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Thread: System Shock 2 Widescreen mod

  1. #101
    Member
    Registered: Oct 2007
    Location: Angelwatch
    I had it 800x600 before, but after I installed the Widescreen mod, it's back to 640x480 although there is still 800x600 entered in the user.cfg.
    Furthermore I noticed that Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click performs a mouse-up movement, so placing objects is getting a lot harder.

  2. #102
    Member
    Registered: Jun 2008
    Hello!

    This is my first post and as first thing to do I would like to thank you weak-ling for creating the Widescreen patch and for giving support to it.

    I am a computer illiterate so when I open the read me file and read under system requirements:

    "No SafeDisc copy protection"

    I was wondering if there is anything I should do (I own the original Thief 2 and System Shock 2 games).

    Could you guys please give some help about that?

    If I understood well, after installing the games (and I guess patching them with the official patches), I should install Ddfix and Widescreen Patch respectively?

    Then do I need to do any manual change to any file or is it all automatic?

    Shadak at page 3 of this Topic has written a nice guide but it refers to some older versions.

    Thank you very much again!

  3. #103
    Member
    Registered: Apr 2003
    Location: Dublin
    Has anyone noticed that the mouse sensitivity seems to be lower horizontally on the widescreen resoultions?

  4. #104
    New Member
    Registered: Aug 2004
    I've found with both System Shock and Thief that the horizontal and vertical speeds are not similar, with vertical being way to fast compared to horizontal, even when not in widescreen. I use my Razer control panel to set my horizontal sensitivity at 10 and vert at about 6 or 7.

    Anyway, that's not why I came here to post. I just wanted to say how happy I am with weak-lings widescreen mod. I kind of stumbled upon it by accident. I was going to finish playing thief 2 (quit a while back when I reinstalled windows and never got back to it until now) and I had some problems getting it up and running again and so I came here and happened to notice the widescreen mod. It ROCKS! It's so right on when someone comes up with a mod like this that takes an old game and injects it with new life.

    All I can say, weak-ling, is send me your paypal address and your next couple of beers are on me! I would have no problem at all contributing to something this game-changing! Thanks!

  5. #105
    New Member
    Registered: Aug 2008
    Someone had a similar problem on the first page with Thief I believe but, there was no solution posted. I'm getting this error message when setting up res and fov, everything looks to be loading correctly until after this line; Copying and patching 1 file...
    shock2.exe (2908160 bytes) not found, but found 240658 bytes, skipping...
    I am using v6 of DarkWidescreen, SS2 is all patched, plus iI'm using the shtup and rebirth mods.. if that makes any difference. Any help would greatly appreciated.

  6. #106
    Member
    Registered: Aug 2008
    Location: The Dark Zone
    Quote Originally Posted by trashbagjesus View Post
    Someone had a similar problem on the first page with Thief I believe but, there was no solution posted. I'm getting this error message when setting up res and fov, everything looks to be loading correctly until after this line; Copying and patching 1 file...
    shock2.exe (2908160 bytes) not found, but found 240658 bytes, skipping...
    I am using v6 of DarkWidescreen, SS2 is all patched, plus iI'm using the shtup and rebirth mods.. if that makes any difference. Any help would greatly appreciated.
    Same problem for me :/ Do you use pirate version? If so - that may be the case. If not, then yay xD
    I have a feeling only weak-ling can help us (probably by giving us some files, which are bugged for us)

    Btw i have the problem with Thief I and Thief II. And no mods as i recall, except this one...

  7. #107
    New Member
    Registered: Aug 2004
    i think you have to use the no-cd shock.exe. i think i had the same problem as you guys until i did that.

    i also am using the no-cd exe for thief 2 and widescreen works with that as well.


    .....


    ya, in fact i just checked and the cracked "shock2.exe" is 2908160

  8. #108
    New Member
    Registered: Aug 2008
    Awesome, thanks very much for the post xerkon. I am using a purchased copy of SS2. Ignorance; the only no-cd crack I've ever used was for Tron 2.0, and a friend gave it to me. I'll do some looking but, if you don't mind.. where and how.. lol. Thanks again.

  9. #109
    Member
    Registered: Oct 2003
    Location: Netherlands

    big problem

    After getting major ERROR-messages in DarkWidescreen I decided to follow the steps Shadak had written down in his post:

    - I opened ddfix in expert mode and changed the resolution to 1400x1050.
    - I tried starting Thief 2, but it said cam.cfg's does NOT match the ddfix resolution.
    - So I thought 'ok...', opened cam.cfg in notepad and changed the 1280x1024 to 1400x1050.

    I started Thief 2 and went to the resolution settings. There was only one resolution available 640x480.

    So it doesn't work... Can anyone help me solve this problem? Getting really tired of all those spiky edges on objects in Thief2....

  10. #110
    bikerdude
    Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by Goatrider View Post
    I started Thief 2 and went to the resolution settings. There was only one resolution available 640x480.

    So it doesn't work... Can anyone help me solve this problem? Getting really tired of all those spiky edges on objects in Thief2....
    Ok, first uninstall SS2 completly, then do the following.

    Installation instructions

    DDfix

    • First download the latest version of DDfix from the link above and save it to your desktop.
    • Unpack the archive(Thief2FixGUI-1.3.11.7z) to your Thief 1/2 or SS2 game folder -
      (you will need to download and install 7zip or WinRar to unzip '.7z ' files)
    • Once you have done all of the above, then browse to your Thief 1/2 or SS2 game folder and double click on 'ddfixGUI' -
    • You will get a little window pop up with 4 buttons and a little resolution selection box with a list of resolutions in it -
    • select the resolution you want eg 1280*1024 or 1024*786 and then click on the 'apply patch'


    Widescreen patch

    • Download the widescreen patch to your desktop, then as before unpack the contet directly to your Thief 1/2 or SS2 game folder,
    • then brows to the Thief 1/2 or SS2 game folder and doubleclick on 'widescreen.bat' -
    • a little black window will pop up, then type (y/n) if you want to read the readme,
    • then the next step is to select the widescreen resolution you want, (in my case thats 1680*1050) first you input horizontal res (eg 1680 then press enter), then it prompts for the vertical res (eg 1050 then press enter)
    • then it prompts for the FOV (field of view) then you input 100
    • Once you have done all the above close the little black window


    Now run Thief 1/2 or SS2 and you should now have it running in 32bit colour and glorious widescreen .

    Addition info - trouble shooting
    • Should you need to, you can set a custom resolution manually in Cam.cfg and ddfix.ini - but make its the SAME resolution in set in both files.
    • There is a known bug with DDfix where it comes up with the error "Unable to find any occurance of DDRAW.DLL in Thief2.exe or SS2.exe. Please download a prepatched exe" simple re-unzip into the the thief folder again, click "remove patch" and "apply patch" and your good to go.
    • Another known issue, if you have not installed DDfix correctly Thief will sometimes come up displaying corrupt colours, this is because is trying to display a resolution it cant use - check your cam.cfg and ddf.ini files have the same resolution listed.
    • In my fiddlings with ddfix and the widescreen patch I found that if you just install the widescreen patch (no ddfix) you get a multitude of resolutions(that are all usable in game) - but note these extra resolutions can only utilised on X1000 ati or older and geforce 7 or older gfx cards. If you have anything newer eg a DX10 card and or latest drivers installed and or vista installed you will HAVE to have DDfix installed otherwise as you know Thief or SS2 wont run or look crap etc.


    biker
    Last edited by bikerdude; 7th Sep 2008 at 07:13.

  11. #111
    Member
    Registered: Aug 2008
    Location: The Dark Zone
    OMG! Although the installation log seemed to be bugged as before (it told me i needed a bit less bytes of the thief.exe file then i had, although i've the same exe as you guys), but i think it worked! Although on my both sides of the Widescreen the walls did seem to have lenghtened, it's still great! Bless you, bikerdude and pavlovscat . This shall bring a whole new life in my Thief gaming. That old Thief life was holding on, but weakly.

    Edit: Couldn't catch any screens. Regular PrintScreen didn't work, fraps for some reason didn't either :/ (i did log there as admin)... any other options?

    Thor.
    Last edited by Thor; 28th Sep 2008 at 17:15.

  12. #112
    New Member
    Registered: Aug 2008
    I've tried all suggestions in the thread over and over unfortunately, I still can't get Darkwidescreen to work. Good thing I'm not the only one experiencing this hitch. Specifics of the problem are a few posts up, again any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much.

  13. #113
    Member
    Registered: May 2008
    DarkWidescreen version 6 release 2 is out. This release includes some fixes for the installation only but does not add any new features. If you already have the first release of version 6 installed then you should not update to this new release.

    Download:
    link removed, new version below

    Changelog:
    - If game_screen_size is not present in cam.cfg it will be added. The mod should now work without problems on a virgin installation. (reported by Kolya)
    - Added a blank log file to avoid a warning which might get confused as an error (reported by poroshin)
    - Changed wording of the prompts (reported by Tej)
    - Updated to the latest WeiDU (version 208)
    - GPL


    @trashbagjesus:
    You seem to be using a version of shock2.exe that has SafeDisc (you can tell because the size is way too small). The readme clearly states that you need one without the copy protection. Get another version of shock2.exe (the one from SS2Tool has been reported working for many people).
    Last edited by weak-ling; 1st Jun 2009 at 20:13.

  14. #114
    New Member
    Registered: Aug 2008
    YES! It's working after I installed kolya's SS2Tool, sorry, I should have been more thorough. Thanks, your help is very much appreciated weak-ling. Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, CoD... No recent release compares to this mod, amazing.

  15. #115
    New Member
    Registered: Aug 2001
    Location: concord, ca (sukks to be here)
    I agree - great mod. Just installed it, and it works perfectly in SS2. Well Done!

    Went with 90 for field of view. 100 was a bit too Fish-Eyed for me.

  16. #116
    Member
    Registered: Sep 2002
    Location: In my room
    100 is default view if I remember correctly. But whatever suits you, I guess it makes for even better surprise attacks by the hybrids.

  17. #117
    PC Gamering Smartey Man
    I <3 consoles and gamepads

    Registered: Aug 2007
    Location: New Zealand
    Quote Originally Posted by 5_day_forecast View Post
    I agree - great mod. Just installed it, and it works perfectly in SS2. Well Done!

    Went with 90 for field of view. 100 was a bit too Fish-Eyed for me.
    90 = the default FOV for 4:3, enjoy your horizontally cropped experience.

  18. #118
    Member
    Registered: Feb 2003
    Location: Australia, mate...
    I've been out of the ttlg loop for a while, but this is pretty neat. Particularly considering the accepted consensus of the time was that the dark engine wasn't flexible with its resolutions. (I seem to remember one or more flame wars starting about dark engine resolutions).

    And coming on the back of a nice new Dell 24", combined with DDfix (which I also only just learnt about) I'm going to fire up SS2 for one more run through.

    Well done weak-ling.

  19. #119
    Member
    Registered: Sep 2002
    Location: In my room
    Quote Originally Posted by weak-ling View Post
    This value is in percent, not in degrees, meaning that 100% is always the value that gives you the "right" field of view. This option is for people who like to play with an additional increase in fov. Modifying it results in "zooming" in or out. If you liked the way SS2 looks like on a 4:3 monitor then you should enter 100. The mod automatically takes your resolution into account. If you play in widescreen then you will see the same amount vertically and the horizontal view will be naturally enlarged to account for the widescreen aspect ratio.
    Quote Originally Posted by EvaUnit02 View Post
    90 = the default FOV for 4:3, enjoy your horizontally cropped experience.
    I think I'll trust the author of this mod in this case.

  20. #120
    New Member
    Registered: Jan 2009
    Quote Originally Posted by xerkon View Post
    ya, in fact i just checked and the cracked "shock2.exe" is 2908160
    So this Widescreen mod is promoting people to download the crack version of System Shock 2 instead of using the legit version, which is contradictory to what some of the admins have said..........

  21. #121
    ZylonBane
    Registered: Sep 2000
    Location: ZylonBane
    Quote Originally Posted by The Black Axe View Post
    So this Widescreen mod is promoting people to download the crack version of System Shock 2 instead of using the legit version, which is contradictory to what some of the admins have said..........
    Yes. Shut up.

  22. #122
    Member
    Registered: Dec 2003
    Location: Location, Location
    Quote Originally Posted by The Black Axe View Post
    So this Widescreen mod is promoting people to download the crack version of System Shock 2 instead of using the legit version, which is contradictory to what some of the admins have said..........
    ...did you register just to post that...

  23. #123
    Member
    Registered: Feb 2006
    i got a 22 inch widescreen just recently

    great tool, thx weakling!!

    One question though. im using ddfix of course, vista64+gtx260... the main menu isnt strechted but it doesnt fit the whole screen. it is in 4:3 aspect ratio i guess.

    Is that how its supposed to look like? filling ony the middle of the screen? in game its normal. i have 1680x1050 set with the widescreen mod, in ddfix.ini and in cam.cfg.

    did i miss something?

  24. #124
    ZylonBane
    Registered: Sep 2000
    Location: ZylonBane
    I cannot for the life of me determine what you're complaining about.

  25. #125
    New Member
    Registered: Jan 2009
    Quote Originally Posted by Trance View Post
    ...did you register just to post that...
    I singed up to ask about the reason why the widescreen program didn't like my copy, and that was the reason.

    I wonder, why it was made so?

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