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Butter fingers
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Posted: 14th Sep 2009 13:20
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Hellow!

I'm currently making a game in DB. I'm setting the HUD up so that it uses sprites, but that is should run on any screen resolution.

As a default I'm assuming the most common screen setting is 1024x768, but my suspicion is that most people actually have something else! A bit like making web pages for 800x600 even though 800x600 has to be massively outdated! So, Without too much bragging about how incredible your screen and Rig is please could people post their Current monitor resolution? It would really help me to get an idea of the average settings out there.

I know that I'm not a MOD and can't really dictate what you post, but please please avoid posting comments or anything else, lets keep this on topic : i.e your monitor settings!!

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 14th Sep 2009 13:33
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Uh, this was done recently.

Use search.

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 14th Sep 2009 13:37 Edited at: 14th Sep 2009 14:12
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1366x768. It's a widescreen laptop display. But I'd happily display anything 1024x768 or lower, as some games I've downloaded do that.

1366x768 is the maximum my computer will display. So I make everything 1024x768. Cheap monitors don't display too high, so I imagine a cheap-skate might not be able to reach the higher resolutions some people have.

Add that some people has net-books now, which display lower resolutions, that I am not sure how high they go. Though I can't imagine a net-book being used for gaming.

So I too would argue your best bet is '1024x768'.

Oh and I have a Dual Core Processor - look at me, Mr Fancy-computer pants. (Sorry, I had to make a mockery of your request)

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Thraxas
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Posted: 14th Sep 2009 13:48
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1280 x 1024

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Toasty Fresh
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1680x1050. Although I'm wishing I had a non-widescreen one, as older games don't support widescreen and is rather annoying having fat jedis in Star Wars: KoTOR.
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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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There's usually an unofficial widescreen patch.

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/WSGF_Hacks_for_SW:KOTOR

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BearCDP
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1440x900, 16:10 ratio
Changing aspect ratios/resolutions for a sprite game isn't a big deal for me though. It will just look a tad stretched. The only time I run into problems is with 3d games that don't support my resolution--then it's a trip to Alias Land.

So in conclusion, do what Seppuku said; or alternatively, offer a stable Windowed mode--then you don't have to worry about weirdo resolutions like mine.
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Posted: 14th Sep 2009 14:08
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1680 x 1050
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djmaster
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Posted: 14th Sep 2009 14:28
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1280x800 16:10 at my laptop,1280x1024 on my PC.

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Toasty Fresh
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Posted: 14th Sep 2009 15:06
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Quote: "There's usually an unofficial widescreen patch."


Tried that, I lost most of the HUD display.
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1920x1200

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French gui
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Posted: 14th Sep 2009 16:17
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1280x1024
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Guy_84
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mine is 320x200. lol... not. mine set at 1024x768

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Green Gandalf
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PC 1680x1050x32
Laptop 1280x800x32
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1920x1200

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1920x1200 on desktop
1280x800 on lappy

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1440x900 16:10 Desktop
1024x768 4:3 Craptop

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Slow Programmer
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1440x900 laptop
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1280x1024

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1680 x 1050


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1152x864


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Grandma
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4x1000000000000000000000000000000

As said, there's been a thread or 3 about this recently.
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=153338&b=2

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Quote: "1680x1050. Although I'm wishing I had a non-widescreen one, as older games don't support widescreen and is rather annoying having fat jedis in Star Wars: KoTOR."

See if either your monitor or graphics card has an option not to stretch the image when you use other aspect ratios.
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mine is....1152*864

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Posted: 15th Sep 2009 18:58 Edited at: 15th Sep 2009 18:59
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2 screens, both = 1280x1024

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