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General / Re: Great Game Horrible Controls?

« on: February 07, 2009, 02:19:04 pm »

Sorry to get back on topic, but I had no idea Aquaria could be played with the mouse and keyboard (So far I only used R to Roll and get rid of the "leeches"...) This opens up a whole new world of gameplay for me. Maybe I'll even stop dying every couple minutes and finally progress in the game !?

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General / Re: The Widescreen Thread

« on: February 04, 2009, 05:50:21 pm »

Would you care for a gold medal ?
>Aquaria gets WSGF certification<

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Support / Re: New resolutions and aspect ratios

« on: January 31, 2009, 03:33:58 pm »

There's an easy workaround actually 

-set to game to windowed mode (i.e uncheck 'Fullscreen')
-set the game to your usual über-wide resolution
-check Fullscreen again.

Voilà ! More-than-widescreen Aquaria for the masses !


Next time you start the game, you may get the "Aspect ratio for resolution [x,y] not supported" error message. Simply use the config tool to set the game back to a "normal" resolution and repeat the trick. You can also stick to windowed mode, but that kind of ruins the game's atmosphere (imho).
Alternatively you can also edit your usersettings.xml\<Video>\<Screenmode> settings so that the game always starts windowed/überwide.

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Support / Re: Error regarding key config

« on: January 30, 2009, 09:12:26 pm »

Hey thanks a lot, that fixed the same problem for me (in Vista64). No need to wait for a hypothetical v1.1.2 or a reply to my PM to Alec
Mouse look finally works, weehee !
This thread should get sticky'ed !

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Support / Re: Help Needed: Test 1.1.2

« on: January 05, 2009, 11:50:11 pm »

So... Aquaria's team members have parted ways and are working on other projects. Does that mean the testing and release of v1.1.2 may be compromised ?

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Support / Re: Help Needed: Test 1.1.2

« on: December 18, 2008, 12:23:30 pm »

Aquaria 1.1.1 only supports up to 1400x900 resolutions. You'll be able to play the game in full screen, but the graphics will be pixelated and/or blurry.

I'm playing on a 30" panel. Do these look blurry or pixelated to you ? 

The game is probably limited to 1440x900 on your config because that's the highest resolution it can display. Otherwise, you probably messed up something 

Back on topic : e-mail sent, I'd be glad to help.

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Support / Re: [Solved] Crash with version 1.1.1 - actionInput: Look - Vista Problem

« on: December 17, 2008, 03:43:35 pm »

Well I'm totally cool with testing the fix, too y'know !
Vista64 here, that means 2 Program Files directories already, and I don't want some games installed in yet another location, so I'm looking forward to the fix.
BTW Chibi, "E" doesn't work any better than Left Shift or the middle mouse button.

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Support / Re: New resolutions and aspect ratios

« on: December 17, 2008, 03:31:05 pm »

Hey, thanks a lot for pointing me to the right direction Allow me to follow my trail (...wake?) a bit further though...

lol:



(1680 x 300)

So it is possible !
That's exactly what I want : to freely toy with resolutions and aspect ratios ! Alas it's not directly possible to do this in v1.1.1 :

Critical Error
Aspect ratio for resolution [1680x300] not supported.

Outrageous ! Alec is keeping all the fun to himself !! (j/k)

I totally understand the aspect ratio had to be limited for the whole game to look good and play right.
I just love to have fun with good games in every way : by enjoying the story and gameplay, as well as playing with graphical settings and whatnot. I think modders or "screenshooters" might find that interesting, too.
That's why I'd like to know if/how I can "circumvent" the game's aspect ratio limitations. The solution may be obvious, but I'm just not that familiar with xml...
Any input appreciated ! 

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Support / Re: Middle mouse button support?

« on: December 17, 2008, 02:51:42 pm »

And... how do I "easily fix it myself" please ? 

Use "E" for the middle mouse button: I found it more convenient and reliable.

Like I said, Left Shift doesn't work in v1.1.1. and guess what, when I click Key Config, the game crashes :

Critical Error
Could not find actionInput: Look

Is that Vista's fault again ?  What can I do ?

Edit : oops, just noticed this thread. Sorry, I guess it'll answer all my questions.

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Support / New resolutions and aspect ratios

« on: December 16, 2008, 01:49:51 pm »

I had never heard of this game before today but as soon as I tried the demo and learned about the widescreen update (+lowered price...), I had to buy it ! Congrats for the great job and happy anniversary !
A couple questions though :

1) Can we have some details on how the game handles widescreen aspect ratios ? How come it needed specific implementation for a 2D game like Aquaria ??

2) Is it definitely impossible to have the game work in wider-than-16:9 resolutions, like for instance on a triple-screen setup ? (Matrox TripleHead2Go addict here...) That "aspect ratio not supported" dialog box is just so frustrating... Any way to manually edit the game's resolution to anything I like ?

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Support / Re: Middle mouse button support?

« on: December 16, 2008, 01:34:12 pm »

There is indeed something fishy about middle mouse button support. I understand it's not a necessary feature to play the game, but I simply like it and it feels broken at the moment !

-it works in the demo
-it doesn't in v1.1.1 

Also, Left Shift doesn't work in both the demo and the updated full game.
Please check this ! I really want to look around freely !