For $3.99US you can get Both HD remakes PLUS the original non HD versions in 1 convient bundle.

are you serious??

(sorry, i just had to do it)

Another sale today, this time it's $7.99 for the entire bundle.

you can almost guarantee that steam has a game on sale that you want lol

too bad they dont have as many classic games as GOG

What's the highest resolution the classic SS games go to anyway?

It's fairly high, but they can't run at any resolution that isn't 4:3 to the best of my knowledge.

The in-game settings are limited, yes, but via an ini edit you can set both the original First and Second Encounters to use any resolution you want. I use 1680x1050. Instructions below:


1) After installation, start the game once and quit.

2) Find the following file:
*\Scripts\PersistentSymbols.ini (* is your First or Second Encounter root directory)

3) Open it (note: the file will be empty till you have launched up the game for the first time) and find these values:
persistent extern INDEX sam_iScreenSizeI=(INDEX)640;
persistent extern INDEX sam_iScreenSizeJ=(INDEX)480;

You can edit the last numbers to get the desired resolution (e.g. 1680x1050)

4) To optimize FOV find the following line:
persistent extern user FLOAT plr_fFOV=(FLOAT)90;

90 is the default value, 100 is the best option for 16:10 resolutions, 110 for 16:9 formats.

5) Save and close. Launch the game and enjoy the higher resolution, and true widescreen.

IMPORTANT: The in-game widescreen option should stay disabled, otherwise the game might not fill the entire screen. Best to just ignore the in-game resolution and widescreen settings and just use the fix within the ini file.

Yeah I always check the widescreengaming website for a game before I play, just to see if I can play it widescreen. ini edits are the easiest and most hassle-free, compared to some other nasty hacks you have to do with even older games to force them into 1920,1080 or whatever