The Widescreen Thread

[Alec]

This is with frame buffer on.
(the stuff needed to support ripples and water surface reflections)

wide:

(is too squashed)

regular:


wide:
(Menus/overlays work okay, because they're not on the frame buffer)

[Alec]

With framebuffer off however, I managed to get stuff to look mostly right:

Here's some shots without black bars.




Here are some of the problems that would have to be fixed:

[Alec]

So: what I could do is try to fix those problems, and then force the game to disable frame buffer effects if a non-4:3 resolution is detected.

[PiscesToAquaria]

Well, the WXGA (16:10)  squash should be (20/15) / (24/15) = 20/24 = 5/6.
The HDTV (16:9) squash should be greater, (12/9) / (16/9) = 12/16 = 3/4.

[Alec]

The aspect ratio is right. (as you can see in the second post)

Those were taken at 1680x1050. The game calcs the ratio fine.

The frame buffer messes it up, because its acting as if the input its getting is 4:3.

Plus the frame buffer quad itself gets changed by the aspect ratio.

[Alec]

Fixed the bg gradient:

[Gnerma]

Looking good Alec. What about the static full screen art that the game sometimes displays? Just pillar box it and call it good?

[Alec]

Looking good Alec. What about the static full screen art that the game sometimes displays? Just pillar box it and call it good?

Yeah, title and probably some cut scenes would get the black edges treatment. I doubt that Derek's interested in redoing those. 

[Alec]

Fixed blackout and minimap...

[Alec]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

(got frame buffer effects to work)

[Alec]

Here's a big-ass screen to celebrate (click image for full size)

[Alec]

lol:



(1680 x 300)

[Gnerma]

Not a bad result for a day's work. It seems you've underestimated your own coding ability and/or the flexibility of your previous code.

So ummm.... are you looking for testers

[Alphasoldier]

Like I said before on the IRC, That is AWESOME.

I wish I had alot of screens next to eachother now. =[

[borderking]

Wait, what does this mean?  Does this mean a widescreen version of Aquaria is not too far off?

Really?