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Baldur's Gate II Widescreen Mod Problem

nemeyethnemeyeth Member Posts: 42
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Hello. This is my first post here and I'm writing it because I have a minor problem. This post is not about enhanced version of the game. I decided to install widescreen mod but I can's use some resolutions: eg 1600x1200. When I try to force it and I start the game, the menu window is so big that i can see only the small part of the logo. The same goes for movies at the beginning.

However, some of the resolutions seem to work but they 'destroy' the bottom panel - the buttons, skill icons and conversation icon, are not in the middle anymore - they are slightly on the left and it annoys me in some way. It looks like this:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll92/Para_Bellum/BGMain2010-12-1512-14-07-07.jpg

I want them to be in the middle and i can reach it by forcing 1050:1400 resolution, reverted. It works in windowed mode quite brillantly but when I go fullscreen the display acts the same way it acts at 1600:1200.

Is there a way to go windowed mode fullscreen or force 1050:1400 without destroying the display?

I would love to play the game again but, with my current monitor even the 1024:768 does not look so well ;<

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  • BelanosBelanos Member Posts: 968
    nemeyeth said:


    I would love to play the game again but, with my current monitor even the 1024:768 does not look so well ;<</p>

    So get the EE version of the game and you won't have to bother with it anymore. Personally, I think you're being extremely nitpicky, I don't see a big issue with that screenshot you added. You can't expect perfection from a mod for an almost 20 year old game. You should consider yourself fortunate that you can even go wide screen at all.

  • jackjackjackjack Member Posts: 3,251
    edited January 2014
    Can anyone actually help this guy/girl?
  • moody_magemoody_mage Member Posts: 2,054
    Nope - that's always been the issue with the widescreen mod and old version BG2.
  • nemeyethnemeyeth Member Posts: 42
    Belanos said:

    nemeyeth said:


    I would love to play the game again but, with my current monitor even the 1024:768 does not look so well ;<</p>

    So get the EE version of the game and you won't have to bother with it anymore. Personally, I think you're being extremely nitpicky, I don't see a big issue with that screenshot you added. You can't expect perfection from a mod for an almost 20 year old game. You should consider yourself fortunate that you can even go wide screen at all.

    I'm fortunate. I have finished the game twenty times or so. You may not consider this a big issue but I do. If it cannot be fixed I will cope, no problem ;)

  • BelanosBelanos Member Posts: 968
    nemeyeth said:

    You may not consider this a big issue but I do. If it cannot be fixed I will cope, no problem ;)

    I certainly don't now that I have the EE edition. If you enjoy the game that much, you really should get it. Get them both in fact. No more need for running Tutu or the wide screen mod.

  • nanonano Member Posts: 1,632
    Leave him be, he already knows about the EE and if he wants it he'll get it.
  • marcerormarceror Member Posts: 577
    @nemeyeth you might check on the official forum for the widescreen mod, but I wouldn't hold your breath for a fix there. If the modding community could easily improve some of these things they likely would have by now.

    If you've played BG 20 times, it sounds like you've more than gotten your money's worth. You might consider the EEs to further improve the next 20 playthroughs. ;)
  • ReadingRamboReadingRambo Member Posts: 598
    edited January 2014
    I played bg 2 so many times when I bought EE I was a but wary starting out. But there are so many little improvements it makes the game feel fresh again. Also, the tweak pack complements it very well and is fully compatiable. I had a lot of issues with the widescreen mod and EE makes it unnecessary
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