BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

[Talus]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

I believe optimization only happens after you change your graphics options (excluding resolution).

It doesn't need to optimize for every map..just once is fine until you change settings again.

[McFlatulent]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

OK, I'm not sure if I'm completely missing something or what's going on. I have been using the edited shortcut for BF2 and the Special Forces expansion pack and they have been working great, letting me run in 1680 x 1050. My problem is that I can only launch the EU and now the Armored Fury apps from the EA downloader, and can therefore not edit the shortcut. If I try to launch a map belonging to either of these booster packs from within regular BF2, I am told that I first need to purchase and download the booster pack. AAARRRGGGHHH!!

Is there a way to create desktop shortcuts to these 2 booster packs that I can then edit or can anyone recommend a different way to accomplish my mission here?

Thanks much.

[Talus]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

That is indeed odd...but you'll have to post in the support section I think to get help with that issue.

EA Downloader can be such a pain...man I hate their new multiple levels of logins

[Pilot Z]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

Would a Radeon X800pro GTO, 3.0Ghz, 1GB RAM work well on a 19" widescreen?

Also what screen would you recommend ?

[imported_odin]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

new widescreen tool:

http://dl.tocaedit.com/bf2FOV2.rar

doesnt work with PB yet, but i think they are working on it. Works great on LAN games

[Talus]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

Gotta love TOCA...I used a lot of his display and control config tools.

Hmm..i see no reference to it on the TOCAedit site, not do I see a mention of it in the forums...

[imported_odin]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

found it on WSGF

[Talus]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

Yeah, well maybe I'll try it out if it ever gets past PB approval...which I doubt it will

[imported_odin]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

actually on WSGF it sounded like PB was open to approving this tool.

[Talus]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

Hey...I'd love it if that were true. Then we'd probably be able to use a similar app to get WS in BF2142 as well.

Any documentation on how to actually use this thing?

[imported_odin]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

when you launch the app it tells you the hotkeys to change teh POV. Just quit the app and you can start playing on PB servers again

[Talus]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

Yeah, I can see that when the app launches...

I guess I'll just have to play with it.

It would be nice to have a button for 1680x1050, 1440x900, etc. instead of having to fiddle with X and Y FOVs until it 'looks right'.

[X-ander]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

None of this works with 1.4.

Video.con has dissapeared.

[C-Hawk]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

I still have the "VIDEO.CON" after installing 1.4.....BUT that is NOT why I am writing here; I NEED HELP from Talus et al.
I got my Widescreen LCD yesterday and today following instructions here as best as I can I have been trying to get my BF2 running again - w/o luck so far. First I tried the initial tip, add your new resolutions to the Shortcut address thing....after that when I tried openng BF2, the 1st BF2 Screen would come up and then it would CTD............then I found where Talus said to change the Resolution setup in that
"Video.Con" file to 800x600, after that I thought I had a GO, it went as far as "connecting to Server" and then would/will CTD.
Can someone PLEASE tell me what to do w/o having to re-install everything.

THANKS, Michael

[Talus]

Re: BF2 in widescreen, Guide Here!

First of all, delete your Video.con file under your My Documents\Battlefield 2 profile or if THAT doesn't work, delete the entire My Documents\Battlefield 2 directory.

You'll lose all of your settings..but that's the whole point. There is a setting somewhere still on your machine that is disagreeing with your new LCD.