How do I set Quake 3 for 1920x1080 res?

[bledd]

As title

can you set it so it doesn't stretch etc and fits perfectly?

 

[RevBillyG]

Try this: (I've not tried it though)
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Quake_III_Arena

 

[snowdog]

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4066&highlight=quake

==Method==

Go to <gameDir>\baseq3. Edit q3config.cfg (preferably with textpad and edit these lines:

seta r_mode "x"
Set this to -1.

seta r_customwidth "xxxx"
seta r_customheight "xxx"
Set this to your favorite widescreen resolution.

seta cg_fov "90"
Set this according to your preference. I recommend 100 for 16:10 resolutions and 105 for 16:9 resolutions.

 

[bledd]

nope.

that crosshair is not a circle

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Q3-wide.jpg

 

[ps3ud0]

Nope it doesnt understand anything other than 4:3 resolutions - it was made in 1999 god damnit ...

Quake Live will fix that

ps3ud0

 

[snowdog]

Fov is bigger and the game field itself is fine though...


Most games simply stretch the hud that's simply unavoidable, read the detailed report:

==HUD stretch==

The HUD stretches. Check out Sarge's fat face!


==Cut-scenes==

Since this is a multiplayer-oriented game, the cut-scenes won't be factored into the grade. Good thing for Quake 3 too, because they are completely broken.


==Grading==

Calculated grade: B
This wouldn't have been so high if Quake 3 had a serious singleplayer mode. Its support is good for things that are important to a multiplayer game, but not so good for the things that are only important to singleplayer games.

Major unresolved issues:
None.

Minor unresolved issues:
None.

Summary of widescreen-related flaws:
.ini solution.
Stretched HUD.

The game itself is fine though and not stretched.

 

[FrenchTart]

You can use the ioQuake.exe file instead. That works with non-4:3 resolutions. It's massively improved over the original quake.exe actually, but doesn't work with punkbuster.

 

[bledd]

where from mate ?

 

[bledd]

Nope it doesnt understand anything other than 4:3 resolutions - it was made in 1999 god damnit

half life 1 supports it!

 

[bledd]

bump

 

[FrenchTart]

Wow, took ages to find when I googled "ioquake"

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=io...s=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a

First result.

 

[asim18]

Why don't you just run it 4:3 pillarboxed?

That's what I do with all my old, non 16:10 games.

 

[bledd]

oops

i was hungover as hell this morning, and just overlooked those posts (even one's I'd done) without checking them again

thanks for the link mate, will try it out

edit, still not working..? :/

 

[FrenchTart]

Odd. I run that fine at 1920x1200 :s

 

[FrenchTart]

This any use Bledd?

http://quake.freakygaming.com/pc/action/quake_3/tutorials/running_quake_3_in_widescreen.html

(edit: Looks quite similar info to the posts above)

If it's any consolation, I had loads of problems when I first tried to get widescreen working, but then it "magically" fixed itself. I'm not sure how :/

 

[bledd]

i'll give it another shot tonight

 

[bledd]

ok, i'm in the console.

following this..

"How do I set a non-standard resolution? Widescreen?

You’re in luck, not only do we have instructions for setting a non-standard resolution, but in Widescreen modes we’ll display Quake 3 more properly than id’s last version. So for my macbook, I’d set:

* r_mode -1
* r_customheight 800
* r_customwidth 1280

then if I’m in-game I would use vid_restart

Note that the in-game video preferences will not list your new resolution. This is normal."

i type

r_mode -1 (press enter)
r_customwidth 1920 (press enter)
r_customheight 1080 (press enter)
vid_restart (press enter)

sod all happens.......


windows 7 if that makes the slightest difference

 

[ps3ud0]

Ive always used that in XP - worked fine then...

ps3ud0

 

[marc_howarth]

try entering

seta r_mode "-1"
seta r_customheight "800"
seta r_customwidth "1280"

in an autoexec.cfg

 

[Amnesia]

try using a slash before all commands.