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[danch]

Right now Im playing pst with big's widescreen mod + ghostdog's mod in 1280x760 in window (i've set Full Screen=0 in torment.ini).
The problem is that after installation of Ghostdog's mod I can't scroll screen with mouse in right and down direction.
There is no animated cursor on right and bottom edge of screen. To move my screen I have to use keyboard keys.
Any advise ?

[ghostdog]

I really can't say something about this, I am unable to play the game windowed, it crashes every time. I don't think that my UI has anything to do with it your problem, it's probably coming from the Widescreen mod. Bigg mentions in the readme that there are problems with windowed mod for PST (although I can't exactly decipher what he means) :

BG1 and PST cannot be forced to be windowed, but can work at all X by Y, with X >= 640 and Y >= 480.

maybe he actually means "can be forced" and "can't work".

[danch]

I really can't say something about this, I am unable to play the game windowed, it crashes every time. I don't think that my UI has anything to do with it your problem, it's probably coming from the Widescreen mod. Bigg mentions in the readme that there are problems with windowed mod for PST (although I can't exactly decipher what he means) :

BG1 and PST cannot be forced to be windowed, but can work at all X by Y, with X >= 640 and Y >= 480.

maybe he actually means "can be forced" and "can't work".

I've checked game in full screen mode and problem still exists. While using only big's mod I can scroll screen in all direction but animated arrow it's "trapped" in small (640x480) box in upper left corner. In the same box game displays all information windows (inventory, character page etc). But "trapped" I mean that I can actually move cursor pointer all over screen (1280x768) but when cursor reach edge of the screen animated arrow is displayed in that small (640x480) box instead of edges of screen.
When you move mouse pointer to edge of the screen game change it to animated arrow and allow to scroll screen. I don't why but after installing your mod I can't get animated arrow (scrolling one) to appears on left and bottom edges of screen.



If you look at above picture (I've take 4 screnshoots and merged them into one picture).
Figure 1 - shows animated arrow which allow me scroll screen
Figure 2,3,4 - shows mouse pointer while moving it to right edge of the screen. As you can see on figure 4 mouse pointer is behind edge of the screen, but it should change to animated arrow and start screen scrolling.

I'm not sure but I think that game have two sets of coordinates one for displaying area (this one is fine) and second for scrolling screen. There is something wrong with those coordinates in my exe file, so could you tell me where to look (what offsets) for coordinates of left and bottom edge of the screen used in screen scrolling.

[taplonaplo]

I guess the problem is that the fix is not included in the mod yet. If that's the case this shoul help out: http://www.speedysha.../213748241.html

[ghostdog]

I guess the problem is that the fix is not included in the mod yet. If that's the case this shoul help out: http://www.speedysha.../213748241.html

If I understand correctly the problem that danch has, is not the one already mentioned in this thread. He says that he the scrolling arrow does not show at all at the right and bottom side of the screen and thus he can't scroll the screen at all.

danch, have you installed the fix I posted on the second page of this thread? If yes, try uninstalling it and see if that helps. Without this fix my mod does not change any offsets for the scrolling arrow so, if scrolling is possible with the widescreen mod , it should also be possible with my mod. Have you changed anything else in the torment.ini that might be responsible for this problem? Have you used the widescreen mod from the beginning? Is 1280x768 a supported resolution for your monitor and have you tried any of the other resolutions (1280x800 or 1280x1024)? Since I can't reproduce this bug and nobody else has reported this problem, I don't know how to help you further. As a last resort you could try uninstalling everything and then re-install the game and then the mods.

[Lorfean]

Hi,

 

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I am having this exact same problem when playing BG1 with the Biggs' Widescreen Mod. I have reproduced the issue in both the GOG.com TOS version and my own, old CD version (original 5CD BG box + original 1CD TotSC box) and have attached a screenshot for reference.

 

The screenshot shows the game with both the WSM and the TWM GUI mod installed, but the issue occurs even without the TWM UI mod so it is definitely something native to the WSM.

 

I would very much appreciate a fix for this issue. And since you guys found out how to fix it for PS:T, I figured I would ask here... I would have made one myself if I had the skill but I have no experience with HEX editing. I can supply the relevant .exe (not sure whether it's baldur.exe, bgmain.exe or bgmain2.exe) if needed.

Attached Images

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[The Imp]

but the issue occurs even without the TWM UI mod so it is definitely something native to the WSM.

Actually it's native to the resolution, which is larger than the original 640x480... in the parts that are extensions of the original GUI, AKA, the red arrows are good(going where you intent), while the blues not so much:

The Widescreen mod doesn't do anything to this implementation, except in BG2, and it's very hard to actually do it. As you also have to adjust the movement places as you make the window larger. But figuring them to the set values in the TWM_GUI's native resolutions might be really good start point. aka: (800x480,) 800x600, 1024x600, 1024x768, 1280x768 and 1280x800.
The only way today to go around this is to use the BG2 as the game engine via BGT-weidu or EasyTutu(, or older BG1Tutu), as in those the Widescreen mod actually moves the movement zones to their correct places in the BGMain.exe .

The Widescreen mod adjust the bgmain2.exe in the BG:TotSC game.

Edited by The Imp, 07 May 2014 - 07:14 AM.

[Lorfean]

Thanks, yes that's exactly how it is.

 

[Edited out the rest of this post because of incorrect conclusions / sloppy reading]

Edited by Lorfean, 07 May 2014 - 11:25 PM.

[Lorfean]

I think my previous post may have been a bit premature and probably contained some wrong assumptions / conclusions. Sorry about that. I have spent quite a bit of time now re-reading parts of this thread and looking at the .tp2 file of the fix ghostdog posted for PS:T to try and understand what I would have to do to fix this problem.

 

I am really quite set on fixing it, but have insufficient understanding of Infinity Engine .exe editing to figure out how exactly to go about it and could really use some help. If I understand things correctly (and please correct me if I'm wrong) I need to somehow figure out which offset in the bgmain.exe controls resolution and which offset calls the arrows' .bam file, and then I could edit the latter so the mouse movement zone is set to the correct dimensions for my desired resolution? And I could use the formula on page 1 to calculate the right values to use by putting my desired resolution in for X1 and X2 (1280) and Y1 and Y2 (800)? But this would only fix the problem for that particular solution, right? So if I wanted to do it "properly" I'd actually have to write a fix similar to ghostdog's that uses the formula to adjust the movement zone values depending on whichever resolution is set by the player.

 

Am I wrong in saying that, seeing how the problem was fixed for PS:T and Bigg's mod already adjusts the mouse movement zone correctly for BG2, IWD and IWD2, that how to do this is known but it just hasn't been done yet for BG1? I couldn't possibly demand anything from any of you, but I would really appreciate help in fixing this.

[The Imp]

... fix for BG1

A very nice try... but at least I failed to install this into my game, probably because we do not have the same version of the BGMAIN2.exe, or something, so I would ask you to reveal yours, mine is the (v1.3.)5512, which is the 5512 official patched game, this is due to the v3.06 Widescreen mod needing that.
The widescreen resolution that I use is 1280x800, the reason is the GUI mod.

 

Part of the debug:

[BGMain2.exe] loaded, 5042223 bytes
ERROR: [BGMain2.exe] -> [BGMain2.exe] Patching Failed (COPY) (Invalid_argument("Char.chr"))
Stopping installation because of error.

The reason is similar to this, namely the WRITE_BYTE's number exceeds the 255 limit given to it, and if I change them to WRITE_SHORT's, the fix won't get applied, and the game crashes as soon as the character moves(well, I tested for kicks and sure enough got kicked, but that's why there's backups. ).

Edited by The Imp, 31 July 2014 - 02:56 PM.

[aqrit]

The Widescreen mod supports two versions of TotSC

 

BGTalesUK5512.exe ( 1.3.5512 )

BGTalesDX8Intl.exe ( 1.3.5521)

 

A player can easily switch between the two versions because the only difference is the bgmain2.exe file.

[The Imp]

Spoiler

The Widescreen mod supports two versions of TotSC
 
BGTalesUK5512.exe ( 1.3.5512 )
BGTalesDX8Intl.exe ( 1.3.5521)
 
A player can easily switch between the two versions because the only difference is the bgmain2.exe file.

Sure yeah, but you don't mind if I don't take your word for it, as:
 

WeiDU v 23600 Log

 D:\Pelit\BG1\setup-widescreen.exe
[./Chitin.key] loaded, 238496 bytes
[./Chitin.key] 159 BIFFs, 16694 resources
[./Baldur.ini] loaded, 1074 bytes
Possible HD/CD Path: [D:\Pelit\BG1\]
Possible HD/CD Path: [F:\CD1\]
Possible HD/CD Path: [F:\CD2\]
Possible HD/CD Path: [F:\CD3\]
Possible HD/CD Path: [F:\CD4\]
Possible HD/CD Path: [F:\CD5\]
Possible HD/CD Path: [F:\CD6\]
[./Keymap.ini] loaded, 4277 bytes
[./dialog.tlk] loaded, 3407220 bytes
[./dialog.tlk] 24124 string entries
WARNING: parsing log [WeiDU.log]: Sys_error("WeiDU.log: No such file or directory")

Choose your language:
 0 [English]
 1 [Francais (Isaya & Lothringen)]
 2 [Spanish (ghildrean & Ancalagon el Negro)]
 3 [Russian by Prowler & Njkzy (arcanecoast.ru)]
 4 [Italiano]
Using Language [English]
[English] has 1 top-level TRA files
[widescreen/tra/english/setup.tra] has 31 translation strings

Would you like to display the readme? [Y]es [N]o

Install Component [Widescreen Mod]?
[N]o, [Q]uit or choose one:
 1] for the original Infinity Engine (CHOOSE THIS!)
 2] for GemRB
Uninstalling All Other Subcomponents of [Widescreen Mod]
Done Uninstalling All Other Subcomponents of [Widescreen Mod]

Installing [for the original Infinity Engine (CHOOSE THIS!)] [Widescreen Mod v 3.06]
Creating 1 directory
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD6\/DATA/AREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD5\/DATA/AREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD4\/DATA/AREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD3\/DATA/AREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD2\/DATA/AREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD1\/DATA/AREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [D:\Pelit\BG1\/DATA/AREAS.BIF]
[D:\Pelit\BG1\/DATA/AREAS.BIF] 2325252 bytes, 456 files, 0 tilesets
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD6\/DATA/EXPAREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD5\/DATA/EXPAREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD4\/DATA/EXPAREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD3\/DATA/EXPAREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD2\/DATA/EXPAREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [F:\CD1\/DATA/EXPAREAS.BIF]
BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [D:\Pelit\BG1\/DATA/EXPAREAS.BIF]
[D:\Pelit\BG1\/DATA/EXPAREAS.BIF] 308952 bytes, 47 files, 0 tilesets

Enter your X coordinate. It should be a number, >= 640.
User answer: "1280"

Enter your Y coordinate. It should be a number, >= 480.
User answer: "800"

If you have games saved at another resolution and don't update them,
they will be unusable. If you update them, all visited areas will be marked
as not explored.

Do you want to update your save games? Y/N
User answer: "n"

Do you want to enable support for multiple resolutions? Y/N
User answer: "n"

Game resolution: 1280 x 800; save resolution: 1280 x 800; updating saves: n

Are you sure? Y/N
User answer: "y"
Copying and patching 1 file ...
[baldur.ini] loaded, 1074 bytes
Copying and patching 1 file ...
[bgmain2.exe] loaded, 5009408 bytes

You need to install the latest patch (which would be Trials of the Luremaster if you're on Heart of Winter) and make sure you aren't installing the mod twice (which includes attempting to install it on EasyTutu or a cloned install when it is already installed on your main install).

Posts reporting this problem WILL BE IGNORED unless you can prove you're under exceptional circumstances.

FAILURE:
EXE PATCHING FAILED.
Stopping installation because of error.
ERROR: [bgmain2.exe] -> [bgmain2.exe] Patching Failed (COPY) (Failure("EXE PATCHING FAILED."))
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.
Stopping installation because of error.

ERROR Installing [for the original Infinity Engine (CHOOSE THIS!)], rolling back to previous state
Unable to Unlink [widescreen/backup/0/OTHER.0]: Unix.Unix_error(1, "unlink", "widescreen/backup/0/OTHER.0")
[widescreen/backup/0/UNSETSTR.0] SET_STRING uninstall info not found
Will uninstall   0 files for [WIDESCREEN/WIDESCREEN.TP2] component 0.
Uninstalled      0 files for [WIDESCREEN/WIDESCREEN.TP2] component 0.
Unable to Unlink [widescreen/backup/0/READLN.0]: Unix.Unix_error(20, "unlink", "widescreen/backup/0/READLN.0")
Unable to Unlink [widescreen/backup/0/READLN.0.TEXT]: Unix.Unix_error(20, "unlink", "widescreen/backup/0/READLN.0.TEXT")
ERROR: Failure("EXE PATCHING FAILED.")
PLEASE post the contents of the file SETUP-WIDESCREEN.DEBUG to this forum: http://bit.ly/hf2XsG
Using Language [English]
[English] has 1 top-level TRA files
[widescreen/tra/english/setup.tra] has 31 translation strings

Install Component [Widescreen Mod]?
[N]o, [Q]uit or choose one:
 1] for the original Infinity Engine (CHOOSE THIS!)
 2] for GemRB
Saving This Log:

NOT INSTALLED DUE TO ERRORS for the original Infinity Engine (CHOOSE THIS!)

        WeiDU Timings
unmarshal KEY                    0.000
OUTER_INNER_PATCH_SAVE           0.000
parsing .tra files               0.000
<<<<<<<<                         0.000
unmarshal BIFF                   0.000
adding translation strings       0.000
load TLK                         0.000
tp2 uninstall                    0.000
DEFINE_PATCH_FUNCTION            0.000
DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION           0.000
OUTER_SET                        0.000
INCLUDE                          0.000
BUT_ONLY                         0.000
MKDIR                            0.000
Parsing TP2 files                0.000
process_patch2                   0.000
eval_pe                          0.000
FAIL                             0.000
DEFINE_ACTION_MACRO              0.000
OUTER_INNER_PATCH                0.000
ACTION_IF                        0.000
PRINT                            0.000
READ_*                           0.000
loading files                    0.000
saving files                     0.000
DEFINE_PATCH_MACRO               0.000
COPY                             0.000
OUTER_TEXT_SPRINT                0.000
unmarshal TLK                    0.000
stuff not covered elsewhere      0.031
Parsing TPA files                0.047
TOTAL                            0.078

Should it not be clear, the version I use is the vanilla Original Saga, which is the v(1.3.)5521. Well, arguably it's not, but it's at least very close to it.
And the widescreen mod is from this archive: https://github.com/vbigiani/widescreen

That leads me to the fact that I need to install the (v1.3.5512 patch which the Widescreen mod supports and the above trouble..

.

K, never mind that, the cursor fixer works perfectly it just needs the BGTalesDX8Intl.exe patch... downloadable via the webarchive page, even though the page it self says the Original Saga doesn't need any patches. Heh hahahahah. But this is due to the needs of the modified game.

Edited by The Imp, 02 August 2014 - 08:37 AM.

[aqrit]

SHA-1 of BGMain2.exe
vanilla Original Saga - 22ED9995ED8B5D83001638388F163F2A6D311BDA
BGTalesDX8Intl.exe - 9B45A890BFADCEB241436C31789CD7AA24C2CE1B // supported
BGTalesDX8English.exe - 5DFCCCEB4C96BBD35CF2917207D5449BF7333F2B
BGTalesUS5512.exe - C3A723C260E410A3A548712E4BF3945EA29E7570
BGTalesUK5512.exe - 76B9DE97A45DFC31AF229DB0A95755EA5EB9E4C2 // supported
BGTalesIntl5512.exe - 76B9DE97A45DFC31AF229DB0A95755EA5EB9E4C2 // supported ( same exe as UK )
 
Overwrite the vanilla Original Saga BGMain2.exe with the one from BGTalesDX8Intl.exe
When the game asks for CD6 just pop-in the Original Saga CD3, etc.

the gog.com version is probably rolling BGTalesDX8Intl.exe but I imagine the checksum is different because it has a No-CD crack applied.

Sure yeah, but you don't mind if I don't take your word for it

don't I?

Edited by aqrit, 01 August 2014 - 08:21 AM.

[aqrit]

Here is a upgraded version of Acra's tp2 with support for UK 5512
 Setup-Cursor-fix.tp2   1.33K   424 downloads
 
Here is a potential patch for The Widescreen Mod

Note: there is no scaling of the "hot" corners.  The WSM does not scale those for PST either.

https://github.com/a...1a4ec0258e8aef6
 
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@Felipe
I stopped working on the stuff that I was working on...

and I believe widescreen mod at 4K resolution will not be a popular choice.

Edited by aqrit, 04 August 2014 - 12:18 AM.