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Oct 29, 2012 @ 2:41pm

Resolution

Is there any way to change in-game resolution? The game is absolutely great, i've played it on my iphone, but on the pc it's like minecraft or something. 1280x1024 plz. Any ideas?

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Krakn3dfx

Oct 29, 2012 @ 6:28pm

Yeah, this sucks, I've asked Popcap employees on Twitter several times about adding resolutions and widescreen support, but never get a response. It's pretty disgusting the lack of support for this game compared to the love it gets on other platforms.

Heef

Oct 30, 2012 @ 9:38pm

The settings are in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Plants Vs Zombies\properties\partner.xml

unfortunately there is a file called C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Plants Vs Zombies\properties\partner.xml.sig which contains a hash specific to the partner.xml file in your folder.

If you edit the partner.xml you receive a sig error, if you remove the sig you get a sig error.

I have tested the following checksums, and none of them match the contents of the .sig file

ADLER32
CRC32
MD2
MD4
MD5
SHA1
SHA256
SHA384
SHA512
RIPEMD128
RIPEMD160
TIGER128
TIGER160
TIGER192
GOST

So... the game is doing a checksum check against the file using an uncommon hash algorithm (possibly proprietary) and without reverse engineering the hash I can't see a way to get steam to overlook the difference and launch it with a custom height and width.

The real question is, "why?" personally I am inclined to believe it is because Plants Vs. Zombies in Widescreen triggers the ACTUAL Zombie Apocalypse (or maybe it just breaks the game, but hey - why take the chance?).

Last edited by Heef; Oct 30, 2012 @ 9:46pm

Axen

Oct 31, 2012 @ 12:21pm

Something definitely needs to be done about the resolution. I bought this game today and the res made me cry.

Heef

Oct 31, 2012 @ 8:29pm

Blame PopCap, their games are mostly ports from Flash, so a lot of the issues that occur are due to little effort being put into re-engineering them into PC games. Look for better support in the PvZ2 release. I have to say though, that I enjoy the game a LOT more in windowed mode than in full-screen, so there's always that to try.

PvZ2: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/20/plants-vs-zombies-2-announced/

Last edited by Heef; Oct 31, 2012 @ 8:38pm

Drivol

Oct 31, 2012 @ 8:40pm

Turning off your 3D acceleration option while utilizing full screen in game definitely improves the overall visual quality of the game. The disadvantage is that your Steam overlay will not pop up with shift-tab, but you still can receive achievements. By right clicking on your game in the library and going under properties, make sure you enable steam community in-game under the general tab. Then under the updates tab enable Steam Cloud synchronization, so it will save your game once you are done playing and unlock your rewards. It's not as nice as the HD version available on phones, but better than the default jag nasty when you first start the game.