Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - Is widescreen possible?

Laser Eyes · Post by **Laser Eyes** » 11 Feb 2007, 09:52

I recently discovered this gem of a game but there is a surprising dearth of information about running it on a widescreen monitor. It isn't on the Master Game List and I searched for a solution on the forums but found none. Does anyone know if it is even possible to get it running in widescreen format?

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 11 Feb 2007, 13:42

I tried, but unlike Civ 2 it doesn't run at the desktop res, and unlike Civ 3 there isn't an .ini edit that works. :(

Post by **squ1zzy** » 11 Feb 2007, 20:29

"Removed"

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 12 Feb 2007, 22:59

But the .ini file doesn't behave the same way as the Civ 3 one does. I'd be happy for you to prove me wrong, but I spent a while trying and got nowhere...

Laser Eyes · Post by **Laser Eyes** » 13 Feb 2007, 07:40

The readme.txt in the game folder says that the "Alpha Centauri.ini" file can be edited using the following commands:

"DirectDraw=0
Setting this to 0 disables DirectDraw. This disables the automatic window resolution resizing during program launch.

Video Mode=800 or Video Mode=1024
This forces the screen resolution to either of these two sizes."

Does this help any?

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 16 Feb 2007, 21:32

Maybe. I'll have to find my copy and have a play.

From the sounds of it, though, you set the res based on a 4:3 system... Hm... :|

Laser Eyes · Post by **Laser Eyes** » 09 Mar 2007, 08:47

Did you have any luck PS?

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 10 Mar 2007, 14:18

Not had a chance to test it. Been too busy with work.

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