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Gaming for the Original SWBF1 and SWBF2/other games => Star Wars Battlefront (2004 Original) => Topic started by: Antstafer on November 10, 2015, 02:26:41 PM

Title: Squashed screen when using the custom launcher?
Post by: Antstafer on November 10, 2015, 02:26:41 PM
I have a 1600x900 screen, and I set everything up accordingly for the custom launcher, and well it works, and although the HUD is fine, the actual game screen is very squashed.

(https://www.swbfgamers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FzdWxE22.png&hash=158704c4c6f268ff4195f6a004aa59610d48f84c)

I imagine there's no fix for it due to Battlefront being as old as it is?
Title: Re: Squashed screen when using the custom launcher?
Post by: Antstafer on March 06, 2016, 10:41:44 AM
I've waited a few months for a reply, so I guess nobody here has a clue?
Title: Re: Squashed screen when using the custom launcher?
Post by: Led on March 06, 2016, 11:05:24 AM
Try a different wide screen resolution and see if it works.

Battlebelk stopped modding SWBF a long time ago.

You can also play SWBF in windowed mode.  I will edit this post when I find the instructions for it.

Make sure you get a 16:9 resolution from your vidmode.ini file.  Many of them will be 4:3

Your vidmode file may be located here:
C:\Users\yourusernamehere\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\Star Wars Battlefront\GameData\Data\_LVL_PC



For example:

1280 960 0 0 1 

is a 4:3 format.  Check this by  1280/960 = 1.33


instead choose
1280 720 0 0 1

1280/720 = 1.66 = 16:9



edit:

the easiest way to use windowed mode if you use the custom resolution launcher is to edit this line:
[CMD]
COMMAND_LINE=/nointro /win

in the ini file.  Notice that /win has been added.

The initial screen will be 800 x 600, but it will get resized upon entering a map to be widescreen.
Title: Re: Squashed screen when using the custom launcher?
Post by: Led on March 06, 2016, 01:16:18 PM
Made a new video that may help you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WxGggPaHeA

Title: Re: Squashed screen when using the custom launcher?
Post by: Antstafer on March 06, 2016, 02:19:59 PM
Thanks, your video was very clear and easy to follow. Finally got this problem solved.
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