I recently picked this up through Steam and was disappointed that the game is floating in a sea of black. I understand the pillar bars to maintain 1:33 to 1:00 aspect ratio of the game, but why am I also getting horizontal bars (letterbox) on the top and bottom of the screen? I sent a note to support and after a week received a very brief note stating the game was coded at 800x600. Well fine, but Geneforge is also coded at that resolution and it isn't letterboxed (only pillar bars to keep the correct aspect ratio).
Is there any way to fix this? My monitor isn't large and I would like all the screen real estate I can get.