Q3 in widescreen

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:35 am

Got me a Dell 20" WS monitor a week or two back, and running stuff in 1680x1050 owns hard. Been trying to work out how to run Q3 (also RTCW) in this resolution and I'm stumped...does the game even support it?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:30 am

http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/Quake3/F ... ution.html

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:39 am

Sweet, thanks, will try that. MMORPGs are fucking nice in widescreen, would be nice to get the same effect in Q3.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:35 pm

np, man.

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:54 pm

"Add the custom resolution settings to a text file called autoexec.cfg in your Quake3 'Base' directory"

Hmm. I have a baseq3 folder, but there's no 'base' folder that I can find anywhere in my Q3 install...

Post by **prince1000** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:16 pm

put it in baseq3

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:12 am

OK, made an autoexec.cfg file in baseq3. In it, it says:

seta r_customHeight "1050"
seta r_customWidth "1680"
seta r_mode "-1"

...but I can't see this resolution available anywhere? How do I actually make the game run in this resolution?

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:30 am

Example for 16:9 PAL (UK etc):

seta r_customHeight "576"
seta r_customWidth "720"
seta r_mode "-1"

Example for 16:9 PAL (USA etc):

seta r_customHeight "486"
seta r_customWidth "720"
seta r_mode "-1"

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:52 am

Yeah, but I want to run it in 1680x1050, that's sort of the whole point.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:54 am

Did you actually run the game yet with your resolution?

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:00 am

Opened the game up but couldn't find any way to get this resolution. Figuring there's something I'm missing here, given that the file is definitely in the baseq3 folder...

Post by **Silicone_Milk** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:03 am

as its the autoexec.cfg file settings should take effect immediately.

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:07 am

Nope, no sign of 1680x1050 anywhere.

Post by **dzjepp** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:38 am

It's not going to be in the video options, it's a custom console thing that should just be setup already when you boot the game or when you load a map... if not, you didn't do it right. ;o

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:47 am

RRROOOAAARRR wrote:OK, made an autoexec.cfg file in baseq3. In it, it says:

seta r_customHeight "1050"
seta r_customWidth "1680"
seta r_mode "-1"

...but I can't see this resolution available anywhere? How do I actually make the game run in this resolution?

Q3 dosent support widescreen, when you run that command ( Exec autoexec.cfg then vid_restart to make sure ) Q3 will run it at the res that you requested..

Check your monitor's menu and it will say what res its running it at.. atleast my 24" dell does

Post by **RRROOOAAARRR** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:20 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:Q3 dosent support widescreen, when you run that command ( Exec autoexec.cfg then vid_restart to make sure ) Q3 will run it at the res that you requested..

Wait...there's a command I have to run? It didn't say that anywhere...

So, in the console, it's: exec autoexec.cfg, then vid_restart ....?

Check your monitor's menu and it will say what res its running it at.. atleast my 24" dell does

Definitely 1680x1050. WoW and DAOC are already running quite happily at that res.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:00 pm

RRROOOAAARRR wrote:
AmIdYfReAk wrote:Q3 dosent support widescreen, when you run that command ( Exec autoexec.cfg then vid_restart to make sure ) Q3 will run it at the res that you requested..
Wait...there's a command I have to run? It didn't say that anywhere...

So, in the console, it's: exec autoexec.cfg, then vid_restart ....?

Check your monitor's menu and it will say what res its running it at.. atleast my 24" dell does
Definitely 1680x1050. WoW and DAOC are already running quite happily at that res.

yep, exec the cfg then vid_restart to make sure that it applys it, then check it Via your monitor's manu..

it wont be listed in the game that you are running that res, But, you will be

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:37 am

You should be able to put vid_retstart at the bottom of the autoexec.cfg file.
If that dosen't work, you could bind a button for it, so you don't have to type it all the time.
bind x "exec autoexec.cfg; vid_retstart"

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:40 am

You could also put vid_restart on the command line of your shortcut.
That should be the last thing that get's executed.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:39 am

Uhhhh, i agree with Frag untill the last one...

yea... the last one...

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:50 am

Or was it autoexec always got executed last rather than what was in the command line?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:56 am

Command line is first, Autoexec is started after the main engine starts up but before the Video engine starts...

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:14 am

It's been awhile since I was intouch with Q3.

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