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I installed in a PC and could played nicely. Now I installed in a laptop, whose resoltion is 1280x800.

I tried to replace px and py with 1280 and 800 here:

-w –px1680 –py1050 for windowed mode, so that the window is within desktop

I get a windowed mode is very high resoltuion, but the bottom part is shaded by windows 9 bar.

I tried to use full window mode but somehow the resolution decreases a bit (the letters are a bit blurr). The ID numbers of plane tails are not readable for example.

there is no way to obtain same resolution for full screen?
any suggestion?

Instead of -w use -f.

Klink, Oberst

thank you full screen resolution is lower than window screen resolution. I moved the W7 toolbar from bottom to the left, so I can see all screen now in high resolution. I just lose a bit of screen in left and right sides.

How do you make it so that the screen doesn't stretch on a wide screen?

Hello Grognards,

i never had that problem with screen resolution until i have started the game after a year once again.
So while getting into game the resolution was terrible, and i didnt find a thread in here which shows me were correctly put the resolution orders in... what kind of file/program i have to open to put ("were") correctly the resolution orders in to set the game running im my wish?
please explain it to me, step by step
many THX

Hi Hyroda, check for "WhatsNew.pdf" in your game folder, all the help you need
to customize your game is in there (pag 1 to 3). Hope it help.

ORIGINAL: Gary Childress

How do you make it so that the screen doesn't stretch on a wide screen?

Assuming you are talking about an external monitor....
http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/fb.asp?m=3159809

Full Screen mode
My screen is 1920 x 1080 when I set the switches on quick start -f -px1920 –py1080 I still get the wide black bands on the left and right side of screen. When I set the switches to w -px1920 –py1080 I get a small window that is not resize able within the desktop. Is this what you mean by full screen? I am running Version 1.0.6.1108r9 on a Dell XPS 17” laptop.. Any help would be appreciated!
Tedster

Tedster,

If you look at the Whats new file Cohimbra is talking about - it will give you the directions to modify.

Since I have an XPS 17" laptop myself, I'm curious - I didn't have to modify the resolution to have a perfect screen. What did you have happen?

Hi moore4807
I had black bands on the left and right side of the screen. In other words the picture was not wide enough. The screen resolution is and was 1920 x 1080. I finally solved this by using the small minus sign on the switches. I copied from the information in (Whats New) and one of the minus signs was a large one. I would like to use the windows switch but the picture is too high, and the window is not resize able. There must be a way to resize it but so far I have been unable too. I have been a long long long time player of the original game and it's updates. This game and the games editor has given me many years of pleasure. I have not played for a long time. I decided to try the Admirals edition. I really miss the ability to change planes at allied factories and in the squadrons. I have just started so I may find a work around (I hope). At 77 years of age I have a hard time trying to keep track of all the different plane types. I would also like to be able to zoom out on the main map is this possible? This has always been a great game. It is amazing to me that so many people have taken the effort to improve it. (THANKS)
Tedster (Ted)