Newbie needs some answers please

[Reggie Mental]

Oh fruitbat, its a 64 bit machine.

Should 'ColourBits=32' be changed to 'ColourBits=64' ?

[brando]

Originally Posted by Reggie Mental

Oh fruitbat, its a 64 bit machine.

Should 'ColourBits=32' be changed to 'ColourBits=64' ?

A definite NO to that.

The missing link here is to do with changes to the conf.ini file.

Once you have set up your screen resolution in conf, accessing the in-game menu will cause the res setting to revert to the previous setting.

You need to get all the setting up done before you edit the conf file, and/ or learn to set up everything by this form of manual editing.

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[Reggie Mental]

Sorry I don't get it. Do you mean run the game in its current setup, then minimize it and edit the conf file?

When I look at the conf file, it is showing a higher res, ie; 1920x1080. The game is unaffected/no improvement.

[fruitbat]

As Brando says.

i've not used the il2 setup program for over 6 years, all it does is change the setting in the conf.ini via a gui. I just manually change them in the conf.ini. re running the il2setup knocks out any custom res changes you've made.

there are also many settings that you can only change via the conf.ini, and not through the setup.

set to opengl with the il2setup with stencil buffer on, then don't use it anymore.

then change the stuff in the conf.ini and save, and then start the game, and viola., res changed. you won't get the widescreen till your flying, GUI will still be in 4:3.

to get perfect mode, in the game then go to hardware settings, select custom, and under landscape select perfect to get perfect mode.

Also as brando says, do NOT change to 64bit (i to have a 64 bit system)

I've just checked M4T and its up, that link i gave you takes you straight to the patch download page if your logged in.

for the record, il2 runs fine on vista with no issues, i'm running vista64.

[Reggie Mental]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

As Brando says.

i've not used the il2 setup program for over 6 years, all it does is change the setting in the conf.ini via a gui. I just manually change them in the conf.ini. re running the il2setup knocks out any custom res changes you've made.

there are also many settings that you can only change via the conf.ini, and not through the setup.

set to opengl with the il2setup with stencil buffer on, then don't use it anymore.

then change the stuff in the conf.ini and save, and then start the game, and viola., res changed. you won't get the widescreen till your flying, GUI will still be in 4:3.

to get perfect mode, in the game then go to hardware settings, select custom, and under landscape select perfect to get perfect mode.

Also as brando says, do NOT change to 64bit (i to have a 64 bit system)

I've just checked M4T and its up, that link i gave you takes you straight to the patch download page if your logged in.

for the record, il2 runs fine on vista with no issues, i'm running vista64.

I'm tearing my hair out now...

Found perfect landscape option, but it isnt perfect at all. Black sky, no detail

Game still running in 1280x etc; and no change. Should I see 1920x1080x32 come up in the selection of resolutions? Well, it still doesn't. The conf files have been edited and both show 1920x1080. The game still luanches in 1280.

The user screens are devoid of any lettering and are just squares, but they co0me back when I drop the landscape to Excellent from perfect.

I've restarted the PC. Lauched the game. No change to res. Still 1280.

I'm beginning to think a complete uninstall followed by a re-install is the only way forward.

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Reggie Mental

I'm tearing my hair out now...

Found perfect landscape option, but it isnt perfect at all. Black sky, no detail

Game still running in 1280x etc; and no change. Should I see 1920x1080x32 come up in the selection of resolutions? Well, it still doesn't. The conf files have been edited and both show 1920x1080. The game still luanches in 1280.

The user screens are devoid of any lettering and are just squares, but they co0me back when I drop the landscape to Excellent from perfect.

I've restarted the PC. Lauched the game. No change to res. Still 1280.

I'm beginning to think a complete uninstall followed by a re-install is the only way forward.

search the forum for "perfect, landscape, black, sky" and you will find threads that might help you.

[fruitbat]

re the perfect mode stuff, its an ati issue. i'm nvidia so not my expertise. as suggested use the search, its a well known problem and can be fixed.

re the resolution, no you will not see it in any menu, it willl just boot up in that res, once you've changed the conf.ini and started the game. Thats it, no further action is necessary. do not change the res in game, do not use the il2 setup after the conf.ini changes.

[window]
width=1920
height=1200
ColourBits=32
DepthBits=24
StencilBits=8
ChangeScreenRes=1
FullScreen=1
DrawIfNotFocused=0
EnableResize=0
EnableClose=1
SaveAspect=0
Use3Renders=0

make sure ChangeScreenRes=1, in fact just copy all those settings, with your res.

[Reggie Mental]

Ah....

Yours : SaveAspect=0

mine : SaveAspect=1

Will try that now

everything else is the same.