4K Problem (3840 x 2160), Windows 10 and Civilization III - Conquest, Screen partialy cut off

[Cane-X]

Hello,

I´am trying to play Civilization 3 - Conquest on a Windows 10 notebook with an resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels (4k).
At the end i got it working with following modifications in the conquest.ini, but still there is a problem:

no Playintro=0 (remove this entry complete or it won`t work)
KeepRes=1

Problem:
Starting a game works now, it uses the same resoultion like the Desktop, but in the game screen`s bigger than the notebooks display. Meaning the game cuts off the lower part of the screen. You can`t see the box with the year and the money and the end of turn notice (downward on the right edge of the screen).

Is there a solution in which the screen will fit the display and does not go beyond?

The option Video Mode=1920 oder VideoMode=1920 won't work in conquest.ini. Even if KeepRes ist removed or set to 1.

Thanks very much, hope someone can help.

[[NN]Natmeris]

VideoMode only supports these resolutions
1024 = 1024x768, 1152 = 1152x864, 1280 = 1280x1024, 1600 = 1600x1200, 1792 = 1792x1344

If you use KeepRes, there is no reason to use VideoMode.

Civ3 is an old game, it was not designed for such big resolutions like yours, so you will have to choose one that somewhat fits.

Since most of civ3's menus are .pcx graphics, they also dont change with the resolution. There are a few 'widescreen' graphics available that you can use.

City screen:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=6207158&postcount=14

Victory screen:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=403000

Alternative widescreen title screens:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7217537&postcount=82
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7217585&postcount=100

[Cane-X]

thx for your answer i'll try video mode without keepRes.

[richspasma]

For those wanting to play Civ3 on a UHD monitor as it did with a HD monitor without anything being cut off or out of scale you might want to try what worked for me.

Went into Windows Settings - Display - changed the resolution to 1024 x 768 and set the Scale to 100 percent.

In the conquest.ini made sure the line KeepRes=1 was present.

The game plays fine in widescreen with nothing cutoff and everything to scale. It takes less than a minute to make or restore the changes. Just make sure you make the changes before you start the game.

Update 8/14/20 - These settings were used with Win 10 and a 32 inch 4K monitor. You can also get to the display settings by right clicking on the desktop. I only tried a couple of resolutions and quit trying different options once I found this one worked, so there might be another resolution that would work better than the 1024 x 768 using this method. As Two Gun Bob mentioned below there is a little sideways stretch using this resolution. Enjoy.

[Two Gun Bob]

This actually works. A little stretched sideways and of course the resolution looks rough, but this works, it's far more playable than any other solution.

Win 10
4k samsung
1080Ti 4G
16GB Ram