What resolution do you have?

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 17 Feb 2003, 22:31

I have 1280 x 960, that is double the height and width of the default, so nothing looks distorted. Both 1x and 0.5x zoom works okay. It's getting hard too see with even smaller zoom... Also I have the camera centered, it reduces the work for the graphics card. (But in default resolution (640 x 480) you see too little when it's turned on)

Well, that's what I think anyway.

MagnusB · Post by **MagnusB** » 18 Feb 2003, 00:38

My settings:
1024x768
0.5 zoom (1.5 zoom when hÃ¶yling)
Center camera on bike

KD · Post by KD » 18 Feb 2003, 13:26

I use 800x600 1,5 zoom, and sometimes 1024x768 1,5 zoom, but i think there should be 1,25 zoom too, just to can use 800x600 with normal size (same as 640x480).

Karlis · Post by **Karlis** » 18 Feb 2003, 17:30

tried some setting, but didn't like of any......so back to the old normal settings........maybe if I buy faster comp I'll try again, high fps is what I want

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 18 Feb 2003, 20:28

1024x768 - i tried 1600x1200 but my computer went apeshit
1.5 zoom, except on small levels eg warm up 2.5 zoom

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 18 Feb 2003, 22:17

If you have 1280 x 960 and 2x, zoom it will look like the default, but with better detail, this would have been very c00l if only elma would run smoothly then... well maybe with centered camera it does, but you see far too little ahead of you then.

Morti · Post by **Morti** » 26 Feb 2003, 23:04

how can u make ur resolution higher??????

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 26 Feb 2003, 23:17

Morti wrote:how can u make ur resolution higher??????

if u got elma 1.2beta version u go to elmaconf.ese and on the rite hand side is a section to chang the resolution

milagros · Post by **milagros** » 27 Feb 2003, 19:28

i use 640x480
i tried other but monitor was blinking higher so i changed it back

Hibernatus · Post by **Hibernatus** » 1 Mar 2003, 00:28

When you configure directdraw in winxp, you must set a frequency that is supported with most of the resolutions, because if you have set 120Hz and then you try to play in 1600*1200, directdraw will automatically switch to 60Hz. Then it's twice worse then 640*480

What i didn't say: if you try to use a resolution that is not supported by your screen, elma doesn't start (grey screen or something). That's normal.

John · Post by **John** » 10 Mar 2003, 17:45

Why do u use other resolutions?

Hibernatus · Post by **Hibernatus** » 10 Mar 2003, 22:31

more accurate display, wider field of view, nicer display. come on you people should stop telling me i work for nothing. at least lie to me and say it's so useful

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 10 Mar 2003, 23:00

Hibernatus wrote:more accurate display, wider field of view, nicer display.

All of that be summarized as "better graphics". I thought it was quite obvious that these are the benefits of higher resolutions.

Slender Belly · Post by **Slender Belly** » 11 Mar 2003, 07:35

I have it on 1280 x 960 and 2x and it looks good but I have a 21" monitor. Very big and nice.

What size monitors do you guys have?

Hibernatus · Post by **Hibernatus** » 11 Mar 2003, 23:43

I have tried 1152*864 X1.6 and it looks very good.
To people who say it's slower: Do you see a speed difference when you press "+" or "-" in elma? The difference is the same for resolutions. For zooms the difference is exactly as using an LGR with bigger pics (and also a very little, tiny, invisible difference because of the bike display).
So i think it's rather an optical effect, maybe a lower resolution acts a little as a motion blur. Or you simply set a too high vertical frequency in directx (winxp problem, because win98 was able to choose the best resolution in each resolution) which becomes 60Hz in high resolutions.

How to measure the FPS:
- Make an empty file in the elma folder and rename it "f_rate.inf" (just like "message.inf".
- Play a lev and quit by pressing Esc. NOT by dying or touching the flower.
In f_rate.inf you'll find the average FPS of your ride (you don't have to close elma, just "alt-tab").