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[nirvio]

Hello, this is my first post.
After many days i finally successfully installed the BWP with Tactic version and ONLY italian mods (i have italian version of the game).
I'm playing on a 13.3" laptop with 1366x768 resolution (basic HD Intel Graphic Card) and so i configured widescreen-3.05 (through BWP of course) to use that resolution.
It's working good (i have widescreen in gaming), except for the GUI (menu, worldmap, etc.), where it continues in 4:3 format!!!
Is this intended as it is or there's a way to get GUI widescreen?
I don't have problem playing with 4:3 GUI except the game working in widescreen, but i would like have at least the enlarged Worldmap in 16:9!!
Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Matias

Edited by nirvio, 04 November 2011 - 09:14 AM.

[Sasha Al'Therin]

widescreen mod's documentation mentions something about a bg2 gui mod needing to be installed prior to wsm in order to have the screens other than the main play area expanded to the new resolution. however i don't know where such a gui mod is located (never looked for it yet)

[nirvio]

widescreen mod's documentation mentions something about a bg2 gui mod needing to be installed prior to wsm in order to have the screens other than the main play area expanded to the new resolution. however i don't know where such a gui mod is located (never looked for it yet)

Argh!
So i forgot :/
Now i should find that mod, remove wsm, install gui mod and finally install again wsm?
Is this possible without breaking my BWP installation?
thanks!

Edited by nirvio, 04 November 2011 - 10:50 AM.

[Jarno Mikkola]

widescreen mod's documentation mentions something about a bg2 gui mod needing to be installed prior to wsm in order to have the screens other than the main play area expanded to the new resolution. however i don't know where such a gui mod is located (never looked for it yet)

Argh!
So i forgot :/
Now i should find that mod, remove wsm, install gui mod and finally install again wsm?
Is this possible without breaking my BWP installation?
thanks!

In principle yes... but you might want to reinstall the whole thing...

If you would have read the pinned FAQ thread... you would know that this would happen...

VIII. Advice on the use of Widescreen mod.

[Isaya]

It's working good (i have widescreen in gaming), except for the GUI (menu, worldmap, etc.), where it continues in 4:3 format!!!
Is this intended as it is or there's a way to get GUI widescreen?

This is how Widescreen works. Only the main area where you move the characters is expanded to full size. All the other screens (worldmap, character sheet, ...) remain in 640x480, with some surrouding to fit either 800x600 or 1024x768 resolutions, as with normal Baldur's Gate II. That part is then centered by Widescreen and there are black frames around to fit your choice of resolution.
Since you're using 1366x768, I assume you will get the 1024x768 screens centered, with two vertical black bars.

[nirvio]

Yes i get 1024x768 in my GUI.
Well it doesn't matter...
I'm only wondering how some days ago i installed Planescape Torment (with widescreen-3.05) and all was perfect, the GUI too!

[Sasha Al'Therin]

I'm only wondering how some days ago i installed Planescape Torment (with widescreen-3.05) and all was perfect, the GUI too!

you probably installed Ghostdog's GUI mod as well. without it, widescreen in PST doesn't look pretty...

[nirvio]

Yes
Would be great if someone was releasing a BG2 GUI in widescreen :/

Edited by nirvio, 04 November 2011 - 12:27 PM.