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Warcraft II Battle.net Editionchange resolution of Warcraft 2 (Classic)(9 posts)(9 posts)
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Posted April 02, 2019
video settings only seems to change the dx version of warcraft 2. how do I change video settings for classic?
Posted April 02, 2019
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Jackafur: video settings only seems to change the dx version of warcraft 2. how do I change video settings for classic?
The classic version is exactly what is advertised: the unmodified classic version. Thus it does not benefit from the enhanced resolution feature.
Posted April 02, 2019
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Jackafur: video settings only seems to change the dx version of warcraft 2. how do I change video settings for classic?
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Darvin: The classic version is exactly what is advertised: the unmodified classic version. Thus it does not benefit from the enhanced resolution feature.
so is there no way to run it in a window?
Posted April 02, 2019
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Jackafur: so is there no way to run it in a window?
None that I'm aware of. A quick Google search indicates that someone has figured out how to mod the game to do that, so maybe that's an option for you?
Posted April 02, 2019
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Jackafur: so is there no way to run it in a window?
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Darvin: None that I'm aware of. A quick Google search indicates that someone has figured out how to mod the game to do that, so maybe that's an option for you?
this ended up working perfectly. I have an old crt computer monitor I use and before It would fullscreen but with black bars all around. With this I just edited the ddraw.ini file to the proper resolution and it fit my monitor properly. Thank you.

edit: also if any one is wondering why I dont just play the DX verision its because I was planning on playing some games on bnet with a friend.
Post edited April 02, 2019 by Jackafur
Posted April 02, 2019
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Jackafur: ... I have an old crt computer monitor I use and before It would fullscreen but with black bars all around. With this I just edited the ddraw.ini file to the proper resolution and it fit my monitor properly. Thank you.
That is weird - Your CRT is 4:3, or? Because in FullScreen it should switch to the Mode (Res/Frequency) used by the Game and as Warcraft II is Aspect 4/3 there shouldn't be any Black Bars - have you calibrated the Resolution Warcraft II is switching to on your Monitor? If your Lucky, your Monitor has a hotkey to auto calibrate, if not -> I remember too well the times where I sat before the Monitor and adjusted all Resolutions/Frequencies I was going to use (640x480/800x600/1024x768; 50Hz/60Hz/75Hz/... etc. etc.) via setting the Windows Desktop with a Background Picture containing a Pattern of Rectangles/Squares and True Circles to each Res (+Freq) and meddling whole nights with all those settings for Screen Position/Size/Geometric Correction (Trapez etc.) on my monitor(s)... (with every change of Hardware (GFX Adapter/Monitor) anew)

P.S.: Sigh, those where the times... Sometimes I wonder why nowadays retrogamers opt for shaders with curvatures, when in the times of curved crts we've done everything to get a square as possible image from them...
Post edited April 03, 2019 by Sha_n_Dra
Posted April 03, 2019
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Jackafur: ... I have an old crt computer monitor I use and before It would fullscreen but with black bars all around. With this I just edited the ddraw.ini file to the proper resolution and it fit my monitor properly. Thank you.
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Sha_n_Dra: That is weird - Your CRT is 4:3, or? Because in FullScreen it should switch to the Mode (Res/Frequency) used by the Game and as Warcraft II is Aspect 4/3 there shouldn't be any Black Bars - have you calibrated the Resolution Warcraft II is switching to on your Monitor? If your Lucky, your Monitor has a hotkey to auto calibrate, if not -> I remember too well the times where I sat before the Monitor and adjusted all Resolutions/Frequencies I was going to use (640x480/800x600/1024x768; 50Hz/60Hz/75Hz/... etc. etc.) via setting the Windows Desktop with a Background Picture containing a Pattern of Rectangles/Squares and True Circles to each Res (+Freq) and meddling whole nights with all those settings for Screen Position/Size/Geometric Correction (Trapez etc.) on my monitor(s)... (with every change of Hardware (GFX Adapter/Monitor) anew)

P.S.: Sigh, those where the times... Sometimes I wonder why nowadays retrogamers opt for shaders with curvatures, when in the times of curved crts we've done everything to get a square as possible image from them...
i mean i could stretch it out if I really wanted to but I rather it just display in the proper res. i dont have a button or anything it just autodetects and switches res automatically as far as I know.
Posted April 03, 2019
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Jackafur: i mean i could stretch it out if I really wanted to but I rather it just display in the proper res.
You know that a CRT doesn't have a resolution defined via Pixels? So proper res. may be a missleading term for them (Some Information about crts; http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/crtfaq.htm#crtcrs), still I am puzzled about those black bars (was the image centered?) - but as long as it is now working for you, that is just my curiosity ;>
Posted April 03, 2019
Google it:

< Keep aspect ratio video driver >

Any mods can broke multiplayer. For SP use DX version.
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