A simple tweak that will give you true wide-screen in ArmA CwA

[gl3nnium]

I'm sharing this because its such a simple tweak of ArmA CwA, but it will change your enjoyment imensely. Yes its true that ArmA CwA supports a wide range a resolutions, and yes they look good, but its not true wide screen, it's simply the same FOV stretched out.
Follow this simple guide and you will have tue wide-screen in 16/9 OR 16/10 ratio and I can also provide others.
In the next post on this thread I will provide the config for 16/9 widescreen.
In the one after that I will provide the config for 16/10 widescreen.
Pick the ratio depending on your monitor/screen size.
All you do is copy and paste into the following file..so here goes.

Go to Progam Files. (program files (x86) if you run a 64 bit system)
Open steam folder
Open steam apps folder
Open common folder
Open ARMA Cold War Assault folder
Open Users folder
Open the user folder with the name of your saved player

Inside is a config file called 'UserInfo'
This is the file you will be changing. You may want to make a copy of it just to be safe.
Open the 'UserInfo' config with notepad and replace the entire content of that file with the contents of the very next post in this thread for 16/9...or the one after for 16/10. Save it and now you can play ArmA CwA in true widescreen. I can provide other ratios if need be.

Rest assured nothing about your game will be changed other than it will be in true wide screen.
All save game and user info is not affected. The game looks and plays far better in true wide screen and with a game like this the higher the FOV, the longer youll live!
Enjoy.

Note: I just followed the above steps cutting and pasting into my own copy of Arma Cwa and the widescreen worked just fine but I did notice that the 16/9 config changed some of the key assignments but the 16/10 kept them as default. If you dont like the different key layout just change them back to 'default' controls in the in-game menu. Other than that its all good.

[gl3nnium]

CUT AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING FOR 16/9 WIDE-SCREEN RATIO.


frameRate=10.000000;
visualQuality=0.005000;
objectShadows=1;
vehicleShadows=1;
cloudlets=1;
viewDistance=1573.999146;
terrainGrid=6.250000;
volumeCD=5.000000;
volumeFX=5.000000;
volumeSpeech=4.030719;
singleVoice=0;
enableEAX=0;
enableHW=0;
gamma=1.200000;
brightness=1.449659;
multitexturing=1;
useWBuffer=0;
fovTop=0.750000;
fovLeft=1.333333;
uiTopLeftX=0.125000;
uiTopLeftY=0.000000;
uiBottomRightX=0.875000;
uiBottomRightY=1.000000;
blood=1;
version=1;
class MainMap
{
class Compass
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.026000,0.047000,0.200000};
positionBack[]={0.178000,0.145000,0.500000};
};
class Watch
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.079000,0.044000,0.210000};
positionBack[]={0.238000,0.158000,0.525000};
};
class WalkieTalkie
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.094000,-0.043000,0.250000};
positionBack[]={0.280000,-0.155000,0.625000};
};
class Notepad
{
inBack=0;
position[]={-0.134510,-0.016831,0.320000};
positionBack[]={-0.411743,0.015835,0.800000};
};
class Warrant
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.073000,-0.025000,0.400000};
positionBack[]={0.368000,0.193000,1.000000};
};
class GPS
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.000000,0.000000,0.450000};
positionBack[]={0.329762,-0.283117,1.125000};
};
};
advancedEditor=1;
cadetMode=1;
currentCampaign="1985";
keyMoveForward[]={17,200};
keyMoveBack[]={31,208};
keyTurnLeft[]={203};
keyTurnRight[]={32,205};
keyMoveUp[]={199};
keyMoveDown[]={211};
keyMoveFastForward[]={18};
keyMoveSlowForward[]={16};
keyMoveLeft[]={45};
keyMoveRight[]={46,207};
keyToggleWeapons[]={57,157,131074};
keyFire[]={131072};
keyReloadMagazine[]={19};
keyLockTargets[]={131073,15};
keyLockTarget[]={65539};
keyRevealTarget[]={};
keyPrevAction[]={26,131078};
keyNextAction[]={27,131076};
keyAction[]={28,65538,131077};
keyHeadlights[]={38};
keyNightVision[]={49};
keyBinocular[]={48,29};
keyHandgun[]={21};
keyCompass[]={};
keyWatch[]={20};
keyMap[]={50};
keyHelp[]={35};
keyTimeInc[]={13};
keyTimeDec[]={12};
keyOptics[]={65537};
keyPersonView[]={47};
keyTacticalView[]={83};
keyZoomIn[]={78};
keyZoomOut[]={74};
keyLookAround[]={56};
keyLookAroundToggle[]={55,30};
keyLookLeftDown[]={79,262149};
keyLookDown[]={80,262148};
keyLookRightDown[]={81,262147};
keyLookLeft[]={75,262150};
keyLookCenter[]={76};
keyLookRight[]={77,262146};
keyLookLeftUp[]={71,262151};
keyLookUp[]={72,262144};
keyLookRightUp[]={73,262145};
keyPrevChannel[]={51};
keyNextChannel[]={52};
keyChat[]={53};
keyVoiceOverNet[]={58};
keyNetworkStats[]={23};
keyNetworkPlayers[]={25};
keySelectAll[]={41};
keyTurbo[]={42,54};
keyWalk[]={33};
keyAxisTurn[]={196608};
keyAxisDive[]={196609};
keyAxisRudder[]={196613};
keyAxisThrust[]={196610,196614};
keyAimUp[]={};
keyAimDown[]={};
keyAimLeft[]={};
keyAimRight[]={};
revMouse=0;
joystickEnabled=1;
mouseButtonsReversed=0;
mouseSensitivityX=0.942549;
mouseSensitivityY=0.951905;
useSockets=1;
browsingSource="LAN";
class Filter
{
serverName="";
missionName="";
maxPing=0;
minPlayers=0;
maxPlayers=0;
fullServers=1;
passwordedServers=1;
};

[gl3nnium]

CUT AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING FOR 16/10 WIDE-SCREEN RATIO.


frameRate=10.000000;
visualQuality=0.005000;
objectShadows=1;
vehicleShadows=1;
cloudlets=1;
viewDistance=1573.999146;
terrainGrid=6.250000;
volumeCD=5.000000;
volumeFX=5.000000;
volumeSpeech=4.030719;
singleVoice=0;
enableEAX=0;
enableHW=0;
gamma=1.200658;
brightness=1.449659;
multitexturing=1;
useWBuffer=0;
fovTop=0.750000;
fovLeft=1.200000;
uiTopLeftX=0.083333;
uiTopLeftY=0.000000;
uiBottomRightX=0.916667;
uiBottomRightY=1.000000;
blood=1;
version=1;
class MainMap
{
class Compass
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.026000,0.047000,0.200000};
positionBack[]={0.178000,0.145000,0.500000};
};
class Watch
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.079000,0.044000,0.210000};
positionBack[]={0.238000,0.158000,0.525000};
};
class WalkieTalkie
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.094000,-0.043000,0.250000};
positionBack[]={0.280000,-0.155000,0.625000};
};
class Notepad
{
inBack=1;
position[]={-0.137808,0.013738,0.320000};
positionBack[]={-0.319448,0.182424,0.800000};
};
class Warrant
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.073000,-0.025000,0.400000};
positionBack[]={0.368000,0.193000,1.000000};
};
class GPS
{
inBack=1;
position[]={0.000000,0.000000,0.450000};
positionBack[]={0.329762,-0.283117,1.125000};
};
};
advancedEditor=1;
cadetMode=1;
currentCampaign="resistance";
keyMoveForward[]={17,200};
keyMoveBack[]={31,208};
keyTurnLeft[]={30,203};
keyTurnRight[]={32,205};
keyMoveUp[]={16,201,199};
keyMoveDown[]={44,209,211};
keyMoveFastForward[]={18};
keyMoveSlowForward[]={16};
keyMoveLeft[]={45};
keyMoveRight[]={46,207};
keyToggleWeapons[]={57,157,131074};
keyFire[]={29,131072};
keyReloadMagazine[]={19};
keyLockTargets[]={15,131073};
keyLockTarget[]={65537};
keyRevealTarget[]={65537};
keyPrevAction[]={26,131078};
keyNextAction[]={27,131076};
keyAction[]={28,65538,131077};
keyHeadlights[]={38};
keyNightVision[]={49};
keyBinocular[]={48};
keyHandgun[]={21};
keyCompass[]={34};
keyWatch[]={20};
keyMap[]={50};
keyHelp[]={35};
keyTimeInc[]={13};
keyTimeDec[]={12};
keyOptics[]={47,82};
keyPersonView[]={156};
keyTacticalView[]={83};
keyZoomIn[]={78,131075};
keyZoomOut[]={74};
keyLookAround[]={56};
keyLookAroundToggle[]={55};
keyLookLeftDown[]={79,262149};
keyLookDown[]={80,262148};
keyLookRightDown[]={81,262147};
keyLookLeft[]={75,262150};
keyLookCenter[]={76};
keyLookRight[]={77,262146};
keyLookLeftUp[]={71,262151};
keyLookUp[]={72,262144};
keyLookRightUp[]={73,262145};
keyPrevChannel[]={51};
keyNextChannel[]={52};
keyChat[]={53};
keyVoiceOverNet[]={58};
keyNetworkStats[]={23};
keyNetworkPlayers[]={25};
keySelectAll[]={41};
keyTurbo[]={42,54};
keyWalk[]={33};
keyAxisTurn[]={196608};
keyAxisDive[]={196609};
keyAxisRudder[]={196613};
keyAxisThrust[]={196610,196614};
keyAimUp[]={};
keyAimDown[]={};
keyAimLeft[]={};
keyAimRight[]={};
revMouse=0;
joystickEnabled=1;
mouseButtonsReversed=0;
mouseSensitivityX=0.940000;
mouseSensitivityY=0.940000;
useSockets=1;
browsingSource="LAN";
class Filter
{
serverName="";
missionName="";
maxPing=0;
minPlayers=0;
maxPlayers=0;
fullServers=1;
passwordedServers=1;
};

[Hey, I'm Tayne]

This looks great, was just what I was looking for. Thanks!

[grey]

Works perfectly. Great post!

[gl3nnium]

Thanks. You are very welcome. There is so much that can be done with this game. Endless possibilities.

[CCCP ☭ ZOV]

OFP Aspect Ratio v1.9 (2.7 MB)
http://ofp-faguss.com/files/ofp_aspect_ratio.zip

Readme
http://ofp-faguss.com/files/ofp_aspect_ratio.pdf

[aheyfromhome]

Thanks for this thread!

[Cuervo Celestial]

You should make this a guide, just saying. (I know this is a necro btw)

[F4guss]

Originally posted by ElTableroSSRB:

You should make this a guide, just saying. (I know this is a necro btw)

Here's a guide:
Step #1: Install this https://ofp-faguss.com/fwatch/116test and it will set up everything automatically