Ultrawide Support (21:9, 32:9, etc.)

[S I L E N C E R]

For my Ultrawide/Super-wide friends:

1. FLAWLESS WIDESCREEN:

https://flawlesswidescreen.org/

2. PCGAMINGWIKI:

https://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home

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ALSO:

Starfield Ultrawide Support Thread

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1716740/discussions/0/4780013756259356992/



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Good Evening All,

This is an open letter to the developers themselves :)

How Ultrawide Support is PROPERLY Implemented.

SOURCE: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Glossary:Scaling

PROPER implementation of this support stretches the viewable area as large as possible while maintaining aspect ratio, then increases the field of view to fit the screen resolution, allowing more of the game world to be visible. Some games may only increase the field of view horizontally (Hor+) or vertically (Vert+). The most optimal, and preferred, scaling behaviors are Expand Aspect Ratio (Hor+/Vert+) for modern high definition games, and Pixel-perfect for games that focus on lower resolutions or retro-based art styles.

With proper implementation, a game designed for 16:9 will show more of the game world when played on a 21:9 (Hor+) monitor without losing any of the “reference” field of view it would have on a 16:9 monitor.

Atleast *4,800,000* (4.00%) of All Steam users are on an Ultrawide screen resolution.

SOURCE: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

That's more people using Ultrawide (monitors) than those who are on 4K (monitors).
I myself own a 3440x1440 monitor and unfortunately many developers have flat-out not supported these ratios (21:9, 32:9) either at all or as a badly implemented after-thought. My question - Could the Dev team PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE implement full *NATIVE* Ultrawide Monitor support and everything that entails (User Interface, etc.)?

So many Ultrawide users in the community feel like they are either an afterthought or not considered part of the target audience.

With so many games being developed to the typical 1920x1080 / 16:9 and all others depending on a code-savvy member of the community to "FIX" this oversight for the rest of the community, it is very frustrating to see the same old problem surfacing in NEW games.

Ultrawide monitor ratios have been supported for over 17 years already.

It's time to get serious about this. Half-Life 2 (2004) had full native support for all monitor ratios and ultrawide screen resolutions. This has been supported for over 17 years already from both big-budget studios and even tiny, 3-person development teams over the last 2 decades. It was supported natively, even back in an era when 1080p wasn't the common resolution for the masses.

Myself and MANY other people would be grateful to you all if you provided full NATIVE support for other monitor ratios besides the common 16:9 ratio. Your games would LITERALLY reach a wider audience. There is truly no reason Ultrawide screen support should ever be unaccounted-for in a game's development cycle, especially when it directly results in a loss of profit by excluding a VIABLE audience willing to pay for your product. Thank you so much for your time :smile:

Very Respectfully,
~ S I L E N C E R



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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Bury Tomorrow:

Just one thing: Being a small team is no excuse nowadays. I've seen 1 man dev team properly implement 21:9 in their games. FROM games are super easily modified. We all know require literally one minute of hex editing 1/2 values.

There is literally no way FROM aren't choosing not to support it. They are aware of its existence, they are well aware of their community's interest in it title after title, yet they decide not to officially implement it. They've got 4 major titles in the pc market, one of those just got 21:9 because it got "remastered" by a different studio. Otherwise it would have been the same story. They even take enough time to tell you "we ain't gonna roll with you guys, yet again, for the fifth time".

So yeah, they know, and they don't care. They never cared. I love FROM's work but as much as I can praise the highs, I can and will criticize their lows and ask them to be addressed, just like this one.

Edit: I want to add that I agree with them being a close minded studio. And there lies the answer. They do know it exists, they do know we want it, they do know how to do it. They specifically choose not to do it. They don't need to tell you they don't - Even when they have said it already.

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Helpful Resources:

1: Send Bandai Namco an Email — so you can request support:

https://service-en.bandainamcoent.eu/app/ask/p/7916
(No need for an account or login --- just send them an email through their site);

-CATEGORY: "ELDEN RING"
-TOPIC: "PRODUCTS -> FEEDBACK & BUG"
-SUBJECT: "Ultrawide Support (21:9, 32:9, etc.)"
-TOPIC: "PRODUCTS -> FEEDBACK & BUG"
-QUESTION: "Copy and Paste this POST (The Letter portion) and put your signature (instead of mine)"

2: Open a Support Ticket on Bandai Namco's regional support site:

https://support.bandainamcoent.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
(So you can tell them the game has broken/incomplete PC support and that properly supporting ultrawide resolutions is critical to your purchasing decision)

3: FromSoft — Opinions and Requests FORM:

https://www2.fromsoftware.jp/p/main/inquiry/Title/
(Use Google Translate to translate the page and write the request)

4: Here's a Petition you can sign:

https://chng.it/xXy9KdBqWX

5: Also on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/sr3pwn/ultrawide_support_219_329_etc/

[Castor Troy]

3840x1600 ultrawide support is absolutely necessary. Please From, we need you now more than ever.

[DesertPunk]

I mean at this day and age, this is just a joke... It looks like ♥♥♥♥ on my 35" widescreen with the fullscreen option on 3440x1440 :( Just sad...

[DaemonX_HUN]

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[Zenobox]

the game work in 21-9 on 2560x1440

[Ashar]

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[Al Capone]

I'm going to refund and play it on console instead.. That's complete crap. They won't even allow you to modify the hex values to get 21:9...

[Blackworms]

Dude you cannot even go offline. I see ghosts, messages and bloodstains everywhere even if I choose Offline mod and No Matchmaking.

Easy Anti Cheat forces itself whenever you launch the game and if you don't have a connection it doesn't even launch. WTF? Are we not able play Offline at all? What kind of a sick joke is this?

[Serious Secare]

DS3 had ultrawide support

[Metzli]

Signing this petition. Also refunding until they patch in ultrawide. Or someone in the community makes a good solution. IE The UI works properly and cutscenes aren't broken, like most UW hacks end up doing.

[DaemonX_HUN]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Zenobox:

the game work in 21-9 on 2560x1440

That's not even a 21:9 resolution.

[A D L]

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[A D L]

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[A D L]

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[Arokhantos]

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[Serius_Sim]

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