4:3 is the way to play over 16:9

[Drumsin]

After experimenting with 16:9 and 4:3 ratios I have to say that 4:3 is the superior aspect ratio. With the 16:9 aspect ratio you cut the top and bottom portions of your view. You tunnel vision with Indy being too close and missing more of the surrounding environment.

[UnfriendlyGuy01]

How can I change the aspect ratio? Also why is there no true widescreen patch for this or the GOG version?

[Drumsin]

See: https://steamcommunity.com/app/904540/discussions/0/1643167006261714065/#c3269057884711949631

[UnfriendlyGuy01]

Thanks. But does this only affect the HUD or also the FoV?

[Drumsin]

If you follow the instructions in the readme.txt, it will not affect the HUD.
As far as FoV I don't remember. You can always test it out and revert it if it doesn't suit you.

[UnfriendlyGuy01]

Sorry if I'm being annoying, but I can't figure out at all how to set this game into 4:3 mode. Neither with the Steam or GOG version. It's always in 16:9 mode no matter what resolution I set

[Drumsin]

Oh, I'm sorry. I misunderstood your question.

You can try going into the game menu and selecting a 4:3 aspect resolution.

Maybe try several of them to see if any work? I know I had this issue at one time, and experimented with several of them to work with my monitor.

4:3 resolutions:
1024 x 768
1280 x 960 (it's been awhile, but I think this one worked for me)

[UnfriendlyGuy01]

Thanks! I tested out all resolutions and 720 x 576 is the only one that put it in 4:3..... however it looks very unsharp/blurry now but guess there's nothing I can do about that

[UnfriendlyGuy01]

One last question: I don't have 1280 x 960 resolution under the display options. How can I manually put that resolution?

[Drumsin]

Open the game launcher menu.
Under "Video Settings" > "Advanced Display Settings".
Drag the slider to the highest possible resolution that matches a 4:3 aspect ratio.

[UnfriendlyGuy01]

That's the thing, I don't have a 1280x960 option on the slider..... I give up, I'll just suck it up and play 1920x1080 with the more narrow FoV

[Drumsin]

Now you have me curious. What are the different options you see with the slider?

[UnfriendlyGuy01]

I will list them all:
- 512 x 384
- 640 x 480
- 720 x 480
- 720 x 576 (only one in 4:3 but it's blurry)
- 800 x 600
- 1024 x 768
- 1280 x 720
- 1280 x 800
- 1280 x 1024
- 1366 x 768
- 1440 x 900
- 1600 x 900
- 1680 x 1050
- 1920 x 1080

Tested with both the Steam and GoG version.

[Drumsin]

Strange, with a fresh install with the Steam version I have an option for 1920x1440. I wonder if it's video card related.

The resolutions you have listed. You've mentioned 720 x 576, and that looking blurry. That is actually a 5:4 aspect ratio.

5:4 aspect ratios

720 x 576
1280 x 1024

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4:3 aspect ratios

800 x 600
1024 x 768


I would try 1024 x 768 seeing that it is your highest 4:3 resolution. One thing I have found with my game install is that I had to change the video resolution through the game settings and not the launcher in order for the change to go into effect.

Maybe even try the 1280 x 1024 resolution if 1024 x 768 doesn't work. It's a higher 5:4 aspect ratio, but not sure if this will appear more horizontally stretched for you.

Also, I want to clear up some misinformation I mentioned earlier on the patch files I linked above. My game wouldn't work without them. They also fix a crash issue on certain level, so they are worth a try. You can still play the game at a 4:3 ratio with the patch, but also 16:9.

A great aspect ratio calculator: https://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/aspect_ratio/

[UnfriendlyGuy01]

Originally posted by Drumsin:

Strange, with a fresh install with the Steam version I have an option for 1920x1440. I wonder if it's video card related.

The resolutions you have listed. You've mentioned 720 x 576, and that looking blurry. That is actually a 5:4 aspect ratio.

5:4 aspect ratios

720 x 576
1280 x 1024

==========

4:3 aspect ratios

800 x 600
1024 x 768


I would try 1024 x 768 seeing that it is your highest 4:3 resolution. One thing I have found with my game install is that I had to change the video resolution through the game settings and not the launcher in order for the change to go into effect.

Maybe even try the 1280 x 1024 resolution if 1024 x 768 doesn't work. It's a higher 5:4 aspect ratio, but not sure if this will appear more horizontally stretched for you.

Also, I want to clear up some misinformation I mentioned earlier on the patch files I linked above. My game wouldn't work without them. They also fix a crash issue on certain level, so they are worth a try. You can still play the game at a 4:3 ratio with the patch, but also 16:9.

A great aspect ratio calculator: https://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/aspect_ratio/

Thanks for letting me know that 720x576 is actually 5:4 and not 4:3. I genuinely didn't notice at first. As for your suggested resolutions, for some reason they all simply stretch the image to 16:9 instead of being 4:3.

I was wondering if there is a HEX editor on the game files to change the resolution manually but I didn't find anything

[Matt]

most ratios have the interface go bonkers
but I found 1600x1200 to be the most stable and fitting
any other resolution that isn't 4 to 3 will have the interface go "nope, the stars are not in position"