Age of Pirates 2

[Philippe_at_bay]

Playing Sea Dogs: To Each His Own has made me remember how good Age of Pirates 2 actually is.

Are there any plans to bring AOP2 to Steam, and would a Steam version include support for modern monitors as well as a fix for the Tenochtitlan bug (which was fixed in an unofficial patch).

[LHookins]

I can't believe some of the stuff I'm reading about this problem.

I tried a variety of random resolutions in windowed mode, and I think other people should try it too. You'll be surprised at the results, and what changes make a difference and what ones don't.

The reason full screen shows your character's feet is that the image is compressed top to bottom. And that is why your compass isn't round. The distortion is so bad I can't play with it. You wanna use full screen, you live with the distortion, until you begin to think it looks natural.

If something's actually getting cut off at the top or bottom, then reduce the height of the screen. Don't ask, just try it and see, and adjust it until the picture looks right, if it ever does. The actual number doesn't matter, only the results. It almost certainly won't be the height of your monitor.

For that matter, try a few random numbers for the resolution. As long as they're within reasonable limits, it may eventually produce an image you like.

If the circles aren't round, you're on your own. They're round in windowed mode with an aspectratio of 1.0. Play with the numbers in the aspectratio as I described above, it *might* work.

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[LHookins]

Sir Henry, try changing the height in engine.ini. If it's 1440, try 1200. Try 1000. Heck, try 2000. See what it changes. You'll find one you like, even if it's not the actual height of your screen. It's just a number anyway, and even 1440 is wrong if the screen doesn't look right.

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[LHookins]

I got a dollar says you didn't try what I just suggested. The width will match your monitor, but the height won't.

A generic "I tried everything" doesn't mean you tried anything whatsoever. And to me, "black bars" means several horizontal black bars running across the screen, which is why I didn't bother answering you right away.

And while you're sitting there thinking that what I've suggested is too much effort, keep in mind that I took time away from playing the game to try each and every one of them myself, including the time necessary to think them up and then document them for you.

I don't have any objection to you playing in full screen.

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[LHookins]

1. Your English is fine. That's not the problem here. I know how difficult it can be to express yourself in a foreign language, but you have to make sure you're giving enough information.

2. You knew what you meant by black bars. I did not. Once I figured it out, I had some idea what the problem was.

While I'd like to see this problem resolved, I'll respect your wishes. Maybe something in this thread will help someone else some day.

And besides, I found out how to turn the crosshairs off. That's worth a lot. :)

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