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Well. Basicly this problem is now with Avernum 4 and the games that game before it(both geneforge and avernum).

 

Basicly I got a new 18 or 19 inch LSD monitor with my new computer. It is actually rather wide.

 

Also my graphics card can go to 1600x900 pixels. And I have to set it to that to make the stuff on the monitor look good, otherwise everything looks ugly.

 

Basicly the earlier games gets streched out off proportion in such a way I can not stand to play the game, since it hurts my eyes a bit.

 

THe newer games, (Geneforge 4 and up) does not have this problem since they are more compatible.

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Originally Posted By: lordofdc
It works with A1-A3. THankd Yoba. Just bothered by the large black spaces around the play screen. Heh
The large black spaces are normal, unfortunately. However, for A1-3 (and BoA, for that matter), you can also change the preferences so that the games don't take up the full screen; this will put them in a window next time you start them. For A4, A5, and G1-4, you're pretty much stuck with the black spaces.

Originally Posted By: lordofdc
Still, any idea of how to get A4 working right?
For A4, tell the game not to change the screen resolution at startup; if that doesn't work, change the settings manually before playing.
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Originally Posted By: lordofdc
Mystic. The problem is if I say that it shouldn't change the resolution, then A4 says that it can only run in 800x600 pixels and 16 bit.

And if I let it run like that, then the game looks ugly and hurts my eyes.
Do what Dikiyoba suggested. (Diki - Thanks for clarifying what I said originally.) Also, on the "Game Options" screen, tell the game not to change the resolution.
Originally Posted By: Celtic Minstrel
Originally Posted By: The Mystic
this will put them in a window next time you start them.
It actually switches to windowed mode right away (at least on Mac).
Come to think of it, you're right; after a quick check, that's how it is with Windows too. I only restarted because the games had changed the resolution automatically, and this, as lordofdc mentioned, made everything stretched out and funky.
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