F.E.A.R. Widescreen Discussion

LifeForce · Post by **LifeForce** » 29 Sep 2005, 20:59

Well how large is the tradeoff in performance. Most systems can't run it at a bajillion fps at even 1024x768 so how does it run in 1680x1050?

I have a X850 XT PE and 2GB RAM.

Also for any of you, does the game sometimes stick or jerk for a second when entering completely new rooms/areas?

whozyodaddy · Post by **whozyodaddy** » 03 Oct 2005, 01:43

Thanks, works great!

JayRW · Post by **JayRW** » 03 Oct 2005, 21:26

Sweet thanks for that , Got it running 1280x800 currently for max performance, gotta love CRT's! :D

caser85 · Post by **caser85** » 04 Oct 2005, 19:42

Hey guys I'm trying to make this work for the single player but it's not happening. Every time I start the game, the settings revert back to the lowest settings. I'm not going into the settings again for anything. Any advice?

Old&Wide · Post by **Old&Wide** » 15 Oct 2005, 17:21

Hey guys I'm trying to make this work for the single player but it's not happening. Every time I start the game, the settings revert back to the lowest settings. I'm not going into the settings again for anything. Any advice?

The same here! -what can of changed from demo to retail? :x

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 15 Oct 2005, 18:03

Oh no ! ... now I'm worried ... :shock:

Post by **skipclarke** » 15 Oct 2005, 18:05

I tried making it read only and it still defaults back to 640x480 when I load the game after changing the file. I dunno though, some people apparently had the same problem with the demo. One site I read said something about deleting profiles.. but I haven't had any results with that yet.

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 15 Oct 2005, 18:16

Where are you from ... i.e. ... is it the UK, US or other version of the game ?

Have you tried re-doing the setting change ? ... I hear that some times it re-sets itself the first time round.

Post by **skipclarke** » 16 Oct 2005, 04:42

I have the US version DEMO

I can't get it into 1920 X 1200

Even if I read protecct the .cfg file.

"GammaB" "1.973183"
"GammaG" "1.973183"
"GammaR" "1.973183"
"BitDepth" "32"
"HardwareCursor" "1.000000"
"ScreenWidth" "1920"
"VSyncOnFlip" "1.000000"
"ScreenHeight" "1200"

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 16 Oct 2005, 07:36

That's real odd ... I am running the demo fine at 1920x1200.
As I said ... have you tried re-doing the setting change ? ... I hear that some times it re-sets itself the first time round.

Also ...
If you go into the game and choose ... Options ... Display ... it will show up as 640x480 and then re-set it's self to this res. (So don't go into this option.)

If you go into the game and choose ... Options ... Performance ... Advanced Video Card Options ... Graphics ... it should show the 1920x1200 res in there ... second from bottom.

I hope this helps ... :)

Post by **skipclarke** » 16 Oct 2005, 19:47

Well, I got it working at 1680x1050 just editing the config file. I was originally trying for 1280x800 because I figured my system probably wouldn't play too nice with the maximum resolution. But I guess my computer's got problems, this isn't the first time a game has refused to run at a widescreen resolution other than 1680x1050. Maybe I need to change some driver setting. (edit: and, yeah. I just figured it out. I had to add 1280x800 as a custom resolution in the nvidia control panel. works perfectly now *slap forehead*)

Anyway, the full game actually has better support for widescreen than the demo, because the menu screens don't get cut off at the top and bottom now.

And here's a screenshot comparison just because. (click for full-size)

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 16 Oct 2005, 20:17

Great news ... 8)

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 16 Oct 2005, 21:43

Looks good. I'm not normally a great fan of psychological horror games (like Doom 3 and The Thing and whatnot...) but this looks like I might have to reconsider... :D

kilmar · Post by **kilmar** » 17 Oct 2005, 02:28

You can edit the config to get 1680x1050 or 1920x1200 to work, but there's no way to fix the FoV and the FoV is WAAAAAAY off. People to the left and right of the screen look like Danny Devito, only shorter. If anyone knows a way to fix the FoV, please reply.

Post by **skipclarke** » 17 Oct 2005, 02:47

I haven't experienced any FOV problems. Got any screenshots of what you're talking about?

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 17 Oct 2005, 07:25

@ Kilmar ...
It's normal with most games for things to get fatter towards the edges of the screen... even at 4:3 ... and it gets worse the wider your screen is ...

Some screens to illustrate ...
I haven't moved position in any of the shots ... all I have done is turned to get the NPC nearer to the edge/side.

Click to enlarge ... even when enlarged they are not full size.

Doom 3 ... even the boxes are changing size ...

Half Life 2

F.E.A.R.

Moto GP3 ... see how the bikes get really stretched on the side screens of my 3-screen setup ...

kilmar · Post by **kilmar** » 18 Oct 2005, 00:46

@ Kilmar ...
It's normal with most games for things to get fatter towards the edges of the screen... even at 4:3 ... and it gets worse the wider your screen is ...

Yes, the wider towards the edge of the screen (aka fisheye lens effect) is called "not the correct Field of Vision". It is not normal. Games that allow FoV to be changed do not have Mini-me's running around to the left and right of you.

Post by **skipclarke** » 18 Oct 2005, 01:53

It is normal. Most games' default FOV is like that, and if you change it then things in the center don't look right..

Cabezone · Post by **Cabezone** » 19 Oct 2005, 02:23

It is normal. Most games' default FOV is like that, and if you change it then things in the center don't look right..

Dude it is not normal in any way. None of the other widescreen games I've played have any distortion at the edges.

Post by **skipclarke** » 19 Oct 2005, 03:03

Well, at least 3 of the biggest games from the last couple years have this effect (whether in widescreen or not), so it's certainly not unusual.

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