Widescreen in UFO Aftershock?

stYler · Post by **stYler** » 19 Jan 2009, 21:22

hi there
im looking for help how to get widescreen resolution 1680x1050 running in UFO aftershock. so far i wasnt able to find anything. no hacks/tools or files in the game directory that could be changed. the ingame options just offer the choice 1024x768 with 60 or 75 hz. its an awsome game but 1024x768 looks really bad on my new screen. any ideas would be great. thx in advance.

Post by **maherie** » 20 Jan 2009, 00:28

I've have this game, it's great, I had the whole series but non of the games are able to be played widescreen I'm pretty certian, but I'll install later this week and have a look around again.

Post by **maherie** » 28 Jan 2009, 10:29

I got it installed, and currently looking to see if I can find anything.

stYler · Post by **stYler** » 31 Jan 2009, 02:33

:) thx

Post by **maherie** » 04 Feb 2009, 05:38

I've been playing around, and I think the hex editor option is the only way. But even that Im unsure of.

xberserkx · Post by **xberserkx** » 30 Jan 2010, 12:08

sorry to bump such an old thread but have you find any way to change ufo as resolution / widescreen support? via hex editor or something else?

thanks

Khalan · Post by **Khalan** » 28 Sep 2012, 05:15

Another necro bump (my apologies) but is there any solution for this? (especially with jackfuste around fixing up the older games :) ) Would be nice to play this while waiting for the new XCOM game to come out.

Post by **jackfuste** » 28 Sep 2012, 22:48

Another necro bump (my apologies) but is there any solution for this? (especially with jackfuste around fixing up the older games :) ) Would be nice to play this while waiting for the new XCOM game to come out.

What resolution do you need?
I quickly looked at this game. Higher resolutions are possible, but there are problems with GUI because it is designed strictly for resolution 1024x768. Correction GUI may take a some time.

Khalan · Post by **Khalan** » 29 Sep 2012, 00:40

Awesome! 1920x1080 would be great. Thanks a lot for taking a look.

Nergal · Post by **Nergal** » 29 Sep 2012, 15:45

I'll also bump the thread and say that it would be awsome to have a 1920x1080 resolution fix, even with broken UI, uf it's playable.
Also, I think, a wider resolution will break the laputa screen, but I hope not.

Post by **jackfuste** » 01 Oct 2012, 18:48

Fix for UFO Aftershock v.1.2.1 - available from the PC Gaming Wiki Community Files (search there)

Khalan · Post by **Khalan** » 02 Oct 2012, 01:04

Wow. It looks perfect, thanks very much for your work.

Khalan · Post by **Khalan** » 02 Oct 2012, 06:48

Found a bug:
When selecting a landing site for your capsule when starting a mission, the actual mission map is centered on the screen, but the clickable regions are offset to the left.
IE. You can click a capsule site to choose that point to start the mission from - however the hotbox is off to the top left instead of aligned with the map.

Other than that everything seems to work great. Thanks again.

Post by **jackfuste** » 02 Oct 2012, 09:31

Found a bug:
When selecting a landing site for your capsule when starting a mission, the actual mission map is centered on the screen, but the clickable regions are offset to the left.
IE. You can click a capsule site to choose that point to start the mission from - however the hotbox is off to the top left instead of aligned with the map.
Other than that everything seems to work great. Thanks again.

I fixed this bug, redownload - available from the PC Gaming Wiki Community Files (search there)

Let me know if you find other bugs.

Khalan · Post by **Khalan** » 04 Oct 2012, 01:11

Just a note for anyone running at 1080p but with a shimmery low res look in the missions - turn off Smart Gamma Post Processing in the ingame options, that should fix it.

lapis · Post by **lapis** » 06 Oct 2012, 06:48

Wow! Great work Jackfuste!
Coincidentally I just installed this game today for nostalgic value.
I'm playing on a 1600 x 900 screen, could you modify the patch for this resolution as well?

nick1989 · Post by **nick1989** » 09 Oct 2012, 09:08

hey,

when i tried running UFO Aftershock with this widescreen patch it loads up the entire game too far to the bottom right.

My monitor is 1920x1080 capable.

It works fine once the widescreen mod is removed.

Is anyone else having this problem?

Thanks guys

da_snada · Post by **da_snada** » 11 Oct 2012, 18:28

1600x900 would be perfect! So icould play it on my notebook.

Khalan · Post by **Khalan** » 11 Oct 2012, 20:20

hey,
when i tried running UFO Aftershock with this widescreen patch it loads up the entire game too far to the bottom right.

I had that problem too - try starting the game without the mod, go in and adjust all your options and save them, then apply the fix and see if it works then.

Post by **jackfuste** » 20 Oct 2012, 21:12

Wow! Great work Jackfuste!
Coincidentally I just installed this game today for nostalgic value.
I'm playing on a 1600 x 900 screen, could you modify the patch for this resolution as well?

Fix updated - available from the PC Gaming Wiki Community Files (search there)

- Added support for resolutions 1600x900 and 1680x1050.

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