BF2 Widescreen

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:58 am

ok I did the +szy stuff and I still dont have a 1920x1200 choice in the resolution selection. Am I missing something?

"C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

J-high · Post by **J-high** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:33 am

I believe you may want to go here and edit the video.con file.

C:\Documents and Settings\(your pc name here)\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\0001

then edit the resolution.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:00 am

That just makes it CTD

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:05 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:That just makes it CTD

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:28 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:That just makes it CTD

did you follow the directions from tweakguides?

Config Files

Aside from the in-game settings, Battlefield 2 has a large number of config (.con) files spread throughout its directories. These files can be edited using a text editor like Windows Notepad or Wordpad. Before editing any .con file, first make sure you make a backup copy of it.

However as you may have noticed, editing many of these .con files can prove pointless as the changes seem to have no impact. I have found that the main configuration files which do have an impact are found under your \Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\ directory, with the settings for each profile (whether an online or offline profile) are listed under a numbered directory (e.g. \0001 for the first profile, etc.). Note, I don't recommend that you edit the files under the \Default directory. To see which particular profile is currently in use, open the Global.con file under the \Profiles parent directory first, then see which number it mentions, and go to that particular numbered directory to find the files mentioned below.

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Most of the settings in these .con files can and should be altered using the in-game options. However there are a few things you can adjust which are unique to the .con files:

Video.con

VideoSettings.setResolution 1280x960@75Hz

This setting controls your current resolution in Battlefield 2. The format is Width x Height@Refresh Rate. If you cannot start up BF2 and change the resolution from within the game, try altering it here to help you startup the game. In particular when you want to launch BF2 for the first time and the game just crashes back to desktop (See Troubleshooting Tips section), you can change the resolution from its default of 800x600@60Hz to one your monitor supports. Note however that certain resolutions are unsupported and entering them here will not work - see the Command Line section further below.

VideoSettings.setTerrainQuality 4

VideoSettings.setGeometryQuality 4

VideoSettings.setLightingQuality 4

VideoSettings.setDynamicLightingQuality 4

VideoSettings.setDynamicShadowsQuality 4

VideoSettings.setEffectsQuality 4

VideoSettings.setTextureQuality 4

VideoSettings.setTextureFilteringQuality 4

All of the above settings can be adjusted from within the in-game Video settings. However the highest they can be set to is High from within the game (a value of 3). By setting them each to 4 in Video.con (as shown above), you will have them displayed as 'Videosettings_Ultrahigh' in the in-game Video settings screen, and some people believe this increases the graphics quality to Ultrahigh levels. I didn't see any impact from this change, but if you want the absolute best quality in BF2 give it a try.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:29 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:ok I did the +szy stuff and I still dont have a 1920x1200 choice in the resolution selection. Am I missing something?

"C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

one more thing dumbdumb....editing the command line won't give you an option in the video settings....it will just play the damn game at that resolution.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:34 am

UOD wrote:one more thing dumbdumb....editing the command line won't give you an option in the video settings....it will just play the damn game at that resolution.

ya but it still looks like 1280x1080 or whatever.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:39 am

Izzo wrote:

The sad part is that UT supports it fine lol

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:50 am

Ah! The menu doesnt look it but using the shortcut it does it for the game!

GOD DAMN this stuff looks good!

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:04 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Ah! The menu doesnt look it but using the shortcut it does it for the game!

GOD DAMN this stuff looks good!

*kicks tread of tank, loads shells*

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:18 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Ah! The menu doesnt look it but using the shortcut it does it for the game!

GOD DAMN this stuff looks good!

OMG, drown yourself lol!

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:51 pm

UOD wrote:OMG, drown yourself lol!

Well the spinning 2 icon usually gets smaller each tiem and it didnt with the shortcut command lol

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:49 pm

i didn't like running it at max res for my 24" I couldnt' see who the hell I was shooting for name tag distance.. I just cranked it down a little to the 20" setting.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:52 pm

Sava700 wrote:i didn't like running it at max res for my 24" I couldnt' see who the hell I was shooting for name tag distance.. I just cranked it down a little to the 20" setting.

I see red and fire lol

RoscoPColtrane · Post by **RoscoPColtrane** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:13 pm

damn you people and your nice computers....

EvoL216 · Post by **EvoL216** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:33 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:ok I did the +szy stuff and I still dont have a 1920x1200 choice in the resolution selection. Am I missing something?

"C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

Your command line is incorrect. BF2 still thinks you have a 4 x 3 aspect ratio because of "+fullscreen".

I should look like this:

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"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +[b]wide[/b]screen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

You can replace 1920x1200 with 1680x1050, 1280x800, 1200x720, or 740x480.

As for the HUD and the menu screen, this setting only alters ingame aspect ratio and resolution parameters. In your C:\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles folder there is a file called "DefaultVideo.Con" or something like that. There is a cvar line that alters FOV or Field of View. 1 represents 90 degrees and I've heard, but not changed myself, that 1.15 is perfect for a 16:10 screen like the Dell 2405FPW. Which, co-incidently, is the monitor I sport myself!

$729 Dell Prefferred Customer.

Good Luck,
EvoL

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:04 am

EvoL216 wrote:Your command line is incorrect. BF2 still thinks you have a 4 x 3 aspect ratio because of "+fullscreen".

I should look like this:
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"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +[b]wide[/b]screen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200
You can replace 1920x1200 with 1680x1050, 1280x800, 1200x720, or 740x480.

As for the HUD and the menu screen, this setting only alters ingame aspect ratio and resolution parameters. In your C:\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles folder there is a file called "DefaultVideo.Con" or something like that. There is a cvar line that alters FOV or Field of View. 1 represents 90 degrees and I've heard, but not changed myself, that 1.15 is perfect for a 16:10 screen like the Dell 2405FPW. Which, co-incidently, is the monitor I sport myself! $729 Dell Prefferred Customer.

Good Luck,
EvoL

Thanks but using the command line i have with fullscreen I am getting 1920x1200. Vehicles are not out of whack and peopel are proportioned correctly too

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:44 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:I see red and fire lol

I like to know who i'm pwning so I need to be able to read tags!

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:54 am

Sava700 wrote:I like to know who i'm pwning so I need to be able to read tags!

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:20 pm

EVOl, I set it to +widescreen and saw no change.

Loaded the *.exe directly and set it to 1600x1200 and it was strechted out, so its working right for me either way.

bossnoodle · Post by **bossnoodle** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:30 am

i dont understand the point of saying God's name in vain there

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 5:13 am

bossnoodle wrote:i dont understand the point of saying God's name in vain there

Huh?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:36 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Huh?

I believe he's talkin about this

YARDofSTUF wrote:GOD DAMN this stuff looks good!

get over it bossnoodle.. don't like what we say here ya don't have to read it.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 3:55 pm

bossnoodle wrote:i dont understand the point of saying God's name in vain there

mmmkthanx

Crabtoes · Post by **Crabtoes** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:38 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Thanks but using the command line i have with fullscreen I am getting 1920x1200. Vehicles are not out of whack and peopel are proportioned correctly too

yep your command line is correct iwas having the same CTD issue until i went to
"my docs/bf2/mods/bf2/cache" and deleted everything in that folder

restart bf2 join a server it reoptimizes shaders and you should be golden

fonelan · Post by **fonelan** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 4:13 pm

sweet

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:25 pm

I keep CTD ....wtf ?

I've edited .con file and changed the shortcut ..sooo ...any suggestions?

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:34 pm

what's CTD

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:37 pm

Brent wrote:what's CTD

Crash To Desktop, a special error found mostly in EA games

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:41 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Crash To Desktop, a special error found mostly in EA games

Ya..I make it as far as the login to account screen then I crash ...is just changing the shortcut enough or do I have to change the .con file?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:44 pm

Izzo wrote:Ya..I make it as far as the login to account screen then I crash ...is just changing the shortcut enough or do I have to change the .con file?

All I did was the shortcut I think.

Copy it exact from your shortcut link to here.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:45 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:All I did was the shortcut I think.

Copy it exact from your shortcut link to here.

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G:\BField2\BF2.exe +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:49 pm

"G:\BField2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

Should be that I think. I dunno if its much of a difference.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:07 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:"G:\BField2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

Should be that I think. I dunno if its much of a difference.

Yeah ..it's workin' now. Darn quotes.....

Bandit159 · Post by **Bandit159** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:44 pm

so,is 1680 x 1050 a supported resolution in bf2 or not?when i put it in the video.con file i get some sort of hook error.when i mod the shortcut only i get froze in the game either right away or in a few seconds of play.

I just got a viewsonic 2025wm.btw,the in game menu is goin no higher than 1280x1024 using it.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:48 am

Bandit159 wrote:so,is 1680 x 1050 a supported resolution in bf2 or not?when i put it in the video.con file i get some sort of hook error.when i mod the shortcut only i get froze in the game either right away or in a few seconds of play. I just got a viewsonic 2025wm.btw,the in game menu is goin no higher than 1280x1024 using it.

It is but you won't see it as an option in game ...it will just be that way in game.

Bandit159 · Post by **Bandit159** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:24 am

thanks.its just i cought earlier in the thread was said some resolutions arent supported.I took that to mean even with the shortcut change or vid.con change.Im taking it back i guess cause of this and also some fairly bad backlight bleed-

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:51 pm

If the game is freezing that has to do with your system, maybe the res is too much for your video card to keep up with.

Are you OCing?

Bandit159 · Post by **Bandit159** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:12 pm

not oc'ing.well,that is possible,but the freezez have also occired before the map would even load.That also,if i put the res edit right in video.con file,this causes a hook error and the game wont load.on the other hand,even if i put lower res such as in there,same error anything above 1280x1040.I know thats an incorrect ratio,but it should at least work.Im running SLI setup(7800gtx) and i know it can handle it.I could be wrong,but for all this trouble,not worth it to figure out as i have no problem running such as 1600x1200 on present lcd-

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:19 pm

Bandit159 wrote:not oc'ing.well,that is possible,but the freezez have also occired before the map would even load.That also,if i put the res edit right in video.con file,this causes a hook error and the game wont load.on the other hand,even if i put lower res such as in there,same error anything above 1280x1040.I know thats an incorrect ratio,but it should at least work.Im running SLI setup(7800gtx) and i know it can handle it.I could be wrong,but for all this trouble,not worth it to figure out as i have no problem running such as 1600x1200 on present lcd-

yeah , if you edit the wrong.con file it wont start..set it to max 1280x1024