How to run at 1600x900 resolution on a 1920x1080 screen

[Richard Physter]

So yeah as the title says, I am trying to run the game at 1600x900 on a 1920x1080 screen, because my rig is getting old, and it runs at much better frame rates at resolutions lower than 1080p. So i keep running into this problem. When I set the game to 1600x900 and fullscreen I just end up with a 1600x900 window with black bars around it. No matter what I do I cant get the game to get the 1600x900 resolution to fit to the screen. But the most annoying this was this worked fine yesterday before I downloaded the new patch today, and now it does not work.

It will still get literally every other resolution to scale to fit the screen except 1600x900. Does anyone have any idea what went wrong and how to fix it?

[dleeb]

Originally posted by Richard Phister:

So yeah as the title says, I am trying to run the game at 1600x900 on a 1920x1080 screen, because my rig is getting old, and it runs at much better frame rates at resolutions lower than 1080p. So i keep running into this problem. When I set the game to 1600x900 and fullscreen I just end up with a 1600x900 window with black bars around it. No matter what I do I cant get the game to get the 1600x900 resolution to fit to the screen. But the most annoying this was this worked fine yesterday before I downloaded the new patch today, and now it does not work.

It will still get literally every other resolution to scale to fit the screen except 1600x900. Does anyone have any idea what went wrong and how to fix it?

Reduce desktop resolution to 1600x900 and run windowed borderless.

[Richard Physter]

I have tried that, and it runs like crap. Windowed Borderless is kind of crap and Its just not really an option, my frame rate is all over the place when I tried that. And thats more of a way to ignore the problem, not a solution to the problem. Thanks anyways.

[pike]

set 16:9 aspect ratio . then in the graphics card control panel , go to
desktop size and position > scaling . set it to aspect ratio , and do scaling on gpu

[Richard Physter]

Originally posted by pike:

set 16:9 aspect ratio . then in the graphics card control panel , go to
desktop size and position > scaling . set it to aspect ratio , and do scaling on gpu

Umm could you give me a little more instruction on exactly how to do this? I am using a Nvidia GPU so I have the nvidia control panel.

I just dont understand what my graphics card control panel is, and I dont know where to find the desktop size and position option.

[Osten]

R-clik your desktop and click "Nvidia control panel"
click "adjust desktop size and position" on the left
now enable aspect ratio scaling and perform scaling on GPU.

That should do it.

[Richard Physter]

Originally posted by Osten:

R-clik your desktop > click Nvidia controlpannel > click adjust desktop size and position on the left > now enable aspect ratio scaling and perform scaling on GPU.

That should do it.

I promise I am not trying to be thick or anything, but I dont see that option, here is what I see at my nvidia control panel.

http://i.imgur.com/MnN7Cwy.png

I dont see an option for desktop size and position. I am using a gaming laptop that also has a dedicated intel HD card, but I use the Nvidia 680m 4gb GPU for gaming. and as of yesterday I was able to run the game in 1600x900 windowed and then I could alt+enter and it would go to full screen in 1600x900

[Richard Physter]

and under that desktop tab it says "add desktop context menu" "show notification tray icon" "add 'run with graphic processor' to context menu" and "display GPU activity in notification area"

[Richard Physter]

Bump. This is aggravating, please help.

[☢ GoldFish (SVK) ☢]

I think you actually have to have the game itself fired up when choosing an aspect ratio/scaling options.
And, if the options are not there for NVidia control panel, I think it might be possible that this could be done via Intel control panel. Run the game in fullscreen, set the desired resolution, alt+tab out of it, ctr+alt+F11, change it to stretch or whatever and try going back into the application. Maybe it'll work, who knows :)

[Osten]

Do you have a nvidia tray icon, next to the clock (bottom right)?
Or just go to the startmenu and type nvidia in the search field.

[Richard Physter]

yeah i do

[Osten]

Well click it then and open control panel.
Then do the steps I mentioned.

[Richard Physter]

I did, I do understand the steps. But I do not have a adjust desktop size and position option or icon, and I cannot find an option for aspect ratio scaling anywhere that i could think to look that hasnt been mentioned.

[Osten]

The problem seems to be that it's a laptop.
I didn't see the image you uploaded before now, sorry.
On a stationary there are loads more options on the control panel.

I'd recommend doing a google search on your speciffic laptop and check
what resolutions it supports and if there are any other people with similar issues.

Sorry I couldn't be of any help.
Good luck.

[Richard Physter]

Its ok, thanks for trying. Yeah I am finding a couple of other people posting from today with the same problem on laptops. It seems to be a laptop thing, and especially from todays patch. I have submitted a ticket with R*, so maybe i will get help, and even more hopefully it will be something they try to address in yet another patch.