Higher Resolution Than 800x600?

[sunspot42]

Is there any way to get this game to run at a resolution higher than 800x600 on Win 10?

[sunspot42]

Nevermind - figured it out. Setup cfg.exe so that it runs in compatibilty mode for Win XP Service Pack 3, and make sure you've installed the legacy Direct Play or whatever it is from Win 10 Windows Features, Legacy Components. Then it'll work with your machine's video drivers and display at 1280*1024. Which is still pretty low-res, but better than 800x600.

[svzurich]

First go into the Go into config.exe and select Software mode and 800x600. Then install the Direct Play from Control Panel's Programs section. Lastly find SFC.ini and add the Width=1920 Height=1080 under the [3D] entry. Works like a charm.

[RobertLeon777]

That does not work. What about that HD patch mentioned elsewhere? Does it actually work?

[svzurich]

https://hotandspicyforums.com/sfc-1-hd-patch-t24716.html

[Jaded]

yes use the HD patch as above

[RobertLeon777]

It worked perfectly. Thank you.

[RobertLeon777]

Interesting. Today I've noticed that the Windows 10 Guide is no longer showing up under 'Guides', and when I tried to leave a review, it wouldn't take it because it said I had played less than 5 minutes on the game. So, evidently then, applying the fixes does make the game work for Windows 10, but even though I play it from Steam, somehow Steam doesn't recognize it as being played, and I'm taking it that Steam doesn't like it when users figure out how to make a game work when Steam says it doesn't work?

[RobertLeon777]

Oh. Wait. Now it's there again. That is cool indeed.

In any event. The guide works. The patch works. And it's just fun to play again.

[Jaded]

You should consider sfc2op, you can get a digital copy from dynaverse.net market if interested

[jefflpearsonii]

The above patch also works for PROTON on Ubuntu and I would add SFC2OP is the best of the series Firesouls's OP+ ship models look great. Does anyone know if those medels can be imported into SCF1 or where to get better ship models

[Gog]

Hello, just for the record I managed to get this running at max framerate using this HD patch.

I had to combo it with "dgvoodoo wrapper" to fix the frame rate. Now I'm getting silky smooth 160+ frame rate. While before it was only running at 40

I also had to tweak the "sfc.ini" and turn both Mouse values to "0"

[Mouse]
async=0
hwblit=0

Initally, I got it running with dgvoodoo but the mouse cursor texture was broken with a purple halo around it. Adjusting the mouses config settings fixed this.

So yeah, there you go, the game runs flawlessly with really nice frame rates.

If you want to see a ingame FPS counter, you can enable it in the "sfc.ini" Just change the Fps= value to "1".

(You can also enable a nice looking Grid pattern on the 3D display ingame by changing the "Grid=" value to "1". I'm not sure if there is an ingame option for this, I remember this tick from years ago.)

Anti-aliasing seems to work flawlessly too by adjusting the dgvoodoo settings.