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Baldur's Gate seriesQuestion about higher Resolutions on BG1/BG2(6 posts)solved(6 posts)solved
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Posted July 15, 2011
BG1 looks ugly, plain and simple on my 1366 x 768 and even uglier on my 1680 x 1050 desktop display.

BG2 supports higher resolutions and 1600 x 1200 on my desktop display looks great, except that the view appears as if it were zoomed out, so making out things on the game screen can be hard...bottom line, it's not exactly very playable for me personally. Going over to 1024 x 768 makes things easier to see on the game screen, but the graphics aren't as smooth then (kinda blurry and/or with jaggies).

Is there some way to fix this? or am'i stuck playing the game either good looking but zoomed out or zoomed in but not good looking?

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This question / problem has been solved by Hatmanimage
Posted July 15, 2011
They are 2D games. Sprites and backgrounds. To look better at the same resolution the game would need higher resolution images. Where is it supposed to take those? It doesn't have them. The only thing it can offer is show you more. Wether you play in 640x480 or 1600x1200, you character still has the same amount of pixels. Just more fits on the screen.
Posted July 16, 2011
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Hatman: They are 2D games. Sprites and backgrounds. To look better at the same resolution the game would need higher resolution images. Where is it supposed to take those? It doesn't have them. The only thing it can offer is show you more. Wether you play in 640x480 or 1600x1200, you character still has the same amount of pixels. Just more fits on the screen.
I guess you have a point there.

I just never thought about it that way.
Posted July 18, 2011
Hatman really hits the nail on the head. Nice explanation. I would suggest trying to get used to the "zoomed out" high res look -- I've been playing all the Infinity Engine games on my panel's native 1680x1050 resolution using the Widescreen Mod and (depending on the individual games) some other mods, and they look and play just awesome, with very crisp graphics.
Posted July 18, 2011
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Shiek2005: I guess you have a point there.

I just never thought about it that way.
I recently bought BG1 + 2 on GOG too. And i was a bit surprised how "ugly" BG1 looked aswell. If you own both games i can only urge you to follow these instructions: stickied topic

The result is amazing. You basicly get the much better looking BG2 interface, better portraits , more voices and character graphics, and the gfx effects like sight range (fog) and transparencies, etc. are greatly improved in BG2's hardware 3D mode.

Also, if you so desire, you can play the games in very high resolutions and widescreen after the procedure. ME personally i prefer plain old 800x600 though.

(Note: While BG2 offers hardware accelerated effects, all the content graphics are still 2D, hence why i didnt mention it above).
Post edited July 18, 2011 by Hatman
Posted July 18, 2011
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Shiek2005: I guess you have a point there.

I just never thought about it that way.
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Hatman: I recently bought BG1 + 2 on GOG too. And i was a bit surprised how "ugly" BG1 looked aswell. If you own both games i can only urge you to follow these instructions: stickied topic

The result is amazing. You basicly get the much better looking BG2 interface, better portraits , more voices and character graphics, and the gfx effects like sight range (fog) and transparencies, etc. are greatly improved in BG2's hardware 3D mode.

Also, if you so desire, you can play the games in very high resolutions and widescreen after the procedure. ME personally i prefer plain old 800x600 though.

(Note: While BG2 offers hardware accelerated effects, all the content graphics are still 2D, hence why i didnt mention it above).
I just discovered that thread a few days ago, and even though i set it all up already, it's a little late as i'm almost finished in BG1 :P

Thanks tho.
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