is there any way to imput custom resolutions?

[Stonewool Jackson]

so i was still having issues with the game, though i got a better framerate and it seemed to run reasonably smooth, my mouse traced in the game and even in the menu, which is a no-go for me in games.

so i resorted to lowering the resolution, which i absolutely hate, since my screen is even only 1366-768 to begin with, but whatev.

point being that i now have to deal with the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen, which is rather unpleasant too, but the resolution option only allow my horizontal to be 800-600 or they both have to be higher

is there a way i can set it to 800, but still keep the ratio normal?

[PAT]

Hi,

1366x768 has a ratio of almost 16:9, 800x600 has a ratio of 4:3, that's why you get those black bars to fill your screen. The thing is that 1366x768 is a so called WXGA resolution so the value the game uses for aspect ratio is a bit different than other, true 16:9 resolutions.

If you don't want black bars you either have to stretch the image, through Nvidia Control Panel or AMD Catalyst Control Center/Vision Center, or pick another lower resolution that also has a 16:9 ratio(use 16:9 to keep things simple).

You can go to this folder: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\PAYDAY 2
(Make sure your system shows hidden files and folders.)
And here open this file: renderer_settings.xml with a text-editor.

Look up "resolution" and "aspect-ratio" and try one of the following values.

For resolution:
resolution="640 360"
or
resolution="864 486"
or
resolution="960 540"

With one of these resolutions use this for aspect-ratio:
aspect_ratio="1.77778"

While we are here also replace this line:
refresh_rate="60"
with
refresh_rate="30"
or
refresh_rate="29"

Now save the document and quit.

Right click renderer_settings.xml, click Properties and check the box next to Read-only. This way the changes you have made will override your in-game settings.

REMEMBER: I am not sure if these settings are supported by Payday 2 and you might crash, if this happens, simply revert the changes you have made or delete renderer_settings.xml. The game will create a new version when you restart it.
If you try to make changes in the options menu, you WILL crash if renderer_settings.xml is set to read-only.

Hope this helps in any way.

Good luck.

[PAT]

Btw, have you tried this mod? It can do wonders for people with (mouse)lag.
EDIT: sorry, I posted the wrong link: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=183841516 That's the right one.

[Stonewool Jackson]

Originally posted by Harmonica:

Btw, have you tried this mod? It can do wonders for people with (mouse)lag.
EDIT: sorry, I posted the wrong link: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=183841516 That's the right one.

yes, i'm using that already

Originally posted by Harmonica:

lots of text

i already set the frame cap to 30 in-game, does it make a difference to also do it in those files?

i'll check out the resolution files though, thanks

[PAT]

If the framerate is already capped at 30fps in the game settings, it's set to '30' in the config file as well. So you probably won't have to change that, but try it if it's still set to '60'.

Good luck

[WuvGun the Bent]

Also, OP, tell us your system specs as well, not just the video resolution. Will be a lot easier to help you out.

[Stonewool Jackson]

Originally posted by p$ycHoDaD:

Also, OP, tell us your system specs as well, not just the video resolution. Will be a lot easier to help you out.

http://grab.by/AVKO

[WuvGun the Bent]

Oh...there were tricks that sometimes worked with that, but not sure if they are still applicable. I know it was from a different game. Maybe someone else remembers.

[Stonewool Jackson]

Originally posted by p$ycHoDaD:

Oh...there were tricks that sometimes worked with that, but not sure if they are still applicable. I know it was from a different game. Maybe someone else remembers.

>that

APUs?