Help! New computer, and BG2 is funny looking

krunchyfrogg · 02-16-2005, 11:23 AM

Let me start by saying that I just bought a new computer, and am very happy with it. It's nice to look at, runs smoothly, ect.

I was really looking forward to continuing my BG adventure from the old computer, and I e-mailed myself the files. Unfortunately, those files have a virus attached to them, and can't be downloaded. It doesn't surprise me that my old computer had virus(es) on it. So, looks like I'll be starting over again from the very beginning, which is a bit frustrating, but kinda fun too.

My reason for posting this thread (finally!), is that I can't seem to get the same configurations with this new computer. The game looks to be "stretched" up and down, so that all of the characters look a bit skinnier. When opening the game, on the screen where you choose between SoA and ToB, the two icons are not circular, they're ovals now. How can I get back to the circular look I want?

Also, are the unsupported modes of viewing the game (1024x768) any good? Or am I better off with the 800x600 I've used in the past?

TIA

krunchyfrogg · 02-16-2005, 12:30 PM

Could this, possibly, be caused by me having a flat-screen monitor now (I never had one before)?

TheGodThatFailed · 02-16-2005, 01:52 PM

It could be your moniter settings are off, like the position and size etc, although then i think it'd look skew-wiff all the time...Just a suggestion.

krunchyfrogg · 02-16-2005, 02:20 PM

Yeah, I just tried messing around with those settings, and that isn't the problem.

I guess I'll have to play with taller, skinnier heroes! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Another problem I just ran into: I can't start a multi-player game. Is there something I need to install or update to play in multiplayer I might not be remembering?

TheGodThatFailed · 02-16-2005, 02:24 PM

Well, i'd have to say, patch yourself up completly, then try again.

Back to the moniter problems, it could just be the moniter is different to the last, so it won't look the same as it did. It could all be down to that.

shamrock_uk · 02-16-2005, 02:57 PM

If by flatscreen you mean LCD then this is certainly possible, although I wouldn't think it would be that noticeable. 1280x1024 for example doesn't have the correct 4:3 aspect ratio that all the others do.

The extended modes are fine, I never run BG2 in less than 1024x768 - try shifting that and see what happens.

krunchyfrogg · 02-16-2005, 03:05 PM

It's not like the screen is a whole lot different, it's just something I noticed.

When I loaded up a game at 1024x768, I couldn't believe how tiny everything looked, since you have so much more screen to work with. I think I could get to like that.

TheGodThatFailed · 02-16-2005, 03:09 PM

Hehe, i run under that screen res, it'd rock if the game could have that, not just 800x600...

shamrock_uk · 02-16-2005, 03:35 PM

You can TGTF [img]smile.gif[/img] Run the BGConfig programme, look down under the 'graphics' heading and select the 'display' tab. Check the 'unlock modes' button and you can select from 1024x768, 1280x960, 1600x1200 or 2048x1536.

[ 02-16-2005, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

krunchyfrogg · 02-16-2005, 03:37 PM

Oddly enough, when I unlock the modes, only 1024x768 becomes available. I wonder why that is.

02-16-2005, 11:23 AM	#1
krunchyfrogg Red Dragon Join Date: February 14, 2004 Location: NY, USA Age: 48 Posts: 1,516	Let me start by saying that I just bought a new computer, and am very happy with it. It's nice to look at, runs smoothly, ect. I was really looking forward to continuing my BG adventure from the old computer, and I e-mailed myself the files. Unfortunately, those files have a virus attached to them, and can't be downloaded. It doesn't surprise me that my old computer had virus(es) on it. So, looks like I'll be starting over again from the very beginning, which is a bit frustrating, but kinda fun too. My reason for posting this thread (finally!), is that I can't seem to get the same configurations with this new computer. The game looks to be "stretched" up and down, so that all of the characters look a bit skinnier. When opening the game, on the screen where you choose between SoA and ToB, the two icons are not circular, they're ovals now. How can I get back to the circular look I want? Also, are the unsupported modes of viewing the game (1024x768) any good? Or am I better off with the 800x600 I've used in the past? TIA __________________ <i>A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives.</i><br />- Jackie Robinson<br /><br /> [img]\"http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/3353/salsashark7xl.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

02-16-2005, 01:52 PM	#3
TheGodThatFailed Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 18, 2004 Location: Where silent gods stand guard Age: 33 Posts: 699	It could be your moniter settings are off, like the position and size etc, although then i think it'd look skew-wiff all the time...Just a suggestion. __________________ Oh, Dreadful angel of mine...<br />Enrich me with the vastenss of your being...<br />Rigid father, Teach me hto comprehend...<br />I\'ll commit myself to understand...

02-16-2005, 02:20 PM	#4
krunchyfrogg Red Dragon Join Date: February 14, 2004 Location: NY, USA Age: 48 Posts: 1,516	Yeah, I just tried messing around with those settings, and that isn't the problem. I guess I'll have to play with taller, skinnier heroes! [img]tongue.gif[/img] Another problem I just ran into: I can't start a multi-player game. Is there something I need to install or update to play in multiplayer I might not be remembering? __________________ <i>A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives.</i><br />- Jackie Robinson<br /><br /> [img]\"http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/3353/salsashark7xl.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

02-16-2005, 02:24 PM	#5
TheGodThatFailed Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 18, 2004 Location: Where silent gods stand guard Age: 33 Posts: 699	Well, i'd have to say, patch yourself up completly, then try again. Back to the moniter problems, it could just be the moniter is different to the last, so it won't look the same as it did. It could all be down to that. __________________ Oh, Dreadful angel of mine...<br />Enrich me with the vastenss of your being...<br />Rigid father, Teach me hto comprehend...<br />I\'ll commit myself to understand...

02-16-2005, 03:05 PM	#7
krunchyfrogg Red Dragon Join Date: February 14, 2004 Location: NY, USA Age: 48 Posts: 1,516	It's not like the screen is a whole lot different, it's just something I noticed. When I loaded up a game at 1024x768, I couldn't believe how tiny everything looked, since you have so much more screen to work with. I think I could get to like that. __________________ <i>A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives.</i><br />- Jackie Robinson<br /><br /> [img]\"http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/3353/salsashark7xl.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

02-16-2005, 12:30 PM	#2
krunchyfrogg Red Dragon Join Date: February 14, 2004 Location: NY, USA Age: 48 Posts: 1,516	Could this, possibly, be caused by me having a flat-screen monitor now (I never had one before)?

02-16-2005, 02:57 PM	#6
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 3,092	If by flatscreen you mean LCD then this is certainly possible, although I wouldn't think it would be that noticeable. 1280x1024 for example doesn't have the correct 4:3 aspect ratio that all the others do. The extended modes are fine, I never run BG2 in less than 1024x768 - try shifting that and see what happens.

02-16-2005, 03:09 PM	#8
TheGodThatFailed Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: March 18, 2004 Location: Where silent gods stand guard Age: 33 Posts: 699	Hehe, i run under that screen res, it'd rock if the game could have that, not just 800x600... __________________ Oh, Dreadful angel of mine...<br />Enrich me with the vastenss of your being...<br />Rigid father, Teach me hto comprehend...<br />I\'ll commit myself to understand...

02-16-2005, 03:35 PM	#9
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 41 Posts: 3,092	You can TGTF [img]smile.gif[/img] Run the BGConfig programme, look down under the 'graphics' heading and select the 'display' tab. Check the 'unlock modes' button and you can select from 1024x768, 1280x960, 1600x1200 or 2048x1536. [ 02-16-2005, 03:45 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

02-16-2005, 03:37 PM	#10
krunchyfrogg Red Dragon Join Date: February 14, 2004 Location: NY, USA Age: 48 Posts: 1,516	Oddly enough, when I unlock the modes, only 1024x768 becomes available. I wonder why that is. __________________ <i>A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives.</i><br />- Jackie Robinson<br /><br /> [img]\"http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/3353/salsashark7xl.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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