Ultrawide

[♠Barney]

Are there any ultrawide monitor players? I suppose the game doesnt support 21:9 and iil have to use some software or do something else to make it work, will i get banned for it?

[Call Sign: Raven]

There are people on here that have said they were banned for using graphics mods, so I would assume using a 3rd party program for UW would flag a ban as well.

[♠Barney]

Originally posted by Harrison Ford:

There are people on here that have said they were banned for using graphics mods, so I would assume using a 3rd party program for UW would flag a ban as well.

Damn that sucks

[JellyPuff]

You can use Flawless Widescreen[www.flawlesswidescreen.org] and no, you will not get softbanned for using it. In fact, you can safely use all kinds of graphic's API injector type tools, like ReShade, iGP11 (for texture mods, made for DS3, but works with DS2) or tools, that force the game to run in a borderless fullscreen window.

[Call Sign: Raven]

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

You can use Flawless Widescreen[www.flawlesswidescreen.org] and no, you will not get softbanned for using it. In fact, you can safely use all kinds of graphic's API injector type tools, like ReShade, iGP11 (for texture mods, made for DS3, but works with DS2) or tools, that force the game to run in a borderless fullscreen window.

Don't take candy from strangers.

[JellyPuff]

Originally posted by Harrison Ford:

Don't take candy from strangers.

This only applies, if you download a drag & drop mod of unknown origin or if you can't be sure, if it modifies more than it claims to.
The softban system of soulsgames only cares about impossible stats on characters (SM/SL don't match, key items, before it would be possible) and wether or not "params" have been changed, which range from weapon stats to merchant inventories, damage formulas or all kinds of gameplay-related properties and values. DS2 is blissfully unaware of purely cosmetic modifications or graphic's API calls made by other programs.

Like many people, i used Borderless Gaming, ReShade and even directly modded textures via UXM in the past without issues. I'm also using RivaTuner for it's OSD for 10+ years.

[♠Barney]

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

You can use Flawless Widescreen[www.flawlesswidescreen.org] and no, you will not get softbanned for using it. In fact, you can safely use all kinds of graphic's API injector type tools, like ReShade, iGP11 (for texture mods, made for DS3, but works with DS2) or tools, that force the game to run in a borderless fullscreen window.

I tried it but it doesnt work, people on youtube comments under video with this and ds2 have the same problem, its zoomed like 3 times and i can only see 1/3 of the game

[JellyPuff]

Originally posted by ♠Barney:

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

You can use Flawless Widescreen[www.flawlesswidescreen.org] and no, you will not get softbanned for using it. In fact, you can safely use all kinds of graphic's API injector type tools, like ReShade, iGP11 (for texture mods, made for DS3, but works with DS2) or tools, that force the game to run in a borderless fullscreen window.

I tried it but it doesnt work, people on youtube comments under video with this and ds2 have the same problem, its zoomed like 3 times and i can only see 1/3 of the game

Have you tried windowed mode? I've read something about letting Flawless Widescreen do the fullscreen. If it doesn't have that feature, you can try force a borderless fullscreen window, by going into windowed-mode and manually enter the X and Y position of the game's window inside a file, called "userconfig.properties", that's located next to "DarkSoulsII.exe". It's going to require some trial&error, though.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2486665446

A more "convenient" way, is to use a tool, like "Borderless Gaming" (>free version<[github.com], latest version can be bought on Steam for a few bucks) or "Special K"[www.pcgamingwiki.com]. I put convenient in quotations, because now you'd need two tools.

Come to think of it, if the game doesn't stretch it's image in windowed mode for UW resolutions, you may be able to just get UW working, by forcing a borderless window, without Flawless Widescreen.

[nomorevideos]

Originally posted by ♠Barney:

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

You can use Flawless Widescreen[www.flawlesswidescreen.org] and no, you will not get softbanned for using it. In fact, you can safely use all kinds of graphic's API injector type tools, like ReShade, iGP11 (for texture mods, made for DS3, but works with DS2) or tools, that force the game to run in a borderless fullscreen window.

I tried it but it doesnt work, people on youtube comments under video with this and ds2 have the same problem, its zoomed like 3 times and i can only see 1/3 of the game

Any programs that could interfere with it? I used it ages ago and had no problems with it. Ignore the fact it's 96:9 instead of regular triple monitor, I was messing around and for some reason never uploaded a normal screenshot.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1973065002

The only thing I could think of is that.. maybe the updated exe is causing issues? Really depends on how much was changed and where. If it's recent comments complaining about the issue, it may be the exe. If it's old comments, likely some random program or messed up config that hinders it from working. Make sure nothing is interfering with the game and try different window modes, like try both fullscreen and windowed/borderless. User Borderless Gaming for a borderless windowed mode. Also, you likely.. maybe.. still have to use nvidia surround to get it working at all. As in, have 1 big monitor virtually. If you don't enable surround it may just not work.

Edit: Also I am stupid, OP has a 21:9 monitor, not multi-monitor. Either way.

[nomorevideos]

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

Originally posted by ♠Barney:

I tried it but it doesnt work, people on youtube comments under video with this and ds2 have the same problem, its zoomed like 3 times and i can only see 1/3 of the game

you may be able to just get UW working, by forcing a borderless window, without Flawless Widescreen.

That works for some games, yeah. It works for Little Witch Nobeta for example.

[♠Barney]

Originally posted by JellyPuff:

Originally posted by ♠Barney:

I tried it but it doesnt work, people on youtube comments under video with this and ds2 have the same problem, its zoomed like 3 times and i can only see 1/3 of the game

Have you tried windowed mode? I've read something about letting Flawless Widescreen do the fullscreen. If it doesn't have that feature, you can try force a borderless fullscreen window, by going into windowed-mode and manually enter the X and Y position of the game's window inside a file, called "userconfig.properties", that's located next to "DarkSoulsII.exe". It's going to require some trial&error, though.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2486665446

A more "convenient" way, is to use a tool, like "Borderless Gaming" (>free version<[github.com], latest version can be bought on Steam for a few bucks) or "Special K"[www.pcgamingwiki.com]. I put convenient in quotations, because now you'd need two tools.

Come to think of it, if the game doesn't stretch it's image in windowed mode for UW resolutions, you may be able to just get UW working, by forcing a borderless window, without Flawless Widescreen.

Okay thanks, got it working with borderless gaming, UI is a bit stretched but it will have to do.

[♠Barney]

Originally posted by nomorevideos:

Originally posted by ♠Barney:

I tried it but it doesnt work, people on youtube comments under video with this and ds2 have the same problem, its zoomed like 3 times and i can only see 1/3 of the game

Any programs that could interfere with it? I used it ages ago and had no problems with it. Ignore the fact it's 96:9 instead of regular triple monitor, I was messing around and for some reason never uploaded a normal screenshot.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1973065002

The only thing I could think of is that.. maybe the updated exe is causing issues? Really depends on how much was changed and where. If it's recent comments complaining about the issue, it may be the exe. If it's old comments, likely some random program or messed up config that hinders it from working. Make sure nothing is interfering with the game and try different window modes, like try both fullscreen and windowed/borderless. User Borderless Gaming for a borderless windowed mode. Also, you likely.. maybe.. still have to use nvidia surround to get it working at all. As in, have 1 big monitor virtually. If you don't enable surround it may just not work.

Edit: Also I am stupid, OP has a 21:9 monitor, not multi-monitor. Either way.

Lmao thats a huge screenshot

[nomorevideos]

Originally posted by ♠Barney:

Originally posted by nomorevideos:

Any programs that could interfere with it? I used it ages ago and had no problems with it. Ignore the fact it's 96:9 instead of regular triple monitor, I was messing around and for some reason never uploaded a normal screenshot.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1973065002

The only thing I could think of is that.. maybe the updated exe is causing issues? Really depends on how much was changed and where. If it's recent comments complaining about the issue, it may be the exe. If it's old comments, likely some random program or messed up config that hinders it from working. Make sure nothing is interfering with the game and try different window modes, like try both fullscreen and windowed/borderless. User Borderless Gaming for a borderless windowed mode. Also, you likely.. maybe.. still have to use nvidia surround to get it working at all. As in, have 1 big monitor virtually. If you don't enable surround it may just not work.

Edit: Also I am stupid, OP has a 21:9 monitor, not multi-monitor. Either way.

Lmao thats a huge screenshot

I have a few even wider ones. No clue why I didn't save a normal 48:9 screenshot though. I only have these wacky ones for some reason.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1973065356
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1973065391

These are 192:9.