DromEd: How to set a custom widescreen resolution

[EnYB0La]

Here, I'm going to share a small trick to let you set a custom widescreen resolution in DromEd. Mine has a size of 1900x980.




The trick

You have to edit three files:

cam_ext.cfg

- Add user_mode1 1900 980 et line 88

dromed.cfg

- Add edit_screen_size 1900,980 at line 44
- Comment edit_screen_depth 16 at line 108
- Uncomment editor_disable_gdi at line 226
- Uncomment edit_screen_depth 32 at line 227

user.cfg

- Comment edit_screen_size 800,600 at line 23


Important

editor_disable_gdi is optional. edit_screen_depth 32 is necessary to be able to use custom widescreen resolutions (16 for SW mode [not compatible], 32 for HW mode [compatible]).

[Yandros]

Thank you! I will be playing around with this tonight. I've only ever used native resolutions for Dromed.

[voodoo47]

pretty sure that all you have to do after patching up with TP is to set the resolution in user.cfg.

[EnYB0La]

pretty sure that all you have to do after patching up with TP is to set the resolution in user.cfg.

I thought the same but it never worked for me. I have to do what I explained in my OP. :/

[LarryG]

Also - in your dromed.cfg try:

;bigger font
gui_font intrface/textfont

; desired height (pixels) of GFH/bottom area in editor, value may also be a negative number to define a
; percentage based relative height (-50 would be half the window, 50%)
gfh_height 150

; max width of command terminal (if there is free space to make it wider)
gfh_max_cmd_width 410

; number of decimal places displayed in GFH coordinate entry boxes, a value 2 to 8 (default is 2)
gfh_coord_decimals 4

; alternative texture PnP layout (allows a taller texture thumbnail)
texture_pnp_layout 1

; status bar height, a value between 16 and 64 (default is 16), usually only needed when using custom font
status_height 24

; display XYZ info for the current mouse cursor position in a 2D viewport
show_mouse_xyz

; display current camera coordinates
show_camera_xyz

; increase display precision in the dialogs
sdesc_decimals 5

[Daraan]

The real trick is that you can pump up your resolutions even higher as long as define an aspect ratio in cam_ext.cfg
You just need a calculator and remember your fractions

user_mode1 1908 1392 32 11 8

For me perfect 2560*1440 nearly maximum height with space for monolog and the texture palette on the side.

[PinkDot]

Dromed - this software just never ceases to amaze me!

[Unna Oertdottir]

4k resolution would be

user_mode1 3780 2100 32 9 5

[Karras35]

The real trick is that you can pump up your resolutions even higher as long as define an aspect ratio in cam_ext.cfg
You just need a calculator and remember your fractions

user_mode1 1908 1392 32 11 8

For me perfect 2560*1440 nearly maximum height with space for monolog and the texture palette on the side.

Merci !