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IWD2 and Widescreen mod


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Guest Nnexxus
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Hi everyone !

 

I'm trying to run IWD2 at native resolution on my netbook under windows XP. I did a fresh install using an external CD-rom drive, then patched the game to 2.01 using the french patch, since I have a french 2CD edition. I ran the game, selected "options" in the main menu, and checked that the displayed version is 2.01 alright. Then I downloaded and installed widescreen mod v2.2. I choosed "french" as the installer language, and a 1024x600 resolution. The mod installed without trouble (apparently at least). Here is the debug log on pastebin .

 

But then, when I run the game, the screen goes black for a few seconds, then I get a windows message "iwd2.exe encountered an unexpected problem" (not a perfect translation I'm afraid :) ) and I get back to the desktop. I tried to tick "windowed mode" in the config tool, but it doesn't help. The computer is an Asus N10, with both an intel GPU and an NVidia 9300M GPU (the user can choose using a hardware switch). I tried both, it does not change anything.

 

Do you have any idea what might go wrong here ? I read the readme file and browsed the forum a bit, but didn't find any answer. Maybe it's because I run a french version of the game ?

 

Thanks for your help. I would really love to be able to play IWD2 comfortably on that netbook. Such a great game :hm:

Guest Nnexxus
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I believe whatever*600 doesn't work correctly in IWD2, I'm afraid.

 

Thanks for the answer :)

 

You're right : if I setup the mod in 1024x768, it works. The closer I could get is 1024x605 (I had to create this custom resolution in the NVidia control panel). It could be usable (damn those 5 unseen pixels) but those bitmaps from the 1024x768 interface just don't fit right. Too bad, I guess I'll keep my two black stripes ;)

 

By the way, would the 1024x600 resolution work for BG2 ? I might install Baldur's Gate Trilogy on this computer if it works better than IWD2.

 

Many thanks for your hard work ! :grin:

Guest Nnexxus
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IIRC only IWD2 has problems at X*600.

 

No luck for me then :)

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll keep playing IWD2 at 800x600 and will give BGT a try one of these days. Those are really great games to play on a netbook, it's like always having your favorite novel in your backpack. :grin:

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