lol it is supported alright, too bad it doesn't function properly.
every screen, except playing window and even there icons are too small, needs to be reworked if you want to see portraits or read text. otherwise it is like playing windowed mod surrounded with blue stone, as seen above.
Well the backgrounds could be reworked to look a bit less... backgroundy, but otherwise I don't see too many possibilities for improvements. We're talking about 2D, fixed size menu elements here. There's two things really you can do with them when you have extra space: you can either stretch them to fix the screen (UI scaling on) or you can put them in the middle and then have some filler graphics occupy the sides (UI scaling off).
A possible third option would be to see the paused game in the background. Archaic did manage to do something like that (and I've been able to mimic his/her work in my own game), but due to engine limitations there are a couple of problems with that approach as of now. Perhaps after the next patch and the renderer rework it will be a more viable option.
i hope to see fourth option form the devs- exporting UI elements in higher resolution and replacing and arranging them to fit HD monitors. this shouldn't be considered too much work, or hassle or whatever, since the UI is the element of the game you see and interact with all the time. let's wait and see...
I think you will be pleasantly surprised with how things look in 1280 x 1024. Testing today shows: * Startup screens are better. Still not ideal for the screen ratio, but more in line with other resolutions * In game screens look MUCH better. Trust me on this
I think you will be pleasantly surprised with how things look in 1280 x 1024. Testing today shows: * Startup screens are better. Still not ideal for the screen ratio, but more in line with other resolutions * In game screens look MUCH better. Trust me on this
I think the problem is many people are accustomed to having their computers run HD resolutions
@mlnevese I was trying to point out my belief that most folks would have 1980x1080 as their resolution get plugged into their settings by default over a somewhat odd-ball 1280x1024
Under Program Options within the same file, add your resolution specs. The Width and Height should already be there, you just have to change the current values to 1920 x 1080.
Many of those are self-created, though; I'm not sure exactly how many of those are original game bugs fixed That's not to say we haven't fixed many original game bugs--it's definitely more than 400, I'd wager more than double that, actually. But I think it's fair to mainly count original bugs.
IMHO it doesn't really matter. What some people refuse to understand (or acknowledge) is that this is a whole new iteration of the game and it's expected that new issues or bugs will arise.
The important thing is that you guys are putting a lot of effort to make the Enhanced Edition as stable and bug-free as possible.
Not that that makes it any easier to wait for the new patch, though. I'm biting my nails in anticipation over here!
What I'm actually interested in, is what's the harm of releasing the game open sourced, other than you probably won't make money off of it anymore.
If open sourced then the community as a whole could help bug fix and remove more hardcoded restrictions. This would make the game much more open to many more people while greatly allowing more flexibility for the base game and any mods and possible sequels/completely new games to be based off of it.
This game (and the intellectual property it's based on) belongs to Atari and Wizards of the Coast, which in turn are owned by EA and Hasbro. These people haven't become multi-million dollar businesses by forfeiting opportunities to make a profit.
@FinalMaster - I'm pretty sure Overhaul's contract with WotC & Atari doesn't give them ownership of the code. And even if they did own the code, the game includes characters and settings that are copyrights of Wizards of the Coast (e.g., Drizzt, Elminster, Volo, Faerun, etc..).
I think it's worth noting that the original BG1 didn't have any issues involving crashing in Beregost. This was a problem with Tutu/BGT and it's been solved, as Salk pointed.
My problem, however, is that ever since I changed computers I'm having a lot of trouble running the original games. It has to do with my Intel video card's poor OpenGL support, which causes slowdowns and occasional crashes. BG:EE runs better, but not without hiccups.
In other words, the EE's and the upcoming rewritten renderer are my only chance to be able to play those games in the future without relying on keeping around an older machine.
Considering how many people were affected by the whole Intel vs. OpenGL thing, I can't be the only one who feels relieved that those new versions even exist.
Considering how many people were affected by the whole Intel vs. OpenGL thing, I can't be the only one who feels relieved that those new versions even exist.
Oh, do I know a thing or two about that. I can relate and certainly say that you're not alone.
Thankfully, if I want to actually sit down and play the game, I can do so on one of my desktops. When I'm taking a lunch break at work or I travelling on a train, start up my laptop and try to run BG... I'm getting about 2-5 FPS. That applies to the old BG and BG2 as well as BG:EE v1.0.2014.
Of course I knew what SCS means, what I didn't know is that there is a talking of implementing it! That would be great! I was indeed waiting for the patch AND an SCS update :-) I hope further information about this will be given.
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every screen, except playing window and even there icons are too small, needs to be reworked if you want to see portraits or read text. otherwise it is like playing windowed mod surrounded with blue stone, as seen above.
A possible third option would be to see the paused game in the background. Archaic did manage to do something like that (and I've been able to mimic his/her work in my own game), but due to engine limitations there are a couple of problems with that approach as of now. Perhaps after the next patch and the renderer rework it will be a more viable option.
i hope to see fourth option form the devs- exporting UI elements in higher resolution and replacing and arranging them to fit HD monitors. this shouldn't be considered too much work, or hassle or whatever, since the UI is the element of the game you see and interact with all the time. let's wait and see...
I think you will be pleasantly surprised with how things look in 1280 x 1024. Testing today shows:
* Startup screens are better. Still not ideal for the screen ratio, but more in line with other resolutions
* In game screens look MUCH better. Trust me on this
Still, @mlnevese is right. Things are much improved for all resolutions.
2: THE Sylvus Moonbow?
The important thing is that you guys are putting a lot of effort to make the Enhanced Edition as stable and bug-free as possible.
Not that that makes it any easier to wait for the new patch, though. I'm biting my nails in anticipation over here!
If open sourced then the community as a whole could help bug fix and remove more hardcoded restrictions. This would make the game much more open to many more people while greatly allowing more flexibility for the base game and any mods and possible sequels/completely new games to be based off of it.
EDIT: Ninja'd!
I'm mad now!!!
Be aware, though, that Dee hasn't said anything about any SCS features being implemented by the next patch.
My problem, however, is that ever since I changed computers I'm having a lot of trouble running the original games. It has to do with my Intel video card's poor OpenGL support, which causes slowdowns and occasional crashes. BG:EE runs better, but not without hiccups.
In other words, the EE's and the upcoming rewritten renderer are my only chance to be able to play those games in the future without relying on keeping around an older machine.
Considering how many people were affected by the whole Intel vs. OpenGL thing, I can't be the only one who feels relieved that those new versions even exist.
Thankfully, if I want to actually sit down and play the game, I can do so on one of my desktops. When I'm taking a lunch break at work or I travelling on a train, start up my laptop and try to run BG... I'm getting about 2-5 FPS. That applies to the old BG and BG2 as well as BG:EE v1.0.2014.