Playing the demo to evaluate purchase of full version...

[molotovjester]

Hi everyone,

I downloaded the demo to see if I would like the game, only to find out that the demo doesn't support widescreen monitors.
It looks like the full version does in fact support widescreen monitors, however.

How would you recommend that I sample the game in a manner that is consistent with the full version of the game?

Your input is appreciated,
MJ

[Chibi]

The gameplay between the two versions is almost exactly the same; only the wide screen option and better maps and menus distinguish the demo from v. 1.1.1 (or higher if you're purchasing via Steam). In other words, set the resolution to the highest possible, make yourself comfortable, and begin.  You can change the display settings to anything you want via the game's .xml files, but I've no idea how to do so safely.  A more knowledgeable forum member could fill you in.

Welcome to Aquaria (and the Bit-Blot Forum), MJ. 

[Alphasoldier]

The resolution can be set through the usersettings.xml, but also in the configuration boot where you can choose the resolution yourself, just type in the resolution. I have however seen that not EVERY resolution was supported, but that could be because I was making crazy resolutions like 1280 by 480, just to test it.

To find it in the usersettings.xml file however look at the video part, you should find this:
<ScreenMode resx="800" resy="600" bits="32" fbuffer="1" full="1" vsync="1" darkfbuffer="1" darkbuffersize="256" />
Of course, as you can see b the 800 by 600, resx and resy are the resolution values.

This is not available in the demo.

If you liked the demo, besides the lack of correct resolution. I'd obviously comment you to get it, seeing this is available in the full version.

[molotovjester]

Okay, folks -

Easy fix here, for the demo v 1.0, I opened up init.cfg in the aquaria directory, and changed the first two series of numbers to match my screen resolution.

So the whole of the file is a series of numbers like this:
1680 1050 32 1 1 1 255 1 0 1 1 0
     ^        ^
WidthxHeight

I've only played a minute or two of the game, but it seems to work ok so far - and is a far better alternative than pirating a full version of Aquaria just to play a good demo.

Best,
MJ

[Chibi]

Good work, MJ - by the way, pirating a full version of Aquaria is excusable if you buy the full version afterwards (a consensus reached after five pages of forum debate)