[GUIDE] Widescreen fix

[Winter]

Hi there,

I used to play this wonderful game when I was a kid. I know many people experience some issues when using FullHD monitors. The game doesn't support 16:9 aspect ratio by default but there's some fix available.

1. Go to http://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide
2. Download the application and install it.
3. After installation run the configurator of the program.

Screen resolution should be the same as your native resolution.
Aspect ratio should be set to Fit to screen, otherwise you get black bars on the left and right.
The rest doesn't matter.

Don't forgot to set the video renderer to Glide in the game's configuration!

Voila! No more F2 Construction crash. The image is stretched a bit but the game works flawlessly.

Enjoy the game just like I did long time ago!

[diego96]

Would be so awesome if it wasn't stretched.

This game really needs a remaster of sorts.

[Winter]

Definitely. Unfortunately the dev doesn't exist anymore AFAIK.

[von Mistont]

Works like a charm, 21:9 desktop resolution 2560:1080 and no F1 crash, a bit stretched but beats 1280:1024! It's also a great fix for 1920:1080 and without stretching.
Thank you.
This thread should be sticky.

[diego96]

a "bit" is more of an understatement

https://i.imgur.com/2aJyBIP.jpg

[diego96]

For anyone that reads this, try 1400x1050 if you want the highest 4:3 resolution on 1080p monitors OR 1680x1050 if you are okay with a somewhat zoomed-in 16:10 without stretching.

I think those are the best resolutions I tested so far. It's only 16:9 that is streched.

Unfortunately, they are only available on Direct3D.

[Perahoky]

Hi!

i've dioscovered the following:
Setting a 1920x1080 in dgVoodo and a non 16:9 resolution in Earth2150's setup.exe works. The wrapper forces the game to a real 1080p and the construction menu works, because the games thinks its another resolution and uses this different values to create the construction menu.

Run the game with disabled visual desktop enhancements (compatibility option) and windows xp 2 mode and everything works very vell.

[Winter]

Originally posted by von_mistont:

Works like a charm, 21:9 desktop resolution 2560:1080 and no F1 crash, a bit stretched but beats 1280:1024! It's also a great fix for 1920:1080 and without stretching.
Thank you.
This thread should be sticky.

What settings did you use to get it work? I just bought a 21:9 aspect ratio monitor and the game's way too stretched.

[clop1000]

Originally posted by Perahoky:

Hi!

i've dioscovered the following:
Setting a 1920x1080 in dgVoodo and a non 16:9 resolution in Earth2150's setup.exe works. The wrapper forces the game to a real 1080p and the construction menu works, because the games thinks its another resolution and uses this different values to create the construction menu.

Run the game with disabled visual desktop enhancements (compatibility option) and windows xp 2 mode and everything works very vell.

But is it stretched or real widescreen without any distortions?

[Holybrake]

This fix isn't a fix, really - it is just an image stretching, the same image can be easily obtained by a video driver control panel e.g. NVIDIA control panel.
Moreover - the video driver control panel allows us to turn on AA, Anisotropic filtering, etc.

I have experimented with custom resolutions for 1080p on my laptop with nVidia Optimus, so the resolution and scaling control was performed by Intel HD drivers:

Maximum resolution without a crash: 1768x1080 (A bit wider than 16:10)
Maximum resolution while construction center infobox is fully readable: 1704x1080 (a bit narrower than 16:10)

[)Too fat 4 YOU(]

thank you so much, i know it isn't a fix, but for people like me that doesn't have anybody to help me play my 2 decades old game with a real fix, this is something, and i just hope the same creators of the software are somehow able to effectvely transform the 4:3 aspect ratio to an legit 16:9 ratio, thank you so much, this is way much better than the useless criticism and alternative that the HOLYBRAKE guy is giving me in this comment section, thank you!!!

[diego96]

Originally posted by i did a big poo poo:

thank you so much, this is way much better than the useless criticism and alternative that the HOLYBRAKE guy is giving me in this comment section, thank you!!!

Unfortunately, you had the bad luck of having a PC incompatible with the default D3D renderer, something Holybrake wasn't expecting.

The NGlide method has limited resolution support, a few graphic glitches and very hard-to-improve visuals.

In my case I heavily recommend using dgVoodoo2 instead since it's frequently more friendly with modern PCs. It's just a drag and drop installation essentially and has some extra stuff:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1908815686

Holybrake is currently working on a new interface with 16:9 support so give him a break, please. So far he made a new 16:10 interface with bugfixes and it's GREAT. It's in the guide above.

[Holybrake]

Originally posted by diego96:

Holybrake is currently working on a new interface with 16:9 support so give him a break, please.

Unfortunately, it looks that 16:9 interface having the readable texts in the all dialogs isn't possible.

[nutzeeer]

Hi! A widescreen fix is available to download under https://wiki.insideearth.info/wiki/E2150_-_Applications
The first three downloads in the list together with the fan update the moon project to version 2.2 enhance the experience. The research crash is fixed and there is no stretching.
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[diego96]

Originally posted by nutzeeer:

Hi! A widescreen fix is available to download under https://wiki.insideearth.info/wiki/E2150_-_Applications
The first three downloads in the list together with the fan update the moon project to version 2.2 enhance the experience. The research crash is fixed and there is no stretching.

How did I not notice this sooner? I'll try it.
Will go perfect with an update I'm working on

[nutzeeer]

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