Doom 3 in Surround

[RUS007]

Just tryed it ... no change

[Paddy the wak]

Oh well ... I guess it's a stretched HUD then.

btw ... does the HUD fix ... fix the weapon ... ie. reduce it's size ?

[RUS007]

No .. just checked ... the weapon stays the same.

[DGhost]

use com_showFPS 1 iirc.

[RUS007]

Thanks ... that works too. Same results as with the Fraps

[Helevitia]

OK, I want to try this game in widescreen on my HDTV. Could someone tell me how I can do this?

do i just type this in at the console?

seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customwidth "2400"
seta r_customheight "600"

Can I substitute 2400 with 3072, and substitute 600 with 768 for higher resolutions? Anything I should do?

Thanks!
Dave

[Paddy the wak]

Run the game once so it creates the DoomConfig.cfg ... edit it so it has those lines ... use the resolutions of your HDTV instead of the 2400 and the 600.

Also RichieG over on the Matrox forum has posted ...

Hey Guys,

Found a fix for the FOV in Surround Gaming mode.

Do this:

CTRL+ALT+ ~

This will bring down the console
Then type the following

g_fov 143

... but you should choose a FOV to suit your HDTV ...

[Paddy the wak]

To get FOV to remain fixed try adding the seta g_fov "143" to the target in the Doom3 desktop shortcut properties

".... \Doom 3\Doom3.exe" seta g_fov "143"

[Helevitia]

Originally posted by Paddy the wak
use the resolutions of your HDTV instead of the 2400 and the 600.

This doesn't make sense to me. My HDTV I guess runs in 16x9 format, which is what? 1900x1200? Won't the game run too slow? I can't run it in other resolutions?

Dave

[Paddy the wak]

I don't know ...

You could do a search on the net for your HDTV to see what resolution it runs at...

or you could try 1280 x 768 and see what happens.... this is what the Viewsonic 30" NextVision runs at.

Here are some widescreen resolutions you could try ...

2560 x 1600
2048 x 1280
1920 x 1200
1280 x 800
1024 x 640

[Helevitia]

Thanks, I'll check it out when I get home

Dave

[RUS007]

HDTV is about 2 screens wide so your FOV will need to be a little smaller then 143.

[Helevitia]

Thanks for the help Paddy. I used 2400x600 and that worked. It was a little off but not too bad. I'll fool with it later. BTW, I tested it on ultra settings in that resolution and I got 42fps. Now if I can only get the sound to work.

Dave

[Tjalfe]

Dave.. how do you interface to your HDTV?.. my DVI connection is not centered on my tv, and the HDTV adapter is not either on many resolutions

[Wombat]

Originally posted by RUS007
HDTV is about 2 screens wide so your FOV will need to be a little smaller then 143.

Are HDTV and computer monitor pixels the same shape? Are they both square?