Manu270891: dgVoodoo doesn't correct those issues. Depth of Field is not fixed, so it should be disabled, and the FOV fix is included in the widescreen fix, not dgVoodoo.

synrgy87: I Think you misunderstood my post, I'm talking about V's fix not dgvoodoo2, I was saying that dgvoodoo2 doesn't fix those issues, but V's patch includes fixes or in the case of depth of field, an option to turn it off in the settings on launch, "fixing" the problem. :D.

Manu270891: Oh, sorry. The official GOG launcher also includes an option for disabling Depth of Field, is called "Focus".

synrgy87: It does, however it also doesn't work, or at least didn't at launch so could not use the GOG launcher. Apparently there's been an update but I've not tried it yet.

Manu270891: It works for me. Try launching the exe directly instead of using GOG Galaxy.

pitrako: How I make the widescreen patch remove the top and bottom bars?, It says this:
"cutscenes_top_black_border = 480 // original value 480;
cutscenes_bottom_black_border = 480 // original value 480;"
Which values I have to put?

pitrako: I did what you say and leave It with an 1280x720 resolution and It works but 640x480 doesn't work (It shows a big black bar on bottom, up is smaller), and If I use dgvoodoo and select stretch aspect ratio 4:3 with 1280x720 the konami logo becomes kinda 8:7 aspect ratio (squished), there's any fix for this?

Manu270891: While V's fix is amazing, it replaces certain files in the GOG version:

1- GOG's dgVoodoo wrapper gets replaced by d3d8to9 wrapper (https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases). The replaced file is "d3d8.dll". While d3d8to9 is great, dgVoodoo is far more advanced and stable in most games, but testing should be done in MGS 2.

2- GOG's "mgs2_sse.exe" file gets replaced by V's fix "mgs2_sse.exe". It contains certain features such as cheats support, but compatibility wise, it isn't required.

3- V's fix includes Creative ALchemy to make the sound work on Windows 10 and newer sound cards. It isn't required on GOG's release, although I would like to know how GOG implemented the audio fix, because there isn't any trace of ALchemy.

GOG version can work in widescreen and XInput gamepads with these separate fixes:

1- XInput Plus (https://sites.google.com/site/0dd14lab/xinput-plus): This wrapper makes the game recognize the triggers and right stick. I attached my settings to this post.

2- Ultimate ASI Loader's 32-bit version (https://github.com/ThirteenAG/Ultimate-ASI-Loader/releases): Extract it outside the installation folder, rename "dinput8.dll" to "winmm.dll" and place it in the installation's folder "bin" folder.

3- nemesis2000's widescreen fix (http://ps2wide.net/pc.html#mgs2): Create a folder named "scripts" inside the "bin" folder located in the installation folder. Extract all the files from "mgs2.7z" except "d3d8.dll" to this newly created "scripts" folder and rename "mgs2w.dll" to "mgs2w.asi". Then modify "mgs2w.ini" to select the resolution among other interesting fixes (cutscene letterboxing and FOV). Don't forget to change the resolution also in the game's launcher and disable "Motion Blur" (it just looks horrible) and "Focus" (the DOF effect is broken in high resolutions).