Widescreen Gaming Forum

Fallout only supports 640x480 fullscreen. No other resolutions, no windowing. On a 1680x1050 LCD, this causes eye cancer. I've googled, but none of the apps I've found have worked. Has anyone managed to change Fallout's resolution, run it a window, or both?

i went through this a while ago and as far as i could find, there's no way to fix it. There's a program called DXWnd or something like that that lets you run it in a window but it's glitchy and slow so i can't really recommend it.

Use aspect ratio scaling on your video card. It works great for me.

That's a problem with having an Nvidia card, scaling has been nerfed for ages now.

I have an nVidia card and the latest drivers. Aspect scaling still works great for me.

I cannot decide about forcing aspect correction. Sometimes it seems good, but then...

Is there a way to force the correction in only certain games rather than a universal switch?

I do. Why wouldn't you force aspect correction?

Some games just do not stretch well.

It may also impact my ability to produce quality detailed reports. :roll:

I want Hor + for my Dynasty Warriors, not stretch. (Can't even pay a person):D


EDIT- I like stretched Jade in Beyond Good and Evil however. Seems like better proportions.

I have an nVidia card and the latest drivers. Aspect scaling still works great for me.

I guess it's dependent on drivers, monitor and cards. It certainly didn't work on my 6800 GS with the 94.24s and the last 2 drivers for my 8800 haven't worked either.

Some games just do not stretch well.

That's why I always use aspect ratio correction. Aspect ratio correction means you don't get stretching; you get black bars on the left and right.

The aspect ratio scaling works fine for me, but it's far too ugly to play at 640x480. Is there any way to force it to run windowed?

That's why I always use aspect ratio correction. Aspect ratio correction means you don't get stretching; you get black bars on the left and right.

I get that already. :D

I use a CRT that remembers a unique scaling solution for all resolutions. In otherwords, since my native res is 1920x1200 all 4:3 content has the dimensions of 1600x1200 with black bars.

These CRTs, they are the wave of the future. 8)

EDIT - I guess I always thought aspect ratio correction was forcing a 4:3 res to display like a widescreen.

The aspect ratio scaling works fine for me, but it's far too ugly to play at 640x480.

Nothing can make Fallout's graphics prettier. Even in windowed-mode, the graphics will still be the same, only smaller. If you can't make it pretty, why make it small too?

Nothing can make Fallout's graphics prettier. Even in windowed-mode, the graphics will still be the same, only smaller. If you can't make it pretty, why make it small too?

I do not know about LCDs but I have an option with NVIDIA drivers for doublescan mode. It works on lower resolutions and usually produces a better looking result. Depends on the game. Fallout and Arcanum type games look better.