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Wheelman
Posted: 01 Apr 2009, 02:25
by StingingVelvet
Widescreen Grade: CUltra-Widescreen Grade: IncompleteMulti-monitor Grade: C4k Grade: IncompleteRead Full Detailed Report - WheelmanWheelman is an over-the-top open-world driving and shooting game developed by Vin Diesel's development studio, Tigon Studios and published by both Ubisoft and Midway. Diesel himself lends his likeness and voice to the game, which focuses strongly on feeling like an action movie. Gameplay mostly consists of insane driving through Barcelona with no focus at all on realism and instead a concentration of feeling like an action movie filled with stunts and insane chases. If you like crazy fun gameplay more than polish and graphics, Wheelman might be worth a chance purchase.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 01 Apr 2009, 16:38
by scavvenjahh
Relief ! It's not anamorphic. I'll check Surround support as soon as I receive my copy of the game.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 01 Apr 2009, 18:55
by The_cranky_hermit
Grade is C+, CCE is 100%. And based on your screenshots, I would call the PDA anamorphic - you're basically losing black bars, only instead of black, they're gradients.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 01 Apr 2009, 22:49
by StingingVelvet
Grade is C+, CCE is 100%. And based on your screenshots, I would call the PDA anamorphic - you're basically losing black bars, only instead of black, they're gradients.
Makes sense... updating.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 01 Apr 2009, 23:57
by mengzor
How is the game? any good?
and how does it run
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 02 Apr 2009, 00:24
by StingingVelvet
How is the game? any good?
and how does it run
Runs really well... 90fps sometimes, drops to 60+ at times. No AA though, trying to figure out how to force it... nhancer is a no, renaming to ut3.exe is a no...
Gameplay is really fun. Lots of insane driving and jumping from car to car. It is very mindless and arcade style, the opposite of GTA4.
I am glad I bought it, but others have much higher standards... it depends.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 03 Apr 2009, 12:55
by scavvenjahh
Surround support has Vert- 3D and anamorphic (pillarboxed) 2D. Not quite as bad as it sounds : it means all there is to do is to find a way to adjust the FOV. Just don't buy the game
for TripleHead right now (the Vert- driving is horrible) but keep an eye out in case someone figures it out. ;)
5040x1050
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 03 Apr 2009, 22:11
by StingingVelvet
The walking around part actually doesn't look too horrible.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 04 Apr 2009, 13:54
by scavvenjahh
Screenshots may
look good enough, but actual Surround Vert- gameplay doesn't
feel right, I assure you :(
2560x1000 (yes, 2.56:1) feels much better than TripleHead :
16:10 on the other hand feels like true Hor+, so that's the best choice for me.
By the way cranky,
1440x900 is natively supported ! Velvet, are you sure it's one of your available desktop resolutions ?
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 04 Apr 2009, 14:50
by StingingVelvet
As I put in the Riddick thread, you're right, my graphics card is not allowing me 1440x900, it's not the game.
Strange.
Report edited to reflect this. Final grade is not effected as it was based on Vert- gameplay.
By the way, the new 185 beta drivers from nVidia allow for forced AA in this game, and it looks a lot better. Too bad the 185's are buggy as hell and I've reverted to the 182s :( .
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 12 Apr 2009, 07:49
by Racer_S
Wheelman FOV hack v1.0
http://www.tocaedit.com/IB/index.php?automodule=downloads&showfile=22
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 12 Apr 2009, 10:22
by dopefish
16:10 on the other hand feels like true Hor+, so that's the best choice for me.
It's actually Vert+. ;)
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 12 Apr 2009, 15:06
by StingingVelvet
Wheelman FOV hack v1.0
http://www.tocaedit.com/IB/index.php?automodule=downloads&showfile=22
Wow, never thought this game would get your attention for some reason. Thanks a lot! I'll update the report after I play with it.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 12 Apr 2009, 16:02
by StingingVelvet
Report updated with the hack applied and triplehead resolutions info.
Grade lowered to a D+ in accordance with the template.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 12 Apr 2009, 23:09
by Racer_S
not bad for using unreal engine, when you go really fast the FOV increases more, so dont set it too high :P
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 13 Apr 2009, 01:51
by profosor_54
Does anyone know a mirror for the FOV hack? That site gives me "IPS Driver Error" everytime I try to download. :(
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 13 Apr 2009, 06:49
by Racer_S
mirror: http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/3/23/1831205/wheelmanFOV.zip
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 13 Apr 2009, 21:03
by jimmyw85
so what should be the setting of fov if i use 1680x1050 16:10???
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 13 Apr 2009, 21:19
by StingingVelvet
so what should be the setting of fov if i use 1680x1050 16:10???
Use whatever feels right to you... it's a 3rd person game, and FOV is sort of a subjective thing. We do have a calculator here on the site if you want the forum's advised FOV... get that here: http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/fovcalc.php
Personally I think the default FOV is fine for this game in 16:10, but I do appreciate Racer_S making a hack for Tripleheaders and those who disagree.
Wheelman: Detailed Report
Posted: 14 Apr 2009, 00:07
by dopefish
so what should be the setting of fov if i use 1680x1050 16:10???
Find out what the FOV is for 16:9, and then punch that into http://imk.cx/pc/fovcalculator/calc.xhtml here.
Choose 16:9 as the source and 16:10 as the destination. You will actually be using a lower FOV than 16:9, so if you like the extra view you're getting already, then you might as well leave it default.
