Battlefield 2 Widescreen - Definitive Discussion Thread

peppergomez · Post by **peppergomez** » 19 Apr 2008, 05:02

just hooked up my viewsonic 28" lcd today and for some reason bf2 wouldn't open
i went into the config folder in my doc-bf2-profiles 0001 and default and changed video to 1920x1200@60hz but the game won't start
when i change res to 1600x1200@60hz, the game does run, but my in game video options max at 1600x1200, which doesn't make any sense to me, since my monitor's native res is 1920x1200. i am having this same problem w/ il2 1946, even though it will start up. i am just limited to 160x1200.

any got any ideas on how i can fix this and enable 1920x1200?

thanks

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 19 Apr 2008, 08:20

just hooked up my viewsonic 28" lcd today and for some reason bf2 wouldn't open
i went into the config folder in my doc-bf2-profiles 0001 and default and changed video to 1920x1200@60hz but the game won't start
when i change res to 1600x1200@60hz, the game does run, but my in game video options max at 1600x1200, which doesn't make any sense to me, since my monitor's native res is 1920x1200. i am having this same problem w/ il2 1946, even though it will start up. i am just limited to 160x1200.

any got any ideas on how i can fix this and enable 1920x1200?

thanks

... http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/7181

:wink:

peppergomez · Post by **peppergomez** » 19 Apr 2008, 23:42

thanks

tried all those steps there except doing a complete uninstall and now the game will start (at 800x600 res) but in the resolution options in game i don't see 1920x1200 as an available res

i ran the game w/out making any changes in the game options menu and it started, but at 800x600

just to be clear, i am dleeting all the video.con files, then adding +menu 1 +widescreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200 one space after "C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" in the target line of the bf2 shortcut on my desktop, and then starting the game

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 19 Apr 2008, 23:50

You won't see 1920x1200 in the game ... or game menu ... but the game should run at 1920x1200 if you do this ... from that thread I posted ...

Then once it is working try changing it to your desired res via the shortcut target ...

This ...
"C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe"
becomes ...
"C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" +menu 1 +widescreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050
or ...
"C:Program FilesEA GAMESBattlefield 2BF2.exe" +menu 1 +widescreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200
... just change the res to your desire ... :D

you should be able to tell if it is at 1920x1200 ... if you can't then take a screenshot and see what size it is.

To add options to the target line of a shortcut ... in case you don't know how ... http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/8312

EDIT : You know editing your post after I post an answer is really annoying !

peppergomez · Post by **peppergomez** » 19 Apr 2008, 23:59

thaks for the info---yeah, i am doing it right

i tried playing for a few mins and while i couldn't tell as such, it looked pretty pixelated to me

might be though b.c many of the other video optios in game seemed to be set at medium

can set all the options to high and choose apply, or will that also force the 800x600 res to apply, or whatever res is listed in the in game res option?

mxandrews1 · Post by **mxandrews1** » 16 Jul 2008, 20:56

Hi guys, the widescreen fixer website seems to be down right now. Could anyone here link me or forward me the 1.30 file?

[email protected] or just send a PM! :)

Thanks

METALHEAD · Post by **METALHEAD** » 11 Dec 2008, 00:59

Hello folks, hope all is going well. The little woman bought me a flat screen for X-mas. It is a samsung syncmaster 2443bwx. And you guessed it, the only game it doesn't work on is BF2. I followed the instructions to be able to change it, clear to uninstalling and following in structions on removing it from the register, still a no go even with trying it with the shortcut "edit". I have tried it with the widescreen fixer 1.32 and still a no go, I get the flash screen then a flicker and back to desktop. Any help would really be appreciated.

Post by **g00seberry** » 11 Dec 2008, 02:27

Hello folks, hope all is going well. The little woman bought me a flat screen for X-mas. It is a samsung syncmaster 2443bwx. And you guessed it, the only game it doesn't work on is BF2. I followed the instructions to be able to change it, clear to uninstalling and following in structions on removing it from the register, still a no go even with trying it with the shortcut "edit". I have tried it with the widescreen fixer 1.32 and still a no go, I get the flash screen then a flicker and back to desktop. Any help would really be appreciated.

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/node/7181

Have you followed everything in that thread ?

METALHEAD · Post by **METALHEAD** » 11 Dec 2008, 02:34

Yup to the T

METALHEAD · Post by **METALHEAD** » 11 Dec 2008, 04:34

Interestingly enough. had to start with 800x600 to get game to boot. Now I don't have a really high resolution but at least I am in game. 1280x1024 I think.

METALHEAD · Post by **METALHEAD** » 11 Dec 2008, 08:28

I still can't get above the 1280x1024 though. Not sure why.

Megagoth1702 · Post by **Megagoth1702** » 03 Mar 2009, 16:16

Hey guys.

I dunno what happens there. My display is 1400x900, running Vista Ultimate 64x.
The game itself runs fine, but...
Check my shortcut:

BF2.exe" start /AFFINITY 2 +modPath mods/pr +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1400 +szy 900

I have the downloaded version of BF2.

Something loads, then I see a black screen for half a second and then I am back to desktop.
The only way I can make it is following:

BF2.exe" start /AFFINITY 2 +modPath mods/pr +menu 1 +fullscreen 0 +szx 1400 +szy 900

It runs in a window, that does not fill the whole screen.

So I played a bit with the settings.

BF2.exe" start /AFFINITY 2 +modPath mods/pr +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1440 +szy 880
Now the window seems to be 2 pixels wider than my monitor and I can move it to the middle, so it looks ok.

But what now really pisses me off is:
The game is NOT runnable in FULLSCREEN. How to change that?

HELP!

Megagoth1702 · Post by **Megagoth1702** » 05 Mar 2009, 21:26

Nobody knows a bit?

Post by **dopefish** » 05 Mar 2009, 22:26

BF2/2142 are very picky when it comes to specifying a resolution. It either works, or it displays a black screen.

My fix should work whether you run the game in a window or fullscreen. The fix does nothing to correct the stretched menus. It only makes the view in-game correct. So load into the game and then enable the fix and see if you notice a difference.

Megagoth1702 · Post by **Megagoth1702** » 05 Mar 2009, 23:17

I already know that your tool is only fixing the fov.:) No questions there. ;)

I use it correctly, the "FOV" thingy even changes sometimes, I had it to -21,212 something blabla today. And at 1.1000 but even after taking screenshots I never saw a difference... This is really a shame man, I want this shit to run. >.< Fuckin EA.

Post by **dopefish** » 06 Mar 2009, 01:28

Are you selecting the correct version from the menu?

Which BF2 do you have? Some kind of digital distribution? CD version? Are you using any nocd cracks or anything? Any different locale version?

Megagoth1702 · Post by **Megagoth1702** » 06 Mar 2009, 01:50

I select BF2 1.4-1.41, I have the english language installed, EA downloader version.
This one does not need any cracks or something.

BTW: I just tried out 1280x720, in fullscreen it works...

Now I want to come as close as I can to 1400x900, how can i calculate resolutions so I can pick one that comes close to my native one?
With 16:9 it would be 1400x788, but this one does not start in fullscreen.
Dammit, I would like to have a list with accepted and not accepted resolutions...

I sure hope that 1.5 gives me at least the possibility to choose 1400x900 in the menu, then this tool prolly will work.

Ah, I tried it there too, nothing happened though FOV was 1.100 in the fixer tool.

I want to reinstall, but only if neccecary, because as you said, BF2 is picky with resolutions so probably nothing will change...

Are there any 1400x900 16:10 users who actually have BF2 in fullscreen?

Post by **dopefish** » 06 Mar 2009, 02:01

You're not actually telling BF2 to be 1400x900, are you? Because that's the wrong resolution. ;)

The correct 16:10 resolution would be 1440x900.

Megagoth1702 · Post by **Megagoth1702** » 06 Mar 2009, 02:10

Abwbwgagagagwgwga...

No...

Way...

How ...

I ..

Omg.

How the FUCK did it happen that i fucking thought my damn resolution is 1400x900? I mean I thought that for already 1 month or so! (thats when i started bothering about widescreen).

Goddamit!

I will try the tool right now!

Ok, the game is fine in full+widescreen now, but the fixer still does not change anything...
The key is correct, the fix switches from "no" to "yes" but ingame I see no change.

But I should see something like a small zoom-out when I press the button, right?

Post by **dopefish** » 06 Mar 2009, 02:46

When the fix is enabled, your view will "shift" back from where it was previously. You'll be able to see more vertically and horizontally than previous. It should be pretty noticeable.

I'm thinking the culprit here might be the EA Link version. I have the DVD version. The one on EA Link might use a different memory layout.

Can you send me your BF2.exe somehow?

Widescreen Gaming Forum