How to use r_mode 6 on a widescreen

by Ethr • 11 Jan 2011, 10:19 • Journals
Good morning all,

I would like to use r_mode 6 on my wide-screen monitor but when I set it the game gets stretched out to fill the whole screen.
How do I get it to just stay square in the middle, with the black borders around the outside?

Thankyou,

<3 ethr

r_mode 6 = 1024x768 i believe
my screen = 1440x900
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kartez 11 Jan 2011, 10:21
Set r_mode "-1"
set r_fullscreen 0/1
set r_customAspect "1"
set r_customHeight "900"
set r_customWidth "1440"

np
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Ethr 11 Jan 2011, 10:32
no thats not what i meant.

i want it the other way around!

i want to use r_mode 6 on a 1440x900 screen without it stretching

I already do what you suggested sorry :p
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kartez 11 Jan 2011, 10:43
dont think there is a trick,

cut ur monitor maybe :P
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Edgar 11 Jan 2011, 10:45
r_fullscreen 0 it is then? Or you mean you want to play with fullscreen but 1024*768 fit into some black backround?
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Ethr 11 Jan 2011, 10:52
yeh i want to play fullscreen with 1024*768 in a square aspect ratio with some black background/edges yes :)
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Dupin 11 Jan 2011, 11:02
i rly dont get what r u tryin to accomplish but r_mode 6 is familiar with 1440x900 , i know coz i have the same , just set ur screen on 1024x768 r_fullscreen 0 , task mngr and set et to full window then hf



e:after reading it 3x i got it . its impossible i guess as its WIDE
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Ethr 11 Jan 2011, 11:10
thanks <3

yeh its kinda hard to explain without drawing a picture
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Heselaittaa 11 Jan 2011, 15:46
Ati drivers can force aspect ratios / areas for your screen. you enable gpu scaling and then you can adjust screen size / aspect ratio wich it uses in every game. also your windows is scaled same way :E
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sani 11 Jan 2011, 10:46
r_mode -1
r_customHeight 768
r_customWidth 1024
dunnolol
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INSTi 11 Jan 2011, 11:02
you should have a 4:3 option on the monitor OSD
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Neca 11 Jan 2011, 11:10
It is possible but it's an option u need to enable in your driver, In nvidia afaik it was bugged :'(
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Danje 11 Jan 2011, 12:05
Listen to Neca... he is cfg man... he fixed my problem... exactly the opposite of what you want. :)
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INSTi 11 Jan 2011, 12:31
It's called GPU scaling, at least in ATI drivers but usually every monitor has it in their menu aswell. That's why I suggested he check the OSD for a 4:3 option (on screen display)
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Neca 11 Jan 2011, 12:36
yep but I know my screen doesn't have a button to enable that so I have to use my driver in order to become what he wants :D)
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Lover 11 Jan 2011, 11:12
the answer is in the question
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kreatiir 11 Jan 2011, 11:32
deep man.. rly deep thinking..
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oneofTHEM 11 Jan 2011, 11:35
my screen have such function, to swith it into the 4:3 mode :P
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CaReTaKeR 11 Jan 2011, 11:36
Change the option in your driver program (I can do that with nvidia; black borders were enabled by default).
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froxe 11 Jan 2011, 12:10
use r_mode 4 :)
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ScarZy 11 Jan 2011, 12:45
Could give you one of my 4 4:3 CRTS...
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Ethr 11 Jan 2011, 13:20
aint got space for a crt :(
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Nub 11 Jan 2011, 12:50
play on rmode 4
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Panda 11 Jan 2011, 13:38
Ask Ati_
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rAmbo 11 Jan 2011, 13:38
r_fullscreen 0
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templario 11 Jan 2011, 15:11
i was looking for the solution as well. Anyway i got used to stretched models cause i play best @ r_mode 6. If u find the way to add stripes pm me, thogh :P
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xiN 11 Jan 2011, 15:26
Mate, I was trying to get r_mode 8 on my new screen (1920*1080) but it's impossible to get back my sensation I had with my old screen... So you have to play on r_mode 6 or 8 even if caracters look like fats...
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panics 11 Jan 2011, 15:46
window it? or set your desktop res to same as rmode6
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templario 11 Jan 2011, 16:15
so as somebody above said u can use scaling @ ur drivers, but its still pain cause it it will low ur refresh rate.
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tacocat 11 Jan 2011, 16:34
go to your nvidia settings and change scaling
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