works correctly im going to order it right away.. :D

kinda hard to go back to the crap view for that

i did what shpankey said and it worked great!!!

C_Doc · Post by **C_Doc** » 13 Jun 2005, 05:11

The +szx/y + fov solution worked like magic on my laptop (1440x900) w/ ATI 9700 gfx. NOW, I cant wait to try it on my HT system @ 1280x720... on a 110" screen! :twisted:

*stocks up on Doritos and Pepsi*

Lock 'N Load boys... its gonna be a looong night

(Would be REALLY nice if they add this feature directly into the game though, before its release....)

Advil · Post by **Advil** » 13 Jun 2005, 08:01

Yes, I've got 1280x720 working properly on my X800xl, but with their method of cutting off the top and bottom. It's playable, but it's a very confining view. 27 inches of wide screen, but a tiny fov. It's like playing through a ski mask. Never in my wildest dreams did I think a developer would solve the widescreen issue this way. It sucks.

But it is pretty, and it is playable. (mostly, just not happy about it)

Time to go play with the fov options... since no one else has got it working, I don't expect to have any more luck.

Advil · Post by **Advil** » 13 Jun 2005, 08:20

C_Doc,

Would you please describe in detail how you got the + fov working? Could you cut and past your target line for us?

I've tried:
+fov 1.1
+ fov 1.1
and a few other things... (up to 1.5 just so I could obviously see if it worked)

no luck so far.

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 13 Jun 2005, 09:31

@ Contra33 ...

i did what shpankey said and it worked great!!!

@ C_Doc ...

The +szx/y + fov solution worked like magic

How ? ... :?

If you read these posts you will see that what shpankey suggested hasn't worked for anyone else ... all of the screenshots posted so far have the top and bottom chopped off.
Have we all been doing it wrong ? ... I really hope so ! ... :shock:

So far there is no actual proof that the FOV hack works ... someone please prove it with a couple of comparison screenshots ... the same view before and after the FOV change... :wink:

redfive19 · Post by **redfive19** » 13 Jun 2005, 14:14

Has anyone been able to use any 16:10 res other than 1680x1050? I want to run it at a little less res so I can bump up the AA on my 6600GT. Any suggestions?

StreetPreacher · Post by **StreetPreacher** » 13 Jun 2005, 19:01

It gives you a lot more to the sides, than it takes from the top and bottom.

Looking at those images on page 2, there isn't anything added to the sides. You can still only see 7.5 crates on the top on the right, and the left side view cuts off at the same place where the wall is broken...

Guess I'll just go back to 1280x960 for now and hopefully my framerate will at least go up... Luckily the powerstrip 1280x960 I have setup pretty much fills my 16:9 hdtv (although i'm not quite sure why this is), so even though it's a bit stretched, at least I won't be getting picked off by as many snipers from up above :)

C_Doc · Post by **C_Doc** » 13 Jun 2005, 20:44

Perhaps my wording earlier wasnt too clear..

I used the +szv and +szy in the shortcut to get native resolution out of both my laptop 16:10 @ 1440x900 and my home theater system 16:9 @ 1246x700 (custom ATI resolution to fit exactly the output of my projector)

The FOV I changed was in modsbf2SettingsVideoDefault.con and having gone back and changed again to 1 and 1.5 to see if it made any difference... it didnt, so the FOV part can be termed inconclusive so far... However I do have full-screen native formats, which is what I wanted to begin with, with little-to-no stretching, and no tunnel vision..

The map in this shot appears a bit stretched, but things like scopes, etc look fine...

proteus8898 · Post by **proteus8898** » 14 Jun 2005, 04:10

Until the FOV can be changed, widescreen in this game is a disadvantage. Sucks too. I consider this to be a bug.

BlindRat · Post by **BlindRat** » 14 Jun 2005, 20:37

Timer Removal

If anyone hosts a server and wants to take that time limit off (works in singleplayer too)

Open up the file gpm_cq.py with notepad, it's under Battlefield 2 Standalone Demo Servermodsbf2pythongamegamemodes

Locate the line

host.registerHandler('TimeLimitReached', onTimeLimitReached, 1)

Place a # in front of it so it appears like

#host.registerHandler('TimeLimitReached', onTimeLimitReached, 1)

This will make the 12 min timer still appear but once it hits 0:00 the clock will disappear and you will be able to play until the tickets expire.

Not really a solution for correct wide setup but, hopefully something to smile about :D

Kazak4x4 · Post by **Kazak4x4** » 14 Jun 2005, 21:02

BlindRat, according to planetbattlefield.com forums, this will get you banned from EA's Master server list. So do that at your own risk.

Now back to BF2 WS solution :)

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